U.S. Route 27 Alternate (Florida)

U.S. Highway 27 Alternate is a signed north-south but primarily east-west route running between Perry and Williston, and is co-signed with US 19/98 between Perry and Chiefland. As part of the US 19/98/ALT 27 concurrency, it is mostly signed secretly as State Road 55. East of Chiefland, the road secretly runs along the west end of State Road 500. The entire length of the route is 94 miles. [ [http://www.us-highways.com/flus027.htm US 27; Florida in Kodachrome] ]

It is one of the primary routes between northwest and central Florida, having been recently been four-laned along its entire route. With a signed speed limit of 65mph, this gives it more capacity than the mostly-two-lane "regular" US 27.

Major Intersections

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*: Perry
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*: Chiefland
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*: Williston (Southeastern terminus).

Former Alternate US 27

Three other Alternate U.S. Route 27's also used to exist in Florida. One around Lake Weir, from Belleview to Lady Lake was deleted in 1980. Another in Polk County from Haines City to Sunray Deli Estates which was deleted in 1998, despite the fact that road maps and atlases still continue to show it. And a third from Avon Park to Sebring Southgate that was deleted in 1979.

References

External links

* [http://www.us-highways.com/flus027.htm US 27; Florida in Kodachrome] (Robert V. Droz)