Georgia State Route 47

State Route 47 is a bizarre, arc-shaped state route located in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The route travels from U.S. Route 278/State Route 12 in Crawfordville to U.S. Route 1/State Route 4 in Wrens.

Route description

From its counterclockwise terminus at U.S. Route 278/State Route 12 in Crawfordville, State Route 47 travels east to Sharon, where it makes a drastic turn to the north. The route continues north to Washington, where it briefly cosigns with U.S. Route 78 Business east, then becomes cosigned with U.S. Route 378 east to Lincolnton. The route departs Lincolnton to the southeast, and crosses a long causeway and bridge over an arm of Strom Thurmond Lake before entering Columbia County. At Pollards Corner, State Route 47 becomes cosigned with U.S. Route 221. The two routes travel south through Appling, meet Interstate 20 south of Appling, and continue south, skirting the western edge of Fort Gordon before arriving in Wrens. In Wrens, State Route 47 meets its clockwise terminus at U.S. Route 1/State Route 4, while U.S. Route 221 continues south, cosigned with U.S. Route 1.

State Route 47 serves mostly to connect county seats in eastern Georgia, rather than to serve as a long-distance through route. As such, it sees an Average Annual Daily Traffic of less than 5,000 vehicles except for a small segment in downtown Washington.^[1]

Related route

State Route 47 Connector is a very short connector route in Wilkes County.

References

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