Texas , north of
Albany, Texas.
Oklahoma US-283 enters Oklahoma from Texas in rural
Jackson County at a crossing of the
Red River. It runs concurrently with
State Highway 5 for several miles past
Elmer and continues north to
Altus, the largest Oklahoma town on the route. At the intersection of
U.S. Highway 62 in Altus, SH-5 splits off and 283 joins with
State Highway 6 for the next before it takes a western bend to the town of
Mangum. The route continues northwesterly until it crosses
I-40 at
Sayre. Through northwestern Oklahoma, US-283 passes through very sparsely populated areas and is the main north–south traffic corridor. After passing through
Cheyenne, 283 meanders through Black Kettle National Grassland then crosses the
Canadian River. It continues north to
Arnett where it joins with
State Highway 51 west for then turns north again passing through
Shattuck and
Laverne following part of
State Highway 15 along the way. North of Laverne, 283 turns west for to visit the town of
Rosston then turns north again to cross the
Cimarron River shortly before leaving the state for Kansas. Some points of interest along US-283 in Oklahoma include the Museum of the Western Prairie in Altus; the
Old Greer County Museum in Mangum;
Black Kettle National Grassland and the
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site near Cheyenne and the Shattuck Windmill Museum.
Kansas US-283 enters from Oklahoma south of
Englewood in
Clark County, and passes through largely unpopulated areas of the county until joining up for a brief concurrency with
U.S. Route 160. Following the split, US-283 continues north through
Minneola before making its way into
Dodge City, the only town with a population of more than 3,300 the highway passes through in the Sunflower State. At Dodge City, US-283 jogs east. It meets with
U.S. Route 400, but the two highways do not stay joined for long; US-400 splits and heads southeast towards
Greensburg, while US-283 continues eastbound past the
Dodge City Regional Airport. After passing the airport, the route then bends northeast before joining
U.S. Route 50 and
U.S. Route 56 for a brief stint. US-50 and US-56 split east towards
Kinsley, and US-283 resumes a due northerly course through open fields before reaching
Jetmore, where
K-156 crosses in an east–west direction. K-156 heads to
Garden City westbound and
Great Bend eastbound. The highway continues on another stretch through sparsely populated farmland before reaching
Ness City and
K-96, the first of two junctions in
Ness County. The other junction in the county is at
K-4 near
Ransom. The highway reaches
Interstate 70 in
WaKeeney, and makes a brief jog east through downtown WaKeeney before turning back to the north. US-283 between Ransom and I-70 was closed for much of 2006 as part of a major reconstruction program. The highway continues north to
Hill City, where it crosses
U.S. Route 24. The route stays on course until it reaches southern
Norton County, where it has a brief concurrency with
K-9. At the split, K-9 continues west to
Lenora, and US-283 resumes a straight northerly direction until the city of
Norton, where after crossing
U.S. Route 36, it reaches
Nebraska later. With the exception of small sections in Dodge City, all portions of US-283 in Kansas are two-laned.
Nebraska U.S. Highway 283 enters Nebraska south of
Arapahoe. At Arapahoe, US 283 meets
U.S. Highway 6 and
U.S. Highway 34. It continues north through
Elwood, then turns northeast. Near
Lexington, US 283 crosses the
Platte River and intersects
Interstate 80. It continues north into Lexington as a divided highway, turns back to a 2 lane road, crosses the Union Pacific railroad tracks via an overpass, and after taking 2 right turns on city streets, it ends at an intersection with
U.S. Highway 30. ==Major intersections==