U.S. Route 83 Business (McAllen, Texas)

Business US Route 83-S (Bus. US 83-S) is a business loop of US 83 in the Lower Rio Grande Valley region of Texas. The highway serves as the main street for many communities in the area, such as McAllen, Mission, San Juan, Alamo, and more. This is the longest business loop in Texas, traveling almost 47 miles and is the third longest bannered US highway in the state; only US 90 Alternate and US 77 Alternate are longer.

Business plate.svg
Business U.S. Highway 83 marker
Business U.S. Highway 83
Map
Business US 83 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length45.889 mi[1] (73.851 km)
ExistedJanuary 14, 1991[1]–present
Major junctions
West end I-2 / US 83 near La Joya
Major intersections
East end I-2 / I-69E / US 77 / US 83 in Harlingen
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
Highway system

Route description

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Bus. US 83-S begins at Interstate 2/US 83 in Harlingen, near the interchange with Interstate 69E/US 77. Leaving the city, the highway serves the town of La Feria, before entering into Mercedes. In the city of Weslaco, the highway passes by the South Texas College - Mid-Valley Campus. Bus. US 83-S next passes through the towns of Donna, Alamo, and San Juan before entering Pharr. In Pharr, the highway intersects US 281, just south of Interstate 69C. Crossing I-2/US 83 for the first time since Harlingen, Bus. US 83-S enters into the city of McAllen. The highway serves as the major east-west road for the city, traveling directly through the city center. In Mission, the highway splits into a one way street, with northbound traffic traveling on Tom Landry Street and southbound on 9th Street. In western Mission, the highway crosses I-2/US 83 again. After the intersection with FM 2062, development along the route begins to drop, traveling mainly through more rural areas of the city. Bus. US 83-S ends at I-2/US 83 on the eastern edge of Peñitas, where I-2 also ends.

History

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The highway was formally signed as Loop 374 until 1991.[2]

Loop 374

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State Highway Loop 374
LocationHidalgo and Cameron counties
ExistedMarch 20, 1963–January 14, 1991

Texas State Highway Loop 374 is a former state highway loop that was located in Hidalgo and Cameron counties.

Loop 374 was designated in 1963, running from US 83 near the west city limit of Mission, eastward along the old location of US 83 to US 83 near the west city limit of Harlingen. The highway was extended 5.5 miles (8.9 km) west of Mission to US 83 in 1967. Loop 374 was re-routed through Mission in 1987, with westbound traffic being re-routed onto Mayberry Road and Tom Landry Street near the town's central business district. The highway was cancelled and re-designated as Bus. US 83 in 1991.

Junction list

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CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Hidalgo0.00.0 
 
  I-2 east / US 83
La Joya2.84.5 
 
FM 2221 north
Peñitas5.79.2 
 
FM 1427 south (Main Street) / Liberty Boulevard
6.210.0 
 
 
 
I-2 east / US 83 east
I-2 exit 128
Palmview9.014.5 
 
FM 492 north (Goodwin Road)
10.316.6 
 
FM 2062 south (Bentsen Palm Drive) – Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
Mission11.819.0   I-2 / US 83 / Inspiration RoadI-2 exit 134
13.321.4  SH 107 (Conway Avenue)
15.825.4  FM 494 (Shary Road)
McAllen17.327.8  FM 2220 (Ware Road)
18.429.6 
 
FM 1926 north (North 23rd Street)
 
 
  Spur 115 south (South 23rd Street) – McAllen International Airport
19.331.1   SH 336 (10th Street) – Airport
20.432.8 
 
FM 2061 north (McColl Road)
West end of FM 2061 overlap
McAllenPharr line21.033.8   I-2 / US 83
 
 
 
 
FM 3362 north (North Jackson Road) / FM 2061 south (South Jackson Road)
East end of FM 2061 overlap; I-2 exit 144; access to westbound I-2/US 83 via FM 2061
Pharr22.235.7  US 281 (Cage Boulevard) – Edinburg, Reynosa
Alamo26.142.0  FM 907 (Alamo Road)
Donna28.646.0 
 
FM 1423 north (Val Verde Road)
West end of FM 1423 overlap
29.146.8 
 
FM 1423 south (Valley View Road)
East end of FM 1423 overlap
30.549.1 
 
Spur 433 north (Main Street)
31.250.2  FM 493 (Salinas Avenue)
Weslaco34.555.5  FM 88 (Texas Boulevard)
36.558.7  FM 1015 – Edcouch, Intl Bridge
37.560.4 
 
Spur 31 north (Mile 2 West Road)
Mercedes39.363.2 
 
FM 491 north (Texas Avenue) – La Villa
West end of FM 491 overlap
40.064.4 
 
FM 491 south – Intl Bridge
East end of FM 491 overlap
41.666.9 
 
FM 1425 north (Mile 2 East Road)
CameronBixby42.868.9 
 
FM 2556 south
West end of FM 2556 overlap
43.469.8 
 
FM 2556 north
East end of FM 2556 overlap
La Feria45.072.4  FM 506 (Main Street)
45.673.4 
 
FM 733 north (Kansas City Road)
Harlingen47.776.8  FM 800 (Bass Boulevard)
51.182.2 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
I-2 west / US 83 to I-69E / US 77 / Spur 54 east
I-2 exit 174
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business U.S. Highway No. 83-S". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  2. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 374". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
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