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US 277 highlighted in red | |
| Route information | |
| Auxiliary route ofUS 77 | |
| Length | 633 mi[citation needed] (1,019 km) |
| Existed | 1930–present |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | |
| Major intersections | |
| North end | |
| 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 | |
U.S. Route 277 (US 277,US-277) is a north–southUnited States Highway that is a spur route ofU.S. Route 77. It no longer connects to its parent route, US 77, although it does intersect another one of its spurs (U.S. Route 377). It runs for 633 miles (1,019 km) acrossOklahoma andTexas. US 277's northern terminus is inNewcastle, Oklahoma atInterstate 44, which is also the northern terminus of theH.E. Bailey Turnpike. Its southern terminus is inCarrizo Springs, Texas atU.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 includeU.S. 62 fromNewcastle toChickasha, Oklahoma, U.S. 62 and U.S. 281 from five miles (8 km) west ofElgin, Oklahoma, toLawton, U.S. 281 from Lawton toWichita Falls, Texas, U.S. 82 from Wichita Falls to Seymour, Texas, and U.S. 83 fromAnson, Texas toAbilene, Texas. Through the Lawton area and again fromRandlett, Oklahoma, to near downtown Wichita Falls, U.S. 277 is also co-signed withI-44.
| mi | km | |
|---|---|---|
| TX | 508.9 | 819.0 |
| OK | 124.1 | 199.7 |
The highway begins at an intersection withUS 83 inCarrizo Springs, about 60 miles northwest ofLaredo. The highway runs in an east-west direction, until reachingEagle Pass. From here toDel Rio, the highway parallels theRio Grande at theU.S.-Mexico border. The highway overlapsUS 377 for about 26 miles, with the highways passing theAmistad National Recreation Area.
US 277 crossesI-10 nearSonora, before traveling toEldorado and eventuallySan Angelo. The highway overlaps bothUS 67 andUS 87 in the city. InAbilene, the highway overlaps withUS 83 andUS 84, with the latter leaving shortly after. US 83 leaves inAnson, traveling toAspermont, while US 277 travels toStamford. InSeymour,US 82 begins an overlap with US 277. The two highways enter the city ofWichita Falls, with US 82 leaving the highway atUS 281/US 287. US 277 joins US 281/287 and the three highways travel into the downtown area of the city, whereI-44 begins. US 287 leaves the freeway, while I-44/US 277/US 281 travel toBurkburnett, before crossing theRed River intoOklahoma.

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 ofCookietown, U.S. 277-281 travel alongSH 5. Near the town ofGeronimo, U.S. 277-281 join I-44 at Exit 30 to bypassLawton, 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 ofElgin. The route proceeds from there to serve several other towns bypassed by I-44, such asFletcher,Cyril, andCement, crossing the turnpike twice without direct access. Entering the town ofChickasha withU.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.
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.
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When US 277 was commissioned in 1930, it ended at theMexico–United States border in Del Rio, Texas. It was extended southeast to its present terminus in 1952. The original northern terminus was inOklahoma City at its intersection with parent routeUS 77 andUS 62. The northern terminus remained there until 1964. when it was truncated to its present terminus following the completion of theH.E. Bailey Turnpike and the connecting US 62 freeway into Oklahoma City, which would becomeI-44 in the 1980s. The section of highway throughWichita 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 inDimmit County, Texas.[citation needed]
On March 15, 2022,a bill was signed by PresidentJoe Biden that added the extension ofI-27 north toRaton, New Mexico, and south toLaredo to the Interstate Highway System. The extension would utilize the US 277 corridor betweenSan Angelo andCarrizo Springs, Texas.[1]
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| State | County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Texas | Dimmit | Carrizo Springs | 0.0 | 0.0 | Southern terminus | |||
| 0.2 | 0.32 | |||||||
| 0.4 | 0.64 | |||||||
| | 1.6 | 2.6 | ||||||
| | 2.4 | 3.9 | ||||||
| | 8.7 | 14.0 | ||||||
| | 11.6 | 18.7 | ||||||
| Maverick | | 39.3 | 63.2 | Interchange | ||||
| Eagle Pass | 41.4 | 66.6 | Southern end of US 57 concurrency | |||||
| 42.1 | 67.8 | Northern end of US 57 concurrency | ||||||
| 42.8 | 68.9 | |||||||
| 44.4 | 71.5 | Flowers Drive | Interchange | |||||
| 44.8 | 72.1 | Barrera Street | Interchange | |||||
| 44.9 | 72.3 | |||||||
| Seco Mines | 45.9 | 73.9 | ||||||
| | 46.6 | 75.0 | ||||||
| | 47.2 | 76.0 | ||||||
| | 52.8 | 85.0 | ||||||
| | 54.6 | 87.9 | ||||||
| | 55.5 | 89.3 | ||||||
| | 58.3 | 93.8 | ||||||
| Normandy | 58.9 | 94.8 | ||||||
| | 60.1 | 96.7 | ||||||
| | 60.6 | 97.5 | ||||||
| | 61.0 | 98.2 | ||||||
| | 63.2 | 101.7 | ||||||
| | 63.8 | 102.7 | ||||||
| Kinney | | 78.1 | 125.7 | |||||
| Val Verde | | 92.0 | 148.1 | |||||
| | 92.4 | 148.7 | ||||||
| Del Rio | 97.1 | 156.3 | Interchange | |||||
| 97.3 | 156.6 | Southern end of US 90 concurrency | ||||||
