State Highway 83 (SH 83) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas that runs 56 miles (90 km) from the New Mexico state line in Yoakum County east to Welch in northwest Dawson County.
State Highway 83 | ||||
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 SH 83 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 56.07 mi[1] (90.24 km) | |||
| Existed | 1955–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   NM 132 / FM 769 near Lovington, NM | |||
  US 62 / US 385 in Seagraves | ||||
| East end |  SH 137 in Welch | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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History edit
The original SH 83 was designated on August 21, 1923 along a route from Lamesa east to an intersection with SH 18 in western Shackelford County as a renumbering of SH 18B.[2] On May 21, 1928, SH 83 was extended west to the New Mexico state line to connect with New Mexico State Road 83.[3] The route was transferred to SH 15 (now US 180) on August 8, 1935, though the change was not effective until September 1, 1935.[4] New Mexico State Road 83 was realigned in the 1950s, connecting with SH 328 instead. On March 31, 1955, SH 328 was renumbered to SH 83 "for the convenience of the traveling public" In 1988, the New Mexico connecting highway was renumbered New Mexico State Road 132.
Major intersections edit
| County | Location | mi[5] | km | Destinations[5] | Notes |
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| Texas–New Mexico line | 0.0 | 0.0 |   NM 132 west / FM 769 north (State Line Road) – Lovington | Continuation into New Mexico | |
| Yoakum | | 10.2 | 16.4 |  FM 1622 north – Allred | |
| Denver City | 13.6 | 21.9 |   FM 2055 south | ||
| 14.2 | 22.9 |  SH 214 north – Plains | Western terminus of concurrency with SH 214 | ||
| Gaines | | 15.7 | 25.3 |  SH 214 south / FM 2056 west – Seminole | Eastern terminus of concurrency with SH 214 |
| | 27.5 | 44.3 |  FM 1780 north – Whiteface | ||
| Seagraves | 30.4 | 48.9 | US 62 / US 385 – Brownfield, Seminole | ||
| 30.5 | 49.1 |  FM 1429 south | |||
| Loop | 38.9 | 62.6 |  FM 303 – Wellman | ||
| | 47.9 | 77.1 |  FM 1067 south | ||
| Dawson | Welch | 55.7 | 89.6 |  FM 829 | |
| 56.1 | 90.3 | SH 137 – Brownfield, Lamesa | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References edit
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 83". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. August 21, 1923. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. May 24, 1928. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 22, 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. July 15, 1935. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ a b Google (January 21, 2016). "Texas State Highway 83" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 21, 2016.