Texas Park Road 27

PR 27
PR 27
Route information
	Maintained by TxDOT
Length	1.033 mi (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
	Highways in Texas ; Interstate ; US ; State ; Toll ; Loops ; Spurs ; FM/RM ; Park ; Rec ;

Last updated June 28, 2023

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.

Route description

PR 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

The 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

The 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

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References

1 2 3 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.
↑ Google (October 10, 2011). "Overview of PR 27" (Map). Google Maps . Google. 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.

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[TXDOT-1] 1 2 3 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Park Road No. 27". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.

[Mapbook-2] 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.

[gm-3] Google (October 10, 2011). "Overview of PR 27" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved October 10, 2011.

[4] Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 162". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.

[5] Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Spur No. 91". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.

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