Georgia State Route 17

State Route 17
Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Length:	300 mi[1] (483 km)
Major junctions
South end:	I-16 / SR 404 south of Bloomingdale
North end:	NC 69/SR 515 at the North Carolina-Georgia border
Highway system
Georgia State Routes Former ← SR 16 SR 18 →

State Route 17 is a north–south route located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The route runs from its southern terminus at I-16 south of Bloomingdale north to the North Carolina border north of Hiawassee.

Route description

State Route 17 begins at exit 152 on I-16, the westernmost exit for I-16 in Chatham County. SR 17 runs north to Bloomingdale, where it begins a concurrency with US 80/SR 26 westward. After entering Effingham County, SR 17 departs US 80/SR 26, and continues northwest, parallelling the Ogeechee River through rural parts of Effingham, Screven, and Jenkins Counties before arriving in Millen. After a short concurrency with SR 23 and SR 67 in Millen, SR 17 continues west, then northwest, still parallel to the Ogeechee River, to Louisville. SR 17 overlaps US 1/US 221/SR 4 from Louisville north to Wrens. In Wrens, SR 17 departs and continues to the northwest to Thomson. In Thomson SR 17 overlaps US 78/SR 10 north to Washington. From Washington, SR 17 departs the concurrency with US 78/SR 10, intersects with US 378, and continues north into the mountains of northeast Georgia, first passing through Elberton, where it intersects SR 72, then Bowman, where it intersects SR 77,and Royston. It overlaps and intersecting Interstate 85 in Lavonia. Southeast of Toccoa, the route turns to a westerly direction to Clarkesville, overlapping US 123/SR 365 in the process. Outside of Clarkesville, the continues northwest, passing through the historic Nachoochee Valley. SR 17 then begins a concurrency with SR 75. The routes travel north through the tourist town of Helen. The two routes continue north over Unicoi Gap, then descend into the Hiawassee River valley. East of the town of Hiawassee, Georgia, the routes begin a concurrency with US 76/SR 2. In Hiawassee, SR 75 departs to the north. A few miles to the west, SR 17 departs US 76/SR 2, and begins a short concurrency to the north with SR 515 until they both reach their northern terminus at the North Carolina border. The road continues into North Carolina as North Carolina Highway 69.

Banner Routes

State Route 17 has four banner routes:

• State Route 17 Alternate. SR 17 Alternate runs west from its parent route in Clarkesville to meet it again southeast of Toccoa. The route follows a former alignment of SR 17.

• State Route 17 Business

• State Route 17 Bypass

• State Route 17 Connector