Arkansas Highway 77

Highway 77 marker

Highway 77
Route information
Maintained by AHTD
Length: 66.70 mi[1] (107.34 km)
Existed: 1926 – present
Major junctions
South end: US 70, West Memphis
  I-40/I-55/US 61/US 64/US 65/US 79, West Memphis
US 61, Turrell
Future I-555 / US 63, Gilmore
North end: Route 108, Missouri state line
Location
Counties: Crittenden, Mississippi
Highway system
← AR 76AR 78 →

Highway 77 (AR 77, Ark. 77, and Hwy. 77) is a north–south[a 1] state highway in East Arkansas. The route of 66.70 miles (107.34 km) runs from US 70 in West Memphis north along Interstate 55 to the Missouri state line.[3]

Route description

Diagram of I-55 interchange 23: AR 77 meets I-55/US 61/US 63 and becomes I-55/US 61/AR 77, with I-555/US 63 heading northwest

AR 77 begins at US 70 in West Memphis and runs north to cross I-40/I-55/US 61/US 64/US 65/US 79. The route continues north as a former alignment of US 63 until Turrell. AR 77 also meets AR 42 in Turrell before meeting I-55/US 61/US 63 as well as Interstate 555 at a very large intersection north of town. US 61 becomes a frontage road with I-55, while AR 77 follows Future I-555/US 63 north to Gilmore. The route then turns south and runs as a frontage road along I-555/US 63, curving along I-55 and eventually facing north toward Mississippi County.

The highway becomes a minor route, passing through rural Crittenden and Mississippi Counties.[2] AR 308 briefly concurs with AR 77 in southern Mississippi County. AR 77 also crosses AR 118, AR 14/AR 297, and AR 140 south of Etowah.

AR 77 continues north to a short concurrency with AR 158 before entering Manila. AR 77 meets AR 18 before exiting Manila northbound. AR 119 concurs with AR 77 west to Leachville, after which AR 77 trails north to terminate at Route 108.

History

Between Turrell and West Memphis, Highway 77 runs on the former alignment of US 61. The route was extended along the former US 61 segment on August 22, 1956.[4]

Major intersections

Mile markers reset at concurrencies.

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
CrittendenWest Memphis0.000.00 US 70 / Great River Road south (Broadway)Southern terminus
1.081.74 I-40 / I-55 (US 61 / US 63 / US 64 / US 79) – Little Rock, Blytheville, MemphisI-40 exits 276 (eastbound) and 278 (westbound); I-55 exit 7 (southbound)
2.123.41 AR 191 south (7th Street) to I-40 / I-55
Marion5.108.21 US 64 west (Military Road) to I-55[a 2]
Clarkedale12.0019.31 AR 50 west (Clarkedale Road)
Turrell16.0325.80 AR 42 to I-55 – Turrell Business District, Wapanocca NWR Headquarters
17.9028.81 US 61 north / Great River Road north to I-55 south – Wilson, Marion, West MemphisSouth end of US 61 north overlap (southbound only)
I-55 (US 61 south / US 63 south) – Memphis, Blytheville, St. Louis, MONorth end of US 61 north overlap (southbound only); south end of future I-55 / US 63 overlap; I-55 exit 23; future I-555 exits 1A (south) and 1B (north); no direct access from AR 77 north to I-55 south
Gilmore0.000.00 US 63 north – Marked Tree, Jonesboro, GilmoreNorth end of future I-555 / US 63 overlap; AR 77 north follows exit 2
MississippiDimple7.2711.70 AR 308 west – BirdsongSouth end of AR 308 overlap
​8.1713.15 AR 308 east – Frenchman's BayouNorth end of AR 308 overlap
​10.6617.16 AR 118
​17.1827.65 AR 14 – Lepanto, Wilson
​19.8031.87 AR 198 west
​23.3337.55 AR 297 south
Etowah24.3339.16 AR 140 west – LepantoSouth end of AR 140 overlap
Athelstan0.000.00 AR 140 east – OsceolaNorth end of AR 140 overlap
Carroll's Corner2.093.36 AR 136 west – Etowah
​3.996.42 AR 158 east – LuxoraSouth end of AR 158 overlap
Floodway5.508.85 AR 158 west – CarawayNorth end of AR 158 overlap
Manila12.0219.34 To AR 18 east / Fleeman Street (AR 77Y) – Manila, Blytheville
12.2119.65 AR 18 east – BlythevilleSouth end of AR 18 overlap
0.000.00 AR 18 westNorth end of AR 18 overlap
0.330.53 AR 18B
Poplar Corner3.325.34 AR 119 north – BuckeyeSouth end of AR 119 overlap
Leachville7.9912.86 AR 119 south to AR 18 – Jonesboro, BlythevilleNorth end of AR 119 overlap
Arkmo12.2619.73 Route 108 north – CardwellMissouri state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Notes

  1. ↑ Although highways in the United States run from south to north and west to east, the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department lists Highway 77 beginning at the Mississippi County line and running south to West Memphis.[2]
  2. ↑ Military Road west of Highway 77 is US 64, even though the route also concurs with I-55/US 63/US 61 west of the intersection.[5] This is a leftover alignment prior to building I-55.

References

Route map: Bing / Google

KML is from Wikidata
  1. 1 2 Planning and Research Division (2010). "Arkansas Road Log Database". Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived from the original (Database) on 23 June 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  2. 1 2 General Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (Mississippi County ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  3. ↑ General Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (Crittenden County ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Minutes of the Meeting" (PDF). Arkansas State Highway Commission. August 22, 1956. p. 1919. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  5. ↑ Route and Section Map (PDF) (Map) (Crittenden County ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
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