Georgia State Route 2
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| State Route 2 | |||||||||
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| West end: |  SR 193 in Flintstone |
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| Major junctions: |
  I-75 / SR 401 in Rinngold |
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| East end: |  US 76 at the South Carolina state line |
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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.
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[edit] Routing
From its western terminus at S.R. 193 in the community of Flintstone, the route runs east along Battlefield Parkway, briefly overlapping with U.S. 27/S.R. 1, then intersecting Interstate 75, before reaching U.S. 41/U.S. 76/S.R. 3. After a brief concurrency with U.S. 41/U.S. 76/S.R. 3 through Ringgold, the route splits and continues east. After crossing the Conasauga River, the route briefly overlaps S.R. 225 north, then continues a short distance east to U.S. 411/S.R. 61 at the community of Cisco. S.R. 2 south overlaps U.S. 411/S.R. 61 to Chatsworth. In Chatsworth, S.R. 2 east overlaps S.R. 52 east past Fort Mountain to Ellijay. In Ellijay, the route begins a concurrency with U.S. 76 to the South Carolina state line. U.S. 76/S.R. 2, as well as S.R. 5 and S.R. 515, travel to the northeast to Blue Ridge. In Blue Ridge, S.R. 5 departs to the north, while U.S. 76/S.R. 2/S.R. 515 continue east to Blairsville. East of Blairsville, the route arcs to the north, then east, around Brasstown Bald. West of Hiawassee, S.R. 515 departs to the north, and U.S. 76/S.R. 2 are joined by S.R. 17, then S.R. 75 in Hiawassee. East of Hiawassee, S.R. 17 and S.R. 75 depart to the south, and U.S. 76 continues east through a series of switchbacks over the Eastern Continental Divide to Clayton. After a brief concurrency in Clayton with U.S. 23/U.S. 441/S.R. 15, U.S. 76/S.R. 2 continue southeast to the South Carolina state line.
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile | Destinations | Notes |
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| Walker | Rossville | SR 193 – LaFayette, Chattanooga, TN |
Western terminus | |
 SR 349 |
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| Catoosa | Fort Oglethorpe |   US 27 / SR 1 – Rock Spring, Chattanooga, TN |
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| 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 |
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| Dalton |  SR 71 (Cleveland Road) – Dalton, Cleveland, TN |
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| 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 |
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 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. |
[edit] 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, S.R. 2 was rerouted to overlap S.R. 52 over Fort Mountain. A section of State Route 2 from Fort Oglethorpe east to U.S. 41 is named the Baxter Shavers Memorial Highway after a deputy sheriff that was killed on this highway back on April 14, 1978.
