U.S. Route 77 in Texas

US Highway 77
Blue Star Memorial Highway
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length:	471.296 mi[1] (758.477 km)
Existed:	1927[1] – present
Major junctions
south end:	United States-Mexico border in Brownsville
	I-69E from Brownsville to Raymondville I-2 / US 83 in Harlingen I-69E from Robstown to Corpus Christi I-37 in Corpus Christi I-10 near Schulenburg I-35 in Waco I-20 in Dallas I-30 in Dallas I-635 in Dallas
north end:	I‑35 / US-77 near Gainesville
Location
Counties:	Cameron, Willacy, Kenedy, Kleberg, Nuecess, San Patricio, Refugio, Victoria, De Witt, Lavaca, Fayette, Lee, Milam, Falls, McLennan, Hill, Ellis, Dallas, Denton, Cooke
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Bannered Divided Replaced Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec ← US 75 US 79 →

U.S. Route 77 (US 77) is a major highway that is part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs from the Veterans International Bridge in Brownsville to Sioux City, Iowa. In Texas, the road runs south-north for 471.3 miles (758.5 km) from the International border with Mexico to the Oklahoma state line north of Gainesville. The highway is being upgraded to a freeway near Corpus Christi to connect to the freeway part of the highway in Raymondville as part of future I-69. A freeway in Robstown is already signed as part of I-69. From Waco to the Oklahoma state line, US 77 overlaps or runs parallel to I-35/I-35E.

Route description

The interchange between I-37 and US 77

US 77 crosses the Rio Grande with US 83 on the Veterans International Bridge. The two highways run together concurrent with I-69E until Harlingen. US 83 runs west (north) along I-2 to McAllen while US 77 runs north along with I-69E to Raymondville. The highway is only one to pass through Kenedy County. In Raymondville, I-69E temporarily ends.

In Robstown, US 77 again picks up the I-69E designation until the interchange with I-37 in north Corpus Christi. US 77 shares a short overlap with I-37 before leaving the highway. US 77 runs through many small to mid-size communities before arriving in Waco. Here, US 77 begins its overlap with I-35 that lasts until Hillsboro, where the highway then parallels I-35E until Red Oak.

→U.S. Route 77 Business (Waco, Texas)

US 77 has an unsigned overlap with I-35E until US 77 leaves the interstate in Corinth to serve Denton. The highway then returns to I-35 in north Denton until the two highways cross into Oklahoma together north of Gainesville.

