Route Description
SR 327 heads north from its southern terminus at a all-way stop with SR 205, as a two-lane highway passing through farmland. The route enters Garrett and passes through a mix of commercial and residential properties. The highway enters downtown Garrett and passes under the CSX Railroad tracks. North of the railroad tracks the route passes through residential properties, before coming to an four-way stop at SR 8. North of SR 8 the road leaves Garrett and makes a sharp curve turning due west. The road has a second sharp curve turning back due north and heads towards Corunna. The route enter Corunna from the south and passes through residential properties. The highway passes over the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks and has an intersection at U.S. Route 6 (US 6). SR 327 turns west concurrent with US 6 as a two-lane highway, passing through commercial properties. After leaving Corunna, SR 327 turns north leaving US 6 and heads towards Helmer heading through farmland. South of Helmer the road has an intersection with the western terminus of the eastern section of SR 4. After SR 4 the road enters Helmer and crosses the Indiana Northeastern Railroad track. North of the Railroad tracks the road passes through residential properties, before leaving Helmer. North of Helmer the route passes through rural farmland and an intersection at US 20. The highway enters Orland and passes through residential properties with a few commercial properties. After leaving Orland SR 327 passes through rural farmland and under the Indiana Toll Road. North of the toll road the highway crosses into Michigan and becomes Rierson Road.
No part of SR 327 in Indiana is included in the National Highway System (NHS). The NHS is a network of highways that are identified as being most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation. The highway is maintained by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) like all other State Roads in the state. The department tracks the traffic volumes along all state roads as a part of its maintenance responsibilities using a metric called average annual daily traffic (AADT). This measurement is a calculation of the traffic level along a segment of roadway for any average day of the year. In 2010, INDOT figured that lowest traffic levels were 800 vehicles and 70 commercial vehicles used the highway daily between SR 120 and Michigan state line. The peak traffic volumes were 7,880 vehicles and 1,910 commercial vehicles AADT along the section of SR 327 at is concurrent with US 6.
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