u.s. highway 127

United States Highway 127 is a north-south United States highway. In Michigan, US-127 nearly tripled in length in 2002 -- at the expense of its own parent, US-27.

Termini

As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is a few miles south of Grayling, Michigan, at an intersection with I-75. Its southern terminus is in the Chattanooga, Tennessee suburb of Red Bank at an intersection with US-27.

States Traversed

The highway passes through the following states:

Michigan

As of 2004, the route is approximately 215 miles (346 km) long, after the US-127 designation replaced all of US-27 north of Lansing that year. In Michigan, US-127 runs from the Ohio border south of Hudson north to the junction with I-75, which is four miles (6 km) south of Grayling. Prior to 2002, US-127 ran from I-69 north of East Lansing down to the Ohio border near Hudson, a total of 83 miles (134 km). The highway is the primary route connecting Lansing and central Michigan to Northern Michigan and the Mackinac Bridge. It serves the cities of Hudson, Jackson, East Lansing, St. Johns, Alma, Mount Pleasant, Clare, and Houghton Lake. North of Jackson, it is mostly a four-lane expressway. From the Ohio border until Jackson, the highway follows the course (with minor deviations) of the prime meridian used to survey Michigan in the early 19th century.