ðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl ˌɛsˈeɪtʃ ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː wʌz dˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪɾᵻd ˌɔn ˈɔːɡəst twˈɛnti wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː ɐlˈɔŋ ɐ ɹˈaʊt fɹʌm lˈeɪmsə ˈiːst tʊ ɐn ˌɪntɚsˈɛkʃən wɪð ˌɛsˈeɪtʃ ˈeɪtiːn ɪn wˈɛstɚn ʃˈækəlfɚd kˈaʊnti æz ɐ ɹᵻnˈʌmbɚɹɪŋ ʌv ˌɛsˈeɪtʃ ˈeɪtiːn bˈiː. ˌɔn mˈeɪ twˈɛnti wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt, ˌɛsˈeɪtʃ ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː wʌz ɛkstˈɛndᵻd wˈɛst tə ðə nˈuː mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ stˈeɪt lˈaɪn tə kənˈɛkt wɪð nˈuː mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ stˈeɪt ɹˈoʊd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː.
The original SH 83 was designated on August 21, 1923 along a route from Lamesa east to an intersection with SH 18 in western Shackelford County  as a renumbering of  SH 18B. On May 21, 1928, SH 83 was extended west to the New Mexico state line to connect with New Mexico State Road 83.