(June 4, 1935-July 1, 2003)
NORTH (EAST?) End: A15, Dickinson County
Facing north on 327
Photo by Kurt Berge
See below for explanation of the direction question. At decommissioning 327 did not get a county road name.
SOUTH (WEST?) End: IA 276/Hill Avenue, near 276's south end, near Spirit Lake, Dickinson County
Facing west, but heading south, on 327 (5/31/03)
Photo by Kurt Berge
Facing east, but heading south, on 276
Photo by Kurt Berge
Kurt writes that this picture "shows the termini of both IA 276 and IA 327 (they pretty much end at the junction with one another). This is the corner of 140th St. and Hill Ave." Highway 327 continues straight ahead and curves north.
Facing north on 276
Photo by Kurt Berge
Now cross traffic DOES stop; see below.
Facing east, but heading south, on 276 (5/10/10)
After 276 and 327 reverted to local control, this intersection became a three-way stop.
Facing east, but heading north (or is that east?) on 327
Photo by Kurt Berge
Just when you thought western Iowa signage couldn't get weirder, we see this, an "East" tag for a north-south highway. Of 327's 2 miles, only 0.5 is decidedly east-west, from its south end to Orleans. If you drew lines, its ends are 1 mile apart east-west, but 1.5 miles apart north-south, giving preference to the latter. (But then again, eastern Iowa has 136, so weirdness is statewide.)
Last seen: 2003
Page created 5/26/02; last updated 8/27/14