US Highway 27 (US 27) is a part of the US Highway System that now runs from Miami, Florida, to Fort Wayne, Indiana. In the US state of Michigan, it was a north–south state trunkline highway that entered the state south of Kinderhook and ended south of Grayling.

The Manual and Specifications for the Manufacture, Display, and Erection of US Standard Road Markers and Signs (January 1927) includes US Directional Letters that bear the letter "R" or "L." These signs were posted below the US Route Marker to indicate that the US Highway turns to the right or left at the next intersection.

Jun 13, 2022 · We have our own version of America's Route 66 right here in Michigan. Sure, there is a different 'Route 66' here, but Old 27 is the true successor to that original, country-wide highway. Old 27 signs are frequent along US-127 and many times we take it …

US 27 was first signed in 1926, replacing what had been the eastern route of the Dixie Highway in many states. In Florida, US 27 has been designated the Claude Pepper Memorial Highway by the Florida Legislature. It was named after long-time Florida …

Mar 4, 2024 · US-27 is the latest mainline U.S. Highway to be decommissioned within Michigan, the sixth of six. However, unlike many of the other decommissioned U.S. Highways, US-27 had not been superseded by an Interstate (or other route designation) over much or all its length.

No two routes using the same color crossed, though an extension of US 192 took it to US 27 (both green). In the 1980s the MUTCD was revised so that these signs were no longer eligible for federal funds.

Dec 12, 2015 · Sign marking the route of Old US-27 in Clare County. (Photo courtesy of Greg Rynearson.) Cars travel on U.S. Route 27 through Michigan. (Photo courtesy of Michigan Department of...

Mar 4, 2024 · Above: Another view of the newer-style of Roscommon County county route markers on Old US-27 between CR-300/Yeager Rd and CR-300/Bradford Dr in the North Bay area of Houghton Lake. This also illustrates how OLD-27 is signed in Roscommon Co—similar to how it is signed in Crawford and Otsego Cos.

Links to external websites with information about US 27: An historical overview of US 27 can be found on the U.S. Highways: From US 1 to (US830) website. Information about events and businesses along old US 27 can be found on Historic Old 27.com.