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

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

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.

  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.