SR 183 begins in the center of the city of Salinas at an at-grade interchange with U.S. Route 101.

Following an interchange with Davis Road, the route exits town and enters an area covered with farmland.

1459, signed by the Governor on September 11, 2020, authorizes the California Transportation Commission to relinquish the segment of SR 183 within the City of Salinas to local control.

[6] Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured on the road as it was in 1964, based on the alignment that existed at the time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage.

[1] Segments that remain unconstructed or have been relinquished to local control may be omitted.