Georgia State Route 15
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by GDOT | ||||
Length | 346 mi[1] (557 km) | |||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Georgia | |||
Counties | Charlton, Brantley, Pierce, Appling, Toombs, Montgomery, Treutlen, Emanuel, Johnson, Washington, Hancock, Greene, Oconee, Clarke, Jackson, Banks, Habersham, Rabun | |||
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State Route 15 (SR 15) is a 346-mile-long (557 km) state highway that travels south-to-north across the entire length of the U.S. state of Georgia, east of its centerline. It connects the Florida state line, southeast of Folkston with the North Carolina state line, north-northeast of Dillard, via Vidalia, Sandersville, Athens, Demorest, and Clayton.
Route description
SR 15 enters Georgia just south of Folkston as a four-lane highway, along with US 1, US 23, US 301, and SR 4. Just north of Folkston, US 301 branches off to the north while the other four routes plus SR 121, head northwest. After about ten miles, State Routes 15 and 121 also branch off from US 1/US 23/SR 4, as a two-lane highway, crossing US 82/SR 520 (South Georgia Parkway) in Hoboken. The two state routes continue northwest through Blackshear, where they cross US 84. After that, the two state routes continue to stay together, heading north through the community of Bristol. Soon after, SR 121 branches off to the north while SR 15 heads northwest to rejoin US 1 and SR 4 at Baxley. North of Baxley, the three routes continue, remaining a four-lane highway all the way to the Altamaha River. Approximately ten miles past the river crossing, SR 15 branches off to the northwest again, where SR 29 begins and follows SR 15. At Vidalia, State Routes 15 and 29 turn west and follow US 280 for several miles to the community of Higgston. The two routes head north from there through the community of Tarrytown and then on to Soperton. SR 29 heads northwest of Soperton while SR 15, along with SR 78, continues north, intersecting with I-16, and goes to Adrian. The two state routes continue northwest to Wrightsville, where SR 78 departs eastward. SR 15 continues by itself through the adjacent cities of Tennille and Sandersville. Through these cites, most of SR 15 has been widened to four lanes, and it briefly picks up SR 24. North of Sandersville, SR 15 crosses the Fall Line Freeway and then heads north through the community of Warthen and onto Sparta. Through Sparta, SR 15 makes a few turns, briefly picking up SR 16 and SR 22. North of Sparta, it picks up SR 77, and continues north through White Plains and Siloam. At Siloam, SR 77 departs to the north while SR 15 continues northwest to Greensboro, passing beneath I-20, but without direct access. In Greensboro, SR 15 makes two more turns, briefly following US 278 through downtown. SR 15 continues northwest to Watkinsville, after which it joins US 441 and remain together as a mostly four-lane highway throughout the rest of their course in Georgia.
The two routes, along with several others, circle around the east side of Athens along the Athens Perimeter freeway and head north through the town of Nicholson and around the east side of Commerce via a bypass. The highways then interchange with I-85, and head between the towns of Baldwin and Cornelia, where they become a limited access freeway for a short time and rejoin US 23. The three routes remain together and head through the cities of Tallulah Falls, Clayton, and Dillard before crossing into North Carolina.
