Business Interstate 27-U is a business loop in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of 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...

. It stretches 9.282 miles (14.938 km) along Columbia Street through Plainview, between exits 45 and 53 of Interstate 27

Interstate 27

Interstate 27 is an intrastate Interstate Highway, located entirely in the U.S. state of Texas, running north from Lubbock to Interstate 40 in Amarillo. These two cities are the only control cities on I-27; other cities and towns served by I-27 include New Deal, Abernathy, Hale Center, Plainview,...

 (I-27). The highway follows the original alignment of U.S. Highway 87

U.S. Route 87 in Texas

In the U.S. state of Texas, U.S. Highway 87 is a north–south U.S. Highway that begins near the Gulf Coast in Port Lavaca, Texas and heads north through San Antonio, Lubbock, and Amarillo to the New Mexico border near Texline....

 (US 87) prior to the new freeway was built to the west. Prior to becoming Business I-27, it was designated as State Highway Loop 445 (Loop 445) and signed as a business route of US 87. Along the way, it intersects Farm to Market Road 3466 (FM 3466) (South 4th Street), US 70 (5th Street), and FM 1767 (34th Street).

History

The highway follows the original routing of US 87 through the city of Plainview

Plainview, Texas

Plainview is a city in and the county seat of Hale County, Texas, United States. The population was 22,336 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Plainview is located at ....

. When the new US 87 freeway was built to the west, this segment was redesignated as Loop 445, the Plainview Loop, on January 31, 1967, and marked as US 87 Business. On January 14, 1991, Loop 445 was renamed Business I-27.

Route description

Business I-27 leaves I-27 south of Plainview at exit 45 and heads northeast towards the city. The highway passes along the eastern boundary of the Hale County Airport

Hale County Airport

Hale County Airport is a public airport located approximately south-southwest of Plainview, Texas. It provides general aviation service.-History:...

 and turns towards the north as Columbia Street. At the northeast corner of the airport, the highway intersect FM 3466 (4th Street). Heading north through the city, the highway intersects US 70 (5th Street) and FM 1767 (34th Street) before rejoing I-27 north of the city at exit 53.

Junction list

County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Hale Hale County, Texas Hale County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 36,602. It was organized in 1888, and is named for Lt. John C. Hale, a hero of the Battle of San Jacinto. The seat of the county is Plainview. It is home of the noted former Hale County Judge, Judge Bill...
	Plainview Plainview, Texas Plainview is a city in and the county seat of Hale County, Texas, United States. The population was 22,336 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Plainview is located at ....