U.S. Route 127

U.S. Route 127 marker
U.S. Route 127
Map
US 127 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 27
Length758 mi[citation needed] (1,220 km)
Existed1926–present
Major junctions
South end US 27 at Chattanooga, TN
Major intersections
North end I-75 near Grayling, MI
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesTennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan
Highway system

U.S. Route 127 (US 127) is a 758-mile-long (1,220 km) north–south U.S. Highway in the eastern half of the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at US 27 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The northern terminus is at Interstate 75 (I-75) near Grayling, Michigan. Since 1987, it has been the core of the annual World's Longest Yard Sale, also known as the Highway 127 Corridor Sale (127 Yard Sale), which now stretches 690 miles (1,110 km) from Addison, Michigan, to Gadsden, Alabama. The sale, held every August, was started to demonstrate that the older U.S. Highway System has something to offer that the Interstate Highway System does not.[1] In Michigan, US 127 tripled in length in 2002, taking mileage from its parent, US 27.

  1. ^ Burk, Tonja (August 2, 2010). "Update: Vendors open shop early for World's Longest Yard Sale". Knoxville, TN: WBIR-TV. Retrieved August 2, 2010.