Texas State Highway 77

This article is about the current state highway. For the U.S. Highway, see U.S. Route 77 in Texas.

State Highway 77
SH 77 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	46.815 mi[1] (75.341 km)
Existed	1923–present
Major junctions
West end	US 259 near Omaha
Major intersections	US 67 at Naples US 59 at Atlanta
East end	LA 1 at the Louisiana state line
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	Morris and Cass
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec
← US 77 → SH 78

State Highway 77 (SH 77) is a numbered state highway in Texas, occupying the counties of Morris and Cass. SH 77 is 46.815 miles (75.341 km) long, and connects U.S. Highway 259 (US 259) to the Louisiana state line.

Route description

SH 77 begins 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Omaha on US 259, and travels eastward to Naples, meeting US 67 and SH 338. In Douglassville, SH 77 intersects SH 8. After cutting across the south side of Atlanta, where it meets US 59, SH 77 cuts to the southeast, and crosses into the very northwest corner of Louisiana near Three Corners (where Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas meet), becoming Louisiana Highway 1.

History

SH 77 was originally proposed on August 21, 1923, as a route from Douglasville to Naples, replacing SH 1B.^[2] On June 24, 1931, SH 77 was extended southeast to Louisiana, replacing a portion of SH 47.^[3] On August 4, 1932, SH 77 was extended to SH 11 (now US 259). On March 11, 1935, SH 77 Spur was designated to Marietta. This would be cancelled on completion, but would be restored on April 19, 1937, as SH 245. On July 15, 1935, the section of SH 77 west of Naples was cancelled.^[4] On September 26, 1939, SH 77 was extended west to Commerce, replacing SH 260, but this plan was cancelled on January 14, 1941. On February 28, 1966, SH 77 was extended west over FM 2880 from US 259 to US 67.^[5]

Junction list

County	Location	mi[6]	km	Destinations	Notes
Morris	​	0.0	0.0	US 259 – De Kalb, Daingerfield
	Naples	4.5	7.2	US 67 – Naples, Texarkana	Interchange
		5.0	8.0	SH 338 south – Daingerfield
Cass	​	6.5	10.5	FM 2888 south – Cornett
	​	9.6	15.4	FM 1766 east – Bryans Mill
	​	12.7	20.4	FM 250 south – Marietta, Hughes Springs
	​	16.0	25.7	FM 994 north – Bryans Mill
	​	18.2	29.3	FM 2065 north – Union Chapel
	Douglassville	23.7	38.1	SH 8 – New Boston, Linden
	​	27.7	44.6	FM 2791 east – Antioch, Atlanta State Park
	​	30.5	49.1	FM 96 north – Antioch, Atlanta State Park
	​	32.2	51.8	FM 2328 south – Lans Chapel
	Atlanta	35.0	56.3	FM 995 west – O'Farrell, Red Hill
		35.3	56.8	US 59 south – Linden	West end of US 59 overlap
		35.7	57.5	US 59 north / FM 249 east – Texarkana, Downtown Atlanta	East end of US 59 overlap
		36.3	58.4	SH 43 – Bivins
		37.0	59.5	FM 251
		37.6	60.5	FM 1841 – Business District, Huffins
	​	41.0	66.0	FM 1635 north
	​	44.7	71.9	FM 3129 north – Bloomburg, Domino
	​	47.1	75.8	LA 1 south – Shreveport
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 77". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
2. "August 21, 1923 Minute Order" (PDF).
3. "June 22, 1931 Minute Order" (PDF).
4. "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. July 15, 1935. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
5. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 2880". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
6. "Route of SH 77" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 25, 2018.