U.S. Route 283 in Texas

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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 283 in Texas. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 283.

US 283
at Texas–Oklahoma state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesMcCulloch, Coleman, Callahan, Shackelford, Throckmorton, Baylor, Wilbarger
Highway system
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SH 284

U.S. Route 283 (US 283) is a

United States Numbered Highway whose southern terminus is in the state of Texas near Brady. It runs primarily south–north through rural areas of the state, via towns and cities such as Coleman, Albany, and Seymour, before crossing the Red River into Oklahoma north of Vernon
. At a length of 150 miles (241 km), US 283 in Texas is relatively short compared to other U.S. highways that travel the state.

Route description

The southern terminus of US 283 is at an intersection with

US 277 and US 82.[10] US 183 and US 283 separate from US 82 and US 277 in the unincorporated community of Mabelle.[11] In Vernon, US 283 separates from US 183 at a junction with US 70 and US 287.[12] US 283 runs in a slight northwest direction before crossing the Red River into Oklahoma.[13]

The segment that is concurrent with US 84 in Coleman County and the segment that is concurrent with US 277 between Seymour and Mabelle are part of the National Highway System (NHS),[14] a network of roads important to the country's economy, defense, and mobility.[15]

History

The US 283 route and number were originally approved by the

American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) in 1930,[16] and the route was officially listed as part of the Texas state highway system by 1932.[1] Its southern terminus was originally near Brownwood in the vicinity of the present-day city of Early, which would be incorporated in 1951.[17] It ran north along present-day US 183 to Rising Star and Cisco, then northwest to Albany along what is now SH 6, at which point it continued north into Oklahoma along its present route.[1]

The segment of present-day US 283 between Albany and Throckmorton had been designated as part of the Southwest Trail, connecting

SH 129 in 1928,[22] and it and US 283 were briefly cosigned until 1934, when SH 129 was cancelled.[23] By 1935, US 283 and SH 23 were cosigned from Rising Star to the Oklahoma state line.[24]

By the time the state highway system was redescribed in 1939, US 283 had replaced SH 23 from Brownwood to Brady and was extended to US 83 in Junction,[25] replacing SH 9 between Brady and Mason and SH 29 between Mason and Junction.[18][22] The codesignation with SH 23 was also removed, as that route was cancelled. AASHO had also approved the extension of US 183 into Texas that year; it overlapped US 283 from the Oklahoma state line to Albany, then ran over former SH 191 via Baird to Coleman,[26] and replaced SH 16 to Brady.[27] From here, US 87, US 183, and US 283 ran together to Mason,[28] where US 87 separated and US 183 and US 283 continued concurrently to Junction.[29][25][24][30] In 1940, TxDOT requested that the US 283 designation be removed between Brady and Junction, but this was denied by AASHO.[31]

In 1951, the US 183 and US 283 designations were switched south of Albany, in anticipation of an extension of US 183 to

US 377.[35][36][37] US 283 is indicated as having run concurrently with US 87 from its current southern terminus to the center of Brady until at least 1972.[38]

In 1952, US 183 was rerouted along its current configuration from

SH 187 and a segment of SH 6. This was done to further reduce the concurrency of the two routes, and because it was desired to route US 183 over roadways that were superior and saw more traffic.[39] The road between Albany and Cisco was renumbered as an extension of US 380,[40] and would become part of SH 6 in 1971.[41]

The US 84/US 283 bypass route around the east side of Coleman had been proposed by 1965.

FM 53 (now SH 153).[44]

In 2006, US 283, along with US 183 and US 277, was redesignated to follow a new freeway bypass around Seymour. The bypass was completed in 2009,[45] and the former route was retained on the state highway system as a business route.[46]

Junction list

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
McCulloch​0.000.00 US 87 – San Angelo, Brady
​
FM 1121 east – Rochelle
​
FM 504 west – Pear Valley
​
FM 765 – Millersview
FM 1026
west
​
FM 2633
south
Santa Anna

 US 67 north / US 84 east – Brownwood		South end of US 67/84 overlap

 US 67 south – San Angelo		North end of US 67 overlap
​
FM 568
(Santa Anna Avenue)
Coleman
 SH 153 west – Coleman, Winters		Interchange
FM 3425 north – Coleman Municipal Airport

 SH 206 south – Coleman		South end of SH 206 overlap

 US 84 west – Abilene		North end of US 84 overlap

 SH 206 north – Cross Plains		North end of SH 206 overlap
​
FM 1274
west
FM 2926
west
​ SH 36 – Abilene, Cross Plains
I-20 BL
(4th Street)		Former US 80
I-20 – Abilene, Fort WorthI-20 exit 307
FM 576 east – Moran
Albany

 US 180 west / SH 6 north – Anson, Stamford		South end of US 180/SH 6 overlap
FM 1084 north – Cisco
North end of SH 6 overlap

 US 180 east – Breckenridge		North end of US 180 overlap
​
FM 2482
east
​
PR 58 north – Fort Griffin State Historical Site
​
PR 54 east – Fort Griffin Campsite
FM 209 east – Woodson
​
 US 183 south – Breckenridge		South end of US 183 overlap
​
FM 923
US 380 – Haskell, Newcastle

 SH 79 north – Archer City
Spur 334 – Stamford, Seymour
South end of US 277 overlap
​
Bus. US 283 – Seymour
South end of freeway; no northbound entrance
​ SH 114 – Lubbock, JacksboroNo southbound entrance
​
FM 422 – Seymour
​
Bus. US 283 – Seymour, Lubbock
North end of freeway; south end of US 82 overlap
FM 1790 south – Wichita Falls
North end of US 82/277 overlap
FM 1763
east
​
FM 2585
north
​
FM 433
west		South end of FM 433 overlap
​
FM 433 east – Oklaunion
North end of FM 433 overlap
Bus. US 287
(Wilbarger Street)

 US 183 south / US 287 – Amarillo, Wichita Falls		North end of US 183 overlap
​
FM 2072
east
​
FM 925
west
​
FM 924 – Chillicothe
​
FM 91 south – Chillicothe
​150.45242.13
US 283 north – Altus
Continuation into Oklahoma
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Seymour business route

US 283 has one business route in Texas, inventoried as Business U.S. Highway 283-B (Bus. US 283-B), in

RM 1919. Business US 183/US 277/US 283 end at another interchange with the US 183/US 277/US 283 bypass northeast of the city, with eastbound US 82 joining the other three routes toward Mabelle.[10]

The business routes, along with Spur 334, were designated on August 24, 2006, while the designations of US 183, US 277, and US 283 were all shifted onto the freeway bypass to the south and east of Seymour. Upon completion of the bypass in 2009,

Spur 334.[46][50]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 283". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  2. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 1264. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  3. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 1152. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  4. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 1038. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
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  7. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 780. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
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  15. ISSN 0033-3735
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  24. ^
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  33. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 74". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  34. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 29". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
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  47. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business U.S. Highway No. 283-B". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  48. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business U.S. Highway No. 183-B". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  49. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business U.S. Highway No. 277-C". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  50. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Spur No. 334". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
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