U.S. Route 283 in Texas

U.S. Route 283 (US 283) is a U.S. highway that begins in the state of Texas near Brady. The highway exits the state into Oklahoma just north of Vernon. US 283 runs through rural areas of the state, serving towns such as Coleman, Seymour, and Vernon. At a length of just 150 miles, US 283 is relatively short compared to other U.S. highways that travel through Texas.

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

US Highway 283
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	150.45 mi[1] (242.13 km)
Existed	1932[1]–present
Major junctions
South end	US 87 near Brady
	I-20 in Baird US 183 near Throckmorton to Vernon
North end	US-283 at Texas–Oklahoma state line
Location
Counties	McCulloch, Coleman, Callahan, Shackelford, Throckmorton, Baylor, Wilbarger
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec ← SH 282 SH 284 →

Route description

US 283 begins at an intersection with US 87 about three miles northwest of Brady. The highway travels through rural areas of McCulloch County before entering Coleman County. US 283 maintains its rural route through Coleman County before entering the town of Santa Anna, beginning an overlap with US 84. The two highways travel northwest together to the town of Coleman before they split. US 283 returns to a rural route once again and intersects State Highway 36 in southern Callahan County. The highway runs through the town of Baird where it crosses Interstate 20. US 283 next enters the town of Albany and shares a short overlap with US 180/State Highway 6. Just south of Throckmorton the highway begins its lengthy overlap with US 183. The two highways travel to Seymour and begin an overlap with US 277 and US 82. US 183/283 leave US 82/277 in the town of Mabelle. US 183 leaves US 283 in Vernon at US 287/US 70. US 283 travels in a slight northwest direction and crosses over the Red River into Oklahoma.

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
McCulloch	​	0.00	0.00	US 87 – San Angelo, Brady
	​			FM 1121 east – Rochelle
	​			FM 504 west – Pear Valley
	​			FM 765 – Millersview
Coleman	​			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
Callahan	​			FM 2926 west
	​			SH 36 – Abilene, Cross Plains
	Baird			Bus. I-20 (4th Street)	Former US 80
				I-20 – Abilene, Fort Worth	I-20 exit 307
Shackelford	​			FM 576 east – Moran
	Albany			US 180 west / SH 6 north – Anson, Stamford	South end of US 180/SH 6 overlap
				SH 6 south / 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
Throckmorton	​			FM 209 east – Woodson
	​			US 183 south – Breckenridge	South end of US 183 overlap
	​			FM 923
	Throckmorton			US 380 – Haskell, Newcastle
				SH 79 north – Archer City
Baylor	​			US 277 south – Stamford	South end of US 277 overlap
	​			Bus. US 183 / Bus. US 277 / Bus. US 283 – Seymour	South end of freeway; no northbound entrance
	​			SH 114 – Lubbock, Jacksboro	No southbound entrance
	​			FM 422 – Seymour
	​			US 82 west / Bus. US 183 / Bus. US 277 / Bus. US 283 – Seymour, Lubbock	North end of freeway; south end of US 82 overlap
	Mabelle			US 82 east / US 277 north / FM 1790 south – Wichita Falls	North end of US 82/277 overlap
Wilbarger	​			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
	Vernon			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
	​	150.45	242.13	US-283 north – Altus	Continuation into Oklahoma
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

References

1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 283". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 5, 2016.

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