U.S. Route 221 in Georgia

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U.S. Highway 221

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US 221 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Length261 mi[1] (420 km)
Existed1954–present
Major junctions
South end US 221 / SR 55 at the Florida state line southwest of Quitman
Major intersections
North end US 221 at the SC line near Clarks Hill
Location
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountiesBrooks, Lowndes, Lanier, Clinch, Atkinson, Coffee, Jeff Davis, Montgomery, Treutlen, Emanuel, Johnson, Jefferson, McDuffie, Columbia
Highway system
  • Georgia State Highway System
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SR 221

U.S. Route 221 (US 221) in the U.S. state of

North Central Florida with Upstate South Carolina
.

US 221 has concurrencies with

SR 540 in Wrens, SR 47 from Wrens to Pollards Corner, and SR 150
from Pollards Corner to the South Carolina state line.

Concurrencies of US 221 with U.S. Highways in Georgia include

US 319 within the vicinity of Bartow, and US 1
from Louisville to Wrens.

Route description

Florida through Hazlehurst

Starting at the Florida line south of

Withlacoochee River
as well as the Brooks-Lowndes County Line. All the while, US 84/US 221/SR 38 runs in close proximity to the north side of the same former ACL line it passed over in Downtown Quitman.

East of there, the road runs along small portion of the border with

US 41 Business, the southbound road uses North Patterson Street, and the northbound road which is a block later is at North Ashley Street, which takes I-BL 75 with it. West Hill and West Central Avenues become East Hill and East Central Avenues east of Patterson Street. Central Avenue ends at Hill Avenue and Forrest Street making the routes bidirectional four-lane undivided highway with center-left turn provisions once again. After Blanchard Street, the road becomes a divided highway just before crossing a pair of bridges over Knights Creek, then passes by some radio towers for WJEM (1150 AM). The end of US 221's multiplex with US 84/SR 38 takes place at the intersection with US 41/SR 7/SR 31 (Inner Perimeter Road), and US 221 turns north along a new multiplex. After a curve to the northwest, the four routes intersect East Park Avenue. Here, US 221/SR 31 split off to the northeast and then leaves the city, while US 41/SR 7 heads northwest towards I-75 at Exit 22. East Park Avenue runs northeast becoming Lakeland Highway, and passes through spares residencies and occasional farm fields of little importance. The only site of any significance along this route is the Bemiss Auxiliary Army Airfield
which is hidden off in a wooden area accessible only by a dirt road just south of the Lowndes-Lanier County Line.

The road starts curving more toward the north and somewhere off to the east is the beginning of

SR 11 Bypass. US 129/US 221/SR 11/SR 31/SR 37/SR 122 leaves the city limits at the bridge over "Big Creek" which is a tributary of the Alapaha River. These routes cross that river itself using the Captain Henry Will Jones Bridge. A former section of the route can be found curving off to the northwest at the intersection with a dirt road named "Old River Road," and US 221/SR 31/SR 122 turns north just before US 129/SR 11's concurrency with SR 37 ends, almost in the same manner. Shortly after this, SR 122 breaks away from the multiplex, branching off to the east. The last intersection in Lanier County is a blinker-light intersection with SR 168. Immediately after this the road cuts through a corner of Clinch County surrounded by forestland and only intersecting local dirt roads until it enters Atkinson County and encounters the southern terminus of a concurrency with SR 64

South of

Georgia State Route 206 Connector, the road changes into a two-lane highway with a continuous left-turn lane, and after Clough Boulevard, the center-left turn lane ends. North of there it has a wye intersection with Cross Road, and then passes by the former Beaver Kreek Golf Course[6] The road makes a direct northeast curve, then turns back to the north before passing through West Green. The last rural community is Lehigh
before US 221 curves to the north-northeast and crosses the Coffee-Jeff Davis County Line.

Remaining at the same trajectory, the first community US 221/SR 135 runs through in Jeff Davis County is the small

SR 19 Connector) and West Jamar Streets, and northbound US 221 finally re-joins the southbound road once again at North Tallahassee Street, while northbound US 23/US 341 continues towards Eastman, Perry, Barnesville, Macon, Atlanta and Dillard. Heading into more rural surroundings, US 221/SR 135 passes by Jeff Davis Country Club, and later becomes the Uvalda Highway, passing by Tallahassee off to the northwest. Curving towards the east-northeast, the road passes through the territory of the Beasley Forest Products lumber yard, which contains a railroad line that ends on the southeast side of the road at an abandoned railroad crossing. East of the lumber yard, the road curves back more towards the north-northeast. The last site along the road within the county is the Towns Bluff Park & Heritage Center, a county park within the Bullard Creek Wildlife Management Area.[7] US 221/SR 135 crosses the Jeff Davis-Montgomery County Line at the foot of the Neal Lee Gillis Memorial Bridge, a long two-lane causeway over the Altamaha River
.

