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State Route 2
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| West end: |
 S.R. 193 in the community of Flintstone |
| North end: |
South Carolina border southeast of Clayton |
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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.
[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] Highways intersected
[edit] Walker County
| Highway |
Destination |
Note(s) |
 SR 193 |
Flintstone / Rossville |
Western terminus
SR 193 North to Chattanooga; SR 193 South to LaFayette |
 SR 349 |
Rossville |
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[edit] Catoosa County
| Highway |
Destination |
Note(s) |
  US 27 / SR 1 |
Fort Oglethorpe |
US 27/GA 1 North to Chattanooga; US 27/GA 1 South to Rock Spring |
 I-75 |
Ringgold |
I-75 North to Chattanooga; I-75 South to Atlanta |
   US 41 North / US 76 North / SR 3 West |
Ringgold |
GA 2 East joins US 41/SR 3 South/US 76 East
US 41/GA 3 North/US 76 West to Chattanooga |
 SR 151 South |
Ringgold |
GA 151 North joins US 41/SR 3 South/US 76/SR 2 East; GA 151 South to Trion |
| SR 151 North |
Ringgold |
GA 151 North diverges from US 41/SR 3 South/US 76/SR 2 East and goes to Ooltewah |
| US 41 South / US 76 South / SR 3 East |
Ringgold |
GA 2 East diverges from US 41/76/GA 3; US 41/GA 3 South/US 76 East to Dalton |
[edit] Whitfield County
| Highway |
Destination |
Note(s) |
 SR 201 South |
Cohutta |
To Tunnel Hill |
 SR 71 (Cleveland Road) |
Dalton |
SR 71 North to Cleveland, TN; SR 71 South to Dalton |
[edit] Murray County
| Highway |
Destination |
Note(s) |
 SR 225 South |
Crandall |
SR 2 East joins SR 225 North; SR 225 South to Chatsworth |
| SR 225 North |
Crandall |
SR 2 East diverges from SR 225 North, as SR 225 North continues to Cleveland, TN |
  SR 61 North / US 441 North |
Crandall |
SR 2 East joins US 441/SR 61 South; US 441/SR 61 North to Ocoee, TN |
 SR 286 West |
Chatsworth |
To Dalton |
 US 76 West / SR 52 West |
Chatsworth |
SR 52/US 76 East join GA 2 East; SR 52/US 76 West to Dalton |
  SR 52 Alternate West / US 411 South / US 76 East / SR 61 South |
Chatsworth |
SR 52/SR 2 East continue left at this intersection, as US 411 South/US 76 East/SR 61 South diverge from the highways going to Fairmount; 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.
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