Texas The section between the Oklahoma–
Texas state line and
Waco is mostly co-located with
I-35 and the
I-35E branch through
Dallas, 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
Red Oak, to
Hillsboro, the reason being that US 77 is a separate road between the two, serving the town of
Waxahachie. As of 2004,
US 77 Alternate has a northern terminus in
Hallettsville, Texas. It rejoins US 77 at
Refugio, Texas. While the main line of US 77 passes through
Victoria, 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 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
Martin Luther King Jr. 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,
Oklahoma City and
Norman,
Guthrie, and
Ponca City. 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
Blue Star Memorial Highway. In Cowley County, it is the Robert B. Docking Memorial Highway. Near
Arkansas City it is the Walnut Valley Greenway. From Nebraska to US 24 and from
K-15 to Arkansas City, it is part of the
National Highway System. ==History==