North of Hazlehurst through Bartow

After the bridge, US 221/SR 135 only has intersections with a boat launching area and some minor dirt driveways until the blinker-light intersection with South Old River Road (Montgomery CR 150). Further north it passes through the eastern edge of

US 280/SR 30 (Spring Street) does US 221 become North Railroad Avenue. The road leaves the city limits along an embankment and culverts over Flat Creek, and after this is named the Gary P. Braddy Highway, and briefly has a second northbound lane. A dirt road named Hobson Wells Road branches off to the northeast, which while otherwise unimportant in that location, returns to US 221 across from the paved southern terminus of SR 199. Northeast of SR 199, it runs through the western edge of Tarrytown
.

Somewhere north of the Montgomery-Treutlen County Line, a second northbound lane forms along the left side of the existing northbound lane. The inner northbound lane becomes the primary lane as the outer-northbound lane ends just before the intersection with Lawson Beck Road, only for a second southbound lane to form again north of Mount Olive Church Road until north of the intersection with Sessions Road. Within Soperton US 221/SR 56 gains the name Mount Vernon Road, but north of Fowler Street and South Third Street, it curves to the right to intersect and become South Second Street. Further in town, the routes have an intersection with SR 15/SR 29 (West and East Main Streets) just before a railroad crossing. SR 15 briefly joins US 221/SR 56 from East Main Street for two blocks before turning left onto West Louisiana Avenue, where that route joins another concurrency with SR 78. At Metter Road, US 221/SR 56 intersects SR 46, then the name changes from North Second Street to Swainsboro Highway. The routes curve to the east-northeast, and just as it leaves the city limits runs along the northern edge of Treutlen County Airport (SR 46 runs along the southern edge),[8] which is across from a small cemetery. The road remains at relatively the same trajectory, until it intersects SR 86, then curves towards the north-northeast just before crossing I-16, at Exit 78. North of there is the rural community of Gillis Springs where SR 56 turns east to leave the concurrency with US 221 and a new concurrency along SR 171 begins.

The intersection with Norristown Road is where US 221/SR 171 crosses the Treutlen-Emanuel County Line, then it crosses a bridge over the

Little Ohoopee River
, and then curves back to the left again after the intersection with Swain Creek Road.

Further north it curves to the east-northeast where it crosses the Johnson-Jefferson County Line southwest of the intersection with Coleman Chapel Road (Jefferson CR 334). The road that was previously named Montgomery Street in Johnson County, curves back to the north-northeast and is about to terminate, when US 221/SR 171 is joined by a concurrency with

US 319/SR 78. From there, US 221/US 319/SR 78/SR 171 continue to the northeast until they approach Braddy Road where it turns straight north until the intersection with Tarver Grove Church Road. At the eastern terminus of SR 242 US 221/US 319 officially enters Bartow
, the crosses a bridge over the Williamson Swamp Creek. Immediately after crossing a railroad line and curving to the right, US 221/SR 171 makes a left turn onto Church Street, officially leaving the concurrency with US 319/SR 78, as US 319 heads to Wadley, and SR 78 heads toward Midville.

Bartow to South Carolina

Continuing along Church Street north of Bartow, US 221/SR 171 stays relatively north as it curves back and forth through western Jefferson County, passing through a few agricultural areas, and residential zones, as well as the occasional church, but mainly forestland with some wetlands hidden in the trees. The one exception to this is a dip in the road approaching a culvert over a small river leading to Cobb Lake. Near

