U.S. Route 177
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U.S. Route 177 is a spur of U.S. Route 77
U.S. Route 77
U.S. Route 77 is a north–south United States highway. It is unsigned in and around Dallas, Texas. Its historic segment through South Dakota and Minnesota was decommissioned with the advent of Interstate 29 but otherwise the route has been spared the decommissioning that has shortened other US...

. It currently runs for 233 miles (375 km) from South Haven, Kansas
South Haven, Kansas
South Haven is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 363.-Geography:South Haven is located at...

 at US 81 to Madill, Oklahoma
Madill, Oklahoma
Madill is a city in Marshall County, Oklahoma, United States. The city was founded in 1901 and is named for George Alexander Madill, an attorney for the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway, popularly known as the Frisco. The 2009 population estimate was 3,781...

 at US-70. It passes through the states of Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...

 and Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...

.

Route description

US-177 begins concurrent
Concurrency (road)
A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...

 with State Highway 199 at the US-70 junction near Madill, Oklahoma
Madill, Oklahoma
Madill is a city in Marshall County, Oklahoma, United States. The city was founded in 1901 and is named for George Alexander Madill, an attorney for the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway, popularly known as the Frisco. The 2009 population estimate was 3,781...

. From this point, it heads northwest, serving as the southern terminus of State Highway 1
State Highway 1 (Oklahoma)
State Highway 1, sometimes abbreviated as SH-1 or OK-1, is a highway maintained by the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It travels through the southeastern part of the state, nicknamed Little Dixie. Because Oklahoma uses odd numbers for east and west highways State Highway 1, sometimes abbreviated as SH-1...

 and the main street
Main Street
Main Street is the metonym for a generic street name of the primary retail street of a village, town, or small city in many parts of the world...

 of Mannsville
Mannsville, Oklahoma
Mannsville is a town in Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 587 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mannsville is located at ....

. The route turns northward in Dickson
Dickson, Oklahoma
Dickson is a town in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,139 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Ardmore, Oklahoma Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Life:...

, where it splits from SH-199. East of Gene Autry
Gene Autry, Oklahoma
Gene Autry is a town in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 99 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Ardmore, Oklahoma Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

, it is the eastern end of SH-53. US-177 then runs through the Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Chickasaw National Recreation Areais a National Recreation Area situated in the foothills of the Arbuckle Mountains in south-central Oklahoma near Sulphur.-History:...

 and the town of Sulphur
Sulphur, Oklahoma
Sulphur is a city in Murray County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 4,794 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Murray County.-Geography:Sulphur is located at ....

, where it has a brief concurrency with SH-7. On the north side of Sulphur lies a partial interchange with the Chickasaw Turnpike
Chickasaw Turnpike
The Chickasaw Turnpike is a short two-lane toll road that is located in the rural south central region of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It stretches for from west of Sulphur to just south of Ada. The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority owns, maintains, and collects tolls on the turnpike...

.

US-177 continues north into western Garvin County
Garvin County, Oklahoma
Garvin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 27,210. Its county seat is Pauls Valley.-History:...

, serving as the eastern terminus of SH-29 and crossing SH-19 in Stratford
Stratford, Oklahoma
Stratford is a town in Garvin County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,474 at the 2000 census.- History :Stratford was originally the town of McGee which was established in 1891. In 1906 the Oklahoma Central Railroad built the railroad two miles south of McGee. The town placed its...

. The route then cuts across the narrow eastern tip of McClain County
McClain County, Oklahoma
McClain County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 27,740 at the 2000 census. Its county seat is Purcell. McClain County is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is in the top 3 fastest growing counties in Oklahoma with a growth rate of...

, where it begins concurrencies with both State Highway 59
State Highway 59 (Oklahoma)
State Highway 59, also known as SH-59 or OK-59, is a 94-mile state highway in central Oklahoma. It runs from Criner, Oklahoma in McClain Co. to Wewoka.-Route description:...

 and State Highway 3W. The three highways then cross the Canadian River
Canadian River
The Canadian River is the longest tributary of the Arkansas River. It is about long, starting in Colorado and traveling through New Mexico, the Texas Panhandle, and most of Oklahoma....

 into Pottawatomie County
Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
Pottawatomie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 65,521 as of the 2000 census. Its county seat is Shawnee...

