Georgia State Route 520
East end | Beach View Drive in Jekyll Island | |
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Location | ||
Country | United States | |
State | Georgia | |
Counties | Muscogee, Chattahoochee, Stewart, Webster, Terrell, Dougherty, Worth, Tift, Berrien, Atkinson, Ware, Brantley, Glynn | |
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State Route 520 (SR 520), also known as the South Georgia Parkway, is a 261-mile-long (420 km)
Route description
Columbus to Albany
SR 520 begins at the Alabama state line concurrent with US 280. On the Alabama side of the state line, US 280 is concurrent with
Albany to Tifton
At the beginning of Albany, the two highways become a
Tifton to Waycross
Just after entering Tifton, the two routes meet
Waycross to Jekyll Island
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In Waycross, the concurrency meets
Miscellaneous notes
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/GA_520%2C_US_82%2C_US_1%2C_GA_23%2C_Ware_County.jpg/220px-GA_520%2C_US_82%2C_US_1%2C_GA_23%2C_Ware_County.jpg)
While not part of the Appalachian Development Highway System, SR 520 is nevertheless designated as Corridor Z. To emphasize the special designation, SR 520 route markers have a green background and numbers as opposed to black, which is normally used on state Route markers. Some markers also feature the small abbreviation "CORR Z" near the top of the state outline, though this practice is being phased out.[citation needed]
All of SR 520 from the Alabama state line to at least the eastern intersection with US 17/SR 25 near Jekyll Island is part of the National Highway System (NHS), a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility and defense.[4][5][6][7]
History
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Prior to designation
The roadway that would eventually become SR 520 was established in 1920 as SR 1 from Columbus to Cusseta, SR 32 from Dawson to Sylvester, and
After designation
In 1988, SR 520 was designated along its entire current length, with SR 55 between Richland and Dawson and SR 50 from Dawson to Jekyll Island being decommissioned.[2][3] In 1989, the sections of US 82 and US 84 east of Waycross were swapped, presumably to make travel less confusing for drivers.[3][31]
On May 5, 2006, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering designated the portion of SR 520 east of US 17 as Interstate 50 for one day, May 7. AASHTO held their Spring 2006 meeting on Jekyll Island and approved the I-50 designation in conjunction with a vintage car ride to be held on May 7 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Interstate Highway System.[32]
Major intersections
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County | Location | mi[1] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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SR 38 west) – Phenix City | Continuation into Alabama | |||||
Oglethorpe Bridge Georgia–Alabama line; western end of US 280 concurrency | ||||||
Western end of US 27/SR 1 concurrency | ||||||
5.6 | 9.0 | — | ![]() ![]() ![]() Columbus Metropolitan Airport | |||
— | Cusetta Road / Sand Hill | Split into two separate exits eastbound | ||||
Upatoi Creek | Bridge | |||||
Fort Benning | — | 8th Division Road Access Point | Interchange | |||
15.9 | 25.6 | ![]() ![]() At-grade intersection ; east end of freeway; western terminus of SR 26 | ||||
SR 520 Bus. east | ||||||
17.4 | 28.0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Westville, River Bend Park | Eastern end of US 27/SR 1 concurrency | |||
Eastern end of US 280 concurrency | ||||||
Webster | Weston | 44.3 | 71.3 | ![]() | ||
Jimmy Carter National Historic Site | Western end of SR 45 concurrency | |||||
Dawson | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of SR 32 | ||||
62.2 | 100.1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() SR 50 west (Graves Road) – Shellman, Cuthbert, Georgetown, Morgan, Arlington, George T. Bagby State Park | Western end of US 82 concurrency; eastern end of SR 45 concurrency; eastern terminus of SR 50 | |||
62.6 | 100.7 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of SR 55 | |||
Albany Tech College, Darton College | North end of Liberty Expressway; left entrance westbound, left exits; no exit number eastbound | |||||
7 | Nottingham Way | |||||
6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Atlanta | Western end of US 19/SR 3 concurrency; split into exits 6A (north) and 6B (south/east) westbound | ||||
83.9 | 135.0 | 5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western end of SR 133 concurrency | ||
4 | Blaylock Street | |||||
87.1 | 140.2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 19/SR 3/SR 133 concurrency; western end of SR 300 concurrency; Liberty Expwy. exit 3 | |||
89.0 | 143.2 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of SR 300 concurrency | |||
| 92.9 | 149.5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() SR 520 Bus. west – Albany | Westbound left exit and eastbound left entrance; interchange | ||
Worth | Sylvester | 104 | 167 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of SR 313 | |
105 | 169 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of SR 112 concurrency | |||
105 | 169 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Historical Downtown Sylvester | Eastern end of SR 112 concurrency | |||
I-75 exit 62 | ||||||
125 | 201 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() SR 35 south (Virginia Avenue) – Moultrie, Thomasville | Western end of US 319/SR 35 concurrency | |||
126 | 203 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
| 128 | 206 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() SR 35 north – Ocilla, Jefferson Davis State Historic Site | Eastern end of US 319/SR 35 concurrency | ||
Berrien | | 143 | 230 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western end of US 129/SR 11 concurrency | |
Alapaha | 144 | 232 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 129/SR 11 concurrency | ||
Atkinson | Willacoochee | 155 | 249 | ![]() ![]() | ||
155 | 249 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of SR 135 concurrency | |||
156 | 251 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of SR 135 concurrency | |||
Pearson | 167 | 269 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western end of SR 64 concurrency | ||
167 | 269 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of SR 64 concurrency | |||
Ware | | 187 | 301 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of SR 158 | |
| 192 | 309 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Airport | Western end of US 1/US 23/SR 4 concurrency | ||