The entire length of SR 15 is included as part of the National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[2][3]
History
![Old GA SR 15 signage along Lumpkin Street at the intersection of Milledge Avenue, which is now the alternate route of GA SR 15..jpg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Old_GA_SR_15_signage_along_Lumpkin_Street_at_the_intersection_of_Milledge_Avenue%2C_which_is_now_the_alternate_route_of_GA_SR_15..jpg/220px-Old_GA_SR_15_signage_along_Lumpkin_Street_at_the_intersection_of_Milledge_Avenue%2C_which_is_now_the_alternate_route_of_GA_SR_15..jpg)
In Athens, SR 15 has followed several routes prior to its current alignment with Paul Broun Parkway. It originally was aligned with US 129 along Milledge and Prince Avenue to make its way to Jefferson. SR 24 was paired with US 441 along the current route of SR 15 between Athens and Commerce. [4] It followed this route until both US 441 and US 129 were paired with Paul Broun Parkway, but had an alternate routing along Lumpkin Street and what is now Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. When the main route was shifted to the bypass, this alternate route took the place of the original, eventually pairing with US 129 to Jefferson, while the main route now replaced SR 24 along US 441 from Watkinsville to Commerce.[5]
Major intersections
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County | Location | mi | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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Charlton | | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Florida state line | |
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Love Street | former SR 252 east | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | south end of SR 23 / SR 121 overlap | |||||
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Homeland | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern end of US 301/SR 23 concurrency | ||||
Racepond | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern end of US 1/US 23/SR 4 concurrency | ||||
Brantley | Hoboken | ![]() ![]() | ||||
Pierce | Blackshear | ![]() ![]() | ||||
![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of SR 203 | |||||
Bristol | ![]() | |||||
Appling | | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of SR 121 concurrency | |||
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Baxley | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern end of US 1/SR 4 concurrency | ||||
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North Main Street - Glennville | former SR 144 east | |||||
Toombs | English Eddy | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of SR 147 | |||
Toombs Central | ![]() | |||||
South Thompson | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of SR 29, southern end of SR 29 concurrency, northern end of US 1/SR 4 concurrency | ||||
Vidalia | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | south end of US 280/SR 30 concurrency | ||||
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Montgomery | Higgston | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | north end of US 280/SR 30 concurrency | |||
![]() ![]() | Western terminus of SR 292 | |||||
Kibbee | Ailey | former SR 227 south | ||||
Treutlen | Soperton | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern end of US 221/SR 56 concurrency, northern end of SR 29 concurrency | |||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern end of US 221/SR 56 concurrency, southern end of SR 78 concurrency | |||||
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| ![]() | I-16 exit 71 | ||||
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Emanuel–Johnson county line | Adrian | ![]() ![]() | ||||
Johnson | Wrightsville | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of SR 57 concurrency | |||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of SR 31, northern end of SR 78 concurrency | |||||
![]() ![]() | Northern end of SR 57 concurrency | |||||
Washington | | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of SR 231 | |||
Tennille | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of SR 68 concurrency | ||||
![]() ![]() | Northern end of SR 68 concurrency | |||||
Sandersville | ![]() ![]() | south end of SR 242 overlap | ||||
![]() ![]() | north end of SR 242 overlap; former SR 24 west | |||||
East McCarty Street - Louisville, Davisboro | former SR 24 east | |||||
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Warthen | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of SR 102 | ||||
Hancock | Sparta | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of SR 16 concurrency | |||
![]() ![]() | Southern end of SR 22 concurrency | |||||
| ![]() ![]() | Northern end of SR 16 concurrency | ||||
| ![]() ![]() | Northern end of SR 22 concurrency | ||||
| ![]() ![]() | Southern end of SR 77 concurrency | ||||
Greene | Siloam | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern end of SR 77 concurrency | |||
Greensboro | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | south end of US 278/SR 12/SR 44 concurrency | ||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | north end of SR 44 concurrency | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | north end of US 278/SR 12 concurrency | |||||
Oconee | Watkinsville | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern end of US 129 Bus. / US 441 Bus. / SR 24 Bus. concurrency | |||
![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of SR 53 | |||||
| ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern end of US 129/US 441 concurrency, northern terminus of US 129 Bus. / US 441 Bus. / SR 24 Bus. and SR 24 | ||||
Clarke | Athens | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of US 29 / US 78 / SR 8 / SR 10 Loop / SR 422 concurrency; SR 15 south follows exit 4A | |||
6 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of SR 15 Alt. | ||||
7 | College Station Road - University of Georgia | |||||
8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of US 78 Bus., northern end of US 78 concurrency | ||||
