Texas US-183 begins in
Refugio, sharing a
concurrency with
US-77A. The two highways continue north through
Goliad County until they split in
DeWitt County. US-183 crosses
I-10 south of the town of
Luling. The largest city that US-183 passes through is
Austin, Texas, where it is mostly a
limited access highway. Northwest of Austin, US-183 passes through the suburbs of
Cedar Park and
Leander, where the
183A toll road runs parallel to it. In
Lampasas County, US-183 overlaps
US-190 between the towns of
Lampasas and
Lometa. US-183 overlaps
US-84 from
Goldthwaite in
Mills County to
Early in
Brown County. It crosses
I-20 in
Cisco, Texas. US-183 overlaps
US-283 in
Throckmorton County, and both highways overlaps
US-277 and
US-82 in
Baylor County from
Seymour to
Mabelle. In
Wilbarger County, US-183 exits the concurrency with US-283 and turns east with
US-70 to overlap
US-287 between the towns of
Vernon and
Oklaunion. US-183 continues north overlapping US-70 until it leaves the state of Texas.
Oklahoma US 183/US 70 enters Oklahoma by crossing the
Red River south of Davidson, OK. In Davidson, US 70 splits from US 183, leaving US 183 on its own. This continues as US 183 passes
US 62 and BUS 62 in Snyder, OK. About north of Snyder, US 183 crosses
Interstate 40 at Interstate 40's exit 66. Another later, US 183 co-signs with
US 270 near Seiling, OK. US 183/US 270 continue in a northwesterly direction for before picking up
US 412 in Woodward, OK. US 183/US 270/US 412 then leave Woodward in a due west fashion for a short time, until heading northwest again for , at which time US 270 and US 412 leave US 183 near Fort Supply, OK to form their own duplex through the panhandle of Oklahoma as US 270/US 412. US 183 then continues north from the southern Harper County line to the Oklahoma/Kansas state line for a total of about before leaving the state.
Kansas US-183 enters Kansas in
Clark County and turns east at
Sitka, where it begins a concurrency with
US-160, entering
Comanche County, where it passes through
Protection. The highways stay paired as it turns north to pass through the Comanche County seat,
Coldwater. At Coldwater, US-160 turns back to the east, and US-183 continues its northerly track. in southern Comanche County. Entering
Kiowa County, US-183 reaches a junction with the overlapped east–west route,
US-54 and
US-400, where it passes through
Greensburg. In southern
Edwards County, the highway makes a brief turn to the west before meeting up with
US-56 in
Kinsley, the Edwards County seat. US-56 and US-183 turn northeast before the highways split after entering
Pawnee County. US-56 continues northeast toward
Larned, and US-183 straightens out to pass through largely unpopulated areas in Edwards County. In
Rush County, US-183 intersects two primary east–west Kansas state highways,
K-96 in
Rush Center and
K-4 in
LaCrosse. US-183 reaches the largest city along its route in Kansas,
Hays, where a western bypass of the highway provides direct access to
Gross Memorial Coliseum and
Fort Hays State University. US-183 is known as Vine Street in Hays and contains numerous businesses. US-183 runs through town for three miles (5 km) before crossing
Interstate 70, which is heavily traveled in Hays with traffic between
Denver and
Kansas City. The interchange of US-183 and I-70 has been designated as the CW2 Bryan J. Nichols Fallen Veterans Memorial Interchange. North of Hays, the highway has been resurfaced and realigned for to
Plainville, one of two towns in
Rooks County US-183 serves. At Plainville, US-183 has a junction with
K-18. US-183 continues north to
Stockton, the Rooks County seat, where
US-24 crosses. The highway enters
Phillips County approximately north of Stockton. US-183 meets
US-36 west, and the highways join for a concurrency through the city of
Phillipsburg. The highways split in downtown Phillipsburg, and US-183 has one last junction with
K-383 before exiting the state south of
Alma, Nebraska. US-183 is two-laned throughout Kansas, except for the portion which runs through Hays.
Nebraska and
Taylor, Nebraska. U.S. Highway 183 enters Nebraska south of
Alma. It enters Alma after crossing
Harlan County Lake and the
Republican River and then runs concurrent with
U.S. Highway 136 north out of Alma. After separating from US 136, US 183 continues north to
Holdrege, where it intersects
U.S. Highway 6 and
U.S. Highway 34. US 183 continues north from Holdrege and intersects
Interstate 80 south of
Elm Creek shortly after crossing the
Platte River. It then proceeds north into Elm Creek and meets
U.S. Highway 30. US 183 continues north through
Miller and intersects
Nebraska Highway 2 at
Ansley. It continues north from Ansley through
Sargent,
Taylor, and
Rose before meeting
U.S. Highway 20 in
Bassett. At Bassett, US 183 turns west with US 20 before turning north again near
Long Pine. US 183 continues north through
Springview before entering South Dakota.
South Dakota U.S. Highway 183 enters South Dakota just south of
Wewela. It goes north to
Colome, where it intersects
U.S. Route 18. US 183 and US 18 pass concurrently northwest through
Winner, then US 183 turns north, west of Winner. Route 183 goes north to
Presho, where it intersects
Interstate 90 and ends. Legally, the South Dakota section of U.S. 183, with the exception of a concurrency with U.S. 18, is defined at South Dakota Codified Laws § 31-4-202. ==History==