Georgia State Route 2

"GA 2" redirects here. For the congressional district, see Georgia's 2nd congressional district.

State Route 2
Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Major junctions
West end:	SR 193 in Flintstone
	I-75 / SR 401 in Rinngold
East end:	US 76 at the South Carolina state line
Highway system
Georgia State Routes Former ← SR 1 SR 3 →

State Route 2 is a west–east route in the northern part of Georgia. The route serves suburbs of Chattanooga, Tennessee, as well as much of the mountainous area in the northern part of the state.

Route description

From its western terminus at SR 193 in the community of Flintstone, the route runs east along Battlefield Parkway, briefly overlapping with US 27/SR 1, then intersecting Interstate 75, before reaching US 41/US 76/SR 3. After a brief concurrency with US 41/US 76/SR 3 through Ringgold, the route splits and continues east. After crossing the Conasauga River, the route briefly overlaps SR 225 north, then continues a short distance east to US 411/SR 61 at the community of Cisco. SR 2 south overlaps US 411/SR 61 to Chatsworth. In Chatsworth, SR 2 east overlaps SR 52 east past Fort Mountain to Ellijay. In Ellijay, the route begins a concurrency with US 76 to the South Carolina state line. US 76/SR 2, as well as SR 5 and SR 515, travel to the northeast to Blue Ridge. In Blue Ridge, SR 5 departs to the north, while US 76/SR 2/SR 515 continue east to Blairsville. East of Blairsville, the route arcs to the north, then east, around Brasstown Bald. West of Hiawassee, SR 515 departs to the north, and US 76/SR 2 are joined by SR 17, then SR 75 in Hiawassee. East of Hiawassee, SR 17 and SR 75 depart to the south, and US 76 continues east through a series of switchbacks over the Eastern Continental Divide to Clayton. After a brief concurrency in Clayton with US 23/US 441/SR 15, US 76/SR 2 continue southeast to the South Carolina state line.

History

State Route 2 had originally been planned to follow a winding route through the Cohutta Mountains between Cisco and Blue Ridge. Due to the ruggedness of the terrain, coupled with landslides on one section of the route, SR 2 was rerouted to overlap SR 52 over Fort Mountain. A section of State Route 2 from Fort Oglethorpe east to US 41 is named the Baxter Shavers Memorial Highway after a deputy sheriff that was killed on this highway on April 14, 1978.

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Walker	Rossville		SR 193 – LaFayette, Chattanooga, TN	Western terminus
			SR 349
Catoosa	Fort Oglethorpe		US 27 / SR 1 – Rock Spring, Chattanooga, TN
	Ringgold		I-75	Exit 350 on I-75
			US 41 north / US 76 north / SR 3 west, Chattanooga, TN	GA 2 East joins US 41/SR 3 South/US 76 East
			SR 151 south – Trion	GA 151 North joins US 41/SR 3 South/US 76/SR 2 East
			SR 151 north, Ooltewah, TN	GA 151 North diverges from US 41/SR 3 South/US 76/SR 2 East
			US 41 south / US 76 south / SR 3 east – Dalton	GA 2 East diverges from US 41/76/GA 3
Whitfield	Cohutta		SR 201 south – Tunnel Hill
	Dalton		SR 71 (Cleveland Road) – Dalton, Cleveland, TN
Murray	Crandall		SR 225 south – Chatsworth	SR 2 East joins SR 225 North
			SR 225 north, Cleveland, TN	SR 2 East diverges from SR 225 North
			SR 61 north / US 411 north, Ocoee, TN	SR 2 East joins US 411/SR 61 South; US 411
	Chatsworth		SR 286 west – Dalton
			US 76 west / SR 52 west – Dalton	SR 52/US 76 East join GA 2 East
			SR 52 Alternate west / US 411 south / US 76 east / SR 61 south – Fairmount	SR 52/SR 2 East continue left at this intersection, SR 52 Alt is on the right.

External links

• Peach State Roads profile on S.R. 2