U.S. Route 377

U.S. Route 377 (US 377) is a Template:Convert north–south United States highway. Originally formed as a short spur to connect Denton and Fort Worth, Texas, it has since been extended northward into Oklahoma and southward to Del Rio, Texas, near the U.S. border with Mexico.

Route description

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Texas

Template:Attached KML The southern terminus is in Del Rio, Texas at an intersection with U.S. Route 90. It goes north of town co-signed with U.S. Route 277 for 20 miles (32 km). After splitting off, it enters Edwards County and Carta Valley. It meets SH 55 at the county seat, Rocksprings, before serving as the western terminus of SH 41. About 20 miles north of Rocksprings, the route meets with the headwaters of the South Llano River, which follows the route into Junction, Texas. It heads northeast into Kimble County, crossing the county line near Telegraph. At Junction, it meets both Interstate 10 and US 83. It then continues northeast through London, extreme southeastern Menard County, and Mason County. In Mason County, US 377 passes through Streeter before forming a concurrency with SH 29 near Grit. In Mason, SH 29 splits off to its own alignment while US 377 turns north to join U.S. Route 87.

US 87/377 head north together into Brady, where they meet US 190, the southern terminus of US 283, and SH 71. US 377 splits off to the north and heads to Mercury and crosses the Colorado River near Winchell. In Brownwood, US 377 joins with U.S. Route 67, following its routing all the way to Stephenville, where US 377 splits off on its own again. US 377 then enters Hood County, where it passes through the county seat, Granbury. It cuts the corners of both Johnson County and Parker County before entering Tarrant County and the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

US 377 crosses Interstate 20 at exit 429A in Benbrook. It then enters Fort Worth proper, meeting SH 183 and Spur 580. It runs northeast on Camp Bowie Blvd. to Interstate 30, which it begins a concurrency with. At the Interstate 35W junction, it heads north along that highway before splitting off at Exit 52A (Belknap St.). It heads due north at the Denton Highway and continues to run parallel to I-35W through many Fort Worth suburbs, including Haltom City, Watauga, Keller, Westlake, Roanoke, and Argyle. In Denton, it crosses Interstate 35E and has a brief concurrency with US 380 through the eastern portion of Denton into Crossroads.

After splitting from US 380, US 377 runs through Crossroads and north into Krugerville. It continues through Aubrey, through Pilot Point, Tioga, and Collinsville, before having an interchange with US 82 at Whitesboro. It the heads north to cross Lake Texoma (the Red River) into Oklahoma.

Oklahoma

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} US 377 is co-signed with State Highway 99 for its entire Oklahoma length. US 377's first junction within Oklahoma is with SH-32 west of Kingston. The first town that US 377/SH-99 pass through is Madill, where the two highways meet US 70 and State Highway 199. The next town after that is Tishomingo, where there is a brief concurrency with SH-22. US 377/SH-99 run north from Tishomingo, having a one-mile (1.6 km) three-route concurrency with SH-7 before meeting State Highway 3 southeast of Ada. US 377/SH-99 run around the east and north sides of town. On the north side of Ada, SH-3E joins the concurrency.

After leaving Ada, US 377/SH-3E/99 pass through Byng. The three highways cross the Canadian River just south of a junction that serves as the eastern terminus of SH-39 and the western terminus of SH-56. North of Bowlegs, SH-59 joins with the other routes briefly. The next major town is Seminole, where the highways meet SH-9, and SH-3E splits off. US 377/SH-99 cross I-40 at Exit 200. The highways have a junction with US 62 in Prague.

As of 2007, the highway's northern terminus is in Stroud, Oklahoma at an indeterminate point somewhere between old Route 66 (now Oklahoma State Highway 66) and modern Interstate 44. SH-99 continues north into Kansas.

History

U.S. 377 in Texas

When US 377 was commissioned in 1930, US 77 connected Dallas, Texas, with the north and south, but nearby Fort Worth lacked a direct northern connection. US 377 formed a short (less than Template:Convert) connection between US 77 in Denton and US 81 in Fort Worth. Along with a section of US 81, it provided a parallel north–south route to US 77 between Denton and Hillsboro, where US 81 met US 77. When the Interstate Highway System was built, I-35 included a similar Dallas–Fort Worth split with routes I-35E through Dallas (along US 77) and I-35W through Fort Worth (along to US 377 and US 81).

