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IH 27 / U.S. 87 north lines the east side of Abernathy along a narrow right of way as the freeway enters Hale County from Lubbock County.
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Confirming markers for IH 27 / U.S. 87 northbound stand beyond the ingress ramp from FM 54 (Exit 24).
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FM 37 travels 31.4 miles east on a stair step course to U.S. 62 south of Floydada in one half mile.
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FM 37 overlaps with IH 27 / U.S. 87 for 0.4 miles before departing west for Cotton Center and Hart Camp ahead at Exit 32.
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Business Loop IH 27T leaves for Hale Center in one half mile. Bl 27T follows Main Street for 1.168 miles, returning to IH 27 beyond FM 1914 (Exit 37).
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The Hale Center business loop was designated in April 2002, following the pre-freeway alignment of U.S. 87. FM 1424 stems north along the west limits of Hale Center.
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IH 27 / U.S. 87 rises over Business Loop I-27T on the approach to FM 1914 (Exit 37). Hale Center was hit by an F4 (old scale) tornado on the evening of June 2, 1965, causing severe damage covering 10 city blocks.1
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IH 27 / U.S. 87 north lowers beneath FM 1914 (Cleveland Street) east of central Hale Center. The town was founded in 1891 in between terms for President Grover Cleveland.
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Several grain elevators line this stretch of IH 27 / U.S. 87 north.
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FM 2337 (Exit 43) beelines 3.5 miles south to FM 1914 one half mile ahead.
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Business Loop I-27U joins the freeway with the Hale County seat in 1.25 miles (Exit 45).
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Bl 27U follows 9.282 miles of former U.S. 87 Business along Columbia Street through the center of Plainview.
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A ramp leaves for Bl 27U (Exit 45) as IH 27 / U.S. 87 turns north to bypass Plainview to the west. Plainview was the hometown to Jimmy Dean, famed country singer, voice actor, and entrepreneur.2
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FM 3466 stems east of IH 27 along SW 3rd to Bl 27U at Hale County Airport (PVW).
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IH 27 / U.S. 87 and U.S. 70 come together 0.75 miles ahead at a commercialized interchange (Exit 49B). U.S. 70 represents the main thoroughfare into Plainview, and joins IH 27 with Springlake and Floydada.
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IH 27 / U.S. 87 advances from Quincy Street (Exit 51) in western reaches of Plainview. The water tower featured in the 1992 Steve Martin film "Leap of Faith" was taken down September 2016 after being retired from service.3
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The Plainview business loop returns to IH 27 / U.S. 87 in 0.5 miles (Exit 53) as the freeway curves north.
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FM 788 joins IH 27 with the siding of Finney in one mile.
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IH 27 / U.S. 87 enters Swisher County north of FM 788 (Exit 56). Swisher County was named for Texas Revolutionary hero James Gibson Swisher.
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Sources:
- Hale Center, TX F4 Tornado – June 2, 1965. Tornado Talk website (tornadotalk.com).
- Jimmy Dean Biography. Biography website (biography.com).
- "Rustwater down." My Plainview, published September 24, 2016.
Photo Credits:
04/24/17 by AARoads and Chris Kalina
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Page Updated 06-15-2020.