U.S. Route 83 in Kansas

U.S. Highway 83
U.S. Highway 83
	US-83 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by KDOT
Length	227.50 mi (366.13 km)
Existed	c. 1931–present
Major junctions
South end	US 83 / US 270 at Oklahoma state line
	US-54 / US-270 in Liberal; US-160 near Liberal; US-56 southwest of Sublette; US-160 / K-144 near Plains; US-50 / US-400 / K-156 in Garden City; K-96 in Scott City; US-40 in Oakley; I-70 near Oakley; US-24 near Gem; US-36 in Oberlin;
North end	US 83 at Nebraska state line
Location
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Counties	Seward, Haskell, Finney, Scott, Logan, Thomas, Sheridan, Decatur
Highway system
	United States Numbered Highway System; List; Special; Divided; Kansas State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Spurs;

U.S. Route 83 (US-83) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from the Veterans International Bridge in Brownsville, Texas north to the Canadian border, north of Westhope, North Dakota, where it continues as Manitoba Highway 83. In the U.S. state of Kansas, US-83 is a main north–south highway that runs from the Oklahoma border north to the Nebraska border.

In 1926, the highway that first became known as US-83 was established as K-22. Then between 1930 and 1931, US-83 was extended into Kansas along K-22, which was decommissioned. Then between 1941 and 1944, US-83 and US-183 were swapped within Nebraska and a small portion into Kansas. US-83 was changed to turn north just northeast of Selden and the former alignment of US-83 from northeast of Selden to US-183 east of Woodruff became US-383, now K-383.

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