U.S. Route 183 in Texas

US Highway 183
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length:	428.382 mi (689.414 km)
Major junctions
South end:	I-69E / US 77 / Alt. US 77 in Refugio
	US 87 in Cuero I-10 / US 90 in Luling I-35 / US 290 in Austin US 190 / US 281 in Lampasas US 67 / US 84 / US 377 in Brownwood I-20 near Cisco US 180 in Breckenridge US 380 in Throckmorton US 82 / US 277 / US 283 in Seymour US 70 / US 287 in Vernon
North end:	US-70 / US-183 at Texas-Oklahoma state line
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Bannered Divided Replaced Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec ← SH 183 SH 184 →

U.S. Route 183 (US 183) is a north-south U.S. highway that begins in Texas in Refugio at an intersection with US 77 (Future I-69E) concurrent with US 77 ALT. The highway runs through many small communities with Austin being the only major city along its route. The highway exits Texas concurrent with US 70, crossing into Oklahoma.

Route description

US 183 begins in Refugio at an intersection with US 77 (Future I-69E). US 77 ALT also begins at this intersection. The two highways travel north towards the historic town of Goliad. A few miles north of Cuero, US 77 ALT leaves the highway.

US 183 travels through many towns, including Gonzales and Luling before reaching Lockhart. Just north of Lockhart, the highway interchanges with the SH 130 toll road, and begins an "overlap" with the highway. US 183 becomes the frontage road for the toll road until Mustang Ridge, where SH 130 joins the SH 45 toll road.

Upon entering Austin, US 183 has many interchanges before becoming a freeway, just south of US 290. This freeway lasts until the 183A toll road. While 183A serves as a bypass around Cedar Park and Leander, US 183 serves as a more direct surface street.

Leaving the Austin area, 183 reaches Lampasas, where it overlaps US 190 and US 281. In Goldthwaite, the highway overlaps SH 16 and US 84. Just outside Brownwood, the overlap with US 84 ends. Hwy 183 crosses I-20 just south of Cisco. South of Throckmorton, US 283 joins the highway, an overlap that lasts until Vernon, where 183 joins US 70 and US 287. In Oklaunion, US 70 and 183 leave US 287 and cross the Red River together into Oklahoma.

Research Boulevard, Anderson Lane, and Ed Bluestein Boulevard in Austin

Through 1990, none of US 183 through Austin was built to freeway standards. By 2002, the portion of US 183, known as Research Boulevard, had been upgraded to a freeway. At that time, Research Boulevard, between Spicewood Springs Road and Cameron Road, was built as a viaduct with grade separated limited access. The northern freeway portion between Spicewood Springs Road and Bell Boulevard in Cedar Park, was completed by 2003.^[1]

The southern freeway portion between Cameron Road and US 290, became completed in 2012.

In Cedar Park, the limited access portion of Research Boulevard would become the 183A Toll Road, as US 183 would serve as a major arterial through the city as Bell Boulevard. The toll road opened in March 2007. The roads rejoin north of Leander.

In 2015, groundbreaking was announced to convert the then fifty-five-year-old portion of US 183 from US 290 to SH 71 into a three-to-five-lane tollway. All cross intersections governed by traffic lights will carry on as interchanges except 51st Street, Techni Center Drive, Bolm Road (which currently serves as a diamond interchange), Vargas Road, and Thompson Lane. In addition to these changes, an interchange at Patton Avenue is being constructed, the pedestrian crossing bridge just south of Manor Road will be upgraded, and Montopolis Bridge will be decommissioned in favor of a new truss bridge that will serve as a pedestrian walkway, no longer open to motorized traffic. Construction began in early 2016 and is expected to be completed in late 2019 or early 2020.^[2]

Major intersections

All exits are unnumbered.

