- Source: 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
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. 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.
Route description
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
The entire highway is in McLennan County.
See also
List of U.S. Highways in Texas
References
External links
Media related to U.S. Route 77 Business (Waco, Texas) at Wikimedia Commons