U.S. Route 77 in Kansas

U.S. Highway 77 Business
U.S. Highway 77 Business
Location	Junction City, Kansas
Existed	October 13, 1979–December 2, 1988

U.S. Highway 77 Business
U.S. Highway 77 Business
Location	Herington, Kansas
Existed	October 13, 1979–June 9, 1991

U.S. Highway 77
U.S. Highway 77
	US-77 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by KDOT
Existed	1927–present
Major junctions
South end	US 77 at Oklahoma state line
	US-166 in Arkansas City; US-160 / K-15 in Winfield; US-54 / US-400 in Augusta; I-35 / Kansas Turnpike; US-50 in Florence; US-56 / K-150; I-70 / US-40 / K-18 in Junction City; US-24 in Riley; US-36 in Marysville;
North end	US 77 at Nebraska state line
Location
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Counties	Cowley, Butler, Marion, Dickinson, Morris, Geary, Riley, Marshall
Highway system
	United States Numbered Highway System; List; Special; Divided; Kansas State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Spurs;

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
Dickinson				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 Concurrency terminus Tolled

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]

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.

External links

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[NHPN-1] Federal Highway Administration, National Highway Planning Network GIS data version 2005.08

[1927rm-2] 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.

[route56-3] Kennedy, Richie. Kansas Highways Routelog. Route56. URL accessed March 6, 2007.

[1980_AASHTO-4] 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.

[PMIS-5] Staff (2016). "Pavement Management Information System". Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 21, 2017.

[1979_AASHTO-6] 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.

[1991_AASHTO-7] 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.

[1988_AASHTO-8] 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.

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