U.S. Route 277

U.S. Route 277
U.S. Route 277
	US 277 highlighted in red
Route information
	Auxiliary route of US 77
Length	633 mi (1,019 km)
Existed	1930–present
Major junctions
South end	US 83 at Carrizo Springs, TX
	US 57 at Eagle Pass, TX; US 90 at Del Rio, TX; I-10 at Sonora, TX; US 67 / US 87 at San Angelo, TX; US 83 / US 84 at Abilene, TX; I-20 at Abilene, TX; US 82 / US 183 / US 283 at Seymour, TX; I-44 / US 281 / US 287 at Wichita Falls, TX; US 62 / US 81 / SH-9 at Chickasha, OK
North end	I-44 / US 62 at Newcastle, OK
Location
Country	United States
States	Texas, Oklahoma
Counties	TX: Dimmit, Marevick, Kinney, Val Verde, Edwards, Sutton, Schleicher, Tom Green, Coke, Runnels, Nolan, Taylor, Jones, Haskell, Wichtia; OK:Cotton, Comanche, Caddo, Grady,McClain
Highway system
	United States Numbered Highway System; List; Special; Divided;

U.S. Route 277 (US 277, US-277) is a north–south United States Highway that is a spur route of U.S. Route 77. It no longer connects to its parent route, US 77, although it does intersect another one of its spur (U.S. Route 377). It runs for 633 miles (1,019 km) across Oklahoma and Texas. US 277's northern terminus is in Newcastle, Oklahoma at Interstate 44, which is also the northern terminus of the H.E. Bailey Turnpike. Its southern terminus is in Carrizo Springs, Texas at U.S. Route 83. It passes through the states of Oklahoma and Texas.

Most of U.S. 277's route through the two states overlaps other U.S. highways. Those include U.S. 62 from Newcastle to Chickasha, Oklahoma, U.S. 62 and U.S. 281 from five miles (8 km) west of Elgin, Oklahoma, to Lawton, U.S. 281 from Lawton to Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S. 82 from Wichita Falls to Seymour, Texas, and U.S. 83 from Anson, Texas to Abilene, Texas. Through the Lawton area and again from Randlett, Oklahoma, to near downtown Wichita Falls, U.S. 277 is also co-signed with I-44.

Route description

Lengths
	mi	km
TX	508.9	819.0
OK	124.1	199.7

Texas

Template:Attached KML/U.S. Route 277 in Texas

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Scenic view of U.S. 277 between Del Rio 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, with the latter 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

First southbound sign for U.S. 277 in Newcastle, 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.

Free road alternative to the H.E. Bailey Turnpike

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.

Former U.S. 277 route in Lawton now U.S. 281 Business

The former route of U.S. 277 (and 281) through the City of Lawton via 2nd Street and 11th Street (and a diagonal street connecting those two streets) has been designated as U.S. 281 Business since the completion of Lawton's Pioneer Expressway (now I-44) in 1964 from present I-44 Exit 39-B to Exit 33. Present U.S. 281 Business and former U.S. 277-281 follows 2nd Street south of I-44 (Exit 39B) into the downtown area and south of Lee Boulevard (Oklahoma 7), curves into the diagonal route to 11th Street and still locally designated by the City of Lawton as Highway 277 even though it is officially designated as U.S. 281 Business. From the end of the diagonal route at 11th and Tennessee Avenue south past the Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport to Exit 33 of Interstate 44, the former U.S. 277-281 and current U.S. Business 281 route follows 11th Street. South of this point, U.S. 281 Business ends/begins and current U.S. 277-281 continues to run concurrent with I-44 for another 3 miles to Exit 30 (the starting/ending point for the southern section of the H.E. Bailey Turnpike), bypassing 3 miles of the former U.S. 277-281 concurrency that followed 11th Street south of Lawton until the completion of the present I-44 route south of Lawton in 1964, when the former highway reverted to local jurisdiction. At Exit 31, Oklahoma 36 begins its route to Chattanooga and Grandfield west of I-44 while U.S. 277-281 uses the same route east of the interstate for a half-mile and turning south toward Geronimo, over the continuation of Lawton's 11th Street.

