U.S. Route 83 (Texas)
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| Texas Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway | ||||
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| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length: | 783.503 mi (1,260.926 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1932 – present | |||
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| East end: | United States-Mexico border in Brownsville | |||
  I-69E / US 77 from Brownsville to Harlingen I-2 from Harlingen to Palmview  I-69C / US 281 in Pharr I-35 in Laredo  I-69W / US 59 in Laredo  I-10 / US 377 in Junction   I-20 / US 84 / US 277 in Abilene I-40 in Shamrock
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 US-83 at OK state line near Perryton
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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 border north of Perryton, the seat of Ochiltree County. It is the longest highway in Texas at a length of about 895 miles (1,440 km), besting the east–west I-10, which has a length of 879 miles (1,415 km).
In the Lower Rio Grande Valley, US 83 is a freeway that is at or close to interstate standards from Brownsville to Penitas. In May 2013, the Texas Department of Transportation applied to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) to designate this 48-mile (77 km) 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. On May 29, 2013, the segment of US 83 was approved as an I-69 connector using the I-2 designation extending approximately 46 miles (74 km) from Harlingen to west of Mission.
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