U.S. Route 77
Highway in the United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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U.S. Route 77 (US 77) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway which extends for 1,305 miles (2,100 km) in the central United States. As of 2005, Its southern terminus is in Brownsville, Texas, at Veteran's International Bridge on the Mexican border, where it connects with both Mexican Federal Highway 101 and Mexican Federal Highway 180, and the highway's northern terminus is in Sioux City, Iowa, at an interchange with Interstate 29 (I-29), less than 1⁄2 mile (800 m) north of the Nebraska state line.[1]
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Length | 1,305 mi[citation needed] (2,100 km) | |||
Existed | 1926[citation needed]–present | |||
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South end | Fed. 101 / Fed. 180 at Mexican Border in Brownsville, TX | |||
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North end | I-29 at Sioux City, IA | |||
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Country | United States | |||
States | Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa | |||
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It is unsigned in and around Dallas, Texas. Its historic segment through South Dakota and Minnesota was decommissioned with the advent of I-29 but otherwise the route has been spared the decommissioning that has shortened other US Highways. The route has major freeway sections in Oklahoma City including the Broadway Extension connecting suburban Edmond to downtown Oklahoma City.