History

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Cameron	Brownsville			Veterans International Bridge at Los Tomates over the Rio Grande south end of US 83 overlap
				University Boulevard / East Avenue - UT-Brownsville, Texas Southmost College	at-grade intersection
overlap; see I-69E
Kenedy	​			La Parra Avenue - Sarita	interchange
Kleberg	Riviera			FM 771 east – Riviera Beach
				SH 285 west – Falfurrias
	​			RM 628 east – Loyola Beach
	​			FM 772
	Ricardo			FM 1118 east
	​			Bus. US 77 north
	Kingsville			FM 1717
				FM 1356 (General Cavazos Boulevard)	interchange
				FM 425 (Senator Carlos Truan Boulevard)	interchange
				SH 141 (King Avenue) / Kenedy Avenue	interchange
				FM 1898 (Corral Avenue) / FM 2045 (Santa Gertrudis Avenue)	interchange
Nueces	Bishop			FM 257 west
	​			FM 70 – Chapman Ranch, Agua Dulce	interchange
	​			Bus. US 77 south
	​			FM 3354 east – Concordia, Bishop Airport
	Driscoll			FM 665 – Alice, Corpus Christi
	​			FM 2826
	overlap; see I-69E
	Corpus Christi			I-37 south – Corpus Christi	north end of I-69E overlap; south end of I-37 overlap; US 77 south follows exit 14
				Sharpsburg Road / Redbird Lane	I-37 exit 15
				Labonte Park	I-37 exit 16
San Patricio	​			I-37 north – San Antonio	north end of I-37 overlap; US 77 north follows exit 17
	Odem			SH 234 west / FM 631 east (Main Street) – Edroy, Taft
	​			FM 1944 east
	​			Bus. US 77 north / FM 1945	interchange
	​			SH 188 – Sinton	interchange
	​			US 181 – Beeville, Sinton	interchange
	​			SH 89 to US 181 – Beeville, Portland	interchange
	​			Bus. US 77 south
Refugio	Woodsboro			FM 1360 south
				FM 136 south – Woodsboro, Bayside
	​			FM 2441 north
	Refugio			FM 774 east (Empresario Street) – Bayside, Austwell
				Alt. US 77 north / US 183 north – Goliad, Goliad State Historical Park, Presidio Labahia, General Zaragoza Birthplace
	​			SH 239 – Tivoli, Goliad	interchange
Victoria	​			FM 445 east – McFaddin
	​			US 59 north (via Spur 91) – Houston	interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance; future I-69 north
	​			US 59 north / Bus. US 77 north – Victoria	interchange; south end of US 59 overlap
	​			FM 446
	​			US 59 south / Bus. US 59 north – Goliad, Laredo	interchange; north end of US 59 overlap
	​			FM 236	interchange
	​			FM 1685	interchange; no direct northbound exit (signed at FM 236)
	Victoria			US 87 – Cuero	interchange
				Briggs Boulevard / Nursery Drive	interchange; no direct northbound exit
				Mallette Drive / Invitational Drive	interchange
				Bus. US 77 south (Navarro Street) / Loop 463 east – Edna	interchange
	​			FM 444 south – Inez
	​			FM 682 north – Terryville
DeWitt	No major junctions
Lavaca	​			SH 111 – Edna, Yoakum	interchange
	​			FM 531 – Koerth, Ezzell
	​			FM 318 south – Sweet Home
	Hallettsville			Alt. US 77 south / Alt. US 90 west – Shiner, Yoakum	south end of US 90 Alt. overlap
				Alt. US 90 east – Eagle Lake	north end of US 90 Alt. overlap
				FM 957 north (East First Street)
	​			FM 532 east – Oakland	south end of FM 532 overlap
	​			FM 532 west – Komensky, Moulton	north end of FM 532 overlap
Fayette	Schulenburg			Loop 222 (Lyons Avenue)
				US 90 to Loop 222 – Flatonia, Weimar
				I-10 – Flatonia, San Antonio, Weimar, Houston	I-10 exit 674
	​			FM 615 east
	​			FM 956 west – Freyburg
	​			FM 1383 south – Ammannsville
	​			FM 3171 south
	​			FM 2436 west – Hostyn
	​			Spur 92 / FM 155 south – Weimar, Monument Hill Kreische Brewery State Park
	La Grange			Bus. SH 71 to SH 159 – Smithville, Brenham
				SH 71 – Smithville, Austin, Columbus	interchange
	​			FM 2145 north – Nechanitz
	​			FM 153 west – Winchester
	Warda			FM 1482 west
Lee	Giddings			FM 448 south – Serbin, Northrup, Winchester
				US 290 (Austin Street)
				FM 2440 – Manheim
	​			FM 1624 north – Fedor
	​			SH 21 – Bastrop, Caldwell	interchange
	​			FM 3403 east
	​			Loop 123 north to FM 112 west / FM 696 west / FM 1624 – Taylor, Elgin	south end of FM 696 overlap
	Lexington			FM 696 east	north end of FM 696 overlap
				Loop 123 south to FM 112 / FM 696 / FM 1624
Milam	​			FM 487 west – Rockdale
	​			FM 908 – Rockdale, Airport
	Rockdale			US 79 – Hearne, Rockdale	interchange
	​			FM 1712 south
	​			US 190 east / SH 36 south – Milano	south end of US 190 / SH 36 overlap
	​			FM 2095 east – Gause, Hearne
	Cameron			US 190 west / SH 36 north / North Travis Street – Temple, Business District	north end of US 190 / SH 36 overlap
	Splawn			FM 485 – Hearne
	Ben Arnold			FM 1444 east
	​			FM 1963 north – Burlington
Falls	​			FM 1445 east – Clarkson
	Rosebud			Loop 265 north / FM 1963 south (Main Street) – Reagan
				SH 53 west – Temple
	​			Loop 265 south – Reagan
	Travis			FM 431 east – Cedar Springs	south end of FM 431 overlap
				FM 431 west – Westphalia	north end of FM 431 overlap
	Lott			SH 320 – Westphalia, Temple, Marlin
	​			FM 935 – Troy
	​			SH 7 east – Marlin	south end of SH 7 overlap
	​			FM 1950 west – Cego
	​			SH 7 west / Bus. SH 7 east – Eddy	interchange; north end of SH 7 overlap
	Golinda			FM 2839 east
McLennan	​			FM 2643 west – Levi	south end of FM 2643 overlap
	​			FM 2643 east – Asa	north end of FM 2643 overlap
	Robinson			FM 2837 west – Lorena
				FM 3148 west – Hewitt
				SH 6 / Loop 340 – Meridian, Marlin	interchange
	Waco			Loop 396 north – Austin, Fort Worth, Dallas	traffic circle
				Bus. US 77 north (La Salle Avenue) – Marlin, Bryan
				I-35 south (Jack Kultgen Expressway) / Loop 2 north (South 17th Street) – Austin, Cotton Palace Complex, Floyd Casey Stadium	south end of I-35 overlap; US 77 south follows exit 334
see I-35
Hill	​			I-35 north / Spur 579 south – Fort Worth, Dallas	north end of I-35 overlap; US 77 north follows exit 370
	Carl's Corner			FM 2959 west to I-35E – Itasca
	Midway			FM 934 west – Itasca
	​			FM 1243 south
Ellis	Milford			FM 308 south – Malone	south end of FM 308 overlap
				FM 566 west to I-35E
	​			FM 308 north – Maypearl	north end of FM 308 overlap
	Italy			SH 34 to I-35E – Ennis
	Forreston			FM 329 west to I-35E
	Nena			FM 55 south – Avalon
	Waxahachie			I-35E – Waco, Dallas	I-35E exit 397
				FM 66 west (Rogers Street) / FM 877 south (Howard Road) to FM 1446
				Bus. US 287 (West Main Street)
				FM 878 east (West Marvin Avenue)
				US 287 – Fort Worth, Corsicana	interchange
				FM 387 to I-35E / FM 813
	Red Oak			SH 342 north – Red Oak
				I-35E south – Waco	south end of I-35E overlap; US 77 south follows exit 408
see I-35E
Denton	Denton			I-35E north – Oklahoma City	north end of I-35E overlap; US 77 north follows exit 464
				US 377 south (Fort Worth Drive)	south end of US 377 overlap
				FM 426 east (McKinney Street)
				US 377 / US 380 north (University Drive)	north end of US 377 overlap
				FM 428 east (Sherman Drive)
				FM 2164 north (Locust Street) to FM 455
				Loop 288 / US 380 Truck	interchange
				I-35 south to Loop 288 / FM 1173 – Krum	south end of I-35 overlap; US 77 south follows exit 471
see I-35
Cooke	​			I‑35 north / US-77 north – Oklahoma City	Oklahoma state line (bridge over Red River)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 77". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.