Overview
U.S. Route 383 was a north–south United States highway. US 383 was created in 1942, and deleted in 1982. After deletion, a portion of the highway became K-383.
Kansas
US-383 began in Oakley, heading north along present-day US-83. A short distance north of Oakley, the route intersected I-70. In Halford, US-83/US-383 crossed over US-24. From here, the road turned northeast, where US-383 split from US-83 near Leoville. US-383 continued to the northeast until meeting US-36. At this point, the route turned east for a concurrency with US-36, crossing US-283 in Norton. Past Norton, US-383 split from US-36 and resumed northeast, reaching an intersection with US-183 near Woodruff a short distance south of the Nebraska border.
Nebraska
In Nebraska, US-383 continued north on the present alignment of US-183, reaching an intersection with US-136 in Alma.
History
When the route was first commissioned in 1942, it ran from Oakley, Kansas to Elm Creek, Nebraska, a distance of . In 1964, the north end of US 383 was truncated to Alma, Nebraska.
Related routes
* U.S. Route 83 * U.S. Route 183 * U.S. Route 283 * K-383
External links
*Historic endpoints of U.S. Highway 383