, where they meet SH-39 at a four-way stop in Asher
Asher, Oklahoma
Asher is a town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 393 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Asher is located at , at the intersection of U.S. Highway 177 and State Highway 39 in Pottawatomie County...

.

Near unincorporated Pearson
Pearson, Oklahoma
Pearson is an unincorporated community in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States. It is located just east of the U.S. Route 177/State Highway 3W - State Highway 59 junction....

, SH-59 splits off to the east. US-177/SH-3W continue north to Tecumseh
Tecumseh, Oklahoma
Tecumseh is a city in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 6,457 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Tecumseh is located at ....

, where they have an interchange with SH-9. At this interchange, US-270 joins the concurrency. The three highways run along the west side of Shawnee
Shawnee, Oklahoma
Shawnee is a city in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 29,857 at the 2010 census. The city is part of the Oklahoma City-Shawnee Combined Statistical Area; it is also the county seat of Pottawatomie County and the principal city of the Shawnee Micropolitan Statistical...

. At the Interstate 40 interchange, SH-3W reunites with SH-3E, and the unified SH-3 (along with US-270) follows I-40. US-177 continues northward alone.

After crossing into Lincoln County
Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population as of 2010 was 34,273. It is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area.Its county seat is Chandler....

, US-177 meets US-62 in Jacktown. Just west of Warwick
Warwick, Oklahoma
Warwick is a town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 235 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Warwick is located at ....

, it meets SH-66 (old Route 66
U.S. Route 66
U.S. Route 66 was a highway within the U.S. Highway System. One of the original U.S. highways, Route 66 was established on November 11, 1926 -- with road signs erected the following year...

), and then passes under Interstate 44 (the Turner Turnpike
Turner Turnpike
The Governor Roy J. Turner Turnpike is a toll road in central Oklahoma, connecting its two largest cities, Oklahoma City and Tulsa. It was authorized by the Oklahoma Legislature in 1947 and opened in May, 1953, it is the oldest of the state's ten turnpikes. The route is signed as Interstate 44 for...

), with no interchange. I-44 is accessed through the SH-66 – Wellston
Wellston, Oklahoma
Wellston is a town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 825 at the 2000 census.- History :Wellston was named by Christian T. Wells, who established a trading post on the site in 1883...

 (Exit 157) interchange. US-177 then continues north, connecting to the town of Carney
Carney, Oklahoma
Carney is a town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 649 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Carney is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of .-Demographics:...

 via SH-40A, the shortest state highway in Oklahoma. West of Tryon
Tryon, Oklahoma
Tryon is a town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 448 at the 2000 census. The community is named after early land owner Fred S...

, it intersects State Highway 105
State Highway 105 (Oklahoma)
State Highway 105 is a state highway in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It runs for across Logan and Lincoln Counties. It has no lettered spur routes.SH-105 was formed over the course of 1955...

. It then enters Payne County
Payne County, Oklahoma
Payne County is a county in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population as of 2010 was 77,350. Its county seat is Stillwater, and the county is named for Capt. David L. Payne...

 just south of the Cimarron River.

In Payne County, US-177 almost immediately passes through the town of Perkins
Perkins, Oklahoma
Perkins is a city in Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,272 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from Walden Perkins, a congressman who helped establish the local post office. The Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma is headquartered here....

. North of that community, it has a one-mile (1.6 km) concurrency with State Highway 33
State Highway 33 (Oklahoma)
Oklahoma's State Highway 33 is a major highway that traverses most of the state, and at one time traversed the entire state. Its general orientation is west to east. All mileages listed herein are from the western terminus of the highway at the Texas state line.-Roger Mills County:SH-33 begins...

. It then passes through the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....

, Stillwater
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Stillwater is a city in north-central Oklahoma at the intersection of U.S. 177 and State Highway 51. It is the county seat of Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 45,688. Stillwater is the principal city of the Stillwater Micropolitan Statistical...

