Alternate U.S. Highway 77 (Alt. US 77) is a north–south
auxiliary route
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of
US 77, located entirely within the state of
Texas
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. The route was commissioned in 1953, when US 77 was rerouted in southeast Texas.
Route description
Alt. US 77 begins at an intersection with US 77 (Future I-69E) in
Refugio;
US 183 also begins at this point and
runs concurrently with Alt. US 77 for approximately .
While US 77 (Future I-69E) runs to the northeast towards Victoria, US 183/Alt. US 77 travels more to the north, through unincorporated
Refugio County and into
Goliad County. The highway intersects
State Highway 239 (SH 239) south of
Goliad and runs concurrently until its reaches downtown Goliad and
US 59 (Future
I-69W
Interstate 69W (I-69W) is a relatively short north–south Interstate Highway running through South Texas in the United States. The freeway begins northeast of the middle of World Trade International Bridge in Laredo and ends at I-35. In ...
); US 183/Alt. US 77 continues to the north, while westbound SH 239 turns onto southbound US 59 (Future I-69W).
North of Goliad, past a junction with
SH 119, the US Highway begins to travel slightly toward the northeast. The next major city is
Cuero
Cuero ( ) is a city in and the county seat of DeWitt County, Texas, United States. Its population was 8,128 at the 2020 census.
History
The city of Cuero had its start in the mid-19th century as a stopping point on the Chisholm Trail cattle route ...
in
DeWitt County; in a wrong-way concurrency, southbound
US 87 merges on to northbound US 183/Alt. US 77, and the three US Highways stay merged until US 87 separates in downtown Cuero.
North of Cuero, US 183 finally separates from Alt. US 77; US 183 turns to the northwest, while Alt. US 77 turns sharply to the northeast, toward
Lavaca County and
Yoakum.
West of
Hallettsville
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 towns founders were mainly German ...
, Alt., US 77 merges onto
Alt. US 90, and the two routes stay merged until downtown Hallettsville, where Alt. US 77 ends at another intersection with US 77.
History
The original routing of US 77 was to the southwest from Hallettsville, via Yoakum and Cuero, and then to the southeast to Victoria concurrent with US 87.
In 1953, US 77 was transferred to the more direct north–south route to the east, replacing SH 295 between Hallettsville and Victoria; the original route from Hallettsville to Cuero was designated Alt. US 77.
In order to have it connect with US 77 at both ends, Alt. US 77 was designated to run concurrently with US 183 (which had been renumbered from SH 29 in 1952) from Cuero to its southern terminus in Refugio.
Major intersections
Auxiliary route
Alt. US 77 has one
business route
A business route (or business loop, business spur, or city route) in the United States is a short special route connected to a ''parent'' numbered highway at its beginning, then routed through the central business district of a nearby city or ...
in
Yoakum. Officially designated by TxDOT as Business US 77-Q, it is signed with two auxiliary banners as Business Alternate US 77. The route was originally established as
Loop 51 in 1939, and was redesignated in 1991.
The route begins at Alt. US 77 south of Yoakum, then travels northwest into the city along Huck Street. It then turns north along Irvine Street, and has a brief concurrency with
SH 111. It then turns northwest along Gonzales Street to an intersection with mainline Alt. US 77.
See also
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Notes
References
External links
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77 Alternate
Transportation in Refugio County, Texas
Transportation in Goliad County, Texas
Transportation in DeWitt County, Texas
Transportation in Lavaca County, Texas
Alternate (Texas)
Yoakum, Texas