U.S. Route 77 (US 77) is a major north–south

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which extends for in the

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. As of 2005, Its southern terminus is in

Brownsville, Texas Brownsville ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Cameron County, Texas, Cameron County, located on the western Gulf Coast in South Texas, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border, border with Matamoros, Tamaulipas ...

, at Veteran's International Bridge on the

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, where it connects with both Mexican Federal Highway 101 and

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, and the highway's northern terminus is in

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, at an interchange with

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(I-29), less than north of the Nebraska state line. It is unsigned in and around

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. Its historic segment through

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and

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was decommissioned with the advent of I-29 but otherwise the route has been spared the decommissioning that has shortened other US Highways. The route has major freeway sections in

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including the Broadway Extension connecting suburban Edmond to downtown Oklahoma City.

Route description

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The section between the Oklahoma–

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state line and

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is mostly co-located with

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and the I-35E branch through

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, and where it is co-located, it is not signed. The two stretches in Texas that are not co-located are a stretch wholly within the city of Denton and a longer stretch from near

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, to Hillsboro, the reason being that US 77 is a separate road between the two, serving the town of

Waxahachie Waxahachie ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Ellis County, Texas, United States. Its population was 41,140 in 2020. The city was founded in 1850, and incorporated in 1871. Much of the employment is provided by a number of industries and by ...

. As of 2004, US 77 Alternate has a northern terminus in

Hallettsville, Texas Hallettsville is a city in Lavaca County, Texas, United States. Its population was 2,731 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Lavaca County. Hallettsville also has a sizable German-Texan population, as the town founders were mainly German ...

. It rejoins US 77 at

Refugio, Texas Refugio ( ) is a town in Refugio County, of which it is the county seat, in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 2,712 as of the 2020 Census. Refugio is the birthplace of Baseball Hall of Fame member Nolan Ryan. Geography Refugio is lo ...

. While the main line of US 77 passes through

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, Alternate US 77 veers to the west to serve Yoakum and Cuero. The southern end extends from I-37 near Corpus Christi to Harlingen, where it merges with

US 83 U.S. Route 83 (US 83) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that extends in the central United States. Only four other north–south routes are longer: US 1, US 41, US 59, and US 87, while U ...

and runs through the cities of Harlingen, San Benito and Brownsville to its southern terminus at the United States/Mexico border. A section of US 77 located in the Giddings, Texas area is known as the

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Memorial Highway. Another section of US 77, from I-37 to SH 44 in Nueces County, was redesignated I-69/US 77 in 2011. As of 2017, US 77 is being co-signed with I-35E as part of the reconstruction co-signed between Denton and I-635.

Oklahoma

In Oklahoma, US 77 runs north–south, paralleling I-35, connecting Texas to Kansas and running for through the central part of the state. It passes through many major cities, including Ardmore,

and

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, Guthrie, and Ponca City. It has a freeway section, the Broadway Extension, connecting Oklahoma City to its northern suburb Edmond, in addition to sections that are co-flagged with I-35 and I-235.

Kansas

US 77 runs for in Kansas. Between the US 40 junction and the Cowley County line is designated as a

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. In Cowley County, it is the Robert B. Docking Memorial Highway. Near Arkansas City it is the Walnut Valley Greenway.Kennedy, Richie
Kansas Highways Routelog
''Route56''. URL accessed March 6, 2007. From Nebraska to US 24 and from K-15 to Arkansas City, it is part of the National Highway System.

Nebraska

In Nebraska, US 77 is a major north–south artery connecting the capital city of

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with outlying areas to the north and south. The highway is designated as the Homestead Expressway from Beatrice to

I-80 Interstate 80 (I-80) is an east–west transcontinental freeway that crosses the United States from San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area. The highway was designated in 1956 as one of the ori ...

at Lincoln. In Lincoln, US 77 becomes a full

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expressway before it overlaps with I-80 for about . North of I-80, US 77 continues as an expressway to

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, where it becomes a two-lane undivided road. It remains a two-lane highway except for two sections near Fremont, which are four-lane divided highways. The expressway north of Fremont is shared with US 275 and

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. US 275 and NE 91 separate from US 77 just south of Winslow, and US 77 continues north as a two-lane highway until it meets

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at Winnebago. The two highways run together to the junction of I-129 and

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at Dakota City, where US 75 breaks off and US 77 continues northward as a divided highway through South Sioux City before exiting the state via the Siouxland Veterans Memorial Bridge.

