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U.S. Highway 27 Alternate is a signed north-south but primarily east-west route running between Perry
Perry, Florida

Perry is a city in Taylor County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 6,847 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S....
 and Williston
Williston, Florida

Williston is a city in Levy County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 2,297 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 estimates, the city had a population of 2,467....
, and is co-signed with US 19/98 between Perry
Perry, Florida

Perry is a city in Taylor County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 6,847 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S....
 and Chiefland
Chiefland, Florida

Chiefland is a city in Levy County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 1,993 in the 2000 census. and was estimated at 2,095 in 2005....
. As part of the US 19/98/ALT 27 concurrency, it is mostly signed secretly as State Road 55
Florida State Road 55

State Road 55 is mainly the internal or secret designation of U.S. Route 19 through Florida, although it has appeared on maps and atlases in several occasions....
. East of Chiefland, the road secretly runs along the west end of State Road 500. The entire length of the route is .

It is one of the primary routes between northwest and central Florida, having been recently been four-laned along its entire route.






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U.S. Highway 27 Alternate is a signed north-south but primarily east-west route running between Perry
Perry, Florida

Perry is a city in Taylor County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 6,847 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S....
 and Williston
Williston, Florida

Williston is a city in Levy County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 2,297 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 estimates, the city had a population of 2,467....
, and is co-signed with US 19/98 between Perry
Perry, Florida

Perry is a city in Taylor County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 6,847 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S....
 and Chiefland
Chiefland, Florida

Chiefland is a city in Levy County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 1,993 in the 2000 census. and was estimated at 2,095 in 2005....
. As part of the US 19/98/ALT 27 concurrency, it is mostly signed secretly as State Road 55
Florida State Road 55

State Road 55 is mainly the internal or secret designation of U.S. Route 19 through Florida, although it has appeared on maps and atlases in several occasions....
. East of Chiefland, the road secretly runs along the west end of State Road 500. The entire length of the route is .

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 , this gives it more capacity than the mostly-two-lane "regular" US 27.

Major Intersections

  • Us 19
    Us 27
    Us 98
    US 19-US 27 & US 98: Perry
    Perry, Florida

    Perry is a city in Taylor County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 6,847 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S....
     (Northwestern terminus).
  • Us 221
    US 221: Perry
  • Florida 30
    SR 30-30A: Bucell Junction
  • Florida 51
    SR 51: Tennille
  • FL-Dixie CR 349: Old Town
    Old Town, Florida

    Old Town is an unincorporated community in Dixie County, Florida, Florida, United States. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 19 in Florida/US 98 and State Road 349 ....
  • Florida 26
    SR 26: Fanning Springs
    Fanning Springs, Florida

    Fanning Springs is a city in Gilchrist County, Florida and Levy County, Florida counties in the U.S. state of Florida. The population was 737 at the 2000 United States Census, with an estimated 2004 population of 800....
  • FL-Levy CR 320: Chiefland
    Chiefland, Florida

    Chiefland is a city in Levy County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 1,993 in the 2000 census. and was estimated at 2,095 in 2005....
  • Us 129
    US 129: Chiefland
  • Us 19
    Us 98
    US 19-98: Chiefland
  • Florida 24
    SR 24: Bronson
    Bronson, Florida

    Bronson is a town in Levy County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 964 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Levy County, Florida....
  • Us 41
    US 41-SR 121
    Florida State Road 121

    State Road 121 is a major state highway that runs north and south in northern Florida. The road is actually part of a long multi-state route that also goes through Georgia and South Carolina....
    : Williston
    Williston, Florida

    Williston is a city in Levy County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 2,297 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 estimates, the city had a population of 2,467....
  • Us 27
    Us 41
    US 27-US 41-SR 121
    Florida State Road 121

    State Road 121 is a major state highway that runs north and south in northern Florida. The road is actually part of a long multi-state route that also goes through Georgia and South Carolina....
    : 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
Lake Weir

Lake Weir is a freshwater lake located in southern Marion County, Florida.External links...
, from Belleview
Belleview, Florida

Belleview is a city in Marion County, Florida, Florida. The population was 3,478 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2005, the city had a population of 3,856....
 to Lady Lake
Lady Lake, Florida

Lady Lake is a town in Lake County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 11,828 at the 2000 census. As of 2005, the population recorded by the U.S....
 was deleted in 1980. This was co-signed with Alternate U.S. Route 441 and hidden Florida State Road 25. Another in Polk County
Polk County, Florida

Polk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 483,924. The U.S. Census Bureau 2006 estimates the county population to be 561,606....
 from Haines City
Haines City, Florida

Haines City is a city in Polk County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 13,174 at the 2000 census. As of 2007, the population estimated by the Bureau of Economic and Business Research at the University of Florida is 18,748....
 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
Avon Park, Florida

Avon Park is a city in Highlands County, Florida, Florida, United States. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population in 2006 at 8,879....
 to Sebring
Sebring, Florida

Sebring is a city in Highlands County, Florida, Florida, United States, nicknamed "The City on the Circle", in reference to Circle Drive, the center of the Sebring Downtown Historic District....
 Southgate that was deleted in 1979. Both of them were replaced by formerly hidden Florida State Road 17
Florida State Road 17

State Road 17 is a north-south state road in the U.S. state of Florida. It is split into two sections....
.

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