Georgia State Route 268

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State Route 268 marker

State Route 268
Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Length: 22.9 mi[3][4] (36.9 km)
Existed: 1950[1][2] – present
Major junctions
West end: SR 32 southeast of Ambrose
  SR 206 southwest of Broxton
US 441 / SR 31 in Broxton
East end: SR 107 in Snipesville
Location
Counties: Coffee, Jeff Davis
Highway system

Georgia State Routes
Former

SR 267 SR 269

State Route 268 (SR 268) is a southwest-northeast state highway located in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It runs approximately 22.9 miles (36.9 km) in Coffee and Jeff Davis counties.

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Route description [edit]

There is no section of SR 268 that is included as a part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility and defense.[5]

SR 268 begins at an intersection with SR 32 southeast of Ambrose. The route heads north-northeast and curves to the northeast to enter Ambrose. There, it crosses a Seaboard Coast Line railroad. It heads northeast, crosses the Seventeen Mile River, and intersects SR 206 (Bowens Mill Road). Farther to the northeast is Broxton, where it has a brief concurrency with US 441/SR 31 along Alabama Street. Northeast of Broxton, the route enters Jeff Davis County, and meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with SR 107 in Snipesville.[3][4]

History [edit]

SR 268 was established in 1950, with the part from SR 32 to Ambrose being paved.[1][2] In 1957, a section from Broxton just to the northeast was paved.[6][7] By 1960, the road was paved from its western terminus to just northeast of the Coffee-Jeff Davis County line. Also, the road was extended to Hazlehurst.[7][8] By 1988, the road's eastern terminus was truncated to Snipesville, where it is today.[9][10]

Major intersections [edit]

County Location Mile[4] km Destinations Notes
Coffee
  0.0 0.0 SR 32 – Ocilla, Douglas Southern terminus
Seventeen Mile River 3.2 5.1 Crossing
  5.8 9.3 SR 206 (Bowens Mill Road) – Fitzgerald, Douglas
Broxton 9.6 15.4 US 441 north / SR 31 north (Alabama Street) – Jacksonville Southern end of US 441/SR 31 concurrency
10.0 16.1 US 441 south / SR 31 south (Alabama Street) – Douglas Northern end of US 441/SR 31 concurrency
Jeff Davis
Snipesville 22.9 36.9 SR 107 (McRae Highway) Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b Georgia State Highway Department (April 1, 1949) (PDF). Georgia State Highway System (Map). Cartography by GSHD. http://www.dot.ga.gov/maps/Documents/StateMaps/1949.pdf. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Georgia State Highway Department (August 1, 1950) (PDF). Georgia State Highway System (Map). Cartography by GSHD. http://www.dot.ga.gov/maps/Documents/StateMaps/1950.pdf. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Georgia Department of Transportation (PDF). Georgia Highway Map (Map). Cartography by GDOT (2013–14 ed.). Section I12–J12. http://www.dot.ga.gov/maps/Documents/StateMaps/2013_2014_SM13_front.pdf. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c Google Inc. Google Maps – Route of SR 268 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=GA-268+E&daddr=GA-268+E%2FBroxton+Hwy&hl=en&ll=31.658057,-82.880859&spn=0.293404,0.441513&sll=31.761937,-82.750373&sspn=0.001145,0.001725&geocode=FTvA4QEd-xQN-w%3BFQen5AEdxVMR-w&oq=Haz&mra=dme&mrsp=1&sz=19&t=h&z=11. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  5. ^ "National Highway System: Georgia" (PDF). United States Department of Transportation. May 8, 2009. Retrieved February 17, 2013. 
  6. ^ Georgia State Highway Department (June 1, 1955) (PDF). Georgia State Highway System (Map). Cartography by GSHD. http://www.dot.ga.gov/maps/Documents/StateMaps/1955.pdf. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  7. ^ a b Georgia State Highway Department (July 1, 1957) (PDF). Georgia State Highway System (Map). Cartography by GSHD. http://www.dot.ga.gov/maps/Documents/StateMaps/1957.pdf. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  8. ^ Georgia State Highway Department (June 1, 1960) (PDF). Georgia State Highway System (Map). Cartography by GSHD. http://www.dot.ga.gov/maps/Documents/StateMaps/1960_1961.pdf. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  9. ^ Georgia State Highway Department (January 1, 1986) (PDF). Georgia State Highway System (Map). Cartography by GSHD. http://www.dot.ga.gov/maps/Documents/StateMaps/1986_1987.pdf. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  10. ^ Georgia State Highway Department (January 1, 1987) (PDF). Georgia State Highway System (Map). Cartography by GSHD. http://www.dot.ga.gov/maps/Documents/StateMaps/1987_1988.pdf. Retrieved February 17, 2013.

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