U.S. Route 77 (US-77) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from the Veteran's International Bridge in Brownsville, Texas north to Interstate 29 (I-29) in Sioux City, Iowa. In the U.S. state of Kansas, US-77 is a main north–south highway that runs from the Oklahoma border north to the Nebraska border.
Route description
US 77 runs for 234 miles (377 km) in Kansas. Between the US 40 junction and the Cowley County line is designated as a Blue Star Memorial Highway. In Cowley County, it is the Robert B. Docking Memorial Highway. Near Arkansas City it is the Walnut Valley Greenway.[3]
From Nebraska to US 24 and from K-15 to Arkansas City, it is part of the National Highway System.
History
US-77 was established in Kansas by 1927.[2]
The relocation of US-77 north of Winfield was approved on November 14, 1980.[4]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[5] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowley | | 0.000 | 0.000 |   US 77 south | Continuation into Oklahoma |
| Arkansas City |   US-166 west | Southern end of US-166 overlap | |||
| |  US-166 east | Northern end of US-166 overlap | |||
| |  K-360 east | Western terminus of K-360 | |||
| Winfield |   US-160 / K-15 south | Southern end of K-15 overlap | |||
| |  K-15 north | Northern end of K-15 overlap | |||
| Butler | Augusta |   US-54 west / US-400 west | Southern end of US-54 and US-400 overlap | ||
| | US-400 east | Northern end of US-400 overlap | |||
| |  US-54 east / K-254 west | Northern end of US-54 overlap; eastern terminus of K-254 | |||
| |   US-50 east / US-56 east | Northern end of US-50 and US-56 overlap | |||
| |   I-35 / Kansas Turnpike | I-35 and Kansas Turnpike exit 76 | |||
| Marion | Florence | US-50 | |||
| |  K-256 west | Eastern terminus of K-256 | |||
| |  US-56 west / K-150 east | Southern end of US-56 overlap; western terminus of K-150; roundabout | |||
| Dickinson | |  US 56 Bus. east – Herington | Western terminus of US-56 Bus.; no access to US-56 Bus. from US-77 south/ US-56 west, no access to US-77 north/ US-56 east from US-56 Bus. west | ||
| | US-56 east – Council Grove / US 56 Bus. west – Herington | Northern end of US-56 overlap; eastern terminus of US-56 Bus. | |||
| Dickinson–Morris county line | |  K-4 | |||
| Morris | |  K-209 west | Eastern terminus of K-209 | ||
| Geary | |  K-157 west | Eastern terminus of K-157 | ||
| Junction City |    I-70 / US-40 / K-18 east | I-70 exit 295; southern end of K-18 overlap | |||
| | K-18 west | Northern end of K-18 overlap | |||
| |  K-57 | ||||
| | K-57 south | Northern terminus of K-57 | |||
| |  K-82 west | Southern end of K-82 overlap | |||
| Riley | | K-82 north | Northern end of K-82 overlap | ||
| Riley |  US-24 west | Southern end of US-24 overlap | |||
| | US-24 east | Northern end of US-24 overlap | |||
| |  K-16 east | Western terminus of K-16 | |||
| Marshall | Waterville |  K-9 west | Southern end of K-9 overlap | ||
| | K-9 east | Southern end of K-9 overlap | |||
| Marysville |  US-36 east | Southern end of US-36 overlap | |||
| | US-36 west | Northern end of US-36 overlap | |||
| |  K-233 east – Oketo | Northern terminus of K-57 | |||
| | US 77 north | Continuation into Nebraska | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Related routes
Herington business loop
U.S. Route 77 Business (US-77 Bus.) was a short business loop through Herington, Kansas.[6] US-77 Bus began at US-56 and US-77 south of Herington. US-77 Bus. ran north from here along with US-56 Bus. for 1.1 miles (1.8 km) then entered Herington. The highway then curved east and became Trapp Street. US-77 Bus. and US-56 Bus. then crossed Lime Creek then exited the city roughly 0.85 miles (1.37 km) later. The two business routes then reached their eastern terminus at US-56 and US-77.
US-77 Bus. was approved to be decommissioned in a meeting on June 9, 1991, leaving just US-56 Bus..[7]
- Major intersections
The entire route was in Dickinson County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 0.00 | 0.00 |  US-56 / US-77 / US 56 Bus. begins | Southern terminus; southern terminus of US-56 Bus.; southern end of US-56 Bus. overlap | |
| |  US-56 west / US-77 / US 56 Bus. ends | Northern terminus; northern terminus of US-56 Bus.; northern end of US-56 Bus. overlap | |||
| US-56 east | Continuation beyond northern terminus | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Junction City business loop
U.S. Route 77 Business (US-77 Bus.) was a short business loop through Junction City, Kansas.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Federal Highway Administration, National Highway Planning Network GIS data version 2005.08
- ^ a b Rand McNally and Company (1927). "Kansas" (Map). Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas of the United States and Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritime Provinces of Canada, with a Brief Description of the National Parks and Monuments. 1:1,600,000. Chicago: Rand McNally and Company. pp. 54–55. OCLC 2078375. Retrieved July 27, 2020 – via Rumsey Collection.
- ^ Kennedy, Richie. Kansas Highways Routelog. Route56. URL accessed March 6, 2007.
- ^ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (November 14, 1980). "Route Numbering Committee Agenda" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 521 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ Staff (2016). "Pavement Management Information System". Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (October 13, 1979). "Route Numbering Committee Agenda Showing Action Taken by the Executive Committee" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 508 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ a b Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (October 12, 1991). "Report of the Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering to the Executive Committee" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2017.
- ^ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (December 2, 1988). "Route Numbering Committee Agenda" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 582 – via Wikimedia Commons.