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EspañolU.S. ROUTE 281
(Redirected from Foster County CR 1605)
'U.S. Highway 281' is a north-south United States highway. It is 1,872 miles (3,013 km) long and is currently the longest continuous three-digit U.S. Route.
The highway's northern terminus is at the International Peace Garden, north of Dunseith, North Dakota, at the Canadian border, where it continues as Highway 10. The route between Dunseith and the border is shared with North Dakota Highway 3. The southern terminus of US 281 is in Brownsville, Texas, just short of the Mexican border.
The highway passes through the following states:
===Texas===
Starting at an intersection with Business US 77 and Texas State Highway 48 about 2 miles from the Mexico border, U.S. 281 travels along the border through the Rio Grande Valley, turning north at Hidalgo, TX, travelling through many small towns, alternating as a divided highway and main street, until joining Interstate 37. It splits with I-37 and travels through Pleasanton, TX, travelling north to San Antonio. In San Antonio, U.S. 281 overlaps Interstate 410 on the south side of the city until the interchange with Interstate 37. U.S. 281 then overlaps I-37 north into downtown San Antonio until I-37 ends at Interstate 35. U.S. 281 continues north from downtown San Antonio as freeway, intersecting Interstate 410 with access to the San Antonio International Airport. There is currently a project underway to construct a stack interchange at interchange of U.S. 281 and I-410. Currently there is no direct access between the two freeways and surface streets are required to connect to each freeway. North of San Antonio, U.S. 281 is not a freeway and is the Main Street of Blanco. It overlaps U.S. Route 290 south of Johnson City. U.S. 290 continues toward Austin, and thus U.S. 281 and US 290 are used as an alternate route from San Antonio to Austin to avoid congestion on Interstate 35 and to be more scenic.
North of San Antonio, U.S. 281 continues through central and north-central Texas, passing through many cities including Stephenville, Mineral Wells and Jacksboro to Wichita Falls, where the highway begins a concurrency with Interstate 44 north across the Red River into Oklahoma.
===Oklahoma===
U.S. 281 enters the state of Oklahoma at the Red River bridge north of Burkburnett, Texas on a route concurrent with Interstate 44 starting in Wichita Falls. About 6 miles north of the Red River, U.S. 281 leaves I-44 at Randlett, Oklahoma and follows a two-lane roadway paralleling I-44, which becomes the Wichita Falls-Lawton section of the H.E. Bailey Turnpike, from Randlett to a point 6 miles south of Lawton.
Through the Lawton/Fort Sill metropolitan area, U.S. 281 again overlaps a free section of I-44, while the former U.S. 281 alignment through the city of Lawton is designated as Business U.S. 281 between I-44 exits 34 and 39B. About 8 miles north of downtown Lawton, U.S. 281 departs from I-44 to continue north through the cities of Apache, Anadarko, Gracemont, Binger and Hinton. About 2 miles north of its junction with Interstate 40 near Hinton, U.S. 281 crosses a 1930's-vintage 38-span steel pony truss bridge over the South Canadian River that served traffic of the former east-west US 66 before that highway was superseded by I-40 in the 1960s. A four-mile section of U.S. 281's paving from north of I-40 to a point south of Geary is the original 18-foot concrete surface of Route 66.
Through central and northern Oklahoma, U.S. 281 then proceeds through the cities of Geary, Watonga, Seiling and Alva. The highway crosses the Kansas state line about 14 miles north of Alva at Hardtner, Kansas.
===Kansas===
Passing largely through sparsely populated areas of central Kansas, U.S. 281 enters the state at Hardtner in Barber County and passes through Medicine Lodge, Pratt,
St. John and Great Bend. Along its venture through southern Kansas, US 281 intersects several major east-west routes: first US 54 and US 400, which head east to Wichita and west to Dodge City, Garden City and Liberal; US 50, which heads east to Hutchinson and west to Garden City; and US 56, heading to Dodge City westbound and Emporia and Overland Park eastbound.
Following a four-mile concurrency with K-4 near Hoisington, the highway intersects Interstate 70 at Russell before joining K-18 near Paradise for an eight-mile concurrency.
The two highways split at Luray, and US 281 turns north into Osborne County, passing through the town of Osborne before joining US 24 and K-9 for another concurrency. US 281 joins US 36 at Smith Center, turning east before the two highways split, with US 281 turning north for its final stretch in the state, passing through Lebanon. All sections of US 281 in Kansas are two-lane, with portions passing through the downtown areas of Pratt and Hoisington still overlaid with bricks.
===Nebraska===
U.S. 281 enters Nebraska south of Red Cloud. Between Hastings and Grand Island, U.S. 281 overlaps U.S. Route 34 and is designated as the Tom Osborne Expressway after the former Nebraska Cornhuskers football coach and U.S. Representative. The U.S. 281 expressway continues north of Grand Island to St. Libory. From there northward, U.S. 281 is a two-lane undivided highway passing mostly through unpopulated areas, with the exception of the regional trade center O'Neill, where it junctions U.S. Route 20 and U.S. Route 275. U.S. 281 exits the state north of Spencer.
