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Georgia State Route 300

For the former State Route 300, see Georgia State Route 300 (1960–1983).

State Route 300 (SR 300, also called the Georgia–Florida Parkway), is a 107-mile-long (172 km) state highway in the southern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. Its southern terminus is at the Florida state line south-southeast of Thomasville, where the roadway continues as US 19/SR 57. This is also the southern terminus of SR 3, with which US 19 and SR 300 travel concurrently through the southern part of the state. Its northern terminus is at Interstate 75 (I-75) in Cordele.

State Route 300 marker
State Route 300
Georgia-Florida Parkway
Map
SR 300; mainline in red, connector route in blue
Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Length107 mi[1] (172 km)
Existed1983[2][3]–present
Major junctions
South end US 19 / SR 3 / SR 57 at Florida state line south-southeast of Thomasville
Major intersections
North end I-75 in Cordele
Location
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountiesThomas, Mitchell, Dougherty, Worth, Crisp
Highway system
  • Georgia State Highway System
← SR 299→ US 301

This is the second state route in Georgia to carry the SR 300 designation. The earlier one, in a different part of the state, was much shorter, traveling from Monticello to a point 20.3 miles (32.7 km) northeast of Monticello (and about 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Eatonton), and existed from the 1960s[4][5] to the 1980s.[2][3]

Route description

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Florida to Albany

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Southern terminus of SR 3/SR 300 at the FL state line.

SR 300 begins at the Florida state line, where it is concurrent with US 19. On the Florida side of the state line, US 19 is concurrent with Florida State Road 57 (SR 57, which is unsigned), and is known as the Florida–Georgia Parkway. At the state line, SR 3 and SR 300 begin. US 19/SR 3/SR 300 head northwest until they enter Thomasville. In the city, they intersect US 84/SR 38, which head east to Valdosta. Here, they join the concurrency. Also, this intersection marks the eastern terminus of US 84 Business/SR 38 Business. Farther to the northwest, the five routes intersect US 319/SR 35, where US 84/SR 38 depart to the west, along with SR 3 Alternate (SR 3 Alt.). In Meigs, SR 111 intersects the concurrency, along with the northern terminus of SR 3 Alt. In Camilla, the highways have intersections with SR 37 and SR 112, and curve to make a slight jog to the northeast until they reach Albany.

Albany to Cordele

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Most of the route of SR 300 in Albany is on the Liberty Expressway, a freeway-grade bypass of the city's downtown to the northeast. In the southeastern part of the city is an intersection with SR 133, which joins the concurrency, and the eastern terminus of SR 234. Nearly 2 miles (3.2 km) later, the concurrency intersects US 19 Bus./US 82 Bus./SR 520 Bus., where US 19 Bus. has its southern terminus. Slightly later is US 82/SR 520. They join the US 19/SR 3/SR 133 concurrency, while US 82/SR 300/SR 520 head east for just over 1.5 miles (2.4 km), where SR 300 splits off to the northeast. It travels through rural areas until it reaches the Cordele area. Just before entering Cordele proper is SR 300 Connector and US 41/SR 7. Upon entering Cordele, the route meets its northern terminus, an interchange with I-75.[1]

History

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1920s

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The roadway that would eventually become the current SR 300 was established in 1920 as SR 3 from Thomasville to Albany, via Camilla.[6][7] By October 1926, nearly all of the aforementioned route was paved.[7][8] By October 1929, SR 3 was extended southwest to where US 319 currently crosses the state line. US 19 was designated along this route to Thomasville, and then its current route from Thomasville to Albany. SR 35 was designated along a portion of highway that is the current route of US 19 from the Florida state line to Thomasville.[8][9]

1930s

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By 1935, nearly all of the northern half of the section of SR 35 between the Florida state line and Thomasville was paved.[10][11] Prior to the beginning of 1936, nearly all of that section of SR 35 was paved.[12][13] By July, the rest of that section was paved.[13][14] In March 1937, the section of SR 300 that currently travels from Albany to Cordele was established as a northern extension of SR 133.[15][16] By October the routings of the portions of US 19 southwest of Thomasville was shifted to its current routing, while SR 3 stayed on its original routing.[17][18] The following August, a small portion of SR 133 southwest of Cordele was paved.[19][20]

1940s

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By 1944, a very brief section of SR 133 northeast of Albany was paved.[21][22] In early 1946, approximately half of the length of SR 133 between Warwick and Cordele was paved.[23][24] In early 1948, all of SR 133 was redesignated as SR 257. The section of SR 257 from Albany to the intersection with SR 32 and the section from Lake Blackshear to Cordele were paved.[24][25] In 1950, nearly all of SR 257 was paved.[26][27]

1950s to 1980s

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By 1952, the entire roadway that would eventually become SR 300 was paved.[27][28] A section of the highway from Albany to Cordele was proposed as Interstate 175 and then cancelled, but in early 1982, the Georgia–Florida Parkway was approved to be designated along the entire stretch of what is now SR 300.[29] By the next year, all of SR 257 was redesignated as SR 300 and the designation was applied to the rest of its current route.[2][3] Later that year, the routings of SR 3 and SR 35 south of Thomasville were swapped.[3][30]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Thomas​0.00.0 
  
