 New York State Route 77 | ||||
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 Map of western New York with NY 77 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NYSDOT and Genesee County | ||||
| Length | 46.28 mi[1] (74.48 km) | |||
| Existed | 1930[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   NY 78 / NY 98 in Java | |||
 US 20A in Sheldon US 20 in Darien   I-90 Toll / New York Thruway in Pembroke | ||||
| North end |  NY 31 in Lockport | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New York | |||
| Counties | Wyoming, Genesee, Niagara | |||
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New York State Route 77 (NY 77) is a north–south state highway in the western part of New York in the United States. The highway runs for 46.28 miles (74.48 km) across mostly rural areas from an intersection with NY 78 and NY 98 in the Wyoming County town of Java to a junction with NY 31 near the city of Lockport in Niagara County. It connects to several of the region's major east–west roads, including U.S. Route 20 (US 20) and the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90 or I-90). In southwestern Genesee County, the route takes on added importance as it provides the most direct route between the Thruway and Darien Lake, Western New York's largest amusement park.
The route was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York to the portion of its modern routing north of US 20A. Over the next 30 years, NY 77 was truncated and extended several times, moving the south end of the route to various locations in Wyoming and Genesee counties. Throughout this time, NY 77 always extended at least as far south as Corfu. It arrived at its current alignment c. 1961.