===South Dakota===
U.S. 281 enters South Dakota in Gregory County. It crosses the Missouri River at Fort Randall Dam. U.S. 281 and Interstate 90 intersect at Plankinton. U.S. 281 becomes an expressway at South Dakota Highway 20. This expressway continues through Aberdeen to a point near Westport. It exits the state north of Frederick.
The South Dakota section of U.S. 281, with the exception of concurrencies with U.S. 18 and U.S. 14, is defined at South Dakota Codified Laws § 31-4-229.[1]
===North Dakota===
In North Dakota, U.S. 281 is a major north-south artery. It enters south of Ellendale and intersects Interstate 94 and U.S. Route 52 at Jamestown, ND. 281 and 52 remain paired together to Carrington. From there, U.S. 281 continues northward to North Dakota Highway 5 at Rocklake. U.S. 281 follows ND 5 westward to Dunseith, where 281 turns northward to its end at the Canadian border in the International Peace Garden. The northernmost section of U.S. 281 passes through North Dakota's Turtle Mountains. Recently, 281 was rebuilt near Minnewaukan, North Dakota to accommodate flooding close to the city.
US 281 intersects with the following Interstate Highways:
★ Interstate 94 in Jamestown, North Dakota
★ Interstate 90 near Plankinton, South Dakota
★ Interstate 80 in Grand Island, Nebraska
★ Interstate 70 in Russell, Kansas
★ Interstate 40 in Hinton, Oklahoma
★ Interstate 44 between Wichita Falls, Texas and a point near Medicine Park, Oklahoma (co-signed route)
★ Interstate 20 south of Mineral Wells, Texas
★ Interstates 10, 410, 35, and 37 in San Antonio, Texas
★ Interstate 37 between Pleasanton and Three Rivers, Texas (shared route)
★ U.S. Highway 81
★ U.S. Highway 181
1. Droz, Robert V. Sequential List with Termini and Lengths in Miles. ''US Highways from US 1 to (US 830)''. URL accessed 11 August 2006.
2. Droz, Robert V. North - South US Highways with daughter routes, From US 1 to US 101. ''US Highways from US 1 to (US 830)''. URL accessed 11 August 2006.
'U.S. Highway 281' is a north-south United States highway. It is 1,872 miles (3,013 km) long and is currently the longest continuous three-digit U.S. Route.
| Contents |
| Termini |
| States traversed |
| Legal Description |
| Intersections |
| Related US routes |
| References |
Termini
The highway's northern terminus is at the International Peace Garden, north of Dunseith, North Dakota, at the Canadian border, where it continues as Highway 10. The route between Dunseith and the border is shared with North Dakota Highway 3. The southern terminus of US 281 is in Brownsville, Texas, just short of the Mexican border.
States traversed
US 281 heading south towards downtown San Antonio, Texas.
The highway passes through the following states:
===Texas===
Starting at an intersection with Business US 77 and Texas State Highway 48 about 2 miles from the Mexico border, U.S. 281 travels along the border through the Rio Grande Valley, turning north at Hidalgo, TX, travelling through many small towns, alternating as a divided highway and main street, until joining Interstate 37. It splits with I-37 and travels through Pleasanton, TX, travelling north to San Antonio. In San Antonio, U.S. 281 overlaps Interstate 410 on the south side of the city until the interchange with Interstate 37. U.S. 281 then overlaps I-37 north into downtown San Antonio until I-37 ends at Interstate 35. U.S. 281 continues north from downtown San Antonio as freeway, intersecting Interstate 410 with access to the San Antonio International Airport. There is currently a project underway to construct a stack interchange at interchange of U.S. 281 and I-410. Currently there is no direct access between the two freeways and surface streets are required to connect to each freeway. North of San Antonio, U.S. 281 is not a freeway and is the Main Street of Blanco. It overlaps U.S. Route 290 south of Johnson City. U.S. 290 continues toward Austin, and thus U.S. 281 and US 290 are used as an alternate route from San Antonio to Austin to avoid congestion on Interstate 35 and to be more scenic.
North of San Antonio, U.S. 281 continues through central and north-central Texas, passing through many cities including Stephenville, Mineral Wells and Jacksboro to Wichita Falls, where the highway begins a concurrency with Interstate 44 north across the Red River into Oklahoma.
===Oklahoma===
U.S. 281 enters the state of Oklahoma at the Red River bridge north of Burkburnett, Texas on a route concurrent with Interstate 44 starting in Wichita Falls. About 6 miles north of the Red River, U.S. 281 leaves I-44 at Randlett, Oklahoma and follows a two-lane roadway paralleling I-44, which becomes the Wichita Falls-Lawton section of the H.E. Bailey Turnpike, from Randlett to a point 6 miles south of Lawton.