History

When US 277 was commissioned in 1930, it ended at the Mexico–United States border in Del Rio, Texas. It was extended southeast to its present terminus in 1952. The original northern terminus was in Oklahoma City at its intersection with parent route US 77 and US 62. The northern terminus remained there until 1964. when it was truncated to its present terminus following the completion of the H.E. Bailey Turnpike and the connecting US 62 freeway into Oklahoma City, which would become I-44 in the 1980s. The section of highway through Wichita Falls was recently upgraded to a freeway. Known as Kell Boulevard, the freeway opened in late-2009/early-2010.

As of February 2010, US 277 allows a speed limit of 75 miles per hour (121 km/h) only in Dimmit County, Texas.

Future

On March 15, 2022, a bill was signed by President Joe Biden that added the extension of I-27 north to Raton, New Mexico, and south to Laredo to the Interstate Highway System. The extension would utilize the US 277 corridor between San Angelo to Carrizo Springs, Texas.^[1]

Major intersections

State	County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Texas	Dimmit	Carrizo Springs	0.0	0.0	US 83 (First Street) to SH 85 – Crystal City, Uvalde, Laredo	Southern terminus
			0.2	0.32	Loop 225 (5th Street)
			0.4	0.64	FM 790 north (9th Street)
			1.6	2.6	FM 2644 west – El Indio
			2.4	3.9	Loop 517 east
			8.7	14.0	FM 191 east – Crystal City
			11.6	18.7	FM 393 east
	Maverick		39.3	63.2	Loop 480	Interchange
		Eagle Pass	41.4	66.6	US 57 north – La Pryor	Southern end of US 57 concurrency
			42.1	67.8	US 57 south / Bus. US 277 north / FM 3443 south (Veterans Boulevard) to FM 1021 – Eagle Pass, Piedras Negras, International Bridge	Northern end of US 57 concurrency
			42.8	68.9	Spur 216 east (2nd Street)
			44.4	71.5	Flowers Drive	Interchange
			44.8	72.1	Barrera Street	Interchange
			44.9	72.3	Bus. US 277 south – Eagle Pass
		Seco Mines	45.9	73.9	FM 1589
			46.6	75.0	FM 1588 east
			47.2	76.0	FM 1589
			52.8	85.0	FM 1907 west
			54.6	87.9	SH 131 north – Brackettville
			55.5	89.3	FM 1665 west
			58.3	93.8	FM 1665 east
		Normandy	58.9	94.8	FM 1590 west
			60.1	96.7	FM 1908 north – Spofford, Brackettville
			60.6	97.5	FM 1664 east
			61.0	98.2	FM 1666 east
			63.2	101.7	FM 1591 east
			63.8	102.7	FM 1664 west
	Kinney		78.1	125.7	RM 693 north – Brackettville
	Val Verde		92.0	148.1	Spur 317 – Laughlin AFB West Gate Entrance
			92.4	148.7	Loop 79 north – El Paso
		Del Rio	97.1	156.3	Spur 277 – Ciudad Acuña	Interchange
			97.3	156.6	US 90 east – San Antonio	Southern end of US 90 concurrency
			98.0	157.7	US 377 south (East Gibbs Street) / Spur 239 south (Veteran's Boulevard) / Spur 297 – Ciudad Acuña, Business District	Southern end of US 377 concurrency
			102.5	165.0	US 90 west – Comstock, Sanderson, Amistad NRA Visitor Information, Big Bend National Park	Northern end of US 90 concurrency
			103.5	166.6	Loop 79 to US 90 – Eagle Pass	Interchange
			115.6	186.0	RE 2 west – Amistad National Recreation Area, Rough Canyon
			124.5	200.4	US 377 north – Rocksprings	Northern end of US 377 concurrency
	Edwards		166.3	267.6	SH 55 south – Rocksprings
	Sutton		172.4	277.5	RM 189 west – Juno
		Sonora	188.2	302.9	Loop 467 east	Southern end of Loop 467 concurrency
			188.9	304.0	Loop 467 west	Northern end of Loop 467 concurrency
			189.2	304.5	I-10 – Ozona, Junction	I-10 exit 400
	Schleicher		206.8	332.8	FM 2129 west