, the home of Oklahoma State University. There, it intersects SH-51. North of Stillwater, it serves as the western terminus of the Cimarron Turnpike
Cimarron Turnpike
The Cimarron Turnpike is a toll road in north-central Oklahoma. Opened to traffic in 1975, the route runs , from a junction with Interstate 35 north of Perry, to Westport, just west of Tulsa. The route also consists of a spur which runs from the mainline southwest to a junction with US-177 north...

 Spur. Farther north, in Noble County
Noble County, Oklahoma
Noble County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2010, the population was 11,561. Its county seat is Perry.-21st century:In 2010, the Keystone-Cushing Pipeline was constructed north to south through Noble County....

, it crosses U.S. Highway 64 and the mainline of the Cimarron Turnpike. It then has a four mile (6.4 km) concurrency with State Highway 15
State Highway 15 (Oklahoma)
State Highway 15 is the name for two once-connected state highways in Oklahoma. One begins at the Texas state line and runs for 47.1 miles through Woodward; the other runs for 62.4 miles between U.S. Highway 64/U.S. Highway 412 and State Highway 18 north of Pawnee...

.
US-177 then enters its final county in Oklahoma, Kay County
Kay County, Oklahoma
Kay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 48,080. Its county seat is Newkirk. The largest city in Kay County is Ponca City.-19th century:...

. It serves Ponca City
Ponca City, Oklahoma
Ponca City is a small city in Kay and Osage counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, which was named after the Ponca Tribe. Located in north central Oklahoma, it lies approximately south of the Kansas border, and approximately east of Interstate 35. 25,919 people called Ponca City home at the...

, where it begins a wrong-way concurrency with its parent, US-77, as well as US-60 (which is signed the "correct" direction). The routes split near Tonkawa
Tonkawa, Oklahoma
Tonkawa is a city in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States, along the Salt Fork Arkansas River. The population was 3,299 at the 2000 census.-History:...

. US-177 then runs through Blackwell
Blackwell, Oklahoma
Blackwell is a city in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States, located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 177 and State Highway 11 along Interstate 35. The population was 7,668 at the 2000 census. Blackwell was established following the September 16, 1893 Cherokee Outlet land run by A. J. Blackwell...

 and Braman
Braman, Oklahoma
Braman is a town in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 244 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Braman has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...

. North of Braman, the route is the northernmost exit on Interstate 35 in Oklahoma
Interstate 35 in Oklahoma
Oklahoma is the second state that Interstate 35 passes through from south to north. In Oklahoma, I-35 runs from the Red River at the Texas border to the Kansas line near Braman, for a length of 236 miles . I-35 has one spur route in the state, Interstate 235 in the inner city of Oklahoma...

. Six miles (9.7 km) after the I-35 junction, US-177 leaves Oklahoma.

US-177 then enters Sumner County, Kansas
Sumner County, Kansas
Sumner County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. The county's population was 24,132 for the 2010 census. Its county seat is Wellington. Sumner County is part of the Wichita, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was named in honor of Charles Sumner, a U.S...

 near Hunnewell
Hunnewell, Kansas
Hunnewell is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 67.-History:Hunnewell was named for Boston financier and railway owner H. H. Hunnewell....

. Only 4 mi (6.4 km) north of the state line, US-177 ends at US-81 in downtown South Haven, Kansas
South Haven, Kansas
South Haven is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 363.-Geography:South Haven is located at...

. The terminus is less than a mile from the western terminus of U.S. Route 166 (also on US-81) north of town.

History

Originally, the highway functioned as a shortcut for Wichita
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...

 to Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...

 traffic traveling between U.S. 81 at South Haven, KS and U.S. 77 at Three Sands Jct, Oklahoma (where U.S. 77 and State Highway 156
State Highway 156 (Oklahoma)
State Highway 156, also known as SH-156 or OK-156, is a highway maintained by the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Spanning 17 miles through the north-central part of the state, it connects the town of Marland, Oklahoma to US-77/US-177 in the north to US-77 in the west. It is the former alignment of...

 intersect outside Marland, Oklahoma
Marland, Oklahoma
Marland is a town in Noble County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 280 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Marland is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....

 today).