SR BUS 4 joins the routes from the south, and the concurrency with SR 24 ends as it briefly turns south onto Ninth Street. US BUS 1/US 221/SR 4 Bus. curves to the north in front of City Hall, then later joins up with and at-grade interchange with US 1 and SR 4/SR 17 as the business routes for each come to an end. From that interchange on, US 1/US 221/SR 4/SR 17 is a two lane highway with continuous left-turn lane provisions that end at the driveway to the Jefferson County Landfill. That center turn lane is replaced by a brief second northbound lane. Long after that second northbound lane replaces the first one, the routes encounter the southern terminus of SR 296, then passes along the eastern edge of Jefferson County High School (SR 296 runs west of the western edge of the school). Running through Wrens, the proposed I-14 is supposed to run through and have an interchange with US 1/US 221, but for now the segment of that proposed interstate serves as the southern end of the SR 88 multiplex. Northeast of there, US 1/US 221/SR 4/SR 88 loses the concurrency with SR 17 at Thompson Street, and SR 88 leaves the concurrency at SR 80 as it briefly joins that route in another concurrency. Just after US 1/SR 4 widens to a four-lane undivided highway, US 221 splits off to the northwest cosigned with SR 47 and passes the Wrens Memorial Airport
. Later US 221/SR 47 starts to curve more toward the northeast rather than the northwest.

Briefly entering McDuffie County at the bridge over Brier Creek the road encounters only local intersections, and momentarily turns east until it turns northeast again as it passes through Avondale, then later enters Columbia County at a culvert over Boggy Gut Creek, gaining the name Harlem-Wrens Road as well as the additional name of Jake Pollard Highway.[9] Through the Harlem City Line the name changes to South Louisville Street, but still holds onto the dual name of Jake Pollard Highway even as it intersects US 78/US 278/SR 10. North of there, the road becomes North Louisville Street and passes by Columbia Theatre,[10] then a Georgia Railroad and Banking Company railroad crossing between South Hicks Street and North Hicks Street, and later the Laurel and Hardy Museum.[11] After leaving Harlem, the street name changes from North Louisville Street to the Harlem-Appling Highway. Few sites exist along this segment, including intersections, all of which are paved whether significant or otherwise. Among them is a shared intersection with Fairview Drive and Old Union Road. On the northwest corner of the intersection with Clary Cut Road, it passes a water tower and then Harlem High School. North of a former section of Harlem-Appling Highway it encounters a traffic circle with SR 223. From there it runs through more Georgia Pine Forest until it approaches a traffic circle interchange with I-20 (Georgia State Route 402) at Exit 183, just east of a pair of rest areas, and about 20 miles west of Augusta. Another former segment is encountered after this, in this case it is named Lonegran Hulme Road. The next major intersection is the western terminus of SR 232 south of Appling. Within Appling itself, US 221/SR 47 branches off to the northeast at Ray Owens Road which continues straight, and then replaces the trajectory of White Oak Road to become Scotts Ferry Road. Aside from crossing a bridge over a Greenbrier Creek between Tubman Road and Yelton Road, and an extra northbound lane within the vicinity of a church, there isn't much in the way of notable features about the road.

Shortly before crossing into South Carolina, SR 150 joins up at the Pollards Corner intersection as SR 47 turns away. This specific intersection is a blinker-light intersection that also includes the western terminus of SR 104, and US 221 along Scotts Ferry Road. Scotts Ferry Road turns more toward the northeast later becoming Clark's Hill Road, and yet still continues with the dual name of Jake Pollard Highway. Beginning at the Spring Grove Missionary Baptist Church, the road curves from northeast to southeast. On the north side of this segment, a private road leading from an unfinished intersection is a driveway to the Augusta Sailing Club. Curving back to the east-northeast, he last two sites in Georgia are the West Dam Recreation Area[12] and the driveway to the "Below Dam Georgia Boat Ramp" before the passage into South Carolina occurs on top of the J. Strom Thurmond Dam which forms the southern shore of Lake Strom Thurmond.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmExitDestinationsNotes
SR 55) – Greenville, Perry
Continuation from Florida; southern terminus of SR 76; southern end of SR 76 concurrency
Madison
West end of SR 333 overlap
10.917.5
SR 38 west (West Screven Street) – Thomasville, Cairo
South end of US 84 / SR 38 overlap
11.117.9


 SR 76 north / SR 333 north (North Washington Avenue) to SR 133 – Morven, Adel, Moultrie		east end of SR 76 / SR 333 overlap
11.418.3North Highland StreetFormer east end of SR 76 overlap
Withlacoochee River
17.327.8Bridge
Moody AFB
I-75 exit 16; southern terminus of I-75 BL; southern end of I-75 BL concurrency
26.642.8
 SR 133 north (St. Augustine Road) – Moultrie, Airport
28.245.4
SR 7 Bus. south (Patterson Street south) – Airport
Northern end of I-75 BL concurrency (southbound lanes only)
28.345.5
SR 7 Bus.
north (North Ashley Street north)		Northern end of I-75 BL concurrency (northbound lanes only)
31.450.5
Moody AFB
east end of US 84 / SR 38 concurrency; south end of US 41/SR 7/SR 31 concurrency
33.353.6