		Eldorado	209.1	336.5	US 190 west – Iraan	Southern end of US 190 concurrency
		Eldorado	209.6	337.3	US 190 east / RM 915 north – Mertzon, Menard, Airport	Northern end of US 190 concurrency
	Tom Green		233.7	376.1	Loop 110 to RM 2084 – Christoval
			234.6	377.6	Loop 110 to RM 2084 – Christoval
			237.3	381.9	FM 2335 north – Knickerbocker
		Pecan Station	243.8	392.4	RM 584 north – Regional Airport
		San Angelo	248.9– 249.7	400.6– 401.9	US 87 south / Loop 306 east / Loop 378 – Eden	Interchange; southern end of US 87 / Loop 306 concurrency
			See US 87
			254.3– 254.7	409.3– 409.9	US 67 south / US 87 north (North Bryant Boulevard)	Interchange; northern end of US 87 / US 67 Bus. concurrency; southern end of US 67 concurrency
		See US 67
			259.4– 260.3	417.5– 418.9	US 67 north – Ballinger	Interchange; northern end of US 67 concurrency
			261.6	421.0	FM 2105 west to US 87 – San Angelo
	Coke		278.0	447.4	FM 2333 east – Miles
			281.0	452.2	FM 2662 west to SH 208
		Bronte	287.2	462.2	SH 158 east – Ballinger	Southern end of SH 158 concurrency
		Bronte	287.6	462.8	SH 158 west (West Main Street) – Robert Lee	Northern end of SH 158 concurrency
			289.0	465.1	FM 384 east – Winters
			296.4	477.0	SH 70 north – Sweetwater, Oak Creek Lake, Blackwell	Interchange
	Runnels	No major junctions
	Nolan	No major junctions
	Taylor		306.9	493.9	SH 153 – Sweetwater, Winters, Wingate	Interchange
Happy Valley		310.5	499.7	FM 1086 west – Shep	Southern end of FM 1086 concurrency
		310.8	500.2	FM 1086 east – Bradshaw	Northern end of FM 1086 concurrency
		321.7	517.7	FM 89 – Nolan, Buffalo Gap, Abilene State Park
View		330.4	531.7	FM 1235 – Merkel, Buffalo Gap
Caps		333.8	537.2	FM 707 – Tye
Abilene		337.1	542.5	FM 3438 north (Dub Wright Boulevard) / Rebecca Lane – Dyess AFB	Interchange
Abilene		338.9– 339.8	545.4– 546.9	US 83 south / US 84 east / South 14th Street – Ballinger, Coleman, Airport, McMurry University	Interchange; southern end of US 83 / US 84 concurrency; south end of freeway
see US 83
Jones		366.1	589.2	US 83 north – Hamlin	Northern end of US 83 concurrency
		372.5	599.5	FM 1636 west	Southern end of FM 1636 concurrency
		372.9	600.1	FM 1636 east – Avoca	Northern end of FM 1636 concurrency
		377.2	607.0	SH 92 west – Hamlin
		377.3	607.2	FM 2702 east – truck route to SH 6 south
		378.5	609.1	Bus. US 277 north
	Stamford	378.8	609.6	Bus. US 277 to SH 6 – Stamford	Interchange
Haskell	Stamford	380.7	612.7	Bus. US 277 south / SH 6 / SH 283 – Rule, Aspermont, Stamford	Interchange
		385.9	621.0	FM 618 north – Paint Creek, Lake Stamford
				FM 1225 west
				Bus. US 277 north – Haskell
	Haskell			US 380 – Haskell	Interchange
				Bus. US 277 south / County Road 210 – Haskell, Airport
				FM 1080 east
				Bus. US 277 north – Weinert
	Weinert			FM 617 – Rochester
				Bus. US 277 south – Weinert
				FM 1720 east – Throckmorton
Knox				FM 2365 west
				FM 267 north
	Munday			Bus. US 277 north
	Munday			SH 222 – Munday	Interchange
				Bus. US 277 south
				Spur 357 north – Goree
	Goree			FM 266 – Goree	Interchange
Baylor	Bomarton			FM 1152 south – Miller Creek Reservoir
				FM 1152 south – Miller Creek Reservoir
				FM 2070 west
				FM 2395 south
				US 183 south / US 283 south – Throckmorton	Southern end of US 183 / US 283 concurrency
				Bus. US 183 north (Main Street / US 277 Bus. north / US 283 Bus. north)	Interchange; south end of freeway
				SH 114 – Seymour, Olney
				FM 422 – Seymour, Archer City
