U.S. Route 83
Appearance
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Route information | |
Length | 1,885 mi[1] (3,034 km) |
Existed | 1926–present |
Major junctions | |
South end | Veterans International Bridge at Los Tomates to Fed. 101 / Fed. 180 at the Mexico–United States border in Brownsville, TX |
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North end | ![]() |
Location | |
Country | United States |
States | Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota |
Highway system | |
U.S. Route 83 (US 83) is a major north–south U.S. Highway. It goes 1,885 miles (3,034 km) in the central United States.[2] Only four other north–south routes are longer: U.S. Routes 1, 41, 59, and 87. The highway's northern endpoint is north of Westhope, North Dakota, at the Canada–United States border. The southern endpoint is in Harlingen, Texas.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Google (July 4, 2017). "U.S. Route 83" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ↑ "U.S. Route 83". usroute83.
More reading
[change | change source]- Reynolds, David. Slow Road to Brownsville: A Journey Through the Heart of the Old West. New York: Greystone Books, 2014. Narrative of a journey along U.S. Route 83 from Swan River, Manitoba to Brownsville, Texas
- Magnuson, Stew. The Last American Highway: A Journey Through Time Down U.S. Route 83: The Dakotas: Volume 1 . Court Bridge Publishing, 2014.
- Magnuson, Stew. The Last American Highway: A Journey Through Time Down U.S Route 83 Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma: Volume 2. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015.
- Magnuson, Stew. The Last American Highway: A Journey Through Time Down U.S. Route 83 in Texas: Volume 3. Court Bridge Publishing, 2017.
Other websites
[change | change source]Route map:
KML file (edit • help)
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Media related to U.S. Route 83 at Wikimedia Commons
- Endpoints of U.S. Highway 83