U.S. Highway 27

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, Fort Wayne, Indiana. It once extended to Lansing, Michigan.

This at grade highway has been largely superceeded by Interstate 75, which follows a roughly similar route and in some places actually replaced the older highway. In the northern portion, parts of Highway 27 were replaced by and now are part of Interstate 69. In many places the route markers and the highway itself serve to connect local communites bypassed by the Interstate Highway.

US Highway number 27 appeared in 1927, as this designation replaced what had been the Western route of the Dixie Highway.

Table of contents

1 Termini 2 Historic Termini 3 Alternate Routes 4 States Traversed 5 Related US Routes 6 Sources

Termini

As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is in Fort Wayne, Indiana at an intersection with Interstate 69. Its southern terminus is in Miami, Florida at an intersection with U.S. Highway 1.

Historic Termini

Until 2002, the highway's northern terminus was six miles south of Grayling, Michigan at an intersection with Interstate 75.

Alternate Routes

As of 2004, Alternate US 24 has a northern terminus in Carrollton, Georgia. It rejoins US 24 in Columbus, Georgia. While the main line of US 24 passes through LaGrange, Alternate US 24 veers to the east to serve the towns of Newnan and Newnan.

States Traversed

The highway passes through the following states:

• Michigan (until 2002)
• Indiana
• Ohio
• Kentucky
• Tennessee
• Georgia
• Florida

Related US Routes

• U.S. Highway 127
• U.S. Highway 227

Sources

• Endpoints of US highways (used with permission)