North Carolina Highway 27

North Carolina Highway 27
Route of NC 27 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length:	198 mi (319 km)
Existed:	1922 – present
Tourist routes:	Pee Dee Valley Drive Sandhills Scenic Drive
Major junctions
West end:	NC 10 near Toluca
	US 321 in Lincolnton I‑485 in Charlotte I‑85 in Charlotte I‑77 / US 21 in Charlotte I‑277 / NC 16 in Charlotte US 74 in Charlotte I‑73 / I‑74 / US 220 in Biscoe
East end:	US 301 / NC 50 / NC 242 in Benson
Location
Counties:	Cleveland, Lincoln, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Stanly, Montgomery, Moore, Harnett, Johnston
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← I‑26 NC 28 →

North Carolina Highway 27 Truck
Location:	Lincolnton, North Carolina
Length:	6.0 mi (9.7 km)

North Carolina Highway 27 (NC 27) is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. The route traverses 198 miles (319 km) through southern and central North Carolina, about 100 miles (160 km) of it as a concurrency with NC 24.

NC 27 begins in Cleveland County near the unincorporated community of Toluca at a T-intersection with NC 10. From there it runs southeast to the city of Lincolnton. In Lincolnton, it serves as Main Street, and runs past the Lincoln County courthouse. From Lincolnton, it runs southeast again to Stanley where it follows Main Street. It enters Charlotte along Mount Holly Road, and follows several major thoroughfares through Charlotte, including Freedom Drive, Morehead Street, and Independence Boulevard.

On the east side of Charlotte, it begins its 100-mile (160 km) long concurrency with NC 24, approximately 1/2 of its total length. The two highways leave the city along Albemarle Road and remain joined until the unincorporated community of Johnsonville. Along this segment, they pass through the cities of Midland, Locust, Albemarle, Troy, Biscoe, and Carthage. They share further concurrencies with NC 109, NC 22, and US 15.