U.S. Route 84 in Georgia
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by GDOT | ||||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: |
  US-84 / SR-12 near Jakin | |||
  I‑75 / SR 401 in Valdosta | ||||
| East end: |
  I‑95 / SR 405 in Sapelo Island | |||
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U.S. Route 84 in Georgia, is also signed as State Route 38 for its entire length in Georgia. After entering Georgia from Alabama west of Jakin, Georgia, the route travels through the southern portion of the state, meeting its eastern terminus at Interstate 95 east of Midway. U.S. 84 through Georgia is also known as the Wiregrass Georgia Parkway.
Route description
After entering the state from Alabama, U.S. Route 84 travels east through Donalsonville to Bainbridge. The routes travel around the city to the south on a freeway bypass, cosigned with U.S. Route 27/State Route 1. The route continues east through Cairo to Thomasville, where it bypasses downtown to the north and east, cosigned with U.S. Route 319, then U.S. Route 19/State Route 3/State Route 300. The route then continues east to Quitman, where it becomes cosigned with U.S. Route 221 east, past its interchange with Interstate 75, to Valdosta. In Valdosta, U.S. Route 221 departs, and U.S. Route 84 continues east-northeast to Waycross, where it is briefly cosigned with U.S. Routes 1, 23, and 82. U.S. Route 84 continues northeast from Waycross, passing through Blackshear before arriving in Jesup. In Jesup, the route becomes cosigned with U.S. Routes 25 and 301 northeast to Ludowici. In Ludowici, U.S. Routes 25 and 301 depart to the northwest, and U.S. Route 84 continues northeast to Hinesville. In Hinesville, the route becomes cosigned with State Route 196, and takes a drastic turn to the east. A short distance later, State Route 196 departs, and the U.S. Route 84 (as well as State Route 38) continue east to their eastern terminus at exit 76 on Interstate 95 east of Midway.
U.S. Route 84 is a very significant route in southern Georgia. Almost all of the route sees an Average Annual Daily Traffic of 5,000 vehicles or more, and the AADT exceeds 20,000 vehicles in and around Waycross and Hinesville.[1] Because of this, most of the route is a multi-lane divided highway, especially west of Valdosta.
History
Formerly, U.S. Route 84 met its eastern terminus at U.S. Route 17 west of Brunswick, while U.S. Route 82 followed the present alignment of U.S. Route 84 to Midway. However, with realignment of highways near Waycross, the termini of the two routes were swapped. In addition, a segment of the route between Boston and Quitman was relocated to a more northerly routing in 1966, with the former routing being renumbered as State Route 364. State Route 364 was decommissioned in 1982.[2]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Early | US-84 west (SR-12) – Dothan | ||||
| Saffold |  SR 370 north – Cedar Springs, GP | ||||
| Jakin | Pearl Street | former SR 39 Spur north | |||
| Seminole | Donalsonville |   SR 91 Alt. (Wiley Avenue) to SR 39 – Colquitt, Albany, Malone, FL, Historic Downtown | |||
 SR 39 / SR 91 (Tennille Avenue) – Historic Downtown | |||||
| Iron City |  SR 45 north – Colquitt, Iron City | ||||
| Decatur |  SR 285 west to SR 39 | ||||
| Brinson |  SR 310 – Colquitt, Lake Seminole, Brinson | ||||
| Bainbridge |  SR 253 Spur south – Marina | ||||
  US 27 north (SR 1) – Colquitt, Decatur County Industrial Air Park   US 27 Bus. south / SR 1 Bus. south – Newton, Albany, Downtown Bainbridge, Historical District | interchange; west end of US 27 / SR 1 overlap | ||||
 SR 253 (Spring Creek Road) | interchange | ||||
 SR 97 Conn. / Shotwell Street (US 84 Bus. east / SR 38 Bus. east) – Bainbridge | interchange | ||||
  SR 97 (Faceville Highway) / SR 309 – Fowlstown, Faceville, Chattahoochee, Quincy | interchange | ||||
| US 27 south (Tallahassee Highway / SR 1) / US 27 Bus. north (SR 1 Bus.) | interchange; east end of US 27 / SR 1 overlap | ||||
 US 84 Bus. west / SR 38 Bus. west – Bainbridge | |||||
| Climax |  SR 262 (McDonald Street) – Camilla, Pelham, Tallahassee | ||||
| Grady | Whigham | McGriff Street | former SR 179 | ||
| Cairo |  SR 112 north – Camilla | ||||
  SR 93 / SR 111 (Broad Street) – Meigs, Pelham, Tallahassee, Business District | |||||
 SR 188 (5th Street) – Ochlocknee, Business District | |||||
 SR 38 Spur west (1st Avenue Northeast) – Business District | |||||
| Thomas | Cairo Road - Downtown Thomasville | ||||
  US 319 south / SR 35 south (West Thomasville Bypass) – Tallahassee | west end of US 319 / SR 35 overlap | ||||
 US 84 Bus. east / SR 38 Bus. east / SR 3 Alt. north – Ochlocknee, Thomasville | west end of SR 3 Alt. overlap | ||||
