Farm to Market Road 1327 (FM 1327) is a 7.3 miles (11.7 km) farm to market road

Farm to Market Road

In the United States, a farm-to-market road or ranch-to-market road is a state road or county road which serves to connect rural or agricultural areas to market towns...

 in southern Travis County

Travis County, Texas

As of 2009, the U.S. census estimates there were 1,026,158 people, 320,766 households, and 183,798 families residing in the county. The population density was 821 people per square mile . There were 335,881 housing units at an average density of 340 per square mile...

, Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

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Route description

FM 1327 begins at Interstate 35

Interstate 35 in Texas

Interstate 35 in Texas is a major north–south Interstate Highway running from Laredo near the United States-Mexico border to the Red River north of Gainesville where it crosses into Oklahoma. Along its route, it passes through the cities of San Antonio, Austin, and Waco before it splits into two...

 Exit #223 between Onion Creek

Onion Creek, Texas

Onion Creek is a former census-designated place in Travis County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,116 at the 2000 census. The area is now part of the city of Austin....

 and Buda

Buda, Texas

Buda is a city in Hays County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,404 at the 2000 census. City leaders estimated the population exceeded 5,100 in 2008 and the official 2009 Census Bureau estimate showed the population had increased to 7,784 as of July 1, 2009. The 2010 US Census listed...

 in southern Travis County, near the Hays County line. This location also serves as the current western terminus of the Southeast toll road. The highway proceeds east, through the city of Creedmoor

Creedmoor, Texas

Creedmoor is a city in Travis County, Texas, United States. The population was 211 at the 2000 census, and 188 in the 2005 census estimate.-Geography:Creedmoor is located at , about 15 miles south of Austin....

, where it crosses . Its eastern terminus is at in Mustang Ridge

Mustang Ridge, Texas

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. FM 1327 provides a free, at-grade alternative to the limited-access SH 45 toll road to its south, as this segment of the toll road lacks frontage roads.

History

FM 1327 was first designated in 1949. Its western terminus was near its current location, at the old alignment of prior to the construction of the Interstate 35 freeway, and its eastern terminus was in Creedmoor. The route was extended eastward over the original alignment of FM 1626 to its current terminus at US 183 (then ).

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