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

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Business U.S. Highway 77
US 77 Bus. highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	9.716 mi[1] (15.636 km)
Existed	June 21, 1990[1]–present
Major junctions
south end	US 77 in Waco
Major intersections	Loop 484 in Waco I-35 / US 77 in Waco US 84 in Waco
north end	I-35 / US 77 north of Lacy-Lakeview
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	McLennan
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec

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.^[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]}

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).

The entire highway is in McLennan County.

Location	mi[3]	km	Destinations	Notes
Waco	0.0	0.0	US 77 north / LaSalle Avenue, Circle Drive, Valley Mills Drive – Cameron	Southern terminus (northbound US 77 Bus.); traffic circle
	0.6	0.97	US 77 south (South 18th Street)	Southern terminus (southbound US 77 Bus.)
	2.2	3.5	FM 434 (University Parks Drive) – Baylor University
	2.6	4.2	Bridge over the Brazos River
	2.7	4.3	Spur 576 (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) – McLane Stadium	Interchange
	3.1	5.0	Loop 484 east to SH 6 – Marlin, Bryan	Southern end of freeway
	3.4	5.5	Orchard Lane	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
	3.8	6.1	Frontage Road	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
	4.2	6.8	I-35 / US 77 – Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth
	4.4	7.1	Cottenbelt Avenue	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
	4.6	7.4	I-35 south / US 77 south – Austin	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
	4.7	7.6	US 84 – Gatesville, Mexia	Northern end of freeway; no southbound entrance
Lacy Lakeview	6.5	10.5	Loop 340 south / FM 3051 (Industrial Boulevard) – Bellmead, Lake Waco	Split intersection
	8.6	13.8	FM 2417 east (Crest Drive) – TSTC
​	9.7	15.6	I-35 / US 77 – Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

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