Primary route
I-27
Lubbock to Amarillo
Length124.1 mi
Designated1968
States1
Junctions1
About I-27
From Lubbock, TX (I-27 BL) to Amarillo, TX (I-40)
Interstate 27 is a north-south route of about 124 miles entirely within the Texas Panhandle, connecting Lubbock and Amarillo. It runs across the flat, high tableland of the Llano Estacado, one of the largest level plains in North America. The route is relatively short and serves a sparsely populated agricultural region between its two anchor cities.
From Lubbock the route runs north through small farming communities such as Plainview before reaching Amarillo, where it meets I-40. The terrain is open and largely featureless, and the highway carries regional traffic, agricultural freight, and energy-related trucking across the plains.
State-by-state mileage
| State | Miles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 124.1 |
| Total | 124.1 |
History
I-27 was designated in 1968 and built to upgrade the corridor between Lubbock and Amarillo to Interstate standards, replacing older US highway routing. It has long been discussed as part of a larger planned corridor, sometimes called the Ports-to-Plains corridor, that would extend Interstate-grade road further north and south.
Major cities and places
LubbockPlainviewAmarillo
Notable features
- Crossing of the Llano Estacado tableland
Did you know
- Lies entirely within Texas in the Panhandle and South Plains.
- Connects only two metropolitan anchors, Lubbock and Amarillo.
- Crosses the flat Llano Estacado, a large level plain.
- Often cited in proposals to extend the Ports-to-Plains corridor.