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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.
U.S. Route 83 (US 83) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that extends 1,885 miles (3,034 km) in the central United States. [2] Only four other north–south routes are longer: US 1 , US 41 , US 59 , and US 87 , while US 83 follows a straighter north-south path than all of these.
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Originally US 80 in West Texas to San Antonio; rerouted north and extended to Houston in 1935; rerouted north away from Bastrop and Paige (original route now SH 71 and SH 21); shortened to near Segovia in 1991 due to completion of I-10 (old route now I-10 Business, SH 290, RM 1312, RM 3130, and RM 1674)
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Bus. US 83-S next passes through the towns of Donna, Alamo, and San Juan before entering Pharr. In Pharr, the highway intersects US 281, just south of Interstate 69C. Crossing I-2/US 83 for the first time since Harlingen, Bus. US 83-S enters into the city of McAllen. The highway serves as the major east-west road for the city, traveling ...
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