U.S. Route 83 in Texas
{{Short description|Highway in Texas}}
{{Update|part=All but Future section|reason=La Joya Relief Route opening|date=August 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{About|the current U.S. Highway|the current state highway|Texas State Highway 83}}
{{highway detail hatnote|U.S. Route 83}}
{{See also|Interstate 2|Interstate 35 in Texas|Interstate 69E}}
{{Infobox road
|state=TX
|type=US
|route=83
|alternate_name=Texas Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway
|length_mi=906.5
|length_round=
|length_ref=
|map={{maplink-road|frame-height=320|from=U.S. Route 83 in Texas.map}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=US 83 highlighted in red
|established=1932
|direction_a=South
|direction_b=North
|terminus_a=United States-Mexico border in Brownsville
|junction={{jct|state=TX|I|69E|US|77}} from Brownsville to Harlingen
{{jct|state=TX|I|2}} from Harlingen to Peñitas
{{jct|state=TX|I|69C|US|281}} in Pharr
{{jct|state=TX|I|35}} in Laredo
{{jct|state=TX|I|69W|US|59}} in Laredo
{{jct|state=TX|I|10|US|377}} in Junction
{{jct|state=TX|I|20|US|84|US|277}} in Abilene
{{jct|state=TX|I|40}} in Shamrock
|terminus_b={{jct|state=OK|US|83}} at OK state line near Perryton
|counties=Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata, Webb, Dimmit, Zavala, Uvalde, Real, Kerr, Edwards, Kimble, Menard, Concho, Runnels, Taylor, Jones, Fisher, Stonewall, King, Cottle, Childress, Collingsworth, Wheeler, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree
|previous_type=TX
|previous_route=82
|next_type=TX
|next_route=83
}}
U.S. Highway 83 (US 83), dedicated as the Texas Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway, is a U.S. Highway in the U.S. state of Texas that begins at US 77 (Interstate 69E, I-69E) in Brownsville and follows the Rio Grande to Laredo, then heads north through Abilene to the Oklahoma state line north of Perryton, the seat of Ochiltree County.
In the Lower Rio Grande Valley, US 83 is a freeway that is at or close to interstate standards from Brownsville to Peñitas. In May 2013, the Texas Department of Transportation applied to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) to designate this {{convert|48|mi|km|adj=on}} section as I-2. After the Special Committee on Route Numbering initially disapproved the application, the AASHTO Board of Directors approved the I-2 designation, conditional on the concurrence of the Federal Highway Administration.{{AASHTO minutes |year= 2013S |access-date= May 16, 2013}} On May 29, 2013, the segment of US 83 was approved as an I-69 connector using the I-2 designation extending approximately {{convert|46|mi|km}} from Harlingen to west of Mission.{{cite news |first= Allen |last= Essex |date= May 30, 2013 |title= I-69 Comes to the Valley: 111 Miles Added to Interstate System |url= http://www.valleymorningstar.com/news/local_news/article_f14ba588-c99b-11e2-807b-001a4bcf6878.html |work= Valley Morning Star |location= Harlingen, TX |access-date= June 3, 2013}}
At a length of 906.5 mi (1,458.9 km), it is the longest numbered highway in Texas, besting the east west I-10, which runs 880 miles. It is also the longest stretch of a single US Highway within a single US state.
Route description
US 83's southern terminus is at a concurrency with I-69E/US 77 on the south side of Brownsville at the Brownsville – Veterans Port of Entry at the US/Mexico border. It remains co-signed with I-69E/US 77 until Harlingen, where I-69E/US 77 makes a sharp turn northward and US 83 maintains a westerly route to McAllen, concurrent with I-2 until Peñitas. From there, the highway roughly parallels the Rio Grande until Laredo where it makes a northwesterly turn toward Carrizo Springs, the seat of Dimmit County. The speed limit on US 83 is briefly 75 mph through Dimmit County.
