Park Road 27 or PR 27 is a Texas park road that runs from Fannin to the Fannin Battleground State Historic Site, which is the site of the Battle of Coleto. PR 27 was originally SH 162 and briefly Spur 91 before gaining its current designation in 1940.
 PR 27 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 1.033 mi[1] (1.662 km) | |||
| Existed | 1940–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Fannin Battleground State Historic Site | |||
 FM 2506 | ||||
| North end |   US 59 / FM 2987 in Fannin | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | Goliad | |||
| Highway system | ||||
| ||||
| ||||
Route description
editPR 27 begins within Fannin Battleground State Historic Site, forming a loop around the park. After the loop, the park road heads west and intersects Farm to Market Road 2506 (FM 2506). At this point, PR 27 turns north on a two-lane undivided road, heading through open fields. The road heads into the community of Fannin and passes homes. PR 27 reaches their northern terminus at an interchange with US 59, where the road continues north as FM 2987.[1][2][3]
History
editThe route was originally designated as State Highway 162 but was redesignated as Spur 91 in May 1940,[4] only to be promptly redesignated again in July as Park Road 27.[5] SH 162 has not been used since.
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Fannin, Goliad County.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.000 | 0.000 | Fannin Battlegroud State Historic Site | Roadway forms loop around park | ||
 FM 2506 south | |||||
| 1.033 | 1.662 |  US 59 / FM 2987 north | Interchange | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
edit
References
edit- ^ a b c Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Park Road No. 27". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2021). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2021 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 2027. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ "Overview of PR 27" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 162". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Spur No. 91". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
External links
edit
Geographic data related to Texas State Park Road 27 at OpenStreetMap