Interstate 27 Business (Plainview, Texas)

infobox road
state=TX
type=BL
route=27
length_mi=1.168
length_ref=Texas Department of Transportation, [http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/bi/bi0027u.htm Highway Designation File: Business Interstate Highway No. 27-U] ]
length_round=3
direction_a=South
terminus_a=jct|state=TX|I|27|US|87 south of Plainview
direction_b=North
terminus_b=jct|state=TX|I|27|US|87 north of Plainview

Business Interstate 27-U is a business loop in the U.S. state of Texas. It stretches 9.282 miles (14.938 km) along Columbia Street through Plainview, between exits 45 and 53 of Interstate 27 (I-27). The highway follows the original alignment of U.S. Highway 87 (US 87) prior to the new freeway was built to the west. Prior to becoming Business I-27, it was designated as State Highway Loop 445 (Loop 445) and signed as a business route of US 87. Along the way, it intersects Farm to Market Road 3466 (FM 3466) (South 4th Street), US 70 (5th Street), and FM 1767 (34th Street).

History

The highway follows the original routing of US 87 through the city of Plainview. When the new US 87 freeway was built to the west, this segment was redesignated as Loop 445, the Plainview Loop, on January 31, 1967, and marked as US 87 Business.Texas Department of Transportation, [http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/sl/sl0445.htm Highway Designation File: State Highway Loop No. 445] ] On January 14, 1991, Loop 445 was renamed Business I-27.

Route description

Business I-27 leaves I-27 south of Plainview at exit 45 and heads northeast towards the city. The highway passes along the eastern boundary of the Hale County Airport and turns towards the north as Columbia Street. At the northeast corner of the airport, the highway intersect FM 3466 (4th Street). Heading north through the city, the highway intersects US 70 (5th Street) and FM 1767 (34th Street) before rejoing I-27 north of the city at exit 53. [cite map|publisher=Google Maps|url=http://maps.google.com/|title=Overview map of Business Interstate 27|accessdate=2008-02-21]

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