Through the Lawton/Fort Sill metropolitan area, U.S. 281 again overlaps a free section of I-44, while the former U.S. 281 alignment through the city of Lawton is designated as Business U.S. 281 between I-44 exits 34 and 39B. About 8 miles north of downtown Lawton, U.S. 281 departs from I-44 to continue north through the cities of Apache, Anadarko, Gracemont, Binger and Hinton. About 2 miles north of its junction with Interstate 40 near Hinton, U.S. 281 crosses a 1930's-vintage 38-span steel pony truss bridge over the South Canadian River that served traffic of the former east-west US 66 before that highway was superseded by I-40 in the 1960s. A four-mile section of U.S. 281's paving from north of I-40 to a point south of Geary is the original 18-foot concrete surface of Route 66.
Through central and northern Oklahoma, U.S. 281 then proceeds through the cities of Geary, Watonga, Seiling and Alva. The highway crosses the Kansas state line about 14 miles north of Alva at Hardtner, Kansas.
===Kansas===
Passing largely through sparsely populated areas of central Kansas, U.S. 281 enters the state at Hardtner in Barber County and passes through Medicine Lodge, Pratt,
St. John and Great Bend. Along its venture through southern Kansas, US 281 intersects several major east-west routes: first US 54 and US 400, which head east to Wichita and west to Dodge City, Garden City and Liberal; US 50, which heads east to Hutchinson and west to Garden City; and US 56, heading to Dodge City westbound and Emporia and Overland Park eastbound.
Following a four-mile concurrency with K-4 near Hoisington, the highway intersects Interstate 70 at Russell before joining K-18 near Paradise for an eight-mile concurrency.
The two highways split at Luray, and US 281 turns north into Osborne County, passing through the town of Osborne before joining US 24 and K-9 for another concurrency. US 281 joins US 36 at Smith Center, turning east before the two highways split, with US 281 turning north for its final stretch in the state, passing through Lebanon. All sections of US 281 in Kansas are two-lane, with portions passing through the downtown areas of Pratt and Hoisington still overlaid with bricks.
===Nebraska===
U.S. 281 enters Nebraska south of Red Cloud. Between Hastings and Grand Island, U.S. 281 overlaps U.S. Route 34 and is designated as the Tom Osborne Expressway after the former Nebraska Cornhuskers football coach and U.S. Representative. The U.S. 281 expressway continues north of Grand Island to St. Libory. From there northward, U.S. 281 is a two-lane undivided highway passing mostly through unpopulated areas, with the exception of the regional trade center O'Neill, where it junctions U.S. Route 20 and U.S. Route 275. U.S. 281 exits the state north of Spencer.
===South Dakota===
U.S. 281 enters South Dakota in Gregory County. It crosses the Missouri River at Fort Randall Dam. U.S. 281 and Interstate 90 intersect at Plankinton. U.S. 281 becomes an expressway at South Dakota Highway 20. This expressway continues through Aberdeen to a point near Westport. It exits the state north of Frederick.
Legal Description
The South Dakota section of U.S. 281, with the exception of concurrencies with U.S. 18 and U.S. 14, is defined at South Dakota Codified Laws § 31-4-229.[1]
===North Dakota===
In North Dakota, U.S. 281 is a major north-south artery. It enters south of Ellendale and intersects Interstate 94 and U.S. Route 52 at Jamestown, ND. 281 and 52 remain paired together to Carrington. From there, U.S. 281 continues northward to North Dakota Highway 5 at Rocklake. U.S. 281 follows ND 5 westward to Dunseith, where 281 turns northward to its end at the Canadian border in the International Peace Garden. The northernmost section of U.S. 281 passes through North Dakota's Turtle Mountains. Recently, 281 was rebuilt near Minnewaukan, North Dakota to accommodate flooding close to the city.
Intersections
US 281 intersects with the following Interstate Highways:
★ Interstate 94 in Jamestown, North Dakota
★ Interstate 90 near Plankinton, South Dakota
★ Interstate 80 in Grand Island, Nebraska
★ Interstate 70 in Russell, Kansas
★ Interstate 40 in Hinton, Oklahoma
★ Interstate 44 between Wichita Falls, Texas and a point near Medicine Park, Oklahoma (co-signed route)
★ Interstate 20 south of Mineral Wells, Texas
★ Interstates 10, 410, 35, and 37 in San Antonio, Texas
★ Interstate 37 between Pleasanton and Three Rivers, Texas (shared route)
Related US routes
★ U.S. Highway 81
★ U.S. Highway 181
References
1. Droz, Robert V. Sequential List with Termini and Lengths in Miles. ''US Highways from US 1 to (US 830)''. URL accessed 11 August 2006.
2. Droz, Robert V. North - South US Highways with daughter routes, From US 1 to US 101. ''US Highways from US 1 to (US 830)''. URL accessed 11 August 2006.
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