During the 1960s, the highway was extended south to Madill, Oklahoma, replacing the entire length of State Highway 40 from Ponca City, Oklahoma
Ponca City, Oklahoma
Ponca City is a small city in Kay and Osage counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, which was named after the Ponca Tribe. Located in north central Oklahoma, it lies approximately south of the Kansas border, and approximately east of Interstate 35. 25,919 people called Ponca City home at the...

 to then-U.S. Highway 66 (near Wellston, Oklahoma
Wellston, Oklahoma
Wellston is a town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 825 at the 2000 census.- History :Wellston was named by Christian T. Wells, who established a trading post on the site in 1883...

) and the portion of State Highway 18
State Highway 18 (Oklahoma)
State Highway 18, abbreviated as SH-18 or OK-18, is a highway maintained by the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It was once one of the longest state highways in the Oklahoma road system, but now has a total length of .-Route description:...

 between Shawnee, Oklahoma
Shawnee, Oklahoma
Shawnee is a city in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 29,857 at the 2010 census. The city is part of the Oklahoma City-Shawnee Combined Statistical Area; it is also the county seat of Pottawatomie County and the principal city of the Shawnee Micropolitan Statistical...

 and Madill, Oklahoma
Madill, Oklahoma
Madill is a city in Marshall County, Oklahoma, United States. The city was founded in 1901 and is named for George Alexander Madill, an attorney for the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway, popularly known as the Frisco. The 2009 population estimate was 3,781...

 (the segment between US-66 and Shawnee was constructed at this time). Vestiages of the these highways remain in spur routes State Highway 40A, located entirely in Carney, Oklahoma
Carney, Oklahoma
Carney is a town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 649 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Carney is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of .-Demographics:...

 and State Highway 18A, located south of Sulphur, Oklahoma
Sulphur, Oklahoma
Sulphur is a city in Murray County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 4,794 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Murray County.-Geography:Sulphur is located at ....

.

During this extension, the alignments of US-77 and US-177 were altered in North Central Oklahoma as follows:

US-77 was relocated to run north from Three Sands Jct to Tonkawa, Oklahoma
Tonkawa, Oklahoma
Tonkawa is a city in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States, along the Salt Fork Arkansas River. The population was 3,299 at the 2000 census.-History:...

 on the former route of US-177, then east on US-60 to Ponca City, Oklahoma
Ponca City, Oklahoma
Ponca City is a small city in Kay and Osage counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, which was named after the Ponca Tribe. Located in north central Oklahoma, it lies approximately south of the Kansas border, and approximately east of Interstate 35. 25,919 people called Ponca City home at the...

. This also involved a new US-60 alignment between Tonkawa, Oklahoma
Tonkawa, Oklahoma
Tonkawa is a city in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States, along the Salt Fork Arkansas River. The population was 3,299 at the 2000 census.-History:...

 and Ponca City, Oklahoma
Ponca City, Oklahoma
Ponca City is a small city in Kay and Osage counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, which was named after the Ponca Tribe. Located in north central Oklahoma, it lies approximately south of the Kansas border, and approximately east of Interstate 35. 25,919 people called Ponca City home at the...

, where US-60, US-77, and US-177 all overlap on the same highway (which results in northbound US-77, eastbound US-60, and southbound U.S. Highway 177 traffic running in the same compass direction - east).

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State Highway 40A

State Highway 40A is an 0.35 mile (0.563269 km) highway in Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population as of 2010 was 34,273. It is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area.Its county seat is Chandler....

. It is numbered after State Highway 40, the predecessor to US-177. It is the shortest state highway in Oklahoma.

The highway connects US-177 to the town of Carney, Oklahoma
Carney, Oklahoma
Carney is a town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 649 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Carney is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of .-Demographics:...

. It has a 25 mph (40 km/h) speed limit.
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