In 1931, US 377 was extended to southwest from Fort Worth to Stephenville, and in 1951, it was extended south from Stephenville to its current terminus in Del Rio.<ref name="TxDOTUS377">Template:TxDOT</ref>

The section of US 377 in Texas north of Denton was signed as SH 10 until 1960<ref>Template:TxDOT</ref> and SH 99 from 1960 until 1968.<ref name="TxDOTSH99">Template:TxDOT</ref> The American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO, later the American Association of State Highway and Transpiration Officiations, AASHTO), the body which coordinates the numbering of U.S. Highways, approved an extension of US 377 from Denton into Oklahoma in 1968 and signs went up for this section in 1969.<ref name="TxDOTUS377"/>

US 377 long remained a two-lane highway between Denton and Fort Worth, but has since been widened with more construction scheduled. North of Denton, US 377 is currently two lanes.

U.S. 377 in Oklahoma

Template:See also US 377 in Oklahoma was predated by Oklahoma State Highway 99, with which it still runs concurrently. The Oklahoma Department of Highways had proposed portions of SH-99 for inclusion in the United States Numbered Highway System several times. One such application made in 1953 suggested that the entirety of SH-99 become a U.S. Route, while another suggested a northern terminus at US 64 near Cleveland.<ref name="USEndsBlog"/> On June 18, 1964, AASHO accepted an extension of US 377 from the Texas state line, but only Template:Convert to US 70 in Madill.<ref name="ODOT377Hist"/><ref name="ODOT377LogQuote">"State Highway System Log of U.S. Highway 377." Oklahoma Department of Transportation. 21 November 2002. Retrieved 20 February 2025. "Not Approved AASHTO Route from Madill to Stroud."</ref> This extension was not marked on Oklahoma official state highway maps.Template:Efn

The Department of Highways, and later the Department of Transportation, submitted applications to extend US 377 from Madill to US 64 in Cleveland eight times between December 1964 and 1980,<ref name="odot-history-377">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> all of which were rejected for unknown reasons.<ref name="USEndsBlog">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Self-published inline</ref> In 1988, ODOT began signing US 377 from Madill to Stroud along SH-99 without AASHTO approval.<ref name="ODOT377Hist">"Chronological History of US Highway 377." Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved 20 February 2025.</ref><ref name="ODOT377LogQuote"/><ref name="USEnds377">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Self-published inline</ref>

The Willis Bridge crossing Lake Texoma on the Red River was constructed in 1960.<ref name="Haymond">Template:Cite news</ref> By the late 2010s, it had guardrail damage causing the remaining bridge to be very narrow and was considered structurally deficient. Parts of the bridge had collapsed.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> An original estimated start for replacement bridge was February 2018, costing $80 million. In November 2018, the Oklahoma Transportation Commission awarded a $43 million contract to replace the bridge with a new two-lane bridge which started construction in early January 2019.<ref name="Ellis">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The bridge, funded by both Oklahoma and Texas,<ref name="Ellis"/> was completed in February 2023 after which the old bridge was demolished.<ref name="Haymond"/>

Future

The US 377 Cresson Relief Route is a four-lane freeway bypass of Cresson and an at-grade railway crossing that is currently under construction and planned to open in late 2025.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The project, originally planned to be opened to traffic in 2022, has faced multiple delays.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Special and related routes

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} US 377 currently has seven business routes, all of which are located in the state of Texas.

State Highway Loop 118

Template:Infobox road small Template:Attached KML State Highway Loop 118 (Loop 118) is a short and unsigned loop highway. The highway connects US 377 to Business State Highway 114 (Bus. SH 114) without the need for an intersection between those highways. The loop is just Template:Convert long, and is located entirely within the downtown portion of the town of Roanoke, Texas. The highway was first designated on February 4, 1941. The original route traveled from US 377 just south of Roanoke, along Oak Street, past Bus. SH 114 northward to SH 114, with State Highway Spur 118 (Spur 118) going from Loop 118 to US 377 via Denton Drive.<ref name="Old Map">Template:Cite map</ref> On September 26, 1996, the stretch of Oak Street traveling from US 377 to Denton Drive was given back to the city of Roanoke.

State Highway Spur 118

Template:Infobox road small State Highway Spur 118 (Spur 118) was designated on February 4, 1941, as a spur off Loop 118 in Roanoke to US 377. On September 26, 1996, Spur 118 became a portion of Loop 118 when it was rerouted onto the spur and the former portion of Loop 118 was removed and returned to the city of Roanoke.

Related routes

• U.S. Route 77
• U.S. Route 177
• U.S. Route 277

External links

• Endpoints of US highway 377
• Oklahoma Terminus: US 377