State: | KS |
Type: | US |
Route: | 183 |
Map Custom: | yes |
Map Notes: | US-183 highlighted in red |
Length Round: | 2 |
Length Ref: | [1] |
Established: | [2] |
Direction A: | South |
Terminus A: | at Oklahoma state line |
Junction: |
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Direction B: | North |
Terminus B: | at Nebraska state line |
Counties: | Clark, Comanche, Kiowa, Edwards, Pawnee, Rush, Ellis, Rooks, Phillips |
Previous Type: | K |
Previous Route: | 182 |
Next Type: | K |
Next Route: | 184 |
U.S. Route 183 (US-183) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from US-77 in Refugio, Texas north to Interstate 90 (I-90) in Presho, South Dakota. In the U.S. state of Kansas, US-183 is a main north - south highway that runs from the Oklahoma border north to the Nebraska border.
Between 1930 and 1931, US-183 was extended south into Kansas to US-83 in Dresden. Then between July 1938 and 1939, US-183 was altered to follow US-36 east to K-1 in Phillipsburg, then south along K-1 to US-160. Then continued west along US-160 to K-34 in Sitka, which it followed south from Sitka to the Oklahoma border. Between 1941 and 1944, US-183 and US-83 were swapped within Nebraska and a small portion into Kansas, which straightened their alignment and eliminated the overlap between the two in Norton. The former alignment of US-83 from northeast of Selden to east of Woodruff became US-383, now K-383.
US-183 enters Kansas in Clark County and turns east at Sitka, where it overlaps 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.
Entering Kiowa County, US-183 reaches a junction with 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.[3]
North of Hays, the highway has been resurfaced and realigned for 23miles 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 15miles north to Stockton, the Rooks County seat, where US-24 crosses.
The highway enters Phillips County approximately 12miles 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.
Between 1930 and 1931, US-183 was extended south into Kansas, across US-36, to US-83 in Dresden.[2] Between July 1938 and 1939, US-183 was altered to follow US-36 east to K-1 in Phillipsburg, then south along K-1 to US-160. It then continued west along US-160 to K-34 in Sitka, which it followed south from Sitka to the Oklahoma border.[4] [5] Between 1941 and 1944, US-183 and US-83 were swapped within Nebraska and a small portion into Kansas, which straightened their alignment and eliminated the overlap between the two in Norton. The former alignment of US-83 from northeast of Selden to east of Woodruff became US-383, now K-383.[6] [7]
State: | KS |
Type: | US-Byp |
Route: | 183 |
Location: | Hays |
U.S. Route 183 Bypass (US-183 Bypass) is a bypass route in Hays. It begins at US-183 and runs north and ends at I-70 and US-40.[8]