Merging with I-35 just south of downtown, US 83 remains co-signed with the interstate until an exit at Botines. From there, it continues northward, intersecting with I-10 just south of Junction. US 83 is co-signed with I-10 for approximately {{convert|8|mi|km}}, turning northward and leaving I-10 at the Kimble County Airport.
After continuing northward through several rural western Texas towns, US 83 then merges with US 84 east of Tuscola, where it makes a sharp turn back to the north. US 83/84 remains a co-signed route until Abilene, where US 84 turns to the northwest and US 83 remains northbound, merging with US 277 on the west side of the city. US 83/277 remains a co-signed route until approximately {{convert|2|mi|km}} north of Anson, where US 277 turns northeast, and US 83, northwest.
After merging with US 380 in Aspermont and briefly sharing a route, US 83 continues northward, merging with US 62 in Paducah. US 83/62 continues as a co-signed route until approximately {{convert|15|mi|km}} south of Wellington, where US 62 makes a sharp turn eastward, leaving US 83 to continue northward, where it crosses into Oklahoma approximately {{convert|6|mi|km}} north of Perryton.{{google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps?saddr=Unknown+road&daddr=26.625823,-99.0925484+to:27.5065612,-99.4731806+to:27.84914,-99.4686339+to:28.5141669,-99.8555591+to:29.5834932,-99.7499621+to:US-83+N&hl=en&ll=31.191895,-99.140905&spn=16.131951,28.54248&sll=31.739373,-99.94532&sspn=0.007847,0.013937&geocode=Fbz1igEd1qAw-g%3BFR9HlgEdvPcX-ikVYiU5yA5khjFddRtwKe5JCQ%3BFYG3owEd5CgS-ikTJPgd4iNhhjE6AACkNGfFiA%3BFbTxqAEdpzoS-il7IJDJkcNghjFCXqbnEO9IOA%3BFXYXswEdOVMM-ilfa5MnYzJehjEk2QNglCqcMg%3BFYVowwEdtu8N-il9zQbi5dpehjHsVgopmWpr3Q%3BFfnwLAIdq9H9-Q&doflg=ptm&mra=mrv&via=1,2,3,4,5&t=m&z=6 |access-date=June 17, 2015}}
Future
TxDOT is planning to upgrade multiple portions of the US 83 corridor to interstate highway standards. Long-term plans call for I-2 to be extended along the US 83 corridor to Laredo, where it will terminate at I-69W. On March 15, 2022, a bill was signed by President Joe Biden that added the extension of I-27 north to Raton, New Mexico, and south to Laredo to the Interstate Highway System. The extension would utilize the US 83 corridor between Carrizo Springs and Laredo.{{Cite news |first=Alex |last=Driggars |date=March 15, 2022 |title=Raton to Laredo corridor added to Interstate Highway System, paving way for I-27 expansion |url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/2022/03/15/lubbock-amarillo-interstate-27-expansion-gets-federal-designation-omnibus-bill/7052683001/ |access-date=March 17, 2022 |website=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal |language=en |archive-date=July 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715184743/https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/2022/03/15/lubbock-amarillo-interstate-27-expansion-gets-federal-designation-omnibus-bill/7052683001/ |url-status=live }} Part of the I-14 project also includes upgrading US 83 to interstate highway standards between I-10 in Junction and US 87 (Future I-14N) in Eden. The routing will also include an interchange with US 190 (Future I-14S) in Menard.{{cite web |title=I-14 System in Texas |url=https://www.txdot.gov/projects/projects-studies/statewide/interstate-14-system-in-texas.html |website=www.txdot.gov |access-date=23 March 2023 |language=en}}
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Major intersections
{{jcttop|state=TX}}
{{TXint
|county=Cameron
|cspan=4
|location=Brownsville
|lspan=2
|mile=0.0
|type=concur
|bridge=Veterans International Bridge at Los Tomates over the Rio Grande
south end of US 77 overlap
}}
{{TXint
|mile=0.9
|road=University Boulevard / East Avenue - UT-Brownsville, Texas Southmost College
|notes=at-grade intersection
}}
{{jctgap
|type=concur
|text=overlap; see I-69E
}}
{{TXint
|location=Harlingen
|mile=26.9
