U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 0077

Highway Designation File

Transportation Planning and Programming Division
Current Description-Effective Date-Authority

**Certified Mileage (Open to Traffic)**
471.296	2010

U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 77

Administrative Circular No. 016-1944, dated 1927

Beginning at the Texas/Oklahoma State Line north of Dennison, via Sherman, Dallas, Corsi-cana, Buffalo, Madisonville, Huntsville, Conroe, Houston to Galveston. Original Description per Administrative Circular No. 016-1944.

1929 - Gainesville 32, Denton 42, Dallas.

07/01/1932 - Gainesville 32, Denton 42, Dallas 98, Waco 118, La Grange 61, Cuero 29, Victoria 66, Sinton 16, Corpus Christi.

03/01/1935 - Gainesville 32, Denton 42, Dallas 98, Waco 118, La Grange 61, Cuero 29, Victoria 66, Sinton 16, Corpus Christi.

01/01/1939 - Gainesville 32, Denton 42, Dallas 98, Waco 118, La Grange 61, Cuero 29, Victoria 66, Sinton 16, Corpus Christi.

05/01/42 - Gainesville 31, Denton 39, Dallas 95, Waco 127, La Grange 68, Cuero 28, Victoria 67, Sinton 27, Corpus Christi.

Minute Order 016701, 09/26/1939

From the Texas/Oklahoma State Line north of Gainesville via Gainesville, Denton, Dallas, Waxahachie, Hillsboro, Waco, Cameron, Giddings, LaGrange, Schulenburg, Hallettsville, Yoakum, Cuero, Victoria, Refugio, Sinton, and Gregory to Corpus Christi. Gen'l Re-description of Highway System.

AASHTO, 06/27/1945; Minute Order 020142, dated 08/03/1943

From the Texas-Oklahoma State Line north of Gainesville, via Gainesville, Denton, Dallas, Waxahachie, Hillsboro, Waco, Cameron, Giddings, La Grange, Schulenburg, Hallettsville, Yoakum, Cuero, Victoria, Refugio, Sinton, Calallen, Robstown, Kingsville, Raymondville, Harlingen and Brownsville to the International Boundary at Matamoros, Mexico. Extended from Sinton to International Border at Matamoros, Mexico, and cancelled section from Sinton via Gregory to Corpus Christi.

Minute Order 034704, dated 09/23/1953

From the Texas-Oklahoma State Line north of Gainesville via Gainesville, Denton, Dallas, Waxahachie, Hillsboro, Waco, Cameron, Giddings, La Grange, Schulenburg, Hallettsville, Victoria, Refugio, Sinton, Calallen, Robstown, Kingsville, Raymondville, Harlingen, and Brownsville to the International Boundary at Matamoros, Mexico. Rerouted between Hallettsville and Victoria over former SH 295.

Adm. Auth. 01/24/1978

From the Texas-Oklahoma State Line north of Gainesville, via Gainesville, Denton, Dallas, Waxahachie, Hillsboro, Waco, Cameron, Giddings, La Grange, Schulenburg, Hallettsville, Victoria, Refugio, Sinton, Calallen, Robstown, Kingsville, Raymondville, Harlingen, and Brownsville to the International Boundary at Matamoros, Mexico. By request of Victoria local officials, US 77 rerouted from the existing US 77 & US 59 southerly along Navarro St to Water St; thence along Water St to Moody St (US 59 & US 77).

Adm. Auth., dated 09/10/1979; Adm Cir. 010-1979, dated 10/22/1979

From the Texas-Oklahoma State Line north of Gainesville, via Gainesville, Denton, Dallas, Waxahachie, Hillsboro, Waco, Cameron, Giddings, La Grange, Schulenburg, Hallettsville, Victoria, Refugio, Sinton, Calallen, Robstown, Kingsville, Raymondville, Harlingen, and Brownsville to the International Boundary at Matamoros, Mexico. Victoria local offic-ials did not accept the Municipal Maint. Agreement of 1-24-78. The Adm. Route change approval dated 1-24-78 is cancelled. US 77 routed concurrent with US 59, along Rio Grande St and Moody St.

Minute Order 107172, dated 05/29/1997; DesLtr 03-1997, dated 09/10/1997

From the TX/OK State Line north of Gainesville, via Gainesville, Denton, Dallas, Waxahachie, Hillsboro Waco, Cameron, Giddings, LaGrange, Schulenburg, Hallettsville, Victoria, Refugio, Sinton, Calallen, Robstown, Kingsville, Raymondville, Harlingen, and Brownsville, to the Los Tomates International Bridge Crossing at the Rio Grande River. (Cooke, Denton, Dallas, Ellis, Hill, McLennan, Falls, Cameron, Lee, Fayette, Lavaca, DeWitt, Victoria, Refugio, San Patricio, Nueces, Kleberg, Kenedy, Willacy, and Cameron Counties) (New Description) Mileage added to extend US 77 to the Los Tomates International Bridge Crossing at the Rio Grande River.

Minute Order 108097, dated 01/27/2000; DesLtr 1-2000, dated 06/14/2000

From the TX/OK S/L north of Gainesville, via Gainesville, Denton, Dallas, Waxahachie, Hillsboro, Waco, Cameron, Giddings, LaGrange, Schulenburg, Hallettsville, Victoria, Refugio, Sinton, Calallen, Robstown, Kingsville, Raymondville, Harlingen, and Brownsville to the Los Tomates International Bridge Crossing at the Rio Grande River. (Cooke, Denton, Dallas, Ellis, Hill, McLennan, Falls, Cameron, Lee, Fayette, Lavaca, DeWitt, Victoria, Refugio, San Patricio, Nueces, Kleberg, Kenedy, Willacy, d Cameron Counties) (Current Description) At District's request, in Denton, a segment of Locust St is designated as extension of the one-way facility on US 77 from the intersection of Sherman Dr and Locust St, northward to the intersection of FM 2164 and Locust St, a distance of approx. 0.6 mile, and a segment of FM 2164 is redesignated as extension of the one- way facility on US 77, from the intersection of FM 2164 and Locust St, westward to the intersection of existing FM 2164 and US 77, a distance of approx. 0.1 mile.

Minute Order 109354, dated 07/31/; DesLtr 4-2003, dated 09/26/2003

From the TX/OK S/L north of Gainesville, via Gainesville, Denton, Dallas, Waxahachie, Hillsboro, Waco, Cameron, Giddings, LaGrange, Schulenburg, Hallettsville, Victoria, Refugio, Sinton, Calallen, Robstown, Kingsville, Raymondville, Harlingen, and Brownsville to the Los Tomates International Bridge Crossing at the Rio Grande River. (Cooke, Denton, Dallas, Ellis, Hill, McLennan, Falls, Cameron, Lee, Fayette, Lavaca, DeWitt, Victoria, Refugio, San Patricio, Nueces, Kleberg, Kenedy, Willacy, d Cameron Counties) (Current Description) At District’s request, former location of US 77 removed from the state highway system, from FM 892 to Ninth Street, and returned to the city of Robstown for its control, jurisdiction, and maintenance.

[BLUE STAR MEMORIAL HIGHWAY, from Oklahoma State Line north of Gainesville to Denton; US 377, from Denton to Fort Worth; US 81, from Fort Worth to Laredo; US 85, from El Paso to New Mexico State Line near Anthony. (Designated by M/O 23766, 9/9/47, modified by M/O 33807, 2/24/53)]