Georgia State Route 97
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Georgia State Route 97 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by GDOT | ||||
| Length: | 57.2 mi[1] (92.1 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
 CR 269A at the Florida state line southwest of Faceville | |||
   US 27 / US 84 / SR 38 in Bainbridge     US 27 Bus. / US 84 Bus. / SR 1 Bus. / SR 38 Bus. / SR 97 Conn. in Bainbridge | ||||
| North end: |
 SR 37 in Camilla | |||
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| Counties: | Decatur, Mitchell | |||
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State Route 97 (SR 97) is a southwest-northeast state highway in the southwest part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The highway runs 57.2 miles (92.1 km) from its southern terminus at the Florida state line, southwest of Faceville, where the roadway continues as County Road 269A, northeast through Bainbridge to its northern terminus, in Camilla.
Route description
Decatur County
SR 97 begins at the Florida state line, where the roadway continues as County Road 269A. Northeast of the state line, the route intersects with SR 97 Spur. Farther northeast, in Faceville, the route intersects SR 302 Spur. Just northeast of the town, is an intersection with SR 302. After this, the route heads to Bainbridge.
Just inside the city limits, there is an intersection with SR 97 CONN. US 27/US 84/SR 38 is the next road along the path. Just after the intersection is SR 309, which begins a concurrency through the city. Eight blocks later, US 84 BUS/SR 38 BUS briefly join the concurrency. About a block later, US 84 BUS/SR 38 BUS leave the concurrency, SR 97 CONN ends, and US 27 BUS/SR 1 BUS join the concurrency. About seven blocks later, US 27 BUS/SR 1 BUS leave the concurrency. Northeast of here, is the first intersection with SR 311.
3 miles (4.8 km) later, SR 309 departs the concurrency The roadway continues to the northeast, to an intersection with SR 262. The two routes have a brief concurrency into town.
Mitchell County
After leaving Vada, the route heads northeasterly to an intersection with SR 65 in the town of Hopeful. About 2 miles (3.2 km) later, is the second intersection with SR 311. The route heads easterly, to an concurrency with SR 112 in the city of Camilla. In downtown, the route meets its northern terminus at SR 37.[1]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Decatur | | 0.0 | 0.0 | CR 269A south (Faceville Road) – Chattahoochee | Florida state line |
| | 6.5 | 10.5 |  SR 97 Spur north (Hutchinson Ferry Road) – Wingate's Landing, Lake Seminole | former SR 310 | |
| Faceville | 9.9 | 15.9 |  SR 302 Spur east (Faceville Attapulgus Road) – Quincy, FL | ||
| | 11.2 | 18.0 |  SR 302 south (Cool Springs Road) – Quincy, FL | ||
| Bainbridge | 20.3 | 32.7 | SR 97 Conn. north (South Old Quincy Road) | ||
| 21.2 | 34.1 | US 27 north / US 84 west (SR 1 north / SR 38 west) – Colquitt, Donalsonville | interchange | ||
| 21.5 | 34.6 |  SR 309 south (West Street) – Fowlstown, Cairo, Tallahassee | Southern end of SR 309 concurrency | ||
| 22.2 | 35.7 | US 84 Bus. west / SR 38 Bus. west (West Shotwell Street) – Donalsonville, Dothan, AL | Southern end of US 84 Bus. / SR 38 Bus. concurrency | ||
| 22.2 | 35.7 | US 27 Bus. south / US 84 Bus. east / SR 1 Bus. south / SR 38 Bus. east (East Shotwell Street) / SR 97 Conn. south – Attapulgus, Bainbridge College | Northern end of US 84 Bus./SR 38 Bus. and SR 97 Conn. concurrencies; southern end of US 27 Bus./SR 1 Bus. concurrency | ||
| 22.6 | 36.4 | US 27 Bus. north (West Calhoun Street) / SR 1 Bus. north – Colquitt, Blakely | Northern end of US 27 Bus. / SR 1 Bus. concurrency | ||
| 23.3 | 37.5 |  SR 311 north (East River Road) – Hopeful, Camilla | |||
| | 26.4 | 42.5 |  SR 309 north (Old Pelham Road) to SR 262 | north end of SR 309 overlap | |
| | 37.5 | 60.4 | SR 262 south (Pelham Road) – Climax | Southern end of SR 262 concurrency | |
| Decatur–Mitchell county line | Vada | 38.5 | 62.0 | SR 262 east (County Line Road) – Pelham | Northern end of SR 262 concurrency |
| Mitchell | Hopeful | 45.0 | 72.4 |  SR 65 – Bainbridge, Pelham | |
| | 46.6 | 75.0 | SR 311 south | ||
| Camilla | 56.4 | 90.8 |  SR 112 south (Cairo Road) – Cairo | Southern end of SR 112 concurrency | |
| 56.8 | 91.4 | SR 112 north (South Boulevard Street) – Camilla, truck route to SR 37 | Northern end of SR 112 concurrency | ||
| 57.2 | 92.1 | SR 37 (Broad Street) | Northern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Special routes
Bainbridge connector route
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| Location: | Bainbridge |
| Length: | 1.4 mi[2] (2.3 km) |
State Route 97 Connector (SR 97 Connector) begins at an intersection with the SR 97 mainline, in the southern part of Bainbridge. It heads northeast, curves to the northwest and curves back to the northeast to meet its northern terminus, an intersection with US 84 BUS/SR 38 BUS in the western part of the city.[2]
Faceville spur route
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| Location: | Southwest of Faceville |
| Length: | 3.5 mi[3] (5.6 km) |
State Route 97 Spur (SR 97 Spur) begins at an intersection with the SR 97 mainline, southwest of Faceville. It heads northwest and ends at a barricade, just shy of the shores of Lake Seminole.[3]
See also
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U.S. Roads portal
References
- 1 2 3 Google (October 19, 2012). "Route of SR 97" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
- 1 2 Google (October 19, 2012). "Route of SR 97 Connector" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
- 1 2 Google (October 19, 2012). "Route of SR 97 Spur" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
External links
Media related to Georgia State Route 97 at Wikimedia Commons