Texas_State_Highway_Loop_491

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

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

Business route in 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.[citation needed]

Quick Facts Business U.S. Highway 77, Route information ...

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.

More information Location, mi ...

See also

References

  1. [1]
    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. [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. [3]
    "Overview Map of US 77 Bus. L". Google Maps. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
KML file (edit • help)
Template:Attached KML/U.S. Route 77 Business (Waco, Texas)
KML is from Wikidata
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Texas_State_Highway_Loop_491, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.