				US 82 west / Bus. US 183 south (US 277 Bus. south / US 283 Bus. south) – Seymour, Lubbock	Interchange; north end of freeway; southern end of US 82 concurrency
	Mabelle			US 183 north / US 283 north / FM 1790 south – Lake Kemp, Vernon	Northern end of US 183 / US 283 concurrency
Archer	Dundee			FM 2846 north – Lake Diversion
				FM 368 north – Lake Kickapoo
	Mankins			SH 25 – Electra, Archer City
				Bus. US 82 east / Bus. US 277 north – Holliday
	Holliday			FM 368 – Holliday	Interchange
				Bus. US 82 west / Bus. US 277 south – Holliday	Interchange
Wichita				SH 258 west – Kamay
	Wichita Falls			FM 369 (Southwest Parkway)	Interchange; south end of freeway
				Bus. US 277 north (Seymour Highway) / FM 2650 (Allendale Road)	No direct northbound exit (signed at FM 369)
				FM 1634 (Barnett Road)	Access to Kell West Regional Hospital
				Fairway Boulevard
				McNiel Avenue
				Lawrence Road / Lebanon Road	No direct northbound exit (signed at McNiel Avenue)
				Kemp Boulevard
				Taft Boulevard
				Harrison Street	no direct northbound exit (signed at Taft Boulevard)
				Brook Avenue	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
				Spur 447 east / Broad Street	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
				US 82 east / US 281 south / US 287 south – Jacksboro, Texarkana, Fort Worth	Northern end of US 82 concurrency; southern end of US 281 / US 287 concurrency
				6th Street – MPEC	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
See I-44
Red River					Unnamed bridge
See I-44
Oklahoma	Cotton	Devol			I-44 east / US 70 west / H.E. Bailey Turnpike – Lawton, Chickasha, Oklahoma City, Grandfield	Northern end of I-44 concurrency; southern end of US 70 concurrency; US 277 north follows I-44 exit 5
		Randlett			US 70 east – Waurika	Northern end of US 70 concurrency
					SH-5A to SH-5 – Temple
		Walters			SH-5 south – Frederick	Southern end of SH 5 concurrency
					I-44 / US 281 / H.E. Bailey Turnpike	Access to Walters Municipal Airport; southern end of US 281 concurrency; I-44 exit 20
					SH-5 north – Temple	Northern end of SH 5 concurrency
	Comanche	Fort Sill			US 281 Bus. – Lawton
		Fort Sill			I-44 west / SH-36 / H.E. Bailey Turnpike – Wichita Falls, Chattanooga	Southern end of I-44 concurrency; I-44 exit 30
		See I-44
		Fletcher			I-44 east / US 62 / H.E. Bailey Turnpike – Chickasha	Northern end of I-44 concurrency; I-44 exit 46; no direct access to/from northbound I-44
		Porter Hill			US 62 north / US 281 east – Anadarko, Chickasha	Northern end of US 62 / US 281 concurrency
		Elgin			I-44 / H.E. Bailey Turnpike – Wichita Falls, Oklahoma City	I-44 exit 53
		Elgin			SH-17 – Sterling, Rush Springs
	Caddo	Cyril			SH-19 west – Apache	Southern end of SH 19 concurrency
	Caddo				SH-8 – Anadarko
	Grady	Ninnekah			US 81 south – Rush Springs	Southern end of US 81 concurrency
		See US 81
		Chickasha			US 62 west / US 81 north – Minko, Anadarko	Northern end of US 81 concurrency; southern end of US 62 concurrency
	See US 62
	McClain	Newcastle			I-44 / US 62 / H.E. Bailey Turnpike – Chickasha, Lawton, Burkburnett, Wichita Falls	Northern terminus; northern end of US 62 concurrency; I-44 exit 107
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access

Business U.S. Route 277

References

↑ Driggars, Alex (March 15, 2022). "Raton to Laredo corridor added to Interstate Highway System, paving way for I-27 expansion". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.

External links

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