US Highway 127 (
US 127) is a part of the
United States Numbered Highway System that runs from
Chattanooga, Tennessee, to the
Lower Peninsula of Michigan. In Michigan, it is a
state trunkline highway that runs for , entering from
Ohio south of
Hudson and ending at a partial interchange with
Interstate 75 (I-75) south of
Grayling. Prior to 2002, US 127 ended at
I-69 north of
Lansing–
East Lansing, a total of approximately . US 127 is the primary route connecting Lansing and
Central Michigan to
Northern Michigan and the
Mackinac Bridge. From the south side of
Jackson northerly, it is mostly a four-lane
freeway. A notable exception is a stretch from north of
St. Johns to just south of
Ithaca, where the highway is built as an
expressway and speed limits are lower. South of Jackson to the state line, the trunkline is a two-lane, un
divided highway with access from adjacent properties.