U.S. Route 283 (US-283) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from US-87 in Brady, Texas north to US-30 in Lexington, Nebraska. In the U.S. state of Kansas, US-283 is a main north–south highway that runs from the Oklahoma border north to the Nebraska border in the western part of the state. Along the way it intersects many major routes including US-50, US-56 and US-400 in Dodge City, Interstate 70 (I-70) and US-40 in WaKeeney. It also intersects US-36 and K-383 in Norton.