U.S. Highway 27 | |||||||
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Maintained by FDOT | |||||||
Length: | 496.352 mi (798.801 km) | ||||||
Existed: | 1934 – present | ||||||
Major junctions | |||||||
South end: | US 1 in Miami | ||||||
US 98 near Sebring US 17 / US 92 in Haines City SR 50 in Clermont SR 40 in Ocala US 41 in High Springs US 19 / US 98 / US 221 in Perry US 90 in Tallahassee |
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North end: | US 27 / SR 1 towards Bainbridge, GA | ||||||
Highway system | |||||||
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State Road 63 | |
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Location: | Tallahassee–Georgia state line, near Hinson |
U.S. Route 27 (US 27) in Florida is a north–south United States Highway. It runs 481 miles (774 km) from the South Florida Metropolitan Area northwest to the Tallahassee Metropolitan Statistical Area. Throughout the state, US 27 has been designated the Claude Pepper Memorial Highway by the Florida Legislature. It was named after long-time Florida statesman Claude Pepper, who served in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Nearly the entire length of US 27 in Florida is a divided highway.
Between Miami and Leesburg, US 27 follows SR 25, between Leesburg and Williston, it follows SR 500, between Williston and High Springs, it follows SR 45, between High Springs and Downtown Tallahassee, it follows SR 20, within Downtown Tallahassee it follows SR 61, and between Tallahassee and the Georgia border, it follows State Road 63 (SR 63).
Concurrencies include State Road 80, between South Bay and Clewiston, SR 78 from Moore Haven to Citrus Center, US 98 between Sebring and West Frostproof, US 441 between Leesburg and Ocala, which also includes a concurrency with US 301 between Belleview and Ocala. Others include US 41 between Williston and High Springs, SR 20 between High Springs and Tallahassee, US 129 in Branford, US 19 between Perry and Capps, and SR 61 in Tallahassee.