| 98.0 | 157.7 | Southern end of US 377 concurrency | ||||||
| | 102.5 | 165.0 | Northern end of US 90 concurrency | |||||
| | 103.5 | 166.6 | Interchange | |||||
| | 115.6 | 186.0 | ||||||
| | 124.5 | 200.4 | Northern end of US 377 concurrency | |||||
| Edwards | | 166.3 | 267.6 | |||||
| Sutton | | 172.4 | 277.5 | |||||
| Sonora | 188.2 | 302.9 | Southern end of Loop 467 concurrency | |||||
| 188.9 | 304.0 | Northern end of Loop 467 concurrency | ||||||
| 189.2 | 304.5 | I-10 exit 400 | ||||||
| Schleicher | | 206.8 | 332.8 | |||||
| Eldorado | 209.1 | 336.5 | Southern end of US 190 concurrency | |||||
| 209.6 | 337.3 | Northern end of US 190 concurrency | ||||||
| Tom Green | | 233.7 | 376.1 | |||||
| | 234.6 | 377.6 | ||||||
| | 237.3 | 381.9 | ||||||
| Pecan Station | 243.8 | 392.4 | ||||||
| San Angelo | 248.9– 249.7 | 400.6– 401.9 | Interchange; southern end of US 87 / Loop 306 concurrency | |||||
| SeeUS 87 | ||||||||
| 254.3– 254.7 | 409.3– 409.9 | Interchange; northern end of US 87 / US 67 Bus. concurrency; southern end of US 67 concurrency | ||||||
| SeeUS 67 | ||||||||
| | 259.4– 260.3 | 417.5– 418.9 | Interchange; northern end of US 67 concurrency | |||||
| | 261.6 | 421.0 | ||||||
| Coke | | 278.0 | 447.4 | |||||
| | 281.0 | 452.2 | ||||||
| Bronte | 287.2 | 462.2 | Southern end of SH 158 concurrency | |||||
| 287.6 | 462.8 | Northern end of SH 158 concurrency | ||||||
| | 289.0 | 465.1 | ||||||
| | 296.4 | 477.0 | Interchange | |||||
| Runnels | No major junctions | |||||||
| Nolan | No major junctions | |||||||
| Taylor | | 306.9 | 493.9 | Interchange | ||||
| Happy Valley | 310.5 | 499.7 | Southern end of FM 1086 concurrency | |||||
| | 310.8 | 500.2 | Northern end of FM 1086 concurrency | |||||
| | 321.7 | 517.7 | ||||||
| View | 330.4 | 531.7 | ||||||
| Caps | 333.8 | 537.2 | ||||||
| Abilene | 337.1 | 542.5 | Interchange | |||||
| 338.9– 339.8 | 545.4– 546.9 | Interchange; southern end of US 83 / US 84 concurrency; south end of freeway | ||||||
| seeUS 83 | ||||||||
| Jones | | 366.1 | 589.2 | Northern end of US 83 concurrency | ||||
| | 372.5 | 599.5 | Southern end of FM 1636 concurrency | |||||
| | 372.9 | 600.1 | Northern end of FM 1636 concurrency | |||||
| | 377.2 | 607.0 | ||||||
| | 377.3 | 607.2 | ||||||
| | 378.5 | 609.1 | ||||||
| Stamford | 378.8 | 609.6 | Interchange | |||||
| Haskell | 380.7 | 612.7 | Interchange | |||||
| | 385.9 | 621.0 | ||||||
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| Haskell | Interchange; Access to Haskell Memorial Hospital | |||||||
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| Goree | Interchange | |||||||
| Baylor | Bomarton | |||||||
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| | Southern end of US 183 / US 283 concurrency | |||||||
| | Interchange; south end of freeway | |||||||
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| | Access to Seymour Hospital | |||||||
| | Interchange; north end of freeway; southern end of US 82 concurrency | |||||||
| Mabelle | Northern end of US 183 / US 283 concurrency | |||||||
| Archer | Dundee | |||||||
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| Mankins | ||||||||
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| Holliday | Interchange | |||||||
| | Interchange | |||||||
| Wichita | | |||||||
| Wichita Falls | Interchange; south end of freeway | |||||||
| No direct northbound exit (signed at FM 369) | ||||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||||||||
| Northern end of US 82 concurrency; southern end of US 281 / US 287 concurrency | ||||||||
| 6th Street –MPEC | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||||||
| SeeI-44 | ||||||||
| Red River | Unnamed bridge | |||||||
| SeeI-44 | ||||||||
| Oklahoma | Cotton | Devol | Northern end of I-44 concurrency; southern end of US 70 concurrency; US 277 north follows I-44 exit 5 | |||||
| Randlett | Northern end of US 70 concurrency | |||||||
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| Walters | Southern end of SH 5 concurrency | |||||||
| Access toWalters Municipal Airport; southern end of US 281 concurrency; I-44 exit 20 | ||||||||
| Northern end of SH 5 concurrency | ||||||||
| Comanche | Fort Sill | |||||||
| Southern end of I-44 concurrency; I-44 exit 30 | ||||||||
| SeeI-44 | ||||||||
| Fletcher | Northern end of I-44 concurrency; I-44 exit 46; no direct access to/from northbound I-44 | |||||||
| Porter Hill | Northern end of US 62 / US 281 concurrency | |||||||
| Elgin | I-44 exit 53 | |||||||
| Caddo | Cyril | Southern end of SH 19 concurrency | ||||||
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| Grady | Ninnekah | Southern end of US 81 concurrency | ||||||
| SeeUS 81 | ||||||||
| Chickasha | Northern end of US 81 concurrency; southern end of US 62 concurrency | |||||||
| SeeUS 62 | ||||||||
| McClain | Newcastle | Northern terminus; northern end of US 62 concurrency; I-44 exit 107 | ||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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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.
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