Iowa

US 77 barely enters Iowa. After crossing the

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via the Veteran's Bridge at

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, the highway ends at a

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with

I-29 I29 may refer to: * Interstate 29 Interstate 29 (I-29) is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern United States. I-29 runs from Kansas City, Missouri, at a junction with I-35 and I-70, to the Canada–US border near Pembina, North Dakota ...

. Its total length in Iowa is slightly more than .

History

US 77 previously extended north through South Dakota to

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. It followed the current I-29 corridor up to the Toronto, South Dakota area, and then followed current

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north to

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. After reaching Milbank, it traveled to the east, concurrently with US 12 to Ortonville, where it ended at an intersection with US 75. The segment between Milbank and Ortonville was decommissioned in 1966; the remaining South Dakota portion along with most of the highway's length in Iowa section was removed in October 1981. Portions of the old highway in the

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area exist today as

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, and further north, as Moody County Road 77 and Brookings County Road 77.

Future

US 77 is currently being upgraded between the

in Brownsville to

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, as I-69E.

Major intersections

;Texas : at the

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at the

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in Brownsville. US 77/US 83 travels concurrently to Harlingen. I-69E/US 77 travels concurrently to north of Raymondville. : in Brownsville : in Harlingen : in Kingsville. The highways travel concurrently to Corpus Christi. : in Corpus Christi. I-37/US 77 travels concurrently to west-northwest of Corpus Christi. : north of Sinton : in Refugio : south-southwest of

. US 59/US 77 travels concurrently to southwest of Victoria. : in Victoria : in Schulenburg : in Schulenburg : in Giddings : in Rockdale : southeast of

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. The highways travel concurrently to Cameron. : in

. The highways travel concurrently to northeast of Hillsboro. : in Bellmead : in

: in Waxahachie : in

. The highways travel concurrently to Denton. : in

: in Dallas. The highways travel concurrently through Dallas. : in Dallas : in Dallas : in Denton. The highways travel concurrently through Denton. : in Denton : in Denton. The highways travel concurrently to south of

Thackerville, Oklahoma Thackerville is a town in Love County, Oklahoma, United States. It is located near the Texas state border. The population was 400 at the 2020 census. Geography Thackerville is situated near the intersection of U.S. Highway 77 and State High ...

. : in Gainesville ;Oklahoma : in Ardmore : north of

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: in Davis : in

. The highways travel concurrently to

. : in Oklahoma City. US-62/US-77 travels concurrently through Oklahoma City. : in Oklahoma City. I-235/US-77 travels concurrently through Oklahoma City. : in Oklahoma City : in Edmond. The highways travel concurrently to Guthrie. : in

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: in Perry. The highways travel concurrently through Perry. : north of Perry : in

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. The highways travel concurrently to Ponca City. : east-northeast of Tonkawa. The highways travel concurrently to Ponca City. ;Kansas : in Arkansas City. The highways travel concurrently through Arkansas City. : in Winfield : in Augusta. US-54/U-77 travels concurrently to

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. US 77/US 400 travels concurrently to Pickrell Corner. : north of El Dorado : in

Florence Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence ...

. The highways travel concurrently around a

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in Florence. : east-northeast of

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. The highways travel concurrently to east of Herington. : in Junction City. : north of

Riley Riley may refer to: Businesses * Riley (brand), British sporting goods brand founded in 1878 * Riley Motor, British motorcar and bicycle manufacturera 1890–1969 * Riley Technologies, American auto racing constructor and team, founded by Bob ...

. The highways travel concurrently to east of Riley. : in Marysville. The highways travel concurrently through Marysville. ;Nebraska : in Beatrice : in

: in Lincoln. The highways travel concurrently to north-northeast of Lincoln. : in Lincoln : north of Fremont. US 77/US 275 travels concurrently to south of Winslow. : in Winnebago. The highways travel concurrently to South Sioux City. : in South Sioux City ;Iowa : in

References

External links

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