U.S. Route 281

U.S. Highway 281 is a north-south United States highway.

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 Manitoba provincial 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

The highway passes through the following states:

Major cities

Major cities along the route include:

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)

Notes about routing in Texas

In San Antonio, during the morning rush hour US 281 northbound near Loop 1604 is heavily congested. North of San Antonio, US 281 is not a freeway and is the Main Street of Blanco. It multiplexes with U.S. Route 290 south of Johnson City. US 290 continues towards Austin, and thus US 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.