Talk:U.S. Route 17 in Georgia

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The 1970 Official Highway Map of Georgia shows the following alignment in Savannah:

  • SR 26 Connector along 52nd Street, Exchange Street, and Montgomery Street to Victory Drive, carrying US 17 northbound
  • SR 25 along Ogeechee Road and Victory Drive, carrying US 17 southbound
  • SR 25/SR 26/US 17/US 80 on a one-way pair on Montgomery Street and Broad Street (MLK), then west on Bay Street to the split between SR 25/US 17, SR 26/US 80, and SR 21
  • SR 25 Alternate/US 17 Alternate along Stiles Avenue, Gwinnett Street, and Boundary Street to the toll bridge

Also see this 1931 map. --NE2 12:44, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

The following branches exist:

State Route 25 Alternate
  • Former State Route 25 Alternate (Savannah, Georgia) (old undated county map shows it - and US 17 Alternate - using current SR 25 Connector but then turning onto the old bridge approach from Oglethorpe Avenue and going over the bridge; the ramps to and from the new approach are 25 Connector)
State Route 25 Connector
State Route 25 Spur
  • State Route 25 Spur (Woodbine, Georgia)
  • State Route 25 Spur (Brunswick, Georgia)
  • Former State Route 25 Spur (Darien, Georgia) (Fort King George Drive)
  • Former State Route 25 Spur (Savannah, Georgia) (West Lathrop Avenue)
Others
  • State Route 25SE - State Route 25SE (Brunswick, Georgia) (Torras Causeway - on the 2005 county map and 2005 448 report but not the 2002 444 report or 1995 county map)
  • State Route 25EC - State Route 25EC (Savannah, Georgia) (where? 0.56 mi - on the 2002 444 report and 2005 448 report but not the 2005 county map - possibly an eastbound roadway of SR 25 Connector)

--NE2 13:10, 8 August 2006 (UTC)