New York State Route 327
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New York State Route 327 (NY 327) is a state highway in New York State. It begins at the NY 13
New York State Route 13
New York State Route 13 is a state highway that runs mainly north–south for between NY 14 in Horseheads and NY 3 west of Pulaski in Central New York in the United States. In between, NY 13 intersects with Interstate 81 in Cortland and Pulaski and meets the New York...

/NY 34
New York State Route 34
New York State Route 34 is a north–south New York state route located in Central New York. Its southern terminus is at the Pennsylvania state line in the village of Waverly, where it connects to Pennsylvania Route 199 and meets NY 17...

/NY 96
New York State Route 96
New York State Route 96 is a northwest–southeast state highway in the Finger Lakes region of New York in the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at an interchange with NY 17 in the Southern Tier village of Owego, Tioga County. Its northern terminus is at a junction with...

 concurrency in the Town of Ithaca
Ithaca (town), New York
Ithaca is a town in Tompkins County, New York, United States. The population was 18,198 at the 2000 census.The Town of Ithaca is a horseshoe-shaped portion of the metropolitan area of Ithaca, New York. It surrounds the City of Ithaca and is the City's only border, although the City has a...

 and ends at NY 79
New York State Route 79
New York State Route 79 is an east–west state highway in the Southern Tier of New York, United States. The western terminus of the route is at the intersection with NY 414 near the southern end of Seneca Lake east of Watkins Glen...

 in the Town of Enfield
Enfield, New York
Enfield is a town in Tompkins County, New York, United States. The population was 3,369 at the 2000 census.The Town of Enfield is located on the western border of the county and is west of Ithaca.- History :...

. It is located entirely within Tompkins County
Tompkins County, New York
Tompkins County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and comprises the whole of the Ithaca metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 101,564. The county seat is Ithaca, and the county is home to Cornell University, Ithaca College and Tompkins Cortland Community...

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Route description

Route 327 begins at an intersection with Routes 13, 34, and 96 just outside the city of Ithaca. The highway is outside the urbanized city, and is rural and mountainous for most of its length. The route, after beginning, heads to the southwest as Enfield Falls Road. After parallelling the three-way concurrency, Route 327 turns west at an intersection with a short connector to Robert H. Treman State Park
Robert H. Treman State Park
Robert H. Treman State Park is a state park located in Tompkins County, New York in the United States. The park is located along State Route 327, just west of State Routes 13, 34, and 96, situated in the Towns of Ithaca, Enfield and Newfield....

. The highway, about 1000 feet (304.8 m) above sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...

, runs along the park border to the south, and the higher mountain to the north.
Route 327 intersects with Trumbulls Corners Road and turns northward towards Bostwick Corners after crossing over Connecticut Hill. Just north of Bostwick Corners, Route 327 terminates at an intersection with NY 79 in Enifeld.

History

NY 327 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York and has not been substantially altered since.

Major intersections

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