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US 83 is a largely north–south highway, 893 miles (1,437 km) in length, in Texas except for a segment parallel to the Rio Grande, where it takes an east–west course, much of which runs concurrently with Interstate 2 (I-2). It enters the United States and Texas near Brownsville concurrent with US 77 and then splits from US 77 at Harlingen.
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. [2] At a length of 906.5 mi (1,458.9 km), it is the longest numbered highway in Texas, besting the east west I-10, which runs 880 miles.
A drawing of Lon Hill in 1912 Harlingen in 1927 Harlingen's Jackson Street in the late 1950s. Harlingen's strategic location at the intersection of U.S. Route 77 and U.S. Route 83, codesignated as Interstate 69 East and Interstate 2, respectively, in northwestern Cameron County, fostered its development as a distribution, shipping, and industrial center.
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The highway exits Texas into Louisiana near Joaquin, ... US 84 joins US 83/US 277, with US 277 leaving the concurrency after a short distance. US 84 leaves US 83, ...
US 77 has nine designated business loops in Texas, between the one in Waco and the mainline highway's southern terminus at the Mexico border. US 77 also has one auxiliary route designated as Alt. US 77 , which is a 91-mile (146 km) alternate route of US 77, located entirely in the state of Texas, running from Hallettsville to Refugio .
US 281 has two signed segments near its southern terminus in the Rio Grande Valley, both of which are signed west–east.The eastern segment, considered mainline US 281 by TxDOT, begins in Brownsville at an intersection with Business US 77 and SH 48 about 2 miles (3.2 km) from the Mexico border, and travels west through several communities along the border to Pharr.