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State Highway 27
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| Length: |
39.1[1] mi (62.9 km) |
| Formed: |
1919[2] |
| West end: |
 I-10 near Mountain Home |
| East end: |
I-10 at Comfort |
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State Highway 27 is located in Kerr County, Texas, and runs parallel to Interstate 10.
[edit] History
SH 27 was a route proposed by 1919 to run from San Antonio to Sonora and from Ft. Stockton to just west of Balmorhea, creating a more direct route from San Antonio to El Paso.[2] By 1933, it was cosigned with U.S. Highway 290 west of Junction, as one continuous route from San Antonio to Balmorhea. The section from Kerrville to San Antonio was also cosigned as SH 81. By 1939, all cosigned sections were removed in favor of their U.S. Highway designations. In 1975, the section from Junction to Mountain Home was removed as it was replaced by I-10.[1]
[edit] Route description
SH 27 begins at exit 488 on I-10 in Kerr County north of the town of Mountain Home. The highway heads southeast and east from I-10 to an intersection with SH 41 in Mountain Home. The highway continues to the southeast, generally paralleling to the south of I-10, to an intersection with RM 479. It continues heading southeast until it reaches an intersection with SH 39 in Ingram. From this intersection, SH 27 heads east towards Kerrville. In Kerrville, the highway has intersections with FM 1338 and RM 783 before a junction with SH 16. As the highway leaves Kerrville, it passes by Kerrville Municipal Airport. SH 27 begins to head to the east as it enters Center Point, where it has an intersection with FM 480. The highway continues on to the east with a slight turn to the northeast as it enters Comfort. The highway intersects FM 473 and US 87 in Comfort. It has a short concurrency with US 87 until SH 27 ends at an interchange with I-10 southeast of Comfort.[3]
[edit] Junction list
[edit] References
SH 41
RM 479
SH 39
FM 1338 (Goat Creek Road)
RM 783 (Harper Road)
SH 16 (Sidney Baker Street)
Loop 534
RM 480
FM 1350
FM 473
US 87
