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 Cameron County in the U.S. state of Texas. It is on the western Gulf Coast in South Texas, adjacent to the border with Matamoros, Mexico. The city covers , and has a population of 186,738 as of the 2020 census. It ...

, at

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on the

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, where it connects with both

Mexican Federal Highway 101 Federal Highway 101 ( es, Carretera Federal 101, Fed. 101) connects Matamoros, Tamaulipas, to Fed. 80 in San Luis Potosí. It passes through Ciudad Victoria, the capital of Tamaulipas, and Tula. The route traverses the Sierra Madre Ori ...

and

Mexican Federal Highway 180 Federal Highway 180 is a Mexican Federal Highway that follows Mexico's Gulf and Caribbean Coast from the Mexico-U.S. border at Brownsville, Texas, into Matamoros, Tamaulipas, to the resort city of Cancún, Quintana Roo, in the Yucatán Penins ...

, and the highway's northern terminus is in

Sioux City, Iowa Sioux City () is a city in Woodbury and Plymouth counties in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 85,797 in the 2020 census, making it the fourth-largest city in Iowa. The bulk of the city is in Woodbury County, ...

, at an interchange with

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(I-29). 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

Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, a ...

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

Route description

Texas

The section between the Oklahoma–

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state line and

Waco Waco ( ) is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is situated along the Brazos River and I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin. The city had a 2020 population of 138,486, making it the 22nd-most populous city in the st ...

is mostly co-located with

I-35 Interstate 35 (I-35) is a major Interstate Highway in the central United States. As with most primary Interstates that end in a five, it is a major cross-country, north–south route. It stretches from Laredo, Texas, near the Mexican border ...

and the

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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 the seat of government of Ellis County, Texas, United States. Its population was 41,140 in 2020. Etymology Some sources state that the name means "cow" or "buffalo" in an unspecified Native American language. One possible ...

. 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 towns founders were mainly German ...

. It rejoins US 77 at

Refugio, Texas Refugio ( ) is a town in Refugio County, Texas, Refugio County, of which it is the county seat, in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 2,890 as of the 2010 United States census, 2010 Census. Refugio is the birthplace of National Baseball H ...

. 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 US ...

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 Ponca City ( iow, Chína Uhánⁿdhe) is a city in Kay County in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The city was named after the Ponca tribe. Ponca City had a population of 25,387 at the time of the 2010 census- and a population of 24,424 in the 2020 ...

. 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 downtown San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area. The highway was designated in 1956 as one o ...

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 U.S. Route 275 (US 275) is a north–south United States highway that is a branch of US 75. It originally terminated at US 75 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The highway's northern terminus is in O'Neill, Nebraska, at an intersection with U.S. Hi ...

and

Nebraska Highway 91 Nebraska Highway 91 is a highway in central and eastern Nebraska. Its western terminus is at an intersection with Nebraska Highway 2 north of Dunning. Its eastern terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Highway 30 and U.S. Highway 75 in Blair ...

. US 275 and NE 91 separate from US 77 just south of

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, and US 77 continues north as a two-lane highway until it meets

US 75 U.S. Route 75 is a major north–south U.S. Highway that extends in the central United States. The highway's northern terminus is in Noyes, Minnesota, at the Canadian border, where it once continued as Manitoba Highway 75 on the other side ...

at Winnebago. The two highways run together to the junction of

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and

US 20 U.S. Route 20 or U.S. Highway 20 (US 20) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that stretches from the Pacific Northwest east to New England. The "0" in its route number indicates that US 20 is a major coast-to-coast route. S ...

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 The Siouxland Veterans Memorial Bridge is a through arch bridge which carries U.S. Route 77 across the Missouri River between Sioux City, Iowa, and South Sioux City, Nebraska. The bridge replaced the Combination Bridge, so called because it c ...

Iowa

US 77 barely enters Iowa. After crossing the Missouri River via the Veteran's Bridge at

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, the highway ends at a

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with

I-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, where it connects with Manitoba P ...

. 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

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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

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Sioux Falls () is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Dakota and the 130th-most populous city in the United States. It is the county seat of Minnehaha County and also extends into Lincoln County to the south, which continues up ...

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

Victoria, Texas Victoria is a small city in South Texas and county seat of Victoria County, Texas. The population was 65,534 as of the 2020 census. The three counties of the Victoria Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 111,163 as of the 2000 censu ...

, 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. : in Brownsville. The highways travel concurrently to north of Raymondville. : in Brownsville : in Harlingen : in Robstown. 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 Giddings may refer to: * Giddings (surname) *Giddings, Texas Giddings is the county seat of Lee County, Texas, United States situated on the intersection of U.S. Highway 77 and U.S. Route 290. Its population was 4,969 at the 2020 census. The ci ...

: in Rockdale : southeast of Cameron. 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 Dallas : in Carrollton : in Lewisville : in Denton. The highways travel concurrently through Denton. : in Denton : in Denton. The highways travel concurrently to south of

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

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: in

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: 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

Tonkawa The Tonkawa are a Native American tribe indigenous to present-day Oklahoma. Their Tonkawa language, now extinct, is a linguistic isolate. Today, Tonkawa people are enrolled in the federally recognized Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma. ...

. The highways travel concurrently to

. : 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

El Dorado El Dorado (, ; Spanish for "the golden"), originally ''El Hombre Dorado'' ("The Golden Man") or ''El Rey Dorado'' ("The Golden King"), was the term used by the Spanish in the 16th century to describe a mythical tribal chief (''zipa'') or king o ...

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

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. 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. 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

. : in Winnebago. The highways travel concurrently to South Sioux City. : in South Sioux City ;Iowa : in

References

External links

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