Interstate 27 winds southwest from the vicinity of Downtown Amarillo as an urban style freeway with six overall lanes. Speed limits are posted at just 55 miles per hour to Washington Street. 05/05/12
Interstate 27 joins the Texas panhandle cities of Lubbock and Amarillo along a 124.25 mile long route. U.S. 87 overlaps with the freeway northward to Exit 88 at Happy and again from Exit 109 at north Canyon to IH 40 and Downtown Amarillo. With sporadic traveler services, the freeway is lightly traveled between the urban centers. Business loops serves the cities of Hale Center and Plainview along the former route of U.S. 87 in Hale County.
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Interstate 27 ended at the north junction with Loop 289 in Lubbock in 1976. The interchange remains unchanged today, with movements made by the respective frontage road systems.
The cloverleaf interchange at the south junction of IH 27 with Loop 289 was already in place by 1976. Construction of IH 27 overtook H Avenue north to Downtown, with the traffic circle at U.S. 84, U.S. 87 and Avenue H replaced with a volleyball interchange.
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 | Prior to 2018, the turbine interchange joining IH 27/40 south of Downtown Amarillo was missing a direct ramp from IH 40 east to IH 27 south. A Breezewood connection was made using the Canyon Drive frontage road to the entrance ramp south of SE 26th Avenue. 05/05/12 |
 | A slip ramp joins Canyon Drive south with IH 27-U.S. 87 south / U.S. 60 west ahead of SE 28th Avenue. This completed the movement from IH 40 east prior to the opening of the direct ramp in November 2018. 05/05/12 |
 | Shield assembly for IH 27-U.S. 87 north and U.S. 60 west at the Canyon Drive entrance ramp beyond SE 34th Avenue in Amarillo. 05/05/12 |
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05/05/12 by AARoads
Connect with:
Interstate 40
U.S. 82
U.S. 84
U.S. 87
U.S. 287
State Loop 335
Page Updated 02-27-2023.