Route 77 is a
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either Route number, numbered or maintained by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered ...
in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ...
of
Rhode Island
Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ...
. It runs approximately from Rhode Island Road in
Little Compton to
Route 24 in
Tiverton.
Route description
Route 77 starts at Rhode Island Road in southern
Little Compton. It runs in a northerly direction and intersects
Route 179. Continuing north past
Route 177, Route 77 passes through downtown
Tiverton. It continues north, directly paralleling the
Sakonnet River
The Sakonnet River is a tidal strait in the state of Rhode Island which flows approximately between Mount Hope Bay and Rhode Island Sound. It separates Aquidneck Island from the eastern portion of Newport County.
Etymology
"Sakonnet" is ...
, until it reaches its northern terminus at
Route 24.
History
The section of Route 77 between
Route 179 and
Route 177 was part of
Route 126 until May 1962, which now runs through the
Blackstone Valley
The Blackstone Valley or Blackstone River Valley is a region of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It was a major factor in the American Industrial Revolution. It makes up part of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor and Natio ...
.
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Major intersections
References
External links
2019 Highway Map, Rhode Island
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077
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Transportation in Newport County, Rhode Island
Tiverton, Rhode Island
Little Compton, Rhode Island