U.S. Route 27 in Michigan

US Highway 27 (US 27) is a part of the US Highway System that runs from Miami, Florida to Fort Wayne, Indiana. In the US state of Michigan, it was a state trunkline highway that previously entered the state south of Coldwater and ended in the Straits Area. Old 27 is the former alignment of the old US 27 that was bypassed by freeways built in Michigan. Before the construction and designation of I-75 in the Northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan, US 27 was the main highway north from Grayling to Cheboygan. For a time, US 27 even extended from Cheboygan to St. Ignace over the Mackinac Bridge.^[3] This segment of highway runs between Grayling and I-75 north of Indian River (continuing on as M-27 northward).

1 Route description
2 History
3 Exit list
4 Truck route
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

Route description

At the time the designation "US 27" was removed from Michigan, the highway followed I-69 north from the Indiana/Michigan state line to Lansing. US 127 replaced it from Lansing to Grayling. North of Grayling, US 27 followed county roads paralleling today's modern I-75 freeway through Gaylord to Indian River. M-27 replaced US 27 to Cheboygan. US 27 ran concurrently with US 23 to Mackinac City from 1937-1961.

History

Since 2002, US 27 is no longer signed in Michigan. To eliminate the concurrency with I-69, US 27 was truncated at Fort Wayne, Indiana. From Lansing north, US 127 was extended northward over the US 27 freeway and divided highway segments to Grayling.^[4]

On August 19, 2010, the Michigan House of Representatives passed a resolution recognizing "Old U.S. 27" as a historic road in the state.^[5]

Exit list

County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Branch	State Line	0.00	I-69 / US 27 – Fort Wayne	Indiana state line
Branch	Coldwater		US 12 – Detroit, Chicago	Formerly US 112
Calhoun	Tekonsha		M-60 – Three Rivers, Jackson
	Marshall		BL I-94 west	Formerly US 12; southern end of BL I-94 concurrency
	Marshall		I-94, Chicago	Northern end of BL I-94 concurrency
Eaton	Olivet		M-78 west – Battle Creek
	Charlotte		M-50 – Grand Rapids, Jackson
	Charlotte		M-79 west – Hastings
	Lansing		I-96 east – Detroit	Modern I-69/US 27 followed I-96 around Lansing, OLD US 27 went through it
Ingham			M-99
Ingham			M-43
Clinton	DeWitt		I-69 east US 127 south	US 27 was replaced by US 127 from here north; concurrency with I-69 ends
Clinton	St. Johns		M-21	US 27 freeway ends until south of Ithaca
Gratiot	Ashley		M-57
Gratiot	Alma		M-46
Isabella	Mt. Pleasant		BUS US 27 north	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
			M-20 – Big Rapids, Midland
			BUS US 27 south	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
Clare	Clare		BUS US 27 north
			US 10 east – Midland	Southern end of US 10 concurrency; Southbound exit and northbound entrance
			BUS US 27 south / BUS US 10 east
			US 10 west to M-115 – Reed City, Cadillac	Northern end of US 10 concurrency
	Harrison		BUS US 27 north / M-61 – Harrison, Gladwin
	Harrison		BUS US 27 south – Harrison
Roscommon	Houghton Lake		M-55 – Cadillac, West Branch
Crawford	Grayling		I-75 north – Mackinac Bridge	Last northern terminus of US 27; northbound exit and southbound entrance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus • Closed/Former • Incomplete access • Unopened

Truck route

TRUCK US 27
Location:	Lansing
Length:	1.5 mi^[8] (2.4 km)
Existed:	c. 1936^[9]–1950^[6]^[7]

TRUCK US 27 was a former truck route through the city of Lansing. It started at the corner of Capitol Avenue and Main Street and ran along Main Street to Grand Avenue. There, it turned north on Grand Avenue to Kalamazoo Street and turned east on Kalamazoo over the Grand River. At Larch Street, TRUCK US 27 continued north to rejoin the mainline at the corner of Larch and Saginaw streets.^[6]

By the middle of 1936, the US 27/M-78 routing through Lansing was split into two. The mainline was restricted to cars only and moved to run along Capitol Avenue. The former routing was restricted to trucks only and designed as a truck route.^[9] In 1950, the bridge for Main Street over the Grand River was completed and mainline US 27/M-78 was rerouted to use it to connect to Larch Street. From there north, US 27/M-78 followed Larch Street supplanting the truck route, which was decommissioned at that time.^[6]^[7]

References

^ Weingroff, Richard F. (January 9, 2009). "From Names to Numbers: The Origins of the US Numbered Highway System". Federal Highway Administration. http://wwwcf.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/numbers.cfm. Retrieved April 21, 2009.
^ Bureau of Public Roads (1926) (PDF). United States System of Highways (Map). http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/misc-maps/1926us.pdf. Retrieved May 10, 2008.
^ Bessert, Christopher J. (April 23, 2006). "Michigan Highways: Highways 20 through 29". Michigan Highways. http://www.michiganhighways.org/listings/MichHwys20-29.html#M-027. Retrieved December 15, 2006.
^ Bessert, Christopher J. (September 25, 2006). "Michigan Highways: Historic US 27". Michigan Highways. http://www.michiganhighways.org/listings/HistoricUS-027.html. Retrieved December 15, 2006.
^ House Resolution 0319 (2010). Michigan House of Representatives.
^ ^a ^b ^c Michigan State Highway Department (April 15, 1950). Michigan Official Highway Map (Map). Lansing inset.
^ ^a ^b Michigan State Highway Department (July 1, 1950). Official Highway Map (Map). Lansing inset.
^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Overview Map of Former Truck US 27 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=W+Main+St&daddr=42.727564,-84.5507296+to:42.73188,-84.54469+to:E+Saginaw+St&hl=en&sll=42.730055,-84.548163&sspn=0.030389,0.029097&geocode=FWfwiwIdRs_1-g%3BFYz4iwIdt9v1-in7FV-x28EiiDEKMk8X6gpulQ%3BFWgJjAIdTvP1-ikjo3xJ3sEiiDGmWzam5ur5xg%3BFSwsjAIddvP1-g&vpsrc=0&mra=dpe&mrsp=2&sz=15&via=1,2&t=m&z=15. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Michigan State Highway Department (June 1, 1936). 1936 Official Michigan Highway Map (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally. Lansing inset.

External links

US 27 in Michigan - A tribute

US Highway 27
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