U.S. Route 277 in Texas

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
	I-10 near Sonora I-20 in Abilene I-44 in Wichita Falls
North end:	I‑44 / US-277 / US-281 near Burkburnett at Oklahoma state line
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Bannered Divided Replaced Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec ← SH 276 SH 279 →

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	km	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
				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
				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
				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				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
				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.

• Wichita Falls, Texas
• Holliday, Texas
• Seymour, Texas
• Munday, Texas
• Weinert, Texas
• Haskell, Texas
• Stamford, Texas
• Eagle Pass, Texas

See also

• Texas portal
• U.S. Roads portal

References

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

External links

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