U.S. Route 277 in Texas

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 277 in Texas. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 277.

US Highway 277 marker

US Highway 277

Route of US 277 in red

Route information

Maintained by TxDOT

Length:

396.664 mi^[1] (638.369 km)

Existed:

1930 – present

Major junctions

South end:

US 83 in Carrizo Springs

North end:

I‑44 / US-277 / US-281 near Burkburnett at Oklahoma state line

Highway system

United States Numbered Highways

Highways in Texas

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SH 276

SH 279

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U.S. Highway 277 (US 277) is an auxiliary route of US 77 that begins in Carrizo Springs, Texas. The highway is one of the longest in Texas, serving the cities of Del Rio, San Angelo, Abilene, and Wichita Falls. The highway crosses into Oklahoma near Burkburnett, running concurrently with Interstate 44 (I-44) and US 281. The highway shares numerous and lengthy overlaps with other US highways in the state.

Route description

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 River 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.

History

When US 277 was first commissioned, it ended at the U.S.-Mexico border in Del Rio. The highway was extended to its current terminus in 1952.^[2] 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.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	Destinations	Notes
Dimmit	Carrizo Springs		US 83 (First Street) to SH 85 – Crystal City, Uvalde, Laredo
			Loop 225 (5th Street)
			FM 790 north (9th Street)
			FM 2644 west – El Indio
			Loop 517 east
			FM 191 east – Crystal City
			FM 393 east
Maverick			Loop 480	interchange
	Eagle Pass		US 57 north – La Pryor	south end of US 57 overlap
			US 57 south / Bus. US 277 north / FM 3443 south (Veterans Boulevard) to FM 1021 – Eagle Pass, Piedras Negras, International Bridge	north end of US 57 overlap
			Spur 216 east (Second Street)
			Flowers Drive	interchange
			Barrera Street	interchange
			Bus. US 277 south – Eagle Pass
	Seco Mines		FM 1589
			FM 1588 east
			FM 1589
			FM 1907 west
			SH 131 north – Brackettville
			FM 1665 west
			FM 1665 east
	Normandy		FM 1590 west
			FM 1908 north – Spofford, Brackettville
			FM 1664 east
			FM 1666 east
			FM 1591 east
			FM 1664 west
Kinney			RM 693 north – Brackettville
Val Verde			Spur 317 – Laughlin AFB West Gate Entrance
			Loop 79 north – Sonora, El Paso
	Del Rio		Spur 277 – Ciudad Acuña	interchange
			US 90 east – San Antonio	south end of US 90 overlap
			Spur 239 south (East Gibbs Street) / Spur 297 south (Veteran's Boulevard) – Ciudad Acuña, Business District	south end of US 377 overlap
			US 90 west – Comstock, Sanderson, Amistad NRA Visitor Information, Big Bend National Park	north end of US 90 overlap
			Loop 79 to US 90 – Eagle Pass, Laredo	interchange
			RE 2 west – Amistad National Recreation Area, Rough Canyon
			US 377 north – Rocksprings	north end of US 377 overlap
Edwards			SH 55 south – Rocksprings
Sutton			RM 189 west – Juno
	Sonora		Loop 467 east	south end of Loop 467 overlap
			Loop 467 west	north end of Loop 467 overlap
			I-10 – Ozona, Junction	I-10 exit 400
Schleicher			FM 2129 west
	Eldorado		US 190 west – Iraan	south end of US 190 overlap
	Eldorado		US 190 east / RM 915 north – Mertzon, Menard, Airport	north end of US 190 overlap
Tom Green			Loop 110 to RM 2084 – Christoval
			Loop 110 to RM 2084 – Christoval
			FM 2335 north – Knickerbocker
	Pecan Station		RM 584 north – Airport
	San Angelo		US 87 south / Loop 306 east – Eden	interchange; south end of US 87 / Loop 306 overlap
		see US 87
			US 67 south / US 87 north (North Bryant Boulevard)	interchange; north end of US 87 / US 67 Bus. overlap; south end of US 67 overlap
	see US 67
			US 67 north – Ballinger	interchange; north end of US 67 overlap
			FM 2105 west to US 87
Coke			FM 2333 east – Miles
			FM 2662 west to SH 208
	Bronte		SH 158 east – Ballinger	south end of SH 158 overlap
	Bronte		SH 158 west (West Main Street) – Robert Lee	north end of SH 158 overlap
			FM 384 east – Winters
			SH 70 north – Sweetwater, Oak Creek Lake, Blackwell	interchange
Runnels	No major junctions
Nolan	No major junctions
Taylor			SH 153 – Sweetwater, Winters, Wingate	interchange
	Happy Valley		FM 1086 west – Shep	south end of FM 1086 overlap
			FM 1086 east – Bradshaw	north end of FM 1086 overlap
			FM 89 – Nolan, Buffalo Gap, Abilene State Park
	View		FM 1235 – Merkel, Buffalo Gap
	Caps		FM 707 – Tye
	Abilene		FM 3438 north (Dub Wright Boulevard) / Rebecca Lane – Dyess AFB	interchange
	Abilene		US 83 south / US 84 east / South 14th Street – Ballinger, Coleman, Airport, McMurry University	interchange; south end of US 83 / US 84 overlap; south end of freeway
see US 83
Jones			US 83 north – Hamlin	north end of US 83 overlap
			FM 1636 west	south end of FM 1636 overlap
			FM 1636 east – Avoca	north end of FM 1636 overlap
			SH 92 west – Hamlin
			FM 2702 east – truck route to SH 6 south
			Bus. US 277 north
	Stamford		Bus. US 277 to SH 6 – Stamford	interchange
Haskell	Stamford		Bus. US 277 south / SH 6 / SH 283 – Rule, Aspermont, Stamford	interchange
			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	south end of US 183 / US 283 overlap
			Bus. US 183 north (Main Street / US 277 Bus. north / US 283 Bus. north)	interchange
			SH 114 – Seymour, Olney	interchange
			FM 422 – Seymour, Archer City	interchange
			US 82 west / Bus. US 183 south (US 277 Bus. south / US 283 Bus. south) – Seymour, Lubbock	interchange; south end of US 82 overlap
	Mabelle		US 183 north / US 283 north / FM 1790 south – Lake Kemp, Vernon	north end of US 183 / US 283 overlap
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	north end of US 82 overlap; south end of US 281 / US 287 overlap
			6th Street - MPEC	northbound exit and southbound entrance
	overlap; see I-44
			I‑44 east / US-277 north / US-281 north – Lawton	Oklahoma state line (bridge over the Red River)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Bannered routes

US 277 has eight business routes, which are all located in Texas.

References

↑ Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "U.S. Highway No. 277". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
↑ Stuve, Eric. "U.S. 277". OKHighways. Retrieved November 25, 2013.

External links

Media related to U.S. Route 277 in Texas at Wikimedia Commons

Highways of Wichita Falls

Interstates	I-44 (Central Freeway)

U.S. highways	US 82 (Kell Boulevard/Central Freeway East) US 277 (Kell Boulevard/Central Freeway) US 281 (Henry S. Grace Freeway/Central Freeway East/Central Freeway) US 287 (Central Freeway East/Central Freeway/Northwest Freeway)

State highways	SH 79 (Henry S. Grace Freeway/Waurika Freeway) SH 240 (Burkburnett Road)

FM highways	FM 171 (Jefferson Road/Upper Charlie Road)

Loops and spurs	Loop 11 (Beverly Loop) Spur 325 (Sheppard Access Road) Loop 473 (Old Jacksboro Highway)

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