  US 19 south (Florida–Georgia Parkway / SR 57) / SR 3 begins		Southern terminus of SR 3/SR 300 at the Florida state line
Thomasville12.319.8 
  
  
  
  US 84 Bus. west / SR 38 Bus. west (Smith Avenue) / US 84 east / SR 38 east		Eastern terminus of US 84 Bus./SR 38 Bus.; southern end of US 84/SR 38 concurrency
13.722.0 
  SR 122 east (Pavo Road) – Pavo		Western terminus of SR 122
14.222.9 
  SR 35 Conn. north (East Jackson Street) – Thomasville, Moultrie		Southern terminus of SR 35 Conn.; former northern terminus of US 319 Bus.
15.324.6 
   
   
  US 84 west / US 319 / SR 3 Alt. north / SR 35 / SR 38 west (Thomasville Bypass)		Northern end of US 84/SR 38 concurrency; southern end of SR 3 Alt. concurrency
​17.728.5 
  SR 202 north		Southern terminus of SR 202
Ochlocknee24.038.6  SR 188 (Willow Street) – Cairo, Coolidge
​31.450.5 
   SR 3 Alt. south / SR 111 (East Depot Street)		Northern terminus of SR 3 Alt. concurrency
MitchellPelham36.959.4  SR 93 (Cotton Road NE) – Cairo, Sale City
Camilla45.072.4  SR 37 (East Broad Street) – Newton, Moultrie
45.172.6  SR 112 (East Oakland Avenue) – Cairo, Moultrie
Baconton55.889.8 
  SR 93 south – Sale City		Northern terminus of SR 93
DoughertyAlbany67.5108.6 
  
  SR 133 south / SR 234 west (Moultrie Road) – Moultrie		Southern end of SR 133 concurrency; eastern terminus of SR 234
69.4111.7 
    US 19 Bus. north / US 82 Bus. / SR 520 Bus. (East Oglethorpe Boulevard)		Southern terminus of US 19 Bus.
70.1112.8 
  
  
  
  
  US 19 north / US 82 west / SR 3 north / SR 133 north / SR 520 west (Liberty Expressway)		Northern end of US 19/SR 3 and SR 133 concurrencies; southern end of US 82/SR 520 concurrency
71.8115.6 
  
  US 82 east / SR 520 east (Clark Avenue)		Northern end of US 82/SR 520 concurrency
Worth​84.3135.7  SR 32 – Leesburg, Ashburn
Warwick92.7149.2 
  SR 313 south (Main Street NW) – Sylvester		Northern terminus of SR 313
Crisp​101163 
  SR 300 Conn. north (Old Albany Highway) – Cordele		Southern terminus of SR 300 Conn.
​105169   US 41 / SR 7
Cordele106171  
  I-75 (SR 401) to US 280 – Valdosta, Macon		Northern terminus; I-75 exit 99
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Cordele connector route

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State Route 300 Connector
LocationSouthwest of Cordele
Length3.4 mi[31] (5.5 km)

State Route 300 Connector (SR 300 Conn.) is a 3.4-mile-long (5.5 km) connector route of the SR 300 mainline that exists entirely within Crisp County. It follows Old Albany Highway from an intersection with SR 300 southwest of Cordele and travels northeast until it meets its northern terminus, an intersection with US 280/SR 30 west of the city.[31]

The entire route is in Crisp County.

Locationmi[31]kmDestinationsNotes
​0.00.0  SR 300 – Albany, CordeleSouthern terminus
​3.45.5   US 280 / SR 30Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Overview map of SR 300" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Georgia Department of Transportation (1982). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d Georgia Department of Transportation (1983). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1983–1984 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  4. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (1957). State Highway System and Other Principal Connecting Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved June 8, 2013. (Corrected to July 1, 1957.)
  5. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (1960). State Highway System and Other Principal Connecting Roads (PDF) (Map) (1960–1961 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved June 8, 2013. (Corrected to June 1, 1960.)
  6. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (1920). System of State Aid Roads as Approved Representing 4800 Miles of State Aid Roads Outside the Limits of the Incorporated Towns (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  7. ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (1921). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  8. ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1926). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  9. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1929). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  10. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1, 1934). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  11. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1935). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  12. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1, 1935). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  13. ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1936). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  14. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (July 1, 1936). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  15. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1937). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  16. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (April 1, 1937). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  17. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (July 1, 1937). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  18. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1, 1937). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  19. ^ Georgia State Highway Board (August 1, 1938). State Highway System of Georgia (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  20. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (September 1, 1938). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  21. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1943). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  22. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1944). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  23. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1945). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  24. ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (1946). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved June 8, 2013. (Corrected to November 7, 1946.)
  25. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (1948). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved June 8, 2013. (Corrected to February 28, 1948.)
  26. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (1949). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved June 8, 2013. (Corrected to April 1, 1949.)
  27. ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (1950). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved June 8, 2013. (Corrected to August 1, 1950.)
  28. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (1952). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved June 8, 2013. (Corrected to January 1, 1952.)
  29. ^ "Georgia-Florida Parkway — Designated" (PDF). General Assembly of the State of Georgia. April 14, 1982. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  30. ^ Georgia Department of Transportation (1984). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1984–1985 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  31. ^ a b c "Overview map of SR 300 Conn" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
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