Route 27

From Kentucky state line in Cincinnati to Indiana state line at College Corner. Part of U.S. Route 27, which runs from Miami, Florida to Grayling, Michigan.

Counties:

Hamilton, Butler

Length:

42 miles

General Direction:

North/South

Dual Certifications:

  • Supercedes routes 52 and 127 in Cincinnati.
  • Supercedes route 126 from Groesbeck to 3 miles north of Dunlap.

    Intersections:

    0: KY; 1: 22,42,52E,127S,264; 5: 75,127N; 6: 74W,52W; 12: 126E; 16: 275; 22: 126W,128; 27: 129; 30: 130; 36: 73,732; 42: IN

    Freeway Sections:

  • From Dunlap to 3 miles north of Dunlap.

    Four-Lane Divided Highway Sections:

  • From Bevis to Dunlap.
  • From 3 miles north of Dunlap to 5 miles north of Dunlap.

    History of route 27:

  • Certified in 1926.
  • Cincinnati to 5 miles north of downtown Cincinnati was route 9 before 1926.
  • 5 miles north of downtown Cincinnati to Ross was route 129 before 1926.
  • Ross to 1 mile north of Ross was route 128 only before 1926 (dually certified with route 128 in 1926).
  • 1 mile north of Ross to McGonigle was route 223 before 1926.
  • McGonigle to Indiana state line was route 126 before 1926.
  • Cincinnati to Bevis upgraded to four lanes in 1964.
  • Ross to 2 miles north of Ross upgraded to divided highway in 1970.
  • Dunlap to Ross upgraded to freeway in 1971.
  • Bevis to Dunlap upgraded to divided highway in 1973.

    Route 27 Before 1926:

  • From Cincinnati to Enterprise.
  • Routed along unnumbered roads through Cincinnati, route 50 from 14 miles east of Cincinnati to Milford, route 28 from Milford to 7 miles west of Chillicothe, route 50 from 7 miles west of Chillicothe to Chillicothe, route 159 from Chillicothe to Kinnikinnick, and route 180 from Kinnikinnick to Enterprise.
  • Cincinnati to Milford decertified in 1926.
  • Milford to 7 miles west of Chillicothe certified as route 28 in 1926.
  • 7 miles west of Chillicothe to Chillicothe certified as route 50 in 1926.
  • Chillicothe to 1 mile north of Hopetown certified as route 23 in 1926.
  • 1 mile north of Hopetown to Kinnikinnick certified as route 159 in 1926.
  • Kinnikinnick to Enterprise certified as route 180 in 1926.
    Last updated by John Simpson on 11-08-97 at 12:31 EST.