Georgia State Route 2
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by GDOT | ||||
Length | 165 mi[1] (266 km) | |||
Existed | 1919[2]–present | |||
Tourist routes | Cohutta–Chattahoochee Scenic Byway | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | SR 193 in Flintstone | |||
East end | US 76 at the South Carolina state line | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Georgia | |||
Counties | Walker, Catoosa, Whitfield, Murray, Gilmer, Fannin, Union, Towns, Rabun | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Route 2 (SR 2) is a 165-mile-long (266 km) east-west State highway in the far North-northern part of Georgia. The highway serves southern suburbs of Chattanooga, Tennessee, as well as much of the
Route description
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SR 2 begins at an
The following portions of SR 2 are part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense:
- From the western end of the US 27 concurrency, on the Fairview–Fort Oglethorpe line, to the I-75 interchange in Ringgold
- The brief US 76 concurrency, on US 411/SR 52, in Chatsworth
- From the western end of the US 76 concurrency, in East Ellijay, to the eastern end of the US 23/US 441/SR 15 concurrency in Clayton[6][7][8]
History
1920s
SR 2 was established at least as early as 1919. Then, it started at an intersection with
1930s
In the middle of 1930, the eastern part of the Dalton–Chatsworth segment had a completed hard surface. The Chatsworth–Ellijay segment was re-added to the highway. The western half of the Blairsville–Young Harris segment had a completed semi hard surface, with the eastern half, as well as the Young Harris–Hiawassee segment completed. The eastern part of the Hiawassee–Clayton segment was under construction.[11][12] By the end of the year, the entire LaFayette–Villanow segment had a completed semi hard surface. US 41 and SR 3 began a concurrency with SR 2 within Dalton. The center part of the Blue Ridge–Blairsville segment had a sand clay or top soil surface. The eastern part of this segment was under construction. The entire Blairsville–Hiawassee segment was completed.[12][13] The next year, the part of the highway just north-northeast of Villanow was indicated as "completed grading, no surface course". The rest of the Villanow–Dalton segment was under construction. The western part of the Dalton–Chatsworth segment had a completed semi hard surface. The entire Chatsworth–Ellijay segment was also under construction. The western half of the Ellijay–Blue Ridge segment had a sand clay or top soil surface, with the rest of this segment completed.[13][14] By August 1932, the eastern part of the Blue Ridge–Blairsville segment had a completed semi hard surface. The entire Hiawassee–Clayton segment had a sand clay or top soil surface. Also the Clayton–South Carolina segment was built, and was signed as SR 2.[15][16] By the end of 1933, the entire Dalton–Chatsworth segment was completed.[17][18] In the third quarter of 1934, SR 2 was extended west-northwest to Davis Crossroads. The entire LaFayette–Dalton segment has a completed semi hard surface.[19][20] By the end of the year, US 76 was designated along SR 2 from Chatsworth to Clayton. It was unclear if the Clayton–South Carolina segment was part of US 76 at this time, though.[20][21] By October 1937, the entire Union County section of the Blue Ridge–Blairsville segment was completed.[22][23] Before the year ended, SR 2 was extended slightly farther to the northwest from its western terminus.[23][24] Late in 1938, the entire part northwest of LaFayette and the entire Chatsworth–Ellijay segment was "completed grading, not surfaced". By the middle of 1939, the highway was extended northwest just a little more, to an intersection with SR 157 near Ascalon.[25][26] By the end of 1939, the roadway was extended northwest to Trenton, but it was unclear whether it was part of SR 2.[27][28]
1940s
By April 1940, the entire Trenton area segment was completed grading, not surfaced. The entire Ellijay–Blue Ridge segment, as well as nearly all of the
1950s to 1980s
By the end of 1953, nearly all of the Ringgold–Varnell segment of SR 2 was hard surfaced.[38] By the middle of 1957, a short section northeast of Blue Ridge was paved.[39][40] By the middle of 1960, about half of the Varnell–Cisco segment was paved. Between 1963 and 1966, the entire section from Higdon to SR 5 was paved.[41][42] In 1970, the entire segment west of Gregory was paved.[43][44] By 1974, the segment between Cisco and Higdon was impassable due to rock slides.[45][46] In 1986, SR 2 was re-routed south-southwest along US 411/SR 61 from Cisco to Chatsworth, where it began a concurrency with US 76/SR 52. US 76/SR 2/SR 52 traveled to the east and southeast into Ellijay, where SR 52 departed the concurrency. US 76/SR 2 turned left onto SR 5. They entered Blue Ridge. Here, SR 5 departed the concurrency, and US 76/SR 2 headed east as previously.[47][48] In 1989, SR 515 was designated along US 76/SR 2 as it travels today.[49][50]
On March 25, 1958, the bridge over the
Major intersections
This section is missing mileposts for junctions. |
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Walker | Flintstone | 0.0 | 0.0 | SR 193 – LaFayette, Chattanooga | Western terminus |
SR 1 south – LaFayette, Chickamauga | Interchange; west end of US 27/SR 1 concurrency | ||||
4.6 | 7.4 | SR 1 north – Rossville, Chattanooga | East end of US 27/SR 1 concurrency | ||
SR 401 / Larry McDonald Memorial Highway) – Atlanta, Chattanooga | I-75 exit 350 | ||||
12.3 | 19.8 | US 41 north / US 76 west / SR 3 north – Chattanooga | West end of US 41/US 76/SR 3 concurrency | ||
12.9 | 20.8 | SR 151 south (Old Alabama Road) – Trion | West end of SR 151 concurrency | ||
13.8 | 22.2 | East end of SR 151 concurrency; northern terminus of US 41 Truck; western terminus of US 76 Truck | |||
SR 151 Spur north | Southern terminus of US 41 Truck; eastern terminus of US 76 Truck; southern terminus of SR 151 Spur | ||||
16.2 | 26.1 | US 41 south / US 76 east / SR 3 south – Dalton | East end of US 41/US 76/SR 3 concurrency | ||
Whitfield | Varnell | 22.6 | 36.4 | SR 201 south – Tunnel Hill | Northern terminus of SR 201 |
24.4 | 39.3 | SR 71 (Cleveland Highway) – Dalton, Cohutta | |||
Murray | | 34.8 | 56.0 | SR 225 south – Calhoun, Chatsworth | West end of SR 225 concurrency |
| 35.9 | 57.8 | SR 225 north | East end of SR 225 concurrency | |
West end of US 411/SR 61 concurrency | |||||
Eton | 47.2 | 76.0 | SR 286 west (Coffey Road) | Eastern terminus of SR 286 | |
Chatsworth | 49.9 | 80.3 | US 76 west / SR 52 west (G.I. Maddox Parkway) – Dalton | West end of US 76/SR 52 concurrency | |
51.4 | 82.7 | East end of US 76 and US 411/SR 61 concurrencies | |||
Gilmer | East Ellijay | 75.9 | 122.1 | SR 52 south (N. Main Street) | East end of SR 52 concurrency |
SR 282 west (Industrial Boulevard) – North Georgia Medical Center | West end of US 76 and SR 282 concurrencies | ||||
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | 78.1 | 125.7 | SR 5 south / SR 515 south | West end of SR 5 and SR 515 concurrencies | |
Ocoee River, Epworth , Fannin Regional Hospital | East end of SR 5 concurrency; A.L. Stepp Interchange | ||||
Morganton | 95.9 | 154.3 | SR 60 – Mineral Bluff, Dahlonega, Murphy NC | ||
Union | | 107 | 172 | SR 325 north (Nottely Dam Road) – Nottely Dam | Southern terminus of SR 325 |
SR 11 Truck | |||||
Pat Haralson Memorial Drive – Union County Courthouse, Blairsville, Union General Hospital | Interchange | ||||
SR 11 Truck concurrency | |||||
Towns | Young Harris | 122 | 196 | SR 66 west (Murphy Street) | Eastern terminus of SR 66 |
| 126 | 203 | SR 17 north / SR 515 north (Hayesville Road) – Hayesville NC | East end of SR 515 concurrency; west end of SR 17 concurrency | |
Lake Chatuge Recreation Area | Western terminus of SR 288 | ||||
Hiawassee | 130 | 210 | SR 75 north (Bell Creek Road) – Franklin NC | West end of SR 75 concurrency | |
| Hiawassee River | ||||
| 133 | 214 | SR 288 west (Sunnyside Road) | Eastern terminus of SR 288 | |
133 | 214 | SR 17 south / SR 75 south (Unicoi Turnpike) – Helen, Brasstown Bald, Gainesville, Cleveland | East end of SR 17 and SR 75 concurrencies | ||
Rabun | | 146 | 235 | SR 197 south – Clarkesville, Helen | Northern terminus of SR 197 |
| Georgia State Patrol Trooper Bobby Staton Memorial Bridge | Crossing of Lake Burton | |||
Clayton | 157 | 253 | US 23 / US 441 / SR 15 north – Dillard, Franklin N.C. | West end of US 23/US 441/SR 15 concurrency | |
US 23 / US 441 / SR 15 south – Clarkesville | East end of US 23/US 441/SR 15 concurrency | ||||
South Carolina state line | 165 | 266 | Bridge | Crossing over the Chattooga River; South Carolina state line; eastern terminus of SR 2 | |
US 76 east (Lookout Mountain Scenic Highway) – Westminster | East end of US 76 concurrency; US 76 continues into South Carolina. | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ a b Google (January 1, 2017). "Overview map of SR 2" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- ^ a b c State Highway Department of Georgia (1920). System of State Aid Roads as Approved Representing 4800 Miles of State Aid Roads Outside the Limits of the Incorporated Towns (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ Cohutta–Chattahoochee Scenic Byway (PDF) (Map). Georgia Department of Transportation Office of Planning. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
- ^ http://mydocs.dot.ga.gov/info/honorariums/Resolutions/2004-28-HS.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Google (April 22, 2012). "Map of Clayton, Georgia with the route of State Route 2 overlaid" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
- ^ National Highway System: Chattanooga, TN--GA (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 10, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ National Highway System: Georgia (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 8, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ National Highway System: Dalton, GA (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 9, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (1921). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1926). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1929). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (June 1930). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (November 1930). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1932). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (May 1932). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (August 1932). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (November 1933). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (December 1933). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (April–May 1934). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1, 1934). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1935). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (July 1, 1937). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1, 1937). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- OCLC 5673161. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- OCLC 5673161. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- OCLC 5673161. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- OCLC 5673161. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ OCLC 5673161. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ OCLC 5673161. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ OCLC 5673161. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ OCLC 5673161. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- OCLC 5673161. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- OCLC 5673161. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- OCLC 5673161. Retrieved March 13, 2017. (Corrected to November 7, 1946.)
- List of former state routes in Georgia (U.S. state)#State Route 148 (1939–1949)
- OCLC 5673161. Retrieved March 13, 2017. (Corrected to February 28, 1948.)
- OCLC 5673161. Retrieved March 13, 2017. (Corrected to April 1, 1949.)
- OCLC 5673161. Retrieved March 13, 2017. (Corrected to September 1, 1953.)
- OCLC 5673161. Retrieved March 13, 2017. (Corrected to June 1, 1955.)
- OCLC 5673161. Retrieved March 13, 2017. (Corrected to July 1, 1957.)
- OCLC 5673161. Retrieved March 13, 2017. (Corrected to June 1, 1963.)
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1966). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1970). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1971). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ Georgia Department of Transportation (January 1973). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ Georgia Department of Transportation (January 1974). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1974–1975 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ Georgia Department of Transportation (1986). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1986–1987 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ Georgia Department of Transportation (1987). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1987–1988 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ Georgia Department of Transportation (1989). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1989–1990 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ Georgia Department of Transportation (1990). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1990–1991 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ "A. CHARLES SOULE BRIDGE— DESIGNATED" (PDF). ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. Georgia General Assembly. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
External links
- Media related to Georgia State Route 2 at Wikimedia Commons
- Peach State Roads profile on S.R. 2