| 195 | 314 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of SR 122 | ||
SR 38 west (Victory Drive) – Homerville, Valdosta | Western end of US 84/SR 38 concurrency | |||||
198 | 319 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 84/SR 38 concurrency | |||
200 | 320 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() SR 4 Bus. north (Memorial Drive) – Folkston , Downtown Business District | Eastern end of US 1/US 23/SR 4 concurrency; southern terminus of US 1 Bus./US 23 Bus./SR 4 Bus. | |||
| 207 | 333 | ![]() ![]() Laura S. Walker State Park and Golf Course, Okefenokee Swamp Park, Georgia Lions Camp for the Blind | Northern terminus of SR 177 | ||
Brantley | Hoboken | 212 | 341 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Nahunta | 222 | 357 | ![]() ![]() | |||
SR 259 – Jesup | Western end of SR 110 concurrency | |||||
230 | 370 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of SR 110 concurrency | |||
Glynn | | 239 | 385 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of SR 99 | |
| 248 | 399 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Blythe Island | Western end of US 17/SR 25 concurrency; southern terminus of SR 303 | ||
| 248 | 399 | ![]() SR 405) – Savannah, Jacksonville | I-95 exit 29; eastern end of US 82 concurrency; eastern terminus of US 82 | ||
| 254 | 409 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 17/SR 25 concurrency | ||
Jekyll River | 260 | 420 | M.E. Thompson Bridge | |||
roundabout intersection | ||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Related routes
Cusseta business loop
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Location | Cusseta |
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Length | 2.3 mi[33] (3.7 km) |
Existed | 1988[2][3]–2004[34][35][36] |
State Route 520 Business (SR 520 Bus.) was a business route of SR 520 that existed entirely within the city of Cusseta. It followed Broad Street through the city.[33]
The road that would become SR 520 Bus. was established in 1972 as SR 55 Business, when the road that is now SR 520 was established as part of SR 55.[37][38] In 1988, the same year that SR 520 was designated in Georgia, and SR 55 was decommissioned, SR 55 Bus. was redesignated as SR 520 Bus.[2][3] In 2004, SR 520 Bus. was removed from the state highway system.[34][35][36]
Albany business loop
Location | Albany |
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Length | 11.7 mi[39] (18.8 km) |
State Route 520 Business (SR 520 Bus.) is a
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f Google (May 28, 2013). "Overview map of SR 520" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Georgia Department of Transportation (1988). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1988–1989 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Georgia Department of Transportation (1989). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1989–1990 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ National Highway System: Georgia (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. March 25, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ^ National Highway System: Columbus, GA--AL (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. March 25, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ^ National Highway System: Albany, GA (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. March 25, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ^ National Highway System: Brunswick, GA (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. March 25, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ^ 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 May 31, 2013.
- ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (1921). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1926). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1929). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1932). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1932). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (November 1932). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (May 1933). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (June 1933). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (July 1933). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (April–May 1934). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ 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 May 31, 2013.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1935). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (July 1, 1935). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1, 1935). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1936). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (July 1, 1936). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (April 1, 1937). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (July 1, 1937). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- OCLC 5673161. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- OCLC 5673161. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- OCLC 5673161. Retrieved May 31, 2013. (Corrected to February 28, 1948.)
- OCLC 5673161. Retrieved May 31, 2013. (Corrected to April 1, 1949.)
- ^ Georgia Department of Transportation (1990). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1990–1991 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (May 6, 2006). "Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering Approved Applications" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ a b Google (August 10, 2013). "Overview map of SR 520 Bus. (Cusseta)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
- ^ a b Georgia Department of Transportation (2004). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (2004–2005 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ^ a b Georgia Department of Transportation (2005). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (2005–2006 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ^ a b State Highway System Revision Map – Chattahoochee County (PDF) (Map). Cartography by GSHD. Georgia State Highway Department. February 4, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1972). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ Georgia Department of Transportation (January 1973). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ a b Google (August 10, 2013). "Overview map of SR 520 Bus. (Albany)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
External links
Media related to Georgia State Route 520 at Wikimedia Commons
- Corridor Z - South Georgia Parkway (State Route 520) on The Unofficial Georgia Highways Web Page
- Georgia State Route 520 on State-Ends.com