U.S. Route 383
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 U.S. Route 383 | |
|---|---|
 US 383 highlighted in red | |
| Route information | |
| Auxiliary route of US 83 | |
| Length | 190 mi (310 km) |
| Existed | 1942–1982 |
| Major junctions | |
| South end |   US-40 / US-83 in Oakley, KS |
| North end |   US 30 / US 183 in Elm Creek, NE |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Highway system | |
U.S. Route 383 was a north–south United States highway. US 383 was created in 1942, and deleted in 1982. After deletion, a portion of the highway became K-383.
Route description
[edit]Kansas
[edit]US-383 began in Oakley, heading north along present-day US-83. A short distance north of Oakley, the route intersected I-70. In Halford, US-83/US-383 crossed over US-24. From here, the road turned northeast, where US-383 split from US-83 near Leoville. US-383 continued to the northeast until meeting US-36. At this point, the route turned east for a concurrency with US-36, crossing US-283 in Norton. Past Norton, US-383 split from US-36 and resumed northeast, reaching an intersection with US-183 near Woodruff a short distance south of the Nebraska border.[1][2]
Nebraska
[edit]In Nebraska, US-383 continued north on the present alignment of US-183, reaching an intersection with US-136 in Alma.[1][2] Prior to 1964, US-383 continued north past Alma, intersecting US-6/US-34 in Holdrege before ending at US-30 in Elm Creek.[1][3]
History
[edit]When the route was first commissioned in 1942, it ran from Oakley, Kansas to Elm Creek, Nebraska, a distance of 175 miles (282 km). In 1964, the north end of US 383 was truncated to Alma, Nebraska.
Major intersections
[edit]| State | County | Location | mi[4][5] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | Logan | Oakley | 0 | 0.0 |    US 40 / US 83 south – Sharon Springs, Wakeeney | Southern end of US 83 overlap |
| Thomas | | 20 | 32 |  US 24 – Colby, Hoxie | ||
| Sheridan | | 44 | 71 |    US 83 north / K-23 south – Hoxie, Oberlin | Northern end of US 83 overlap | |
| Decatur | Dresden | 53 | 85 |  K-123 south | ||
| Norton | | 90 | 140 |   US 36 west – Oberlin | Southern end of US 36 overlap | |
| Norton | 96 | 154 |  US 283 – Hill City, Arapahoe Neb. | |||
| | 99 | 159 |   K-67 north – Norton Correctional Facility | |||
| Calvert | 102 | 164 |  US 36 east – Phillipsburg | Northern end of US 36 overlap | ||
| | 107 | 172 |  K-60 south | |||
| Phillips | | 138 | 222 |  US 183 south – Phillipsburg | Southern end of US 183 overlap | |
| 139 0 | 224 0.0 | Kansas–Nebraska state line | ||||
| Nebraska | Harlan | | 4 | 6.4 |  N-89 – Orleans | |
| Alma | 7 | 11 |   US 136 east – Franklin | Southern end of US 136 overlap; former N-3 east; northern end of the route after 1964 | ||
| 9 | 14 |  US 136 west – Orleans | Northern end of US 136 overlap; former N-3 west | |||
| | 14 | 23 |   Spur 2183 east – Huntley | |||
| | 21 | 34 |     N-4 to US 6 / US 34 – Beatrice | |||
| Phelps | Holdrege | 31 | 50 | US 6 / US 34 east – Minden | Southern end of US 6/US 34 overlap | |
| 32 | 51 | US 6 / US 34 west – Arapahoe | Northern end of US 6/US 34 overlap | |||
| Buffalo | Elm Creek | 51 | 82 |    US 183 north / US 30 (Lincoln Highway) – Kearney, Lexington, Miller | Original northern terminus; northern end of US 183 overlap | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
[edit]Related routes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c United States-Canada-Mexico Road Atlas (Map). Rand McNally. 2010.
- ^ a b United States featuring the Interstate Highway System (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1966.
- ^ Grand Island, Nebraska 1:250,000 quadrangle (Map). United States Geological Survey. 1955. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
- ^ Official 1956 Kansas Highway Map (PDF) (Map). State Highway Commission of Kansas. 1956. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ^ State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Nebraska Department of Roads. 1955. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
