U.S. Route 17 in Georgia
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U.S. Highway 17 (US 17) is a 124.20-mile-long (199.88 km) United States Numbered Highway in the U.S. state of Georgia. It travels south–north near the Atlantic Ocean, serving the Brunswick and Savannah metropolitan areas on its path from Florida at the St. Marys River to South Carolina at the Savannah River. Except for part of the highway in Savannah, which is concurrent with Interstate 16 (I-16; internally designated as State Route 404, or SR 404) and SR 404 Spur to the Talmadge Memorial Bridge to Hutchinson Island, US 17 is concurrent with SR 25. SR 25 uses an older western alignment of US 17 into South Carolina.
Coastal Highway | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by GDOT | ||||
Length | 124.20 mi[1] (199.88 km) | |||
Existed | 1926[2][3]–present | |||
History | SR 25 established at least as early as 1919[4] | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | US 17 / SR 5 / SR 25 at the Florida state line south of Kingsland | |||
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North end | US 17 and SR 404 Spur at the South Carolina state line in Savannah | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Georgia | |||
Counties | Camden, Glynn, McIntosh, Liberty, Bryan, Chatham | |||
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US 17 formerly traveled on part of what is now SR 303 west of Brunswick and US 25/US 341/SR 27 in the city. A portion of US 17 in Savannah was formerly US 17 Alternate (US 17 Alt.). US 17/SR 25, as well as US 80/SR 26 in Savannah utilized portions of Montgomery Street, West Broad Street (now known as Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard), and Bay Street, through the central part of the city. The portion of US 17 concurrent with I-16 and SR 404 Spur (on the Talmadge Memorial Bridge) were formerly part of US 17 Alt.