 US 41 north / SR 7 north (Inner Perimeter Road) to I-75		Northern end of US 41 / SR 7 concurrency
SR 31 Conn.
east (Murray Boulevard)		Western terminus of SR 31 Connector
Lakeland48.477.9
 SR 135 south (South Mills Street) – Naylor		Southern end of SR 135 concurrency
49.078.9



 US 129 north / SR 11 north / SR 37 west / SR 122 west (West Main Street) – Ray City, Nashville, Adel, Moultrie, Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge		Southern end of US 129 / SR 11 / SR 37 / SR 122 concurrencies
49.078.9
 SR 135 north (North Carter Street) – Willacoochee		Northern end of SR 135 concurrency
49.279.2
SR 135 Byp.
south (South Oak Street)		Southern end of SR 135 Bypass concurrency
49.379.3
SR 135 Byp.
north (North College Street)		Northern end of SR 135 Bypass concurrency; southern terminus of SR 11 Bypass
​50.381.0Captain Henry Will Jones Bridge over the Alapaha River
​51.683.0


 US 129 south / SR 11 south / SR 37 east – Homerville, Stockton, Statenville		Northern end of US 129 / SR 11 / SR 37 concurrency
​52.684.7
 SR 122 east – Cogdell, Waycross		Northern end of SR 122 concurrency
​59.095.0 SR 168 – Nashville, Homerville
Clinch
 No major junctions
Atkinson​64.4103.6
 SR 64 west – Ray City		Southern end of SR 64 concurrency
​70.3113.1
SR 89 south – Homerville
Northern terminus of SR 89; southern end of US 441 concurrency
Pearson72.2116.2
 US 82 / SR 64 east / SR 520 (Albany Avenue) – Tifton, Waycross		Northern end of SR 64 concurrency
SR 32 Truck (Bowen Mill Road) / SR 158 Truck – Willacoochee, Fitzgerald, Hazlehurst, General Coffee State Park
Northern end of US 441 concurrency; southern end of SR 135 concurrecy; eastern terminus of SR 206
87.0140.0 SR 158 (East Baker Highway) – Douglas, Waycrosseast end of SR 158 Truck overlap
88.0141.6
 SR 32 east (Ward Street) – Alma, General Coffee State Park		north end of SR 32 Truck overlap; south end of SR 32 overlap
88.1141.8
 SR 32 west (Hazlehurst Highway) – Douglas		north end of SR 32 overlap
​90.5145.6
SR 158
west		Eastern terminus of SR 206 Conn
Jeff DavisBrooker108.5174.6
 SR 107 west (McRae Highway) – Snipesville		Eastern terminus of SR 107
SR 135 Truck north (Jefferson Street) to US 23 south / SR 19 south – Alma
Former eastern terminus of SR 268
118.0189.9
US 341 south / SR 19 south / SR 27 south (Jarman Street) – Baxley
south end of US 23 / US 341 / SR 19 / SR 27 overlap (northbound only)
118.0189.9
SR 19 Conn. (Tallahassee Street) – Douglas
connects the two directions of US 221 / SR 135
118.2190.2
US 341 north / SR 19 north / SR 27 north (Coffee Street) – McRae
north end of US 23 / US 341 / SR 19 / SR 27 overlap (northbound only)
Altamaha River126.1202.9Neil Lee Gillis Memorial Bridge
MontgomeryUvalda131.6211.8
 SR 56 south (1st Street/Main Street) / SR 135 (1st Street) – Hazlehurst, Vidalia		Northern end of S 135 overlap; Southern end of SR 56 concurrency
US 280 / SR 30 (Spring Street) – McRae, Vidalia
​148.3238.7
 SR 199 north – East Dublin		Southern terminus of SR 199
TreutlenSoperton157.3253.1
 SR 15 / SR 29 south (Main Street)		Southern end of SR 15 concurrency
157.4253.3
 SR 15 / SR 78 north (Louisiana Avenue)		Northern end of SR 15 concurrency
157.8254.0 SR 46 (Metter Road) – Eastman, Oak Park
​160.9258.9
 SR 227 south		Northern terminus of SR 227
​163.6263.3 SR 86 – East Dublin, Oak Park
​164.1264.1
I-16 (Jim Gillis Historic Savannah Parkway) – Macon, Savannah
I-16, exit 78
Gillis Springs165.9267.0

