resumes a due northerly course through open fields before reaching Jetmore, where K-156 crosses in an east–west direction. K-156 heads to Garden City westbound and Great Bend eastbound. The highway continues on another stretch through sparsely populated farmland before reaching Ness City and K-96, the first of two junctions in Ness County. The other junction in the county is at K-4 near Ransom. The highway reaches Interstate 70 in WaKeeney, and makes a brief jog east through downtown WaKeeney before turning back to the north. US-283 between Ransom and I-70 was closed for much of 2006 as part of a major reconstruction program. The highway continues north to Hill City, where it crosses U.S. Route 24. The route stays on course until it reaches southern Norton County, where it has a brief concurrency with K-9. At the split, K-9 continues west to Lenora, and US-283 resumes a straight northerly direction until the city of Norton, where after crossing U.S. Route 36, it reaches Nebraska later. With the exception of small sections in Dodge City, all portions of US-283 in Kansas are two-laned. Nebraska U.S. Highway 283 enters Nebraska south of Arapahoe. At Arapahoe, US 283 meets U.S. Highway 6 and U.S. Highway 34. It continues north through Elwood, then turns northeast. Near Lexington, US 283 crosses the Platte River and intersects Interstate 80. It continues north into Lexington as a divided highway, turns back to a 2 lane road, crosses the Union Pacific railroad tracks via an overpass, and after taking 2 right turns on city streets, it ends at an intersection with U.S. Highway 30. Major intersections Texas northwest of Brady in Santa Anna. US 67/US 283 travels concurrently through Santa Anna. US 84/US 283 travels concurrently to Coleman. in Baird in Albany. The highways travel concurrently through Albany. south of Throckmorton. The highways travel concurrently to Vernon. in Throckmorton south-southwest of Seymour. The highways travel concurrently to Mabelle. north-northeast of Seymour. The highways travel concurrently to Mabelle. in Vernon Oklahoma in Altus in Sayre east of Arnett. The highways travel concurrently to west of Arnett. south-southeast of Laverne east of Rosston. The highways travel concurrently to northwest of Rosston. Kansas north of Englewood. The highways travel concurrently to south-southeast of Minneola. in Minneola south of Dodge City. US 56/US 283 travels concurrently to . US 283/US 400 travels concurrently to Dodge City. east-northeast of Dodge City. The highways