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Refugio	Refugio			US 77 – Corpus Christi, Victoria	South end of US 77 Alt. overlap
	​			SH 202 west – Beeville
Goliad	​			SH 239 east / FM 2441 south – Sarco, Tivoli	South end of SH 239 overlap
	​			Loop 71 – Grave of Colonel Fannin and His Troops
	​			Loop 71 – Presidio La Bahia, General Zaragoza Birth Place
	​			PR 6 – Goliad State Park, Mission Espiritu Santo
	Goliad			US 59 west / SH 239 – Beeville, Kenedy, Victoria, Coleto Creek Reservoir and Park	North end of SH 239 overlap
	​			FM 622 east – Schroeder
	​			SH 119 north – Weesatche, Yorktown
	Weser			FM 1961 – Weesatche, Ander
DeWitt	Upper Meyersville			FM 237 – Yorktown, Meyersville
	​			FM 2718 south – Ratcliffe
	​			US 87 north – Nixon, San Antonio	South end of US 87 overlap
	Cuero			SH 72 west (West Heaton) – Yorktown
				FM 236 south (East Morgan) – Arneckeville
				US 87 south (East Broadway) – Victoria	North end of US 87 overlap
				FM 766 north (West Reuss Boulevard) – Cheapside, Stevenson Unit
				FM 1447 east
	​			Alt. US 77 north – Yoakum	North end of US 77 Alt. overlap
	Concrete			FM 951 north
	Hochheim			SH 111 east – Yoakum
Gonzales	​			FM 2067 south – Cheapside
	​			FM 3282 south
	Gonzales			SH 97 west – Cost	South end of SH 97 overlap
				Bus. US 183 north – Gonzales, Historic Business District
				Spur 146 east (St. Louis Street)
				Alt. US 90 / SH 97 east – Seguin, Shiner, Historic Business District	north end of SH 97 overlap
				Bus. US 183 south – Gonzales, Pioneer Village, Airport
	​			FM 1586 west – Ottine
	​			PR 11 south – Palmetto State Park
Caldwell	Luling			I-10 – San Antonio, Houston	I-10 exit 632
				US 90 east	South end of US 90 overlap
				US 90 west / SH 80 south to I-10 – Seguin, San Antonio	North end of US 90 overlap; south end of SH 80 overlap
				FM 1322 north (Davis Street)
				SH 80 north – San Marcos	North end of SH 80 overlap
				FM 86 north / FM 2984 north – Joliet, Bastrop
	​			FM 671 south – Stairtown
	Lockhart			FM 20 east – Bastrop	South end of FM 20 overlap
				FM 20 west – Lockhart State Park, Fentress	North end of FM 20 overlap
				SH 142 west to SH 130 Toll south – San Marcos, Seguin, San Antonio
				FM 672 east
				FM 2001 north to SH 130 Toll south – Niederwald, Seguin, San Antonio
				SH 130 Toll to FM 2001 – Seguin, San Antonio, Austin, Waco	SH 130 exit 470; no direct access from US 183 south to SH 130 north or SH 130 south to US 183 north
	​			SH 130 Toll / FM 1185 north – Lytton Springs	SH 130 exit 469
	Mendoza			SH 130 Toll south / Briarpatch Road / Homannville Trail	SH 130 exit 465
	Mustang Ridge			SH 130 Toll / SH 21 – San Marcos, Bastrop	interchange; SH 130 exit 463
Travis				SH 130 Toll north / Old Lockhart Road	SH 130 exit 460
				SH 45 Toll / SH 130 Toll to I-35 – Lockhart, San Antonio, Georgetown, Waco	SH 130 exits 457 and 460; no direct access rom US 183 north to SH 130 south or SH 130 north to US 183 south
				FM 1327 west – Creedmoor
	​			FM 973 north
	Colton			FM 1625 south – Creedmoor
	Pilot Knob			FM 812 east / D.G. Collins Road – Elroy, Circuit of the Americas, McKinney Falls State Park
	Austin			McKinney Falls Parkway - McKinney Falls State Park
				SH 71 (Ben White Boulevard) to SH 130 Toll – Bastrop, Austin Bergstrom International Airport	Interchange
				Montopolis Drive	Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance; to be converted to a diamond interchange[2]
				Montopolis Bridge over the Colorado River
				Loop 111 (Airport Boulevard) / Cesar Chavez Street / 5th Street / 7th Street	Interchange; no direct southbound exit (signed at Bolm Road)
				Bolm Road	Interchange; to be changed into a signalized U-turn interchange[2]
				FM 969 (MLK Boulevard)	Interchange
				Loyola Lane	To be built as part of the Bergstrom Expressway[2]
				Manor Road / Springdale Road	South end of freeway
				US 290 / 290 Toll Road east – Houston	No direct exits to US 290 west (signed northbound at Manor Road and southbound at Cameron Road)
				Cameron Road
				I-35 – San Antonio, Waco	I-35 exits 240A-B
				Georgian Drive / Northcrest Boulevard	No direct northbound exit or southbound entrance (signed at I-35); full access to Gessner Drive
				Loop 275 (Lamar Boulevard)	No direct northbound exit or southbound entrance (signed at I-35)
				Ohlen Road / Payton Gin Road	Full access to Anderson Square, Jamestown Drive, and Fairfield Drive
				FM 1325 (Burnet Road)
				Loop 1 (Mopac Boulevard)
				Loop 360 (Capital of Texas Highway) / Great Hills Trail
				Braker Lane / Great Hills Trail / Balcones Woods Drive	Access to Seton Northwest Hospital
				Duval Road / Balcones Woods Drive
				Oak Knoll Drive
Williamson				McNeil Road / Spicewood Springs Road
				Anderson Mill Road	no direct southbound exit (signed at Lake Creek Parkway)