 SR 56 north / SR 171 north – Swainsboro		Northern end of SR 56 concurrency; southern terminus of SR 171
Emanuel​168.7271.5Ohoopee River
​172.7277.9 US 80 / SR 26
Johnson
 No major junctions
Emanuel
 No major junctions
JohnsonKite183.0294.5 SR 57 (Kite Road) – Wrightsville, Swainsboro
Little Ohoopee River
​193.3311.1
US 319 south / SR 78
west		Southern end of US 319/SR 78 concurrency
​196.5316.2
 SR 242 west (Minor Drive) – Sandersville		Eastern terminus of SR 242
US 319 north / SR 78
east (Wadley Road)		Northern end of US 319/SR 78 concurrency
​203.9328.1
 SR 24 west – Sandersville		Southern end of SR 24 concurrency
​205.5330.7Ogeechee River
​206.7332.7
 SR 171 north (Grange Road) – Gibson		Northern end of SR 171 concurrency
SR 4 Bus.
south (West Broad Street)		Southern terminus of US 1 Bus/SR 4 Bus concurrency
207.9334.6
 SR 24 east (West Ninth Street)		Eastern end of SR 24 concurrency
208.6335.7
SR 4 Bus.
north end (Peachtree Street)		Northern terminus of US 1 Bus/SR 4 Bus; southern terminus of concurrency with US 1/SR 4/SR 17
​212.3341.7
 SR 296 north – Stapleton
SR 540 west (Fall Line Freeway) – Orange
Southern end of SR 88 and SR 540 concurrencies
222.5358.1
 SR 17 north (Thompson Highway) / Howard Street east – Thomson		Northern end of SR 17 concurrency; western terminus of Howard Street
222.8358.6

 SR 80 / SR 88 to SR 17 / SR 102 (Stapleton Highway) – Warrenton, Waynesboro, Matthews, Keysville, Blythe, Avera, Thomson		Northern end of SR 88 concurrency
223.8360.2
SR 540 east (Fall Line Freeway) – Augusta
Northern end of US 1/SR 4 and SR 540 concurrencies; southern terminus of SR 47
McDuffie
 No major junctions
ColumbiaHarlem239.1384.8 US 78 / US 278 / SR 10 (Milledgeville Road)
​243.8392.4 SR 223 (Wrightsboro Road) – Thomson, GrovetownTraffic circle
​244.9394.1 I-20 (Carl Sanders Highway) – Atlanta, AugustaTraffic circle interchange; I-20 exit 183
​247.4398.2
 SR 232 east (Columbia Road) – Martinez		Western terminus of SR 232
Pollards Corner254.4409.4


 SR 47 west / SR 104 east (Washington Road) / SR 150 west (Cobbham Road) – Lincolnton, Augusta, Thomson		Western end of SR 150 concurrency; western end of SR 47 concurrency; western terminus of SR 104
Savannah River260.0418.4Clarks Hill Dam

 US 221 north – Clarks Hill		Continuation into South Carolina; eastern terminus of SR 150; eastern end of SR 150 concurrency
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ "GIS".
  2. ^ Google (December 8, 2011). "Quitman, GA" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  3. ^ Welcome to the Probate Court of Brooks County (Georgia Courts.gov)
  4. ^ "Google Maps".
  5. U.S. Department of Transportation; Federal Highway Administration (October 2010). "FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION MAP - ATKINSON COUNTY, GEORGIA"
    (PDF).
  6. ^ Beaver Kreek Golf Club (WorldGolf.com)
  7. ^ Towns Bluff Park & Heritage Center (Jeff Davis County Parks Department)
  8. ^ Treutlen County Airport- 4J8 (AirNav.com)
  9. ^ "Highway named for State Senator," by Columbia County Bureau Chief (The Augusta Chronicle; May 9, 1998)
  10. ^ Columbia Theatre (Harlem, Georgia)
  11. ^ The Laurel and Hardy Museum of Harlem, Georgia
  12. ^ West Dam, Georgia (Recreation.gov)

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