Texas and
Sonora, Texas The highway begins at an intersection with
US 83 in
Carrizo Springs, about 60 miles northwest of
Laredo. The highway runs in an east-west direction, until reaching
Eagle Pass. From here to
Del Rio, the highway parallels the
Rio Grande at the
U.S.-Mexico border. The highway overlaps
US 377 for about 26 miles, with the highways passing the
Amistad National Recreation Area. US 277 crosses
I-10 near
Sonora, before traveling to
Eldorado and eventually
San Angelo. The highway overlaps both
US 67 and
US 87 in the city. In
Abilene, the highway overlaps with
US 83 and
US 84 as the Winters Freeway, with US 84 leaving shortly after. US 83 leaves in
Anson, traveling to
Aspermont, while US 277 travels to
Stamford. In
Seymour,
US 82 begins an overlap with US 277. The two highways enter the city of
Wichita Falls, with US 82 leaving the highway at
US 281/
US 287. US 277 joins US 281/287 and the three highways travel into the downtown area of the city, where
I-44 begins. US 287 leaves the freeway, while I-44/US 277/US 281 travel to
Burkburnett, before crossing the
Red River into
Oklahoma.
Oklahoma (US 277 sign has since been replaced with a newer version) U.S 277 and 281 enter into Oklahoma with Interstate 44 from Texas by crossing the Red River. After six miles, U.S. 277-281 leave the H.E. Bailey Turnpike and run concurrently for three miles eastward with U.S. 70. On the outskirts of Randlett, this ends as U.S. 277-281 turn northward and pass under I-44 (with no interchange there) before entering Cookietown. North of
Cookietown, U.S. 277-281 travel along
SH 5. Near the town of
Geronimo, U.S. 277-281 join I-44 at Exit 30 to bypass
Lawton, but separate once again along with U.S. 62 north of the city at Exit 46. After a distance just under four miles, U.S. 277 separates from U.S. 62-281 and heads east for the town of
Elgin. The route proceeds from there to serve several other towns bypassed by I-44, such as
Fletcher,
Cyril, and
Cement, crossing the turnpike twice without direct access. Entering the town of
Chickasha with
U.S. 81, U.S. 277 turns east along U.S. 62 and follows it all the way to its northern terminus at I-44 near Newcastle. From Newcastle to the Red River north of Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S. 277 (and concurrent sections of U.S. 62, U.S. 81 and U.S. 281) serves as an alternate free route to the two sections of the H.E. Bailey Turnpike between Oklahoma City and the Red River from Newcastle southwest of Oklahoma to near Medicine Park north of Lawton and from near Geronimo south of Lawton to Randlett just north of the Red River near Burkburnett, Texas. ==History==