Arkansas Highway 77

Highway 77
Route information
Maintained by AHTD
Length:	66.70 mi[1] (107.34 km)
Existed:	1926 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 70, West Memphis
	I-40/I-55/US 61/US 64/US 65/US 79, West Memphis US 61, Turrell Future I-555 / US 63, Gilmore
North end:	Route 108, Missouri state line
Location
Counties:	Crittenden, Mississippi
Highway system
Arkansas Highway System Interstate US State Business Spurs Scenic Heritage Trails ← AR 76 AR 78 →

Highway 77 (AR 77, Ark. 77, and Hwy. 77) is a north–south^{[a 1]} state highway in East Arkansas. The route of 66.70 miles (107.34 km) runs from US 70 in West Memphis north along Interstate 55 to the Missouri state line.^[3]

Route description

Diagram of I-55 interchange 23: AR 77 meets I-55/US 61/US 63 and becomes I-55/US 61/AR 77, with I-555/US 63 heading northwest

AR 77 begins at US 70 in West Memphis and runs north to cross I-40/I-55/US 61/US 64/US 65/US 79. The route continues north as a former alignment of US 63 until Turrell. AR 77 also meets AR 42 in Turrell before meeting I-55/US 61/US 63 as well as Interstate 555 at a very large intersection north of town. US 61 becomes a frontage road with I-55, while AR 77 follows Future I-555/US 63 north to Gilmore. The route then turns south and runs as a frontage road along I-555/US 63, curving along I-55 and eventually facing north toward Mississippi County.

The highway becomes a minor route, passing through rural Crittenden and Mississippi Counties.^[2] AR 308 briefly concurs with AR 77 in southern Mississippi County. AR 77 also crosses AR 118, AR 14/AR 297, and AR 140 south of Etowah.

AR 77 continues north to a short concurrency with AR 158 before entering Manila. AR 77 meets AR 18 before exiting Manila northbound. AR 119 concurs with AR 77 west to Leachville, after which AR 77 trails north to terminate at Route 108.

History

Between Turrell and West Memphis, Highway 77 runs on the former alignment of US 61. The route was extended along the former US 61 segment on August 22, 1956.^[4]

Major intersections

Mile markers reset at concurrencies.

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Crittenden	West Memphis	0.00	0.00	US 70 / Great River Road south (Broadway)	Southern terminus
		1.08	1.74	I-40 / I-55 (US 61 / US 63 / US 64 / US 79) – Little Rock, Blytheville, Memphis	I-40 exits 276 (eastbound) and 278 (westbound); I-55 exit 7 (southbound)
		2.12	3.41	AR 191 south (7th Street) to I-40 / I-55
	Marion	5.10	8.21	US 64 west (Military Road) to I-55[a 2]
	Clarkedale	12.00	19.31	AR 50 west (Clarkedale Road)
	Turrell	16.03	25.80	AR 42 to I-55 – Turrell Business District, Wapanocca NWR Headquarters
		17.90	28.81	US 61 north / Great River Road north to I-55 south – Wilson, Marion, West Memphis	South end of US 61 north overlap (southbound only)
				I-55 (US 61 south / US 63 south) – Memphis, Blytheville, St. Louis, MO	North end of US 61 north overlap (southbound only); south end of future I-55 / US 63 overlap; I-55 exit 23; future I-555 exits 1A (south) and 1B (north); no direct access from AR 77 north to I-55 south
	Gilmore	0.00	0.00	US 63 north – Marked Tree, Jonesboro, Gilmore	North end of future I-555 / US 63 overlap; AR 77 north follows exit 2
Mississippi	Dimple	7.27	11.70	AR 308 west – Birdsong	South end of AR 308 overlap
	​	8.17	13.15	AR 308 east – Frenchman's Bayou	North end of AR 308 overlap
	​	10.66	17.16	AR 118
	​	17.18	27.65	AR 14 – Lepanto, Wilson
	​	19.80	31.87	AR 198 west
	​	23.33	37.55	AR 297 south
	Etowah	24.33	39.16	AR 140 west – Lepanto	South end of AR 140 overlap
	Athelstan	0.00	0.00	AR 140 east – Osceola	North end of AR 140 overlap
	Carroll's Corner	2.09	3.36	AR 136 west – Etowah
	​	3.99	6.42	AR 158 east – Luxora	South end of AR 158 overlap
	Floodway	5.50	8.85	AR 158 west – Caraway	North end of AR 158 overlap
	Manila	12.02	19.34	To AR 18 east / Fleeman Street (AR 77Y) – Manila, Blytheville
		12.21	19.65	AR 18 east – Blytheville	South end of AR 18 overlap
		0.00	0.00	AR 18 west	North end of AR 18 overlap
		0.33	0.53	AR 18B
	Poplar Corner	3.32	5.34	AR 119 north – Buckeye	South end of AR 119 overlap
	Leachville	7.99	12.86	AR 119 south to AR 18 – Jonesboro, Blytheville	North end of AR 119 overlap
	Arkmo	12.26	19.73	Route 108 north – Cardwell	Missouri state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Notes

1. Although highways in the United States run from south to north and west to east, the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department lists Highway 77 beginning at the Mississippi County line and running south to West Memphis.^[2]
2. Military Road west of Highway 77 is US 64, even though the route also concurs with I-55/US 63/US 61 west of the intersection.^[5] This is a leftover alignment prior to building I-55.

References

Route map: Bing / Google

1. Planning and Research Division (2010). "Arkansas Road Log Database". Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived from the original (Database) on 23 June 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
2. General Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (Mississippi County ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
3. General Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (Crittenden County ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
4. "Minutes of the Meeting" (PDF). Arkansas State Highway Commission. August 22, 1956. p. 1919. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
5. Route and Section Map (PDF) (Map) (Crittenden County ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved June 22, 2011.