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=TX|I|69E|dir1=north|US|77|dir2=north|city1=Raymondville|city2=Corpus Christi|extra=airport|location3=Airport}}
|notes=north end of I-69E / US 77 overlap; east end of I-2 overlap; exit 26B on I-69E; exit 176 on I-2
}}
{{jctgap
|type=concur
|text=overlap; see I-2
}}
{{TXint
|county=Hidalgo
|cspan=5
|location=Peñitas
|lspan=2
|mile=74.5
|road={{jct|state=TX|US-Bus|83|dab1=McAllen|dir1=east|location1=Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park|city2=Mission|city3=McAllen}}
{{Jct|state=TX|I|2|dir1=ends}}
|notes=at-grade intersection; current western end of I-2
}}
{{TXint
|mile=75.0
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1427|dir1=south|city1=Abram}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=La Joya
|mile=77.4
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2521|dir1=south|name1=Leo Avenue}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=none
|mile=77.9
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2221|dir1=north|city1=Citrus City}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=Sullivan City
|mile=82.6
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|886|dir1=south|name1=El Faro Road|location1=Los Ebanos|location2=International Ferry|location3=Tamaulipas}}
}}
{{TXint
|county=Starr
|cspan=11
|location=Alto Bonito
|mile=87.9
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2360|city1=La Grulla|city2=La Victoria}}
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{TXint
|location=none
|mile=92.1
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1430|dir1=west|city1=Garciasville}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=La Puerta
|mile=95.4
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1430|dir1=east|city1=Garciasville}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=Rio Grande City
|lspan=3
|mile=99.5
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|755|dir1=south|name1=Pete Diaz Jr. Avenue|location1=International Bridge|location2=Tamaulipas}}
|notes=south end of FM 755 overlap
}}
{{TXint
|mile=100.5
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|755|dir1=north|name1=North Flores Street|location1=La Gloria|city2=Rachal}}
|notes=north end of FM 755 overlap
}}
{{TXint
|mile=103.6
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|3167|dir1=north|to2=to|FM|649|extra=hospital|dir2=north|location1=Starr County Airport|city2=Guerra}}
|notes=Access to Starr County Memorial Hospital
}}
{{TXint
|location=Garceno
|mile=109.1
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|649|dir1=north|location1=El Sauz|city2=Guerra}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=Roma
|lspan=2
|mile=114.0
|road={{jct|state=TX|Spur|200|name1=Bravo Avenue|location1=International Bridge|location2=Tamaulipas}}
}}
{{TXint
|mile=115.4
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|650|dir1=west|city1=Fronton}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=Falcon Heights
|lspan=2
|mile=124.3
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2098|dir1=north|location1=Falcon Dam|location2=International Bridge|location3=Falcon State Park|location4=Tamaulipas}}
}}
{{TXint
|mile=128.1
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2098|dir1=south|location1=Falcon Dam|location2=International Bridge|location3=Falcon State Park|location4=Tamaulipas}}
}}
{{TXint
|county=Zapata
|cspan=5
|location=Chihuahua
|mile=141.8
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2687|dir1=east|road|Las Alejandrenas Road|city2=Randado}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=Zapata
|mile=155.1
|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|16|dir1=east|FM|496|dir2=west|name2=13th Avenue|location1=Falcon Lake|city2=Hebbronville|city3=Freer}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=San Ygnacio
|lspan=3
|mile=169.4
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|3169|dir1=east}}
}}
{{TXint
|mile=169.6
