U.S. Route 127
Route information | |
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Auxiliary route of US 27 | |
Length | 758 mi[citation needed] (1,220 km) |
Existed | 1926–present |
Major junctions | |
South end | US 27 at Chattanooga, TN |
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North end | I-75 near Grayling, MI |
Location | |
Country | United States |
States | Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan |
Highway system | |
U.S. Route 127 (US 127) is a 758-mile-long (1,220 km) north–south
Route description
mi | km
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TN | 130 | 210 |
KY | 208 | 335 |
OH | 194 | 312 |
MI | 212 | 341 |
Total | 744 | 1,197 |
Tennessee
In
Kentucky
In
Ohio
US 127 serves several cities and rural communities along the extreme western edge of
Except for Defiance County, US 127 passes through the county seats of all nine counties in Ohio that share a border with Indiana. It also traverses a portion of Fulton County before entering Michigan.
In total, US 127 traverses 194.2 miles (312.5 km) across Ohio.
Michigan
In Michigan, US 127 runs from the Ohio border south of Hudson north to the junction with I-75, four miles (6.4 km) south of Grayling, a distance of 212.12 miles (341.37 km).[3][4]
The highway is the primary route connecting Lansing and central Michigan to Northern Michigan and the Mackinac Bridge; it serves the cities of Jackson, Lansing, and Clare. From the south side of Jackson northerly, it is mostly a four-lane freeway, except for the notable exception of a 16-mile (26 km) stretch from north of St. Johns to just south of Ithaca, where access to the road is not limited.
Prior to 2002, US 127 ran from
A proposed I-73 would incorporate US 127 between Jackson and Grayling.[8] However, Michigan abandoned plans for building I-73 in 2001.
History
Southern terminus
US 127 originally terminated at Toledo when it was commissioned in 1926. At that time, the southern portion ran from Somerset to Toledo along the route of present-day U.S. Route 223. In 1930 the southern terminus moved to Cincinnati, and in 1958 it was extended to its present southern terminus at Chattanooga.[9]
Northern terminus
The northern terminus of US 127 was in or near Lansing, Michigan, from its inception in 1926 to 2002. In 2002, the terminus was moved to an intersection with I-75 south of Grayling in Crawford County, Michigan, replacing all of US 27 north of Lansing.[5][6]
Major intersections
- Tennessee
- US 27 in Chattanooga
- US 70 in Crossville
- US 70N in Crossville
- I-40 in Crossville
- Kentucky
- US 150 in Danville. The highways travel concurrently through Danville.
- US 68 northeast of Harrodsburg
- US 62 in Lawrenceburg
- I-64 in Frankfort
- US 60 in Frankfort
- US 421 in Frankfort. The highways travel concurrently through Frankfort.
- I-71 in Glencoe
- US 42 north-northeast of Glencoe. The highways travel concurrently to .
- I-71 / I-75 in Florence
- US 25 in Florence. The highways travel concurrently to the Ohio state line.
- I-275 in Crestview Hills
- I-71 / I-75 in Fort Mitchell
- I-71 / I-75 in Covington
- Ohio
- US 27 / US 52 in Cincinnati. The highways travel concurrently through Cincinnati.
- I-75 / US 50 in Cincinnati
- I-75 / US 50 in Cincinnati
- US 22 in Cincinnati
- I-74 in Cincinnati
- I-75 in Cincinnati
- I-275 on the Pleasant Run–Mount Healthy Heights–Forest Park line.
- US 35 in Eaton
- I-70 exit 10 Eaton, OH (4 miles south)
- US 40 west of Lewisburg
- US 36 west-northwest of Jaysville. The highways travel concurrently to Greenville.
- US 33 southeast of Rockford
- US 30 / US 224 in Van Wert. US 127/US 224 travels concurrently to north-northeast of Van Wert.
- US 24 east of Cecil
- US 6 south of Bryan
- US 20 east of Alvordton. The highways travel concurrently to west of Fayette.
- Michigan
- Somerset
- US 12 east of Somerset
- I-94 northeast of Jackson. The highways travel concurrently to north-northwest of Jackson.
- I-96 / I-496 at Michigan State University south-southeast of Lansing. I-496/US 127 travels concurrently to East Lansing.
- I-69 north-northwest of East Lansing
- US 10 in Clare. The highways travel concurrently to north-northwest of Clare.
- I-75 south of Grayling
See also
- U.S. Roads portal
References
- ^ Burk, Tonja (August 2, 2010). "Update: Vendors open shop early for World's Longest Yard Sale". Knoxville, TN: WBIR-TV. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
- ^ Kentucky Department of Highways (1948). General Highway Map: Owen County, Kentucky (Map). 1:125,000. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of Highways. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- ^ Michigan Department of Transportation (2021). Next Generation PR Finder (Map). Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- .
- ^ OCLC 42778335.
- ^ OCLC 42778335. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- ISSN 0022-1341.
- ^ Office of Planning, Environment, & Realty (June 18, 2012). "High Priority Corridors". National Highway System. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- ^ Sanderson, Dale (November 14, 2009). "End of US Highway 127". US Ends.com. Self-published. Retrieved June 26, 2012.[unreliable source?]
- ISBN 978-0-528-00771-2.
External links
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