 The eastern terminus is at PA 69 three miles (5 km) south of Sugar Grove.From 1927 to 1928, PA 27 between U.S. Route 322 in Meadville and US 6 in the Pittsfield Township community of Pittsfield was known as the western segment of Pennsylvania Route 47.In 1928, west PA 47 was decommissioned and replaced with PA 27.