|road={{jct|state=TX|US-Bus|83|dab1=San Ygnacio|dir1=north|name1=Washington Avenue|city1=Laredo}}
}}
{{TXint
|mile=169.9
|road={{jct|state=TX|US-Bus|83|dab1=San Ygnacio|dir1=south|name1=Santa Maria Avenue|city1=Zapata}}
}}
{{TXint
|county=Webb
|cspan=10
|location=Rio Bravo
|mile=190.6
|road=Rio Bravo, El Cenizo (Espejo Molina Road)
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{TXint
|location=Laredo
|lspan=5
|mile=194.2
|road={{jct|state=TX|to1=to|Loop|20|dir1=north|name1=Cuatro Vientos Road|road|Mangana Hein Road}}
}}
{{TXint
|mile=200.4
|road={{jct|state=TX|Spur|260|dir1=north|name1=Jamie Zapata Memorial Highway|to2=to|SH|359|city1=Hebbronville|city2=Freer|location3=Texas A&M International University|location4=Lake Casa Blanca International State Park|extra=airport|location5=Airport}}
}}
{{TXint
|type=concur
|mile=201.1
|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|359|dir1=east|to2=to|Loop|20|city1=Hebbronville}}
|notes=Interchange; south end of SH 359 overlap
}}
{{TXint
|type=incomplete
|mile=201.3
|road=Arkansas Avenue
|notes=interchange; no northbound exit
}}
{{TXint
|type=concur
|mile=203.6
|road={{jct|state=TX|I-Bus|35|dab1=Laredo|dir1=south|name1=Houston Street|road|Santa Ursula Avenue|location1=International Bridge No. 1|location2=International Bridge No. 2}}
|notes=North end of SH 359 overlap; south end of I-35 overlap
}}
{{jctgap|text=see I-35}}
{{TXint
|location=none
|type=concur
|mile=221.4
|road={{jct|state=TX|I|35|dir1=north|city1=San Antonio}}
|notes=North end of I-35 overlap; US 83 north follows exit 18
}}
{{TXint
|location=none
|mile=226.5
|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|255}}
|notes=interchange
}}
{{TXint
|location=none
|mile=241.7
|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|44|dir1=east|city1=Encinal}}
}}
{{TXint
|county=Dimmit
|cspan=19
|location=Catarina
|mile=264.0
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|133|dir1=east|city1=Artesia Wells}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=none
|mile=267.1
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2688|dir1=south}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=Asherton
|lspan=4
|mile=273.6
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2522|dir1=north|to2=to|FM|190|city1=Brundage}}
}}
{{TXint
|mile=274.8
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1557|dir1=west}}
}}
{{TXint
|mile=276.0
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|190|city1=Brundage}}
}}
{{TXint
|mile=277.5
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|190|dir1=north|city1=Brundage}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=none
|mile=280.0
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1557|city1=Asherton}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=none
|mile=281.1
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1556|dir1=north|city1=Carrizo Springs}}
}}
{{TXint
|type=concur
|location=none
|mile=283.4
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1917|dir1=south}}
|notes=South end of FM 1917 overlap
}}
{{TXint
|type=concur
|location=none
|mile=283.5
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1917|dir1=west}}
|notes=North end of FM 1917 overlap
}}
{{TXint
|location=Carrizo Springs
|lspan=6
|mile=284.0
|road={{jct|state=TX|Loop|225|dir1=west}}
}}
{{TXint
|mile=284.4
|road={{jct|state=TX|US|277|extra=hospital|dir1=north|name1=Peña Street|city1=Eagle Pass|city2=Del Rio}}
|notes=Access to Dimmit Regional Hospital
}}
{{TXint
|mile=284.5
|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|85|dir1=east|Loop|225|dir2=east|name2=Nopal Street|city1=Brundage|city2=Dilley}}
}}
{{TXint
|mile=285.7
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|790|dir1=south|name1=9th Street}}
}}
{{TXint
|mile=286.0
|road={{jct|state=TX|Loop|517|dir1=west|to2=to|US|277|dir2=north|city1=Del Rio|city2=Eagle Pass}}
}}
{{TXint
|type=concur
|mile=286.1
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1407|dir1=south|to2=to|SH|85|dir2=east}}
|notes=South end of FM 1407 overlap
}}
{{TXint
|location=none
|type=concur
|mile=286.6
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1407|dir1=north|city1=Winter Haven}}
|notes=North end of FM 1407 overlap
}}
{{TXint
|location=none
|mile=288.5
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1433|dir1=north|city1=Crystal City}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=none
|mile=292.2
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1407|dir1=south|city1=Winter Haven}}
}}
{{TXint
|county=Zavala
|cspan=11
|location=none
|mile=293.5
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|191|dir1=west|to2=to|FM|1918|dir2=south|US|277|dir3=north|city1=Eagle Pass}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=Crystal City
|lspan=4
|mile=295.4
|road={{jct|state=TX|Loop|155|dir1=east}}
}}
{{TXint
|mile=296.8
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|65|dir1=south|FM|393|dir2=west|city1=Cometa|city2=Brundage}}
}}
{{TXint
|mile=297.3
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1433|dir1=south|name1=North 7th Avenue}}
}}
{{TXint
|mile=299.5
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|3292|dir1=south}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=none
|mile=302.6
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1025|dir1=east}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=La Pryor
|lspan=4
|mile=314.3
|road={{jct|state=TX|US|57|Loop|305|dir2=north|city1=Eagle Pass|location2=Piedras Negras|city3=Batesville|city4=San Antonio}}
}}
{{TXint
|mile=314.8
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1436|name1=Dean Street}}
}}
{{TXint
|mile=315.5
|road={{jct|state=TX|Loop|305|dir1=south}}
}}
{{TXint
|mile=315.9
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1986|dir1=west}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=none
|mile=319.1
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1436|city1=La Pryor}}
}}
{{TXint
|county=Uvalde
|cspan=11
|location=Uvalde
|lspan=7
|mile=333.1
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1435|dir1=north|name1=South Evans Street|to2=to|US|90}}
}}
{{TXint
|mile=333.9
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|117|dir1=south|city1=Batesville}}
}}
{{TXint
|type=concur
|mile=334.4
|road={{jct|state=TX|US|90|extra=hospital|name1=Main Street|city1=Brackettville|city2=Del Rio|city3=Hondo|city4=San Antonio}}
|notes=south end of SH 55 overlap; access to Uvalde Memorial Hospital
}}
{{TXint
|mile=335.4
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|862|dir1=east|name1=Studer Street|city1=Knippa|city2=Sabinal}}
}}
{{TXint
|mile=335.9
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1052|dir1=west|name1=Oppenheimer Street}}
}}
{{TXint
|mile=335.8
|road={{jct|state=TX|Spur|144|dir1=north|name1=North Getty Street|to2=to|FM|2369}}
}}
{{TXint
|type=concur
|mile=336.4
|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|55|dir1=north|city1=Camp Wood|city2=Rocksprings|city3=Sonora}}
|notes=north end of SH 55 overlap
}}
{{TXint
|location=none
|mile=343.1
|road={{jct|state=TX|RM|2690|dir1=north}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=none
|mile=354.1
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1051|dir1=north|city1=Reagan Wells}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=Concan
|mile=357.3
|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|127|dir1=south|city1=Sabinal}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=none
|mile=365.7
|road={{jct|state=TX|RM|1050|dir1=east|to2=to|Park|29|city1=Utopia|location2=Garner State Park}}
}}
{{TXint
|county=Real
|cspan=6
|location=Rio Frio
|mile=367.6
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1120|dir1=north|to2=to|FM|2748|dir2=south}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=Leakey
|lspan=3
|mile=373.5
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1120|dir1=south|city1=Rio Frio}}
}}
{{TXint
|mile=374.1
