Detroit Department of Transportation route 77 'Hamilton Limited'

77 Hamilton Limited was the limited-stop version of route 23 Hamilton operated by the Detroit Department of Transportation in Detroit, Michigan, United States.

Route Details

At the time of discontinuation, this route provided limited-stop service during weekday rush hours from downtown Detroit to 7 Mile and Southfield Roads on the west side.

History

• October 18, 1947 - Service begins as a Detroit Street Railway route called Hamilton Express, supplementing local service along Hamilton Avenue. The downtown terminus was at Grand River Avenue and Washington Boulevard.
• December 5, 1950 - The first 6/10-mile-long portion of the John C. Lodge Freeway opens between Pallister and Holden Streets and service is modified to begin using the freeway, thus beginning 62 years of the utilization of portions of the Detroit freeway network by DSR and later DDOT services.
• 1953 - The Lodge Freeway is extended south to Temple Street, thus, service is modified to utilize this new segment.
• September 24, 1954 - The Lodge Freeway is extended south to Bagley Street, thus, service is modified to utilize this new segment.
• October 1955 - The Lodge Freeway is extended north to Glendale Street, thus, service is modified to utilize this new segment as far north as Clairmount Street.
• July 1, 1974 - Service carried on by DDOT.
• September 8, 1992 - Service discontinued.

References

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Vehicles
Current Low Floor	1201-1242, 1400-1430, 1500-1508, 1519-1538, 1700-1728, 1800-1829, 1900-1924, 2000-2025, 2200-2239, 2300-2309
Current LF Hybrid	1243-1246, 1509-1518
Current LF Articulated	1539-1548, 1960-1964
Current LF Electric	2100e-2103e
Former	001-002, 1001-1148 (1975), 1001-1050 (2010), 1201-1251, 1300-1369, 1370-1410, 1501-1605, 1701-1717, 1801-1874, 1900-1999, 2000-2084, 2521-2534, 3000-3120, 3001, 3002-3006, 3200-3232, 3250-3282, 3290-3299, 3300-3328, 3500-3599, 3600-3617, 3700-3799, 3800-3859, 3900-3959, 3975-3989, 4000-4024, 4100-4220, 8900-8913
Routes
ConnectTen Routes	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Primary Routes	16, 17, 19, 27, 30, 31, 32, 38, 60
Neighborhood Routes	11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 23, 29, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 47, 52, 54, 67, 68
Peak Weekday Routes	46
Former Local Routes	1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (1974-1988), 5 (1996-2002), 6, 8, 20, 24, 26 (1974-88), 26 (1997-98), 26 (2019-21), 28, 33 (1974-1988), 33 (1997-2005), 35 (1999-2005), 35 (1974-88), 36, 42, 44, 51, 52, 66, 80, 89, 99
Former Express Routes	70 (1974-88), 71 (1974-88)/70 (1988-2005, 2008-09), 72, 73, 74 (1974-88)/71 (2008-09), 75 (1974-88)/74 (2008-09), 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88 (1974-88)/73 (2008-09), 92, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 498
1994-95 Suburban Routes	125, 130, 150, 495
Facilities
Transit Centers	Downtown Detroit, Fairlane Town Center Hub, Rosa Parks Transit Center, Jason Hargrove Transit Center
Loops	Brennan Loop, Pierson Loop
Terminals	Coolidge Terminal (inactive), Gilbert Terminal, Shoemaker Terminal
Bus Stops	1-999, 1000-1999, 2000-2999, 31000-3999, 4000-4999, 5000-5999, 6000-6999, 7000-7999, 8000-8999, 9000-9999, 10000-10999
Timelines
History	1974-1983, 1984-1993, 1994-2003, 2004-2013, 2014-present
Detroit Area Transit Agencies Tecumseh