US 319 north / SR 35 north (North Thomasville Bypass) – Moultrie   US 19 north / SR 3 north / SR 300 north (Georgia-Florida Parkway) – Albany | east end of US 319 / SR 3 Alt. / SR 35 overlap; west end of US 19 / SR 3 / SR 300 overlap | ||||
| Thomasville |  SR 35 Conn. north (East Jackson Street) – Thomasville, Moultrie, Airport | ||||
 SR 122 east – Pavo, Airport | |||||
| US 19 south / SR 3 south / SR 300 south – Monticello, FL US 84 Bus. west / SR 38 Bus. west (Smith Avenue) – Thomasville | interchange; east end of US 19 / SR 3 / SR 300 overlap | ||||
| Boston |  SR 33 north / Green Street – Moultrie, Barwick, Boston | ||||
| Brooks | Quitman |    US 221 south / SR 76 west / SR 333 south (South Court Street) – Perry, FL, Greenville, FL, Madison, FL | west end of US 221 / SR 76 / SR 333 overlap | ||
 SR 76 east / SR 333 north to SR 133 – Morven, Adel, Moultrie | east end of SR 76 / SR 333 overlap | ||||
| Lowndes | Valdosta | I‑75 (SR 401) – Macon, Lake City, Lake Park, Moody AFB | I-75 exit 16 | ||
| SR 133 north (St. Augustine Road) – Moultrie, Airport | |||||
  US 41 Bus. south / SR 7 Bus. south (Patterson Street) – Airport | |||||
| US 41 Bus. north / SR 7 Bus. north (North Ashley Street) | |||||
  US 41 / US 221 north / SR 7 / SR 31 (Inner Perimeter Road) to I‑75 – Lakeland, Moody AFB | east end of US 221 overlap | ||||
| Naylor |  SR 135 – Lakeland, Howell | ||||
| Lanier | Stockton |   US 129 / SR 11 – Lakeland, Mayday | |||
| Clinch |  SR 37 west – Lakeland | ||||
| Homerville |   US 441 / SR 89 (Church Street) – Pearson, Fargo, Stephen C. Foster State Park | ||||
| Ware | Waycross | Wadley Road - Business District | |||
     US 1 north / US 23 north / US 82 west / SR 4 north / SR 520 west (South Georgia Parkway) – Tifton, Pearson, Waycross College | west end of US 1 / US 23 / US 82 / SR 4 / SR 520 overlap | ||||
| US 1 south / US 23 south / US 82 east / SR 4 south / SR 520 east (South Georgia Parkway) – Nahunta, Jekyll Island, Brunswick | east end of US 1 / US 23 / US 82 / SR 4 / SR 520 overlap | ||||
 US 1 Bus. south / US 23 Bus. south / SR 4 Bus. south (Memorial Drive) – Brunswick, Folkston, Jacksonville, Waycross College | west end of US 1 Bus. / US 23 Bus. / SR 4 Bus. overlap | ||||
| US 1 Bus. north / US 23 Bus. north / SR 4 Bus. north (State Street) – Alma, Augusta | east end of US 1 Bus. / US 23 Bus. / SR 4 Bus. overlap | ||||
| Pierce | Blackshear |   SR 15 / SR 121 – Bristol, Hoboken | |||
| Patterson |  SR 32 (Main Street) – Alma, Brunswick | ||||
| Wayne |  SR 203 south – Alma | ||||
| Jesup |   US 341 / SR 27 (West Pine Street) to I‑95 – Baxley, Brunswick, Altamaha Tech | ||||
   US 25 south / US 301 south / SR 23 south – Nahunta, Brunswick, Federal Correctional Institute, Wayne County Jail | interchange; west end of US 25 / US 301 / SR 23 overlap | ||||
| Long | Ludowici |  US 25 north / US 301 north / SR 23 north / SR 57 (Main Street) to I‑95 – Glennville, Darien, Ludowici Well Pavilion Historic Site, Historic Jones Creek Baptist Church | east end of US 25 / US 301 / SR 23 overlap | ||
| Liberty | Walthourville |  SR 119 – Glennville, Riceboro, Fort Stewart Commercial Trucks, Savannah Technical College Liberty Campus | |||
| Hinesville |  SR 196 west (Veterans Parkway) | west end of SR 196 overlap | |||
| General Screven Road - Fort Stewart, Pembroke | former SR 196 west | ||||
 SR 38 Conn. west (General Stewart Way) | |||||
| McIntosh | SR 196 east (Leroy Coffer Highway) – Savannah | east end of SR 196 overlap | |||
| Midway |   US 17 / SR 25 – Colonial Midway Museum, Geechee Kunda Arts Center & Museum | ||||
| I‑95 (SR 405) – Savannah, Jacksonville | I-95 exit 76 | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Bannered routes
U.S. Route 84 and State Route 38 have several banner routes in Georgia. From west to east:
U.S. 84 Business/S.R. 38 Business — Bainbridge
U.S. Route 84 Business/State Route 38 Business in Bainbridge follows the former routing of the mainline route through downtown, running west to east from both ends of the mainline route around town.
S.R. 38 Spur — Cairo
State Route 38 Spur is a short west–east route in Cairo connecting the mainline in the eastern side of the city with State Routes 93 and 111 in downtown.
U.S. 84 Business/S.R. 38 Business — Thomasville
U.S. Route 84 Business/State Route 38 Business in Thomasville follows the former routing of the mainline route through downtown. The route passes near the Lapham-Patterson House State Historic Site.
S.R. 38 Connector — Hinesville
State Route 38 Connector is a short west–east route in Hinesville connecting the mainline of the route with State Route 119, which meets the mainline much further south.
See also
- U.S. Roads portal
- State of Georgia portal
References
External links
Route map: Bing
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