|road={{jct|state=TX|RM|337|city1=Camp Wood|city2=Vanderpool}}
}}
{{TXint
|mile=375.1
|road={{jct|state=TX|RM|336|dir1=north}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=none
|mile=393.0
|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|39|dir1=east|city1=Ingram}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=none
|mile=401.6
|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|41|to2=to|US|377|city1=Rocksprings|city2=Mountain Home|city3=Divide}}
}}
{{jctco|state=TX|county=Kerr}}
{{jctco|state=TX|county=Edwards}}
{{jctco|state=TX|county=Kerr}}
{{TXint
|county=Kimble
|cspan=5
|location=none
|type=concur
|mile=430.3
|road={{jct|state=TX|I|10|dir1=east|city1=San Antonio}}
|notes=South end of I-10 overlap; US 83 south follows exit 462
}}
{{TXint
|location=Junction
|lspan=4
|type=incomplete
|mile=432.1
|road={{jct|state=TX|Loop|481|city1=Junction}}
|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance; I-10 exit 460
}}
{{TXint
|mile=434.6
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2169|name1=Martinez Street|city1=Junction}}
|notes=I-10 exit 457
}}
{{TXint
|type=concur
|mile=436.5
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|notes=North end of I-10 overlap; south end of US 377 overlap; US 83 north follows exit 456
}}
{{TXint
|type=concur
|mile=437.7
|road={{jct|state=TX|US|377|dir1=north|city1=London|city2=Mason}}
|notes=North end of US 377 overlap
}}
{{TXint
|county=Menard
|cspan=7
|location=none
|mile=456.3
|road={{jct|state=TX|RM|1773|dir1=east|to2=to|RM|1221}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=none
|mile=462.9
|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|29|dir1=east|city1=Hext|city2=Mason}}
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{TXint
|location=Menard
|lspan=4
|mile=465.4
|road={{jct|state=TX|RM|2291|dir1=south|city1=Cleo}}
}}
{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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Gallery
File:U.S. Route 83 in Texas Hill Country IMG_4315.JPG|Scenic section of the Texas Hill Country north of Leakey
File:Abandoned hotel and restaurant on U.S. Highway 83 IMG_1749.JPG|An abandoned hotel and restaurant (built 1926) at Catarina on US 83 near Carrizo Springs
File:US Highway 83 in McAllen, Texas.jpg|U.S. Highway 83 in a major retail district of McAllen in 2005. I-2 was cosigned on this part of the route in 2013
See also
- {{portal-inline|Texas}}
- {{portal-inline|U.S. Roads}}
- Business routes of U.S. Route 83 in Texas
Notes
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References
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External links
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Category:Transportation in Ochiltree County, Texas
Category:Transportation in Lipscomb County, Texas
Category:Transportation in Hemphill County, Texas
Category:Transportation in Wheeler County, Texas
Category:Transportation in Collingsworth County, Texas
Category:Transportation in Childress County, Texas
Category:Transportation in Cottle County, Texas
Category:Transportation in King County, Texas
Category:Transportation in Stonewall County, Texas
Category:Transportation in Fisher County, Texas
Category:Transportation in Jones County, Texas
Category:Transportation in Taylor County, Texas
Category:Transportation in Concho County, Texas
Category:Transportation in Runnels County, Texas
Category:Transportation in Menard County, Texas
Category:Transportation in Kimble County, Texas
Category:Transportation in Edwards County, Texas
Category:Transportation in Kerr County, Texas
Category:Transportation in Real County, Texas
Category:Transportation in Uvalde County, Texas
Category:Transportation in Zavala County, Texas
Category:Transportation in Dimmit County, Texas
Category:Transportation in Webb County, Texas
Category:Transportation in Zapata County, Texas
Category:Transportation in Starr County, Texas
Category:Transportation in Hidalgo County, Texas