U.S. Route 77 in Kansas explained

State:KS
Type:US
Route:77
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:US-77 highlighted in red
Length Round:2
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1927[2]
Direction A:South
Terminus A: at Oklahoma state line
Junction:
Direction B:North
Terminus B: at Nebraska state line
Counties:Cowley, Butler, Marion, Dickinson, Morris, Geary, Riley, Marshall
Previous Type:K
Previous Route:76
Next Type:K
Next Route:78

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 234miles 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.

Related routes

Herington business loop

State:KS
Type:US-Bus
Route:77
Formed:October 13, 1979
Decommissioned:June 9, 1991
Location:Herington, Kansas

U.S. Route 77 Business (US-77 Bus.) was a short business loop through Herington, Kansas. 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 0.85miles 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..

Major intersections

Junction City business loop

State:KS
Type:US-Bus
Route:77
Formed:October 13, 1979
Decommissioned:December 2, 1988
Location:Junction City, Kansas

U.S. Route 77 Business (US-77 Bus.) was a short business loop through Junction City, Kansas.

External links

Notes and References

  1. [Federal Highway Administration]
  2. Rand McNally and Company . Rand McNally . 1927 . Kansas . 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 . https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~33758~1171474:Rand-McNally-junior-auto-road-map-K . 1:1,600,000 . Chicago . Rand McNally and Company . 54–55 . 2078375 . Rumsey Collection . July 27, 2020 .
  3. Kennedy, Richie. Kansas Highways Routelog. Route56. URL accessed March 6, 2007.