U.S. Route 1 in Georgia

"GA 4" redirects here. For the congressional district, see Georgia's 4th congressional district.

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 1 in Georgia. For the entire length of the highway, see U.S. Route 1.

U.S. Highway 1
Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Length:	220 mi (354 km)
Existed:	1926 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 1 / US 23 / US 301 / SR 15 near Hilliard, FL
	US 301 in Folkston US 82 / US 84 / SR 520 near Waycross US 23 / SR 19 near Alma US 341 in Baxley US 280 in Lyons I-16 near Oak Park US 80 in Swainsboro US 319 in Wadley US 221 from Louisville to Wrens I-520 in Augusta US 25 / US 78 / US 278 in Augusta
North end:	US 1: US 1 / US 25 / US 78 in North Augusta, SC SR 4: US 25 Bus in N Augusta
Highway system
United States Numbered Highways List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced Georgia State Routes Former ← SR 3 SR 5 →

U.S. Route 1 in Georgia is also mostly signed as the state highway State Route 4. The route crosses the St. Marys River from Florida near Waycross and crosses the Savannah River from Augusta, Georgia into North Augusta, South Carolina.

In Augusta, US 1 and SR 4 separate. SR 4 takes the older route to cross the Savannah River with U.S. Route 25 Business, while US 1 turns northeast with U.S. Route 78, U.S. Route 278, and State Route 10, which soon merge with U.S. Route 25 and State Route 121.

Generally, US 1 and SR 4 have conjoint bannered highways, but in Alma there exists a SR 4 Alternate that is not also US 1 Alternate.

Route description

In Georgia, US 1 is generally a very rural highway, running through historical plantation areas. It also passes by the Fort Gordon Army installation and the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. There is an interchange with Interstate 520 in Augusta and with Interstate 16 in Emanuel County. US 1 enters the state from Florida at Folkston and exits the state into South Carolina at Augusta.

History

When the State Routes were first defined, SR 4 followed a route in northwestern Georgia, running from the Alabama state line east via Rome to Cartersville and north to Fairmount, where it met State Route 2 and State Route 53. The north–south piece was soon replaced by an extension of State Route 61, while the rest is now part of State Route 20 and State Route 293. The present SR 4 was then partly State Route 15, State Route 32, State Route 17 and State Route 24; it was renumbered to match Florida's State Road 4, which continued U.S. Highway 1 all the way to Miami.

References

U.S. Route 1
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