U.S. Route 77 Business (Waco, Texas)
U.S. Route 77 Business (US 77 Business or US 77-L) is a business loop of US 77 in Waco. The highway is the old alignment of US 77 through the city and was formerly signed as a US 77 & US 81 Business Route, but designated as Loop 491 on October 2, 1970 until it was changed to the current Business US 77 designation on June 21, 1990.[2] The section of highway from Loop 484 to US 84 is a freeway, making it the only business route in Texas that is a freeway.
Business U.S. Highway 77 | |
|---|---|
US 77 Bus. highlighted in red | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by TxDOT | |
| Length | 9.716 mi[1] (15.636 km) |
| Existed | June 21, 1990[1]–present |
| Major junctions | |
| south end |  US 77 in Waco |
| north end |  I-35 / US 77 in Lacy-Lakeview |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Counties | McLennan |
| Highway system | |
Route description
US 77-L begins as LaSalle Avenue in southern Waco. The highway's southern terminus with its parent route is at a traffic circle, along with Circle Drive and Valley Mills Drive. The highway runs along the eastern boundary of Baylor University before crossing the Brazos River. Now, South Loop Drive, the highway interchanges with Loop 484 and becomes a freeway. After crossing I-35 and US 84, the highway drops its freeway status and briefly enters Bellmead. The highway enters Lacy-Lakeview as the town's main street and ends at I-35/US 77, just short of Elm Mott.
Junction list
The entire highway is in McLennan County.
| Location | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waco | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 77 / LaSalle Avenue, Circle Drive, Valley Mills Drive – Cameron | Southern terminus; traffic circle | |
| 2.2 | 3.5 |  FM 434 (University Parks Drive) – Baylor University | |||
| 2.6 | 4.2 | Bridge over the Brazos River | |||
| 2.7 | 4.3 |  Spur 576 (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) – McLane Stadium | Interchange | ||
| 3.1 | 5.0 |     Loop 484 east to SH 6 – Marlin, Bryan | Southern end of freeway | ||
| 3.4 | 5.5 | Orchard Lane | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
| 3.8 | 6.1 | Frontage Road | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
| 4.2 | 6.8 | I-35 / US 77 – Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth | |||
| 4.4 | 7.1 | Cottenbelt Avenue | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
| 4.6 | 7.4 |   I-35 south / US 77 south – Austin | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
| 4.7 | 7.6 |  US 84 – Gatesville, Mexia | Northern end of freeway; no southbound entrance | ||
| Lacy Lakeview | 6.5 | 10.5 |   Loop 340 south / FM 3051 (Industrial Boulevard) – Bellmead, Lake Waco | Split intersection | |
| 8.6 | 13.8 |  FM 2417 east (Crest Drive) – TSTC | |||
| 9.7 | 15.6 | I-35 / US 77 – Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin | Northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
References
- Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business U.S. Highway No. 77-L". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 491". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- "Overview Map of US 77 Bus. L". Google Maps. Retrieved December 23, 2013.