u.s. route 27 business (us 27 bus.) is a business route of us 27 that partially exists in the city limits of attapulgus, georgia. it is concurrent with state route 1 business (sr 1 bus.) for its entire length. us 27 bus./sr 1 bus. begin at an intersection with us 27/sr 1 east-southeast of attapulgus. it travels to the west-southwest and curves to the northwest. at the city limits of attapulgus, it curves to a due-west direction. it travels just south of lillian e. williams elementary school and then intersects the northern terminus of sr 241 (south main street). it curves to a nearly due-north direction before leaving the city. it travels through rural areas of the county before a curve to the northeast. it meets its northern terminus, a second intersection with us 27/sr 1 (tallahassee highway), which is also the southern terminus of hodges–riley road. the entire length of us 27 bus./sr 1 bus. is part of the national highway system, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense.