Georgia State Route 300

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SR 57 at Florida state line south-southeast of Thomasville
Major intersections
North end I-75 in Cordele
Location
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountiesThomas, Mitchell, Dougherty, Worth, Crisp
Highway system
  • Georgia State Highway System
SR 299 US 301

State Route 300 (SR 300, also called the Georgia–Florida Parkway), is a 107-mile-long (172 km)

SR 57. This is also the southern terminus of SR 3, with which US 19 and SR 300 travel concurrently through the southern part of the state. Its northern terminus is at Interstate 75 (I-75) in Cordele
.

This is the second state route in Georgia to carry the SR 300 designation. The

earlier one, in a different part of the state, was much shorter, traveling from Monticello to a point 20.3 miles (32.7 km) northeast of Monticello (and about 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Eatonton), and existed from the 1960s[4][5] to the 1980s.[2][3]

Route description

Florida to Albany

Southern terminus of SR 3/SR 300 at the FL state line.

SR 300 begins at the Florida state line, where it is concurrent with US 19. On the Florida side of the state line, US 19 is

SR 3 Alternate (SR 3 Alt.). In Meigs, SR 111 intersects the concurrency, along with the northern terminus of SR 3 Alt. In Camilla, the highways have intersections with SR 37 and SR 112, and curve to make a slight jog to the northeast until they reach Albany
.

Albany to Cordele

Most of the route of SR 300 in Albany is on the Liberty Expressway, a

SR 300 Connector and US 41/SR 7. Upon entering Cordele, the route meets its northern terminus, an interchange with I-75.[1]

History

1920s

The roadway that would eventually become the current SR 300 was established in 1920 as SR 3 from Thomasville to Albany, via Camilla.

SR 35 was designated along a portion of highway that is the current route of US 19 from the Florida state line to Thomasville.[8][9]

1930s

By 1935, nearly all of the northern half of the section of SR 35 between the Florida state line and Thomasville was paved.[10][11] Prior to the beginning of 1936, nearly all of that section of SR 35 was paved.[12][13] By July, the rest of that section was paved.[13][14] In March 1937, the section of SR 300 that currently travels from Albany to Cordele was established as a northern extension of SR 133.[15][16] By October the routings of the portions of US 19 southwest of Thomasville was shifted to its current routing, while SR 3 stayed on its original routing.[17][18] The following August, a small portion of SR 133 southwest of Cordele was paved.[19][20]

1940s

By 1944, a very brief section of SR 133 northeast of Albany was paved.[21][22] In early 1946, approximately half of the length of SR 133 between Warwick and Cordele was paved.[23][24] In early 1948, all of SR 133 was redesignated as SR 257. The section of SR 257 from Albany to the intersection with SR 32 and the section from Lake Blackshear to Cordele were paved.[24][25] In 1950, nearly all of SR 257 was paved.[26][27]

1950s to 1980s

By 1952, the entire roadway that would eventually become SR 300 was paved.[27][28] A section of the highway from Albany to Cordele was proposed as Interstate 175 and then cancelled, but in early 1982, the Georgia–Florida Parkway was approved to be designated along the entire stretch of what is now SR 300.[29] By the next year, all of SR 257 was redesignated as SR 300 and the designation was applied to the rest of its current route.[2][3] Later that year, the routings of SR 3 and SR 35 south of Thomasville were swapped.[3][30]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
SR 57) / SR 3 begins
Southern terminus of SR 3/SR 300 at the Florida state line
SR 38
east
Eastern terminus of US 84 Bus./SR 38 Bus.; southern end of US 84/SR 38 concurrency
13.722.0
SR 122 east (Pavo Road) – Pavo
Western terminus of SR 122
14.222.9
SR 35 Conn. north (East Jackson Street) – Thomasville, Moultrie
Southern terminus of SR 35 Conn.; former northern terminus of US 319 Bus.
15.324.6


SR 38
west (Thomasville Bypass)
Northern end of US 84/SR 38 concurrency; southern end of SR 3 Alt. concurrency
17.728.5
SR 202 north
Southern terminus of SR 202
Ochlocknee24.038.6 SR 188 (Willow Street) – Cairo, Coolidge
31.450.5
SR 3 Alt. south / SR 111
(East Depot Street)
Northern terminus of SR 3 Alt. concurrency
MitchellPelham36.959.4 SR 93 (Cotton Road NE) – Cairo, Sale City
Camilla45.072.4 SR 37 (East Broad Street) – Newton, Moultrie
45.172.6 SR 112 (East Oakland Avenue) – Cairo, Moultrie
Baconton55.889.8
SR 93 south – Sale City
Northern terminus of SR 93
DoughertyAlbany67.5108.6

SR 133 south / SR 234 west (Moultrie Road) – Moultrie
Southern end of SR 133 concurrency; eastern terminus of SR 234
69.4111.7
SR 520 Bus.
(East Oglethorpe Boulevard)
Southern terminus of US 19 Bus.
70.1112.8




US 19 north / US 82 west / SR 3 north / SR 133 north / SR 520 west (Liberty Expressway)
Northern end of US 19/SR 3 and SR 133 concurrencies; southern end of US 82/SR 520 concurrency
71.8115.6

US 82 east / SR 520 east (Clark Avenue)
Northern end of US 82/SR 520 concurrency
Worth84.3135.7 SR 32 – Leesburg, Ashburn
Warwick92.7149.2
SR 313 south (Main Street NW) – Sylvester
Northern terminus of SR 313
SR 300 Conn. north (Old Albany Highway) – Cordele
Southern terminus of SR 300 Conn.
105169 US 41 / SR 7
US 280 – Valdosta, Macon
Northern terminus; I-75 exit 99
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Cordele connector route

State Route 300 Connector marker

State Route 300 Connector

LocationSouthwest of Cordele
Length3.4 mi[31] (5.5 km)

State Route 300 Connector (SR 300 Conn.) is a 3.4-mile-long (5.5 km)

US 280/SR 30 west of the city.[31]

The entire route is in Crisp County.

Locationmi[31]kmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0 SR 300 – Albany, CordeleSouthern terminus
3.45.5
US 280 / SR 30
Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Google (April 8, 2017). "Overview map of SR 300" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Georgia Department of Transportation (1982). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d Georgia Department of Transportation (1983). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1983–1984 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  4. OCLC 5673161
    . Retrieved June 8, 2013. (Corrected to July 1, 1957.)
  5. . Retrieved June 8, 2013. (Corrected to June 1, 1960.)
  6. ^ 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 June 8, 2013.
  7. ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (1921). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  8. ^ 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 June 8, 2013.
  9. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1929). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  10. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1, 1934). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  11. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1935). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  12. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1, 1935). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  13. ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1936). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  14. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (July 1, 1936). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  15. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1937). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  16. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (April 1, 1937). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  17. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (July 1, 1937). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  18. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1, 1937). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  19. ^ Georgia State Highway Board (August 1, 1938). State Highway System of Georgia (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  20. OCLC 5673161
    . Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  21. . Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  22. . Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  23. . Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  24. ^ . Retrieved June 8, 2013. (Corrected to November 7, 1946.)
  25. . Retrieved June 8, 2013. (Corrected to February 28, 1948.)
  26. . Retrieved June 8, 2013. (Corrected to April 1, 1949.)
  27. ^ . Retrieved June 8, 2013. (Corrected to August 1, 1950.)
  28. . Retrieved June 8, 2013. (Corrected to January 1, 1952.)
  29. ^ "Georgia-Florida Parkway — Designated" (PDF). General Assembly of the State of Georgia. April 14, 1982. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  30. ^ Georgia Department of Transportation (1984). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1984–1985 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  31. ^ a b c Google (August 10, 2013). "Overview map of SR 300 Conn" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 10, 2013.

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