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*{{Jct|country=USA|I|37}} at [[Three Rivers, Texas|Three Rivers, TX]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|10|I|35}} at [[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio, TX]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|20}} near [[Brazos, Texas|Brazos, TX]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|44}} from [[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls, TX]] to [[Randlett, Oklahoma|Randlett, OK]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|40}} at [[Hinton, Oklahoma|Hinton, OK]]
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'''U.S. Route 281''' ('''US 281''') is a north–south [[United States Numbered Highway]]. At {{convert|1,875|mi|km}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://route.transportation.org/u-s-route-number-database/|title=U.S. Route Number Database|website=Transportation.org|language=en-US|access-date=February 7, 2019}}</ref> it is 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 [[Canada–United States border|Canadian border]], where it continues as [[Manitoba Highway 10|Highway 10]]. The route between Dunseith and the border is shared with [[North Dakota Highway 3]]. US 281 has two southern termini. The western terminus, known as International Blvd. in [[Hidalgo, Texas|Hidalgo]], begins from the McAllen-Hidalgo International Bridge. The southern eastern terminus of US 281 is in [[Brownsville, Texas]], just short of the [[US-Mexico border|Mexican border]] ending on Bus. 77. The two spurs come together at South Cage Blvd in [[Las Milpas, Pharr, Texas|Las Milpas, Texas]] going north into [[Pharr, Texas]]. Thus, US 281 is the only continuous three-digit US route to extend from the Canadian border to the Mexican border.
The original ''Military Telegraph Road'' was incorporated into the US-281 route.<ref>{{Cite book|
US 281 is a "child" of [[U.S. Route 81|US 81]]. As a result of decommissioning portions of the parent route that have been superseded by concurrent Interstate Highways, the length of US 281 is {{convert|672|mi|km}} greater than that of its parent.
==Route description==
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===Texas===
{{Main|U.S. Route 281 in Texas}}
US 281, beginning at the west, or the lower Rio Grande Valley, at an intersection with Business US 77 and [[Texas State Highway 48|SH 48]] about {{convert|2|mi|km|spell=in}} from the Mexico border.<ref name="
North of San Antonio, US 281 continues through central and [[North Texas|north-central]] Texas, passing through many towns, including [[Stephenville, Texas|Stephenville]], [[Mineral Wells, Texas|Mineral Wells]] and [[Jacksboro, Texas|Jacksboro]] before reaching [[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls]], where the highway begins a concurrency with [[Interstate 44|I-44]] north across the [[Red River of the South|Red River]] into [[Oklahoma]].
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==Future==
US 281 will be upgraded between [[U.S. Route 59|US 59]] in [[George West, Texas|George West]] in Texas to [[Interstate 2|I-2]] in [[Pharr, Texas|Pharr]] to become I-69C, a spur of I-69. An {{convert|18|mi|km|adj=on}} segment exists running from Business US 281 in [[Edinburg, Texas|Edinburg]] to I-2 in Pharr.{{Cn|date=October 2022}}
US 281 between [[Grand Island, Nebraska|Grand Island]] and [[St. Paul, Nebraska|St. Paul]] in Nebraska is planned to be a four-lane expressway for its entire length. Currently, some sections are still two lanes, with stubs and grading in place for expansion to four lanes in these areas.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://stpaulnebraska.com/wp-content/uploads/St_Paul_Comprehensive_Plan-RD.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=February 16, 2019 |archive-date=February 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217030359/https://stpaulnebraska.com/wp-content/uploads/St_Paul_Comprehensive_Plan-RD.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|2}} west-northwest of [[Churchs Ferry, North Dakota|Churchs Ferry]]. The highways travel concurrently to west of Churchs Ferry.
: {{jct|state=ND|ND|3|MB|10}} at the [[Canada–United States border]] north-northeast of [[Dunseith, North Dakota|Dunseith]]
<ref name=randmcnally>{{cite book |author = Rand McNally |year = 2014 |title = The Road Atlas |edition = Walmart |location = Chicago |publisher = Rand McNally |pages = 40, 63, 77, 82–83, 93, 100–101|isbn = 978-0-528-00771-2}}</ref>
==Bypass==
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'''U.S. Route 281 Alternate''' was a {{convert|1.4|mi|adj=on}} long [[Alternate route|alternate]] of U.S. Route 281 running within the northeastern and eastern portions of [[Great Bend, Kansas]]. US-281 Alternate was formed in 1955 and was decommissioned about 1983. Since then it has been known as US 281 Bypass, which is mostly unsigned, two-lane surface [[highway]] bypasses downtown Great Bend. The only visible indication of this being a bypass is via street signs along intersecting streets; thus it is not a true [[bypass route]], but a local street that is named as a bypass.{{Cn|date=October 2022}}
===Route description===
281 Bypass begins its journey near the intersection of 10th ([[U.S. Route 56 (Kansas)|US-56]]/[[K-96 (Kansas highway)|K-96]]/[[K-156 (Kansas highway)|K-156]]) and Pine Streets. 10th Street, which is normally east–west, travels slightly southwest-northeast for one block with its intersection with the bypass.{{Cn|date=October 2022}}
The bypass travels mostly to the northwest until near Park and Frey Streets. Then, it steers towards the north-northwest.{{Cn|date=October 2022}}
After intersecting with 22nd Street, 281 Bypass starts to curve to the west until it intersects with 24th Street. It remains unsigned on 24th Street until its northwestern terminus with its parent route on Main Street (US-281).{{Cn|date=October 2022}} The northwestern terminus of U.S. Highway 281 Bypass is directly adjacent to [[Brit Spaugh Park]] in Great Bend.<ref>{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=10th+St%2FKS-156%2FKS-96%2FUS-56&daddr=US-281+Bypass+to:US-281+Bypass+to:Main+St%2FUS-281&geocode=FexZSQIdniwd-g%3BFQx5SQIdMRYd-g%3BFc2QSQIdOwgd-g%3BFSmTSQIdcPYc-g&hl=en&mra=mr&mrcr=0&via=1,2&sll=38.370665,-98.757563&sspn=0.022543,0.038581&ie=UTF8&z=15 |title=U.S. Highway 281 Bypass |access-date=June 8, 2009}}</ref>
==See also==
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