U.S. Route 77 Business (Waco, Texas)

U.S. Route 77 Business (US 77 Business or US 77-L) is a business loop of U.S. Route 77 (US 77) in McLennan County, Texas, United States, that passes through Waco, Bellmead, and Lacy Lakeview

Business plate.svg
Business U.S. Highway 77 marker
Business U.S. Highway 77
Map
US 77 Bus. highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length9.716 mi[1] (15.636 km)
ExistedJune 21, 1990[1]–present
Major junctions
south end US 77 in Waco
Major intersections
north end I-35 / US 77 north of Lacy-Lakeview
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesMcLennan
Highway system

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.[citation needed]

Route description

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Northbound US 77-L begins as LaSalle Avenue in southern Waco at a traffic circle with its parent route, along with Circle Drive and Valley Mills Drive. Approximately 0.6 miles (0.97 km) north-northeast of the northbound southern terminus of US 77-L, it connects with southbound US 77 at South 18th Street. (This intersection is the southern terminus of southbound US 77-L.)

From that intersection US 77-L 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 mostly a freeway. After crossing Interstate 35 (I-35) / US 77 and then U.S. Route 84, the highway drops its freeway status and briefly enters Bellmead. The highway enters Lacy Lakeview as the town's main street. Just north of Lacy Lakeview US 77-L ends at I-35 / US 77 (just south of Elm Mott).

Junction list

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The entire highway is in McLennan County.

Locationmi[3]kmDestinationsNotes
Waco0.00.0 
 
US 77 north / LaSalle Avenue, Circle Drive, Valley Mills Drive – Cameron
Southern terminus (northbound US 77 Bus.); traffic circle
0.60.97 
 
US 77 south (South 18th Street)
Southern terminus (southbound US 77 Bus.)
2.23.5  FM 434 (University Parks Drive) – Baylor University
2.64.2Bridge over the Brazos River
2.74.3  Spur 576 (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) – McLane StadiumInterchange
3.15.0 
 
 
 
Loop 484 east to SH 6 – Marlin, Bryan
Southern end of freeway
3.45.5Orchard LaneSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
3.86.1Frontage RoadNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
4.26.8   I-35 / US 77 – Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth
4.47.1Cottenbelt AvenueSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
4.67.4 
 
 
 
I-35 south / US 77 south – Austin
Southbound exit and northbound entrance
4.77.6  US 84 – Gatesville, MexiaNorthern end of freeway; no southbound entrance
Lacy Lakeview6.510.5 
 
  Loop 340 south / FM 3051 (Industrial Boulevard) – Bellmead, Lake Waco
Split intersection
8.613.8 
 
FM 2417 east (Crest Drive) – TSTC
9.715.6   I-35 / US 77 – Dallas, Fort Worth, AustinNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 491". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  3. ^ "Overview Map of US 77 Bus. L". Google Maps. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
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