				Lake Creek Parkway / Pecan Park Boulevard
				SH 45 Toll east / RM 620	no direct northbound exit to RM 620 (signed at Lake Creek Parkway)
				183A Toll Road north / Lakeline Mall Drive	north end of freeway; interchange with Lakeline Mall Drive southbound; at-grade intersection northbound
				183A Toll Road north / Lakeline Boulevard
	Austin–Cedar Park city line			183A Toll Road / Avery Ranch Boulevard
	Cedar Park			To 183A Toll Road / Cypress Creek Road
				RM 1431 to 183A Toll Road – Lago Vista
				To 183A Toll Road / New Hope Drive – Cedar Park Center
	Leander			To 183A Toll Road / Crystal Falls Parkway
				RM 2243 east to 183A Toll Road – Georgetown
				West Broade Street	former RM 2243 west
				183A Toll Road south
	Liberty Hill			SH 29 – Burnet, Georgetown
	​			RM 1869 west – Liberty Hill
	​			FM 3405 east
	​			FM 970 east – Andice, Florence
	​			SH 138 east – Florence, Georgetown
	​			RM 243 west – Mahomet, Bertram
Burnet	Briggs			Loop 308 to FM 2657 – Copperas Cove
				Loop 308 to FM 2657 – Briggs, Oakalla
	Watson			RM 963 – Burnet, Oakalla
Lampasas	Lampasas			US 190 east (Central Texas Highway) / US 281 Truck south (E.E. Jr. Ohnmeiss Drive) – Burnet, San Antonio, Fort Hood, Killeen, Belton	South end of US 190 / US 281 Truck overlap
				US 281 south / US 281 Truck – Burnet	north end of US 281 Truck overlap; south end of US 281 overlap
				Loop 257 east (4th Street) – Lampasas Downtown Historic District
				FM 580 west (North Avenue) – Colorado Bend State Park	South end of FM 580 overlap
				FM 580 east (East Avenue J)	North end of FM 580 overlap
				US 281 north – Evant, Hamilton	North end of US 281 overlap
	​			FM 3415 south
	​			US 190 west – San Saba	North end of US 190 overlap
	Lometa			FM 581
				FM 2942 north (Elm Street)
Mills	Goldthwaite			SH 16 south – San Saba	South end of SH 16 overlap
				Loop 15 east to US 84 east / FM 572 – Waco
				FM 574 west
	​			US 84 east – Evant, Gatesville, Waco	South end of US 84 overlap
see US 84
Brown	Early			US 67 south / US 84 west / US 377 south – Brownwood	North end of US 67 / US 84 / US 377 overlap
	​			FM 1467 east – Blanket
	​			FM 2273 west
	May			FM 1689 east
	​			FM 583 north – Williams
Eastland	Rising Star			SH 36
	Union Center			FM 2731 west
	Pleasant Hill			FM 2526 west	South end of FM 2526 overlap
	​			FM 2526 east – Carbon	North end of FM 2562 overlap
	Cisco			I-20 – Abilene, Eastland	I-20 exit 332
				US 183 Truck north / SH 6 south / SH 206 south to I-20 – Eastland	South end of SH 6 overlap
				SH 6 north – Albany	North end of SH 6 overlap
				US 183 Truck south (Avenue A) to SH 206
	​			FM 3101 south – Eastland
	​			SH 112 south – Eastland
Stephens	​			FM 1032 west
	​			FM 576 east	South end of FM 576 overlap
	​			FM 576 west	North end of FM 576 overlap
	​			FM 2231
	Breckenridge			US 180 (Walker Street) – Albany, Palo Pinto
	​			FM 287 south
	​			FM 578 north
	​			FM 1481 east
Throckmorton	​			FM 3327 east (Jones Road)
	Woodson			FM 209 west to US 283	South end of FM 209 overlap
				FM 209 east – Graham	North end of FM 209 overlap
	​			FM 1710 north
	​			FM 923 north
	​			US 283 south – Albany	South end of US 283 overlap
	​			FM 923
	Throckmorton			US 380 – Haskell, Graham	south end of SH 79 overlap
				SH 79 north – Olney	north end of SH 79 overlap
Baylor	​			US 277 south – Munday	South end of US 277 overlap
	​			Bus. US 183 north (Main Street / US 277 Bus. north / US 283 Bus. north)	interchange
	​			SH 114 – Seymour, Olney	interchange
	​			FM 422 – Seymour, Archer City	interchange
	​			US 82 west / Bus. US 183 south (US 277 Bus. south / US 283 Bus. south) – Seymour, Lubbock	interchange; south end of US 82 overlap
	Mabelle			US 82 east / US 277 north / FM 1790 south – Wichita Falls	North end of US 82 / US 277 overlap
Wilbarger	​			FM 1763 west – Harrold, Electra
	​			FM 2585 west
	​			FM 433 west – Lockett	South end of FM 433 overlap
	​			FM 433 east – Oklaunion	North end of FM 433 overlap
	Vernon			Bus. US 287 (Wilbarger Street)
				US 70 west / US 283 north / US 287 north – Altus, Amarillo	interchange; north end of US 283 overlap; south end of US 70 / US 287 overlap
	see US 287
	Oklaunion			US 287 south / Loop 145 – Wichita Falls	interchange; north end of US 287 overlap
	​			FM 370 east
	​			FM 1763 – Harrold
	​			US-70 east / US-183 north – Frederick, Ardmore	Oklahoma state line (bridge over the Red River)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access       Unopened

See also

• U.S. Roads portal
• Texas portal
• 183A Toll Road

References

1. "US183 (Research Blvd. and Bluestein Blvd.)". http://www.texasfreeway.com/austin/photos/183/183.shtml. January 19, 2002. External link in |publisher= (help);
2. "Maps - 183 South". Retrieved September 12, 2016.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google