Peter Street / Olympic Drive | interchange under construction | |||||
10A | Old Hull Road | no exit number southbound | ||||
10D | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of US 29/SR 8 concurrency; no exit number northbound; SR 15 follows exit 10B (northbound) and 10C (southbound) | ||||
11 | North Avenue / Danielsville Road | signed as exits 11A (Danielsville Road) and 11B (North Avenue) southbound | ||||
![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern end of US 129 / SR 10 Loop / SR 422 concurrency; SR 15 north follows exit 12 | |||||
Jackson | | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of SR 334 | |||
Nicholson | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of SR 335 | ||||
Commerce | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of US 441 Bus. | ||||
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of US 441 Bus. | |||||
Mount Olive Road | former SR 59 south | |||||
Banks | | ![]() | I-85 exit 149 | |||
| ![]() ![]() | Southern end of SR 164 concurrency | ||||
| ![]() ![]() | Northern end of SR 164 | ||||
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| ![]() ![]() | Southern end of SR 105 concurrency | ||||
Habersham | Baldwin | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of US 441 Bus., northern end of SR 105 concurrency | |||
Cornelia | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||||
| ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern end of US 23/SR 365 concurrency; interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||||
Cornelia | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of SR 385, interchange | ||||
| ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of SR 197; interchange | ||||
| ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of US 123, northern end of SR 365 concurrency; interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||||
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Hollywood | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of US 441 Bus./SR 385 | ||||
Tallulah Falls | ![]() ![]() | |||||
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Rabun | Clayton | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern end of US 76/SR 2 concurrency | |||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern end of US 76/SR 2 concurrency | |||||
Dillard | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of SR 246 | ||||
| ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | North Carolina state line | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Bannered routes
Athens–Commerce alternate route
Location | Athens–Commerce |
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Length | 31.7 mi[6] (51.0 km) |
State Route 15 Alternate (SR 15 Alt.) is a series of streets, roads, and highways that form a north–south-oriented route in two counties of the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. This route's southern terminus is in Athens at the intersection of Milledge Avenue and SR 10 Loop (locally known as "The 10 Loop" or "Loop 10") and Macon Highway. The route along Milledge Avenue winds by the campus of the University of Georgia. This street features stately homes and mansions, some of which house college fraternities and sororities. SR 15 Alt. follows Prince Avenue northwest after the northern end of Milledge Avenue. As SR 15 Alt. leaves Athens, it becomes concurrent with US 129, where it is known as Jefferson Road. Upon entering Jefferson, SR 15 Alt. splits from US 129 and becomes an independent route. Its northern terminus is north of the city of Commerce at its intersection with US 441 (sometimes referred to as the Commerce Bypass) and SR 59.
Cornelia connector route
Location | Cornelia |
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State Route 15 Connector (SR 15 Conn.) is a short connector route that exists entirely within Cornelia. It is known locally as Level Grove Road, and is designed to facilitate northbound to southbound traffic between US 23/GA 365 and US 441/GA 15. North of 23 and south of US 441, the road is unmarked.
Tallulah Falls scenic loop
Location | Tallulah Falls |
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State Route 15 Loop (SR 15 Loop) is a former segment of US 23/441/SR 15 used as a scenic overlook for Tallulah Falls.
See also
References
- ^ Google (August 24, 2013). "Route of SR 15" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
- ^ "National Highway System: Georgia" (PDF). United States Department of Transportation. October 1, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
- ^ "National Highway System: Athens-Clarke County, GA" (PDF). United States Department of Transportation. October 1, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
- ^ http://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/StateMaps/1950.pdf
- ^ http://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/StateMaps/1970.pdf
- ^ Google (August 25, 2013). "Route of SR 15 Alternate" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
External links
Media related to Georgia State Route 15 at Wikimedia Commons
- Georgia Roads (Routes 1 - 20)
- Georgia State Route 15 on State-Ends.com
- Georgia State Route 15 CONN on State-Ends.com
- State highways in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Transportation in Charlton County, Georgia
- Transportation in Brantley County, Georgia
- Transportation in Pierce County, Georgia
- Transportation in Appling County, Georgia
- Transportation in Toombs County, Georgia
- Vidalia, Georgia, micropolitan area
- Transportation in Montgomery County, Georgia
- Transportation in Treutlen County, Georgia
- Transportation in Emanuel County, Georgia
- Transportation in Johnson County, Georgia
- Transportation in Washington County, Georgia
- Transportation in Hancock County, Georgia
- Transportation in Greene County, Georgia
- Transportation in Oconee County, Georgia
- Transportation in Athens, Georgia
- Transportation in Clarke County, Georgia
- Transportation in Jackson County, Georgia
- Transportation in Banks County, Georgia
- Transportation in Habersham County, Georgia
- Transportation in Rabun County, Georgia