U.S. Route 27
Template:Cleanup-ush Template:Infobox U.S. Route United States Highway 27 (US 27), is a north-south United States highway. From Miami it goes up the center of Florida, then west to Tallahassee, Florida, and north through such cities and towns as Columbus, 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 several years as far as St. Ignace.
This at grade highway has been largely superseded by Interstate 75, which follows a roughly similar route and in some places actually replaced the older highway.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 U.S. Route 127; from Lansing south to Fort Wayne, US 27 was replaced by Interstate 69. In many places the route markers and the highway itself serve to connect local communities bypassed by the Interstate Highway. In Chattanooga, Tennessee, this highway was once signed as I-124; though the road is still officially classified as an Interstate Highway, it is no longer signed as such.[1] In and around the Chattanooga area, US 27 is sometimes referred to as "Corridor J", the designation of a road in the Appalachian Development Highway System between Chattanooga and London, Kentucky intended to follow the route of US 27.
In Georgia, U.S. Highway 27 is a designated Governor's Road Improvement Program(GRIP) developmental highway corridor which will eventually be widened to 4-lanes (mostly divided) from the Florida state line to the Tennessee state line.
U.S. Highway 27 appeared in 1927, as this designation replaced what had been the Western route of the Dixie Highway in many places.
In Broward County, Florida everything west of route 27 is protected wetlands. It is colloquially termed "Bloody 27" due to the high rate of crashes on it.
Termini
As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is in Fort Wayne, Indiana at an intersection with I-69. Its southern terminus is in Miami at an intersection with U.S. Route 1.[1]
Honors
In Georgia U.S. Highway 27 has been designated the "Martha Berry Highway," by the Georgia State Legislature. It was named after Martha Berry, founder of Berry College in Rome, Georgia. In Florida, U.S. Highway 27 has been designated the "Claude Pepper Memorial Highway" by the Florida State Legislature. It was named after long-time Floridian congressman Claude Pepper.
On March 9, 2007, legislation was introduced in the Indiana House of Representatives to designate U.S. 27 as historic highway. Richmond, Indiana, one of the cities U.S. 27 passes through, would have two historic highways passing through it. The original National Road (U.S. Highway 40) runs through Richmond.
Historic termini
Northern
- Until 2002, the highway's northern terminus was six miles (10 km) south of Grayling, Michigan at an intersection with Interstate 75. From this point to I-69 near Lansing, the road is now designated U.S. Route 127. US-27 signs were removed from I-69 between Lansing and Fort Wayne in 2001. Officially the northern terminus is at the junction of I-69, US-30, and State Road 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 .
- Prior the completion and designation of I-75 in 1961, US-27 reached across the Mackinac Bridge to the current intersection of I-75 and US-2 near St. Ignace, Michigan.
- Before the completion of the Mackinac Bridge in 1957, US-27 reached the Michigan State Auto Ferry Dock at Mackinaw City, Michigan along with US-23 and US-31.
- From its inception until 1937 US-27 terminus was in Cheboygan, Michigan at which time it was extended concurrently with US-23.[2]
Southern
- Until 1949, the highways southern terminus was in Tallahassee, Florida.
- From 1928 until 1934, it was in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
- At its inception, US-27 original terminus was in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Alternate routes
As of 2004, Alternate US-27 has a northern terminus in Carrollton, Georgia. It rejoins US-27 in Columbus, Georgia. While the main line of US-27 passes through LaGrange, Alternate US-27 veers to the east to serve the towns of Newnan and Warm Springs.
There is also an Alternate U.S. 27 in Florida. From Perry to Chiefland it also has the hidden Florida Department of Transportation designation of State Road 55 and is complexed with US 19-98. Between Chiefland and Bronson it is (hidden) SR 500.
Route description
The highway passes through the following states:
Related U.S. Routes
Miscellanea
- US-27 was one of the highways in Michigan to carry the TEMP I-75 designation when I-75 was being constructed along then M-76.
See also
External links
- Former US-27 U.P. Terminus (@St. Ignace)
- Former US-27 Northern Terminus (now M-27)
- Former US-27 Northern Terminus (now US-127)
- US-27 endpoint photos
- Indiana Highway Ends: US 27
- US-27 in Michigan - A tribute
References
Routes in italics are no longer a part of the system. Highlighted routes are considered main routes of the system. |
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←  KY 26 | list | →  KY 28 | ||