U.S. Route 77 in Kansas

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 77 in Kansas. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 77.

U.S. Route 77 (US-77) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from the Veteran's International Bridge in Brownsville, Texas north to Interstate 29 (I-29) in Sioux City, Iowa. In the U.S. state of Kansas, US-77 is a main north–south highway that runs from the Oklahoma border north to the Nebraska border.

U.S. Highway 77
US-77 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Existed	1927[1]–present
Major junctions
South end	US 77 at Oklahoma state line near Chilocco, OK
Major intersections	US-166 in Arkansas City US-160 / K-15 in Winfield US-54 / US-400 in Augusta I-35 / Kansas Turnpike in El Dorado US-50 in Florence US-56 from Marion to Herington K-4 in Herington I-70 / US-40 / K-18 in Junction City US-24 in Riley US-36 in Marysville
North end	US 77 at Nebraska state line
Location
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Counties	Cowley, Butler, Marion, Dickinson, Morris, Geary, Riley, Marshall
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Kansas State Highway System Interstate US State Spurs
← K-76 → K-78

Route description

US 77 runs for 234 miles (377 km) in Kansas. Between the US 40 junction and the Cowley County line is designated as a Blue Star Memorial Highway. In Cowley County, it is the Robert B. Docking Memorial Highway. Near Arkansas City it is the Walnut Valley Greenway.^[2]

From Nebraska to US 24 and from K-15 to Arkansas City, it is part of the National Highway System.

History

A map of Kansas's U.S. Highways as laid out in 1926

US-77 was established in Kansas by 1927.^[1]

The relocation of US-77 north of Winfield was approved on November 14, 1980.^[3]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[4]	km	Destinations	Notes
Cowley	​	0.000	0.000	US 77 south	Continuation into Oklahoma
	Arkansas City			US-166 west	Southern end of US-166 overlap
	​			US-166 east	Northern end of US-166 overlap
	​			K-360 east	Western terminus of K-360
	Winfield			US-160 / K-15 south	Southern end of K-15 overlap
	​			K-15 north	Northern end of K-15 overlap
Butler	Augusta			US-54 west / US-400 west	Southern end of US-54 and US-400 overlap
	​			US-400 east	Northern end of US-400 overlap
	​			US-54 east / K-254 west	Northern end of US-54 overlap; eastern terminus of K-254
	​			US-50 east / US-56 east	Northern end of US-50 and US-56 overlap
	​			I-35 / Kansas Turnpike	I-35 and Kansas Turnpike exit 76
Marion	Florence			US-50
	​			K-256 west	Eastern terminus of K-256
	​			US-56 west / K-150 east	Southern end of US-56 overlap; western terminus of K-150; roundabout
Dickinson	​			US 56 Bus. east – Herington	Western terminus of US-56 Bus.; no access to US-56 Bus. from US-77 south/ US-56 west, no access to US-77 north/ US-56 east from US-56 Bus. west
	​			US-56 east – Council Grove / US 56 Bus. west – Herington	Northern end of US-56 overlap; eastern terminus of US-56 Bus.
Dickinson–Morris county line	​			K-4
Morris	​			K-209 west	Eastern terminus of K-209
Geary	​			K-157 west	Eastern terminus of K-157
	Junction City			I-70 / US-40 / K-18 east	I-70 exit 295; southern end of K-18 overlap
	​			K-18 west	Northern end of K-18 overlap
	​			K-57
	​			K-57 south	Northern terminus of K-57
	​			K-82 west	Southern end of K-82 overlap
Riley	​			K-82 north	Northern end of K-82 overlap
	Riley			US-24 west	Southern end of US-24 overlap
	​			US-24 east	Northern end of US-24 overlap
	​			K-16 east	Western terminus of K-16
Marshall	Waterville			K-9 west	Southern end of K-9 overlap
	​			K-9 east	Southern end of K-9 overlap
	Marysville			US-36 east	Southern end of US-36 overlap
	​			US-36 west	Northern end of US-36 overlap
	​			K-233 east – Oketo	Northern terminus of K-57
	​			US 77 north	Continuation into Nebraska
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus        Tolled

Related routes

Herington business loop

U.S. Highway 77 Business
Location	Herington, Kansas
Existed	October 13, 1979[5]–June 9, 1991[6]

U.S. Route 77 Business (US-77 Bus.) was a short business loop through Herington, Kansas.^[5] US-77 Bus began at US-56 and US-77 south of Herington. US-77 Bus. ran north from here along with US-56 Bus. for 1.1 miles (1.8 km) then entered Herington. The highway then curved east and became Trapp Street. US-77 Bus. and US-56 Bus. then crossed Lime Creek then exited the city roughly 0.85 miles (1.37 km) later. The two business routes then reached their eastern terminus at US-56 and US-77.

US-77 Bus. was approved to be decommissioned in a meeting on June 9, 1991, leaving just US-56 Bus..^[6]

Major intersections

The entire route was in Dickinson County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
​	0.00	0.00	US-56 / US-77 / US 56 Bus. begins	Southern terminus; southern terminus of US-56 Bus.; southern end of US-56 Bus. overlap
​			US-56 west / US-77 / US 56 Bus. ends	Northern terminus; northern terminus of US-56 Bus.; northern end of US-56 Bus. overlap
			US-56 east	Continuation beyond northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Junction City business loop

U.S. Highway 77 Business
Location	Junction City, Kansas
Existed	October 13, 1979[5]–December 2, 1988[7]

U.S. Route 77 Business (US-77 Bus.) was a short business loop through Junction City, Kansas.^[5]

See also

• U.S. roads portal
• Kansas portal