Interstate 27 South - Happy to Kress

Continuing southeast, IH 27 traverses open ranch land from Canyon to FM 1541.
04/24/17

FM 1541 concludes a 16.34 mile long route south from IH 27 at Exit 122 B in Amarillo at the diamond interchange (Exit 103) with Cemetery Road.
04/24/17

Cemetery Road is unpaved both west and east from Exit 103. IH 27 replaced the southernmost 15 miles of FM 1541 to U.S. 87 at Happy.
04/24/17

Confirming marker posted southbound ahead of County Road 328.
04/24/17

IH 27 bee lines southward across open farm and ranch land to Happy.
05/05/12

A diamond interchange (Exit 99) connects IH 27 with Hungate Road in one mile.
04/24/17

Hungate Road travels 3.4 miles west from Exit 99 to U.S. 87 and 5.2 miles east to a dead end.
04/24/17

Reassurance marker for IH 27 south posted after the entrance ramp from Hungate Road.
04/24/17

Parking areas line both sides of IH 27 by Lawrence Road. Portable weigh stations have been set up here before.
04/24/17

04/24/17

A ranch exit lies to the immediate south of the parking area at Dowlen Road.
04/24/17

Dowlen Road heads 2.4 miles west from the diamond interchange (Exit 96) with IH 27 to U.S. 87.
04/24/17

IH 27 is a lightly traveled freeway through southern Randall County. 11,270 vpd was recorded by TxDOT on this stretch in 2021.
04/24/17

FM 285 (Wayside Road) meets IH 27 next at a diamond interchange (Exit 94).
04/24/17

A 27.75 mile route, FM 285 ends at U.S. 87 to the west. East from Exit 94, the FM road enters Armstrong County en route to Wayside and SH 207 south of Palo Duro Canyon.
04/24/17

The distance between IH 27 and U.S. 87 to the west decreases as both advance south to Happy.
04/24/17

Haley Road meets the freeway at a ranch exit in one half mile.
04/24/17

Beyond Happy, IH 27 enters the Plainview city limits in 41.5 miles. Downtown Lubbock is 89.5 miles away and not 93 as displayed on this distance sign.
04/24/17

Haley Road originates from Osage Street (CR 619), 2.1 miles east of the diamond interchange (Exit 92) with Interstate 27. West of nearby U.S. 87, the road becomes FM 1705, a 19.21 mile long loop northwest to FM 1714.
04/24/17

The course of IH 27 shifts slightly east between Exits 92 and 90.
04/24/17

Interstate 27 south and FM 1075 (County Line Road) come together at Exit 90 and the northeast corner of Happy in a half mile.
04/24/17

FM 1075 straddles the Swisher County line east 17.49 miles from U.S. 87 (Tallmage Avenue) to FM 2301.
04/24/17

IH 27 crosses into Swisher County at the diamond interchange (Exit 99) with FM 1075.
04/24/17

04/24/17

04/24/17

04/24/17

04/24/17

04/24/17

IH 27 / U.S. 87 south passes under Swisher County Road E 2.9 miles out from FM 2698 (Exit 83).
04/24/17

04/24/17

04/24/17

04/24/17

04/24/17

04/24/17

04/24/17

U.S. 87 south departs in one mile (Exit 77) to Tulia. The U.S. highway returns to IH 27 in 18.5 miles south of Kress ahead of Hale County.
04/24/17

04/24/17

04/24/17

NW 6th Street is the second of three exits to join IH 27 with Tulia one quarter mile ahead.
04/24/17

04/24/17

04/24/17

04/24/17

04/24/17

04/24/17

04/24/17

04/24/17

04/24/17

04/24/17

04/24/17

04/24/17

04/24/17

04/24/17

04/24/17

04/24/17

04/24/17

IH 27 / U.S. 87 enters Hale County 1.9 miles south of the merge of the U.S. highway from Kress.
04/24/17