U.S. Route 27 - WikiHQ

U.S. Route 27 or U.S. Highway 27 (US 27) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway in the Southern and Midwestern U.S. The southern terminus is at US 1 in Miami, Florida. The northern terminus is at Interstate 69 (I-69) in Fort Wayne, Indiana. From Miami, it goes up the center of Florida, then west to Tallahassee, Florida, and north through such cities and towns as Columbus, Georgia; Rome, Georgia; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Lexington, Kentucky; Cincinnati, Ohio; Oxford, Ohio; Richmond, Indiana; and Fort Wayne, Indiana. It once extended north through Lansing, Michigan, to Cheboygan, Mackinaw City, and, for about three years, even as far as St. Ignace. US 27 was first signed in 1926, replacing what had been the eastern route of the Dixie Highway in many states.

Route description

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Florida

thumb|left|Southern terminus of US 27 at US 1 in Miami, Florida

70px|thumb|left|A US 27 shield used in Florida prior to 1993

In Florida, US 27 has been designated the Claude Pepper Memorial Highway by the Florida Legislature. It was named after long-time Florida U.S. Senator and Representative Claude Pepper. The stretch running from Miami to South Bay was originally designated the Thomas E. Will Memorial Highway by the Florida Legislature in 1937 when that portion was known as State Road 26 (SR 26). Will, the founder of Okeelanta, had been instrumental in getting the state to build the road from Miami to the area south of Lake Okeechobee. In 1961, what became I-75 was completed, enabling the roadway to be designated as I-75. At the same time, US 27 was truncated to an interchange with I-75 south of Grayling. In 2002, the northern terminus was moved to its current location.

From Grayling to I-69 near Lansing, the road is now designated US 127. US 27 signs were removed from I-69 between Lansing and Fort Wayne in 2001. Officially, the current northern terminus is at the junction of I-69, US 30, and SR 3, but heading north on I-69 one will still see US 27 shields on some of the older overhead signs heading to the I-469 interchange on the northern edge of Fort Wayne.

Indiana

On March 9, 2007, legislation was introduced in the Indiana House of Representatives to designate US 27 as historic highway. Richmond, one of the cities US 27 passes through, would have two historic highways passing through it. The original National Road (US 40) runs through Richmond.

Michigan

US 27 was one of the highways in Michigan to carry the "To I-75" designation when I-75 was being constructed.

The at-grade routing of US 27 in Michigan has been largely superseded by I-75, which follows a roughly similar route and in some places actually replaced the older highway. From Lansing north to I-75, the former US 27 is now US 127; from Lansing south to Fort Wayne, US 27 was replaced by I-69. In many places the route markers and the highway itself serve to connect local communities bypassed by the Interstate Highway.

Major intersections

;Florida

: in Miami

: in Weston

: south-southeast of Sebring. The highways travel concurrently to east of West Frostproof.

: in Haines City

: in Davenport

: in Four Corners

: in Leesburg. The highways travel concurrently to Ocala.

: in Belleview. The highways travel concurrently to Ocala.

: in Ocala

: in Williston. The highways travel concurrently to High Springs.

: east of Branford. The highways travel concurrently to Branford.

: in Perry

: in Perry. US 19/US 27 travel concurrently to Capps.

: in Tallahassee

;Georgia

: in Bainbridge. The highways travel concurrently through the city.

: in Cusseta. The highways travel concurrently to Columbus.

: in Fort Benning

: in Columbus

: southeast of LaGrange

: in LaGrange

: in LaGrange. The highways travel concurrently through the city.

: in Bremen

: in Cedartown. The highways travel concurrently through the city.

: in Six Mile. The highways travel concurrently to Rome.

;Tennessee

: in Chattanooga. The highways travel concurrently through the city.

: in Chattanooga

: in Chattanooga. The highways travel concurrently through the city.

: in Chattanooga

: south-southwest of Rockwood. The highways travel concurrently into Rockwood.

: in Harriman

;Kentucky

: in Stanford

: in Lexington. The highways travel concurrently to Paris.

: in Lexington. The highways travel concurrently through the city.

: in Lexington

: in Paris

: in Cynthiana. The highways travel concurrently through the city.

: in Highland Heights

: on the Fort Thomas–Southgate city line

;Ohio

: in Cincinnati. The highways travel concurrently through the city.

: in Cincinnati

: in Bevis

;Indiana

: in Richmond

: in Lynn

: in Decatur. The highways travel concurrently to south-southeast of Fort Wayne.

: in Decatur. The highways travel concurrently through the city.

: south-southeast of Fort Wayne

: in Fort Wayne

U.S. Route 127
U.S. Route 227

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Endpoints of US 27