Georgia State Route 273

State Route 273 marker

State Route 273
Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Length: 17.2 mi[1] (27.7 km)
Existed: 1950[2][3] – present
Major junctions
West end: SR 273 Spur / SR 370 southwest of Cedar Springs
  SR 39 east of Cedar Springs
East end: SR 91 southwest of Colquitt
Location
Counties: Early, Miller
Highway system
  • Georgia State Routes
← SR 272SR 274 →

State Route 273 (SR 273) is a west-east state highway located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. Its route lies within Early and Miller counties.

Route description

There is no section of SR 273 that is included as a part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility and defense.[4][5]

SR 273 begins at an intersection with SR 273 Spur and SR 370 southwest of Cedar Springs. The route heads northeast to Cedar Springs and then heads east to an intersection with SR 39 just before entering Miller County. It then heads east-southeast to meet its eastern terminus, an intersection with SR 91 southwest of Colquitt. Here, the roadway continues as Cypress Creek Road.[1][6]

History

SR 273 was established in 1950 along an alignment from US 84/SR 38 in Jakin, Georgia northeast to SR 39 near the unincorporated community of Killarney.[2][3] By 1969, SR 273 was moved to the same alignment as it runs today.[7][8]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Early 0.00.0 SR 273 Spur west / SR 370 (Great Southern Highway)Western terminus; eastern terminus of SR 273 Spur
 8.113.0 SR 39 (Lucile Highway) – Donalsonville, Blakely
Miller 17.227.7 SR 91 – Donalsonville, ColquittEastern terminus; roadway continues as Cypress Creek Road.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Bannered route

State Route 273 Spur
Location: Rural Early County
Length: 1.6 mi[9] (2.6 km)
Existed: 1968[10][7]–present

State Route 273 Spur (SR 273 Spur) is a 1.6-mile-long (2.6 km) spur route that exists entirely within the west-central part of Early County.

The spur route begins just east of the Chattahoochee River. The highway travels on a nearly due east routing until it meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with the SR 273 mainline and SR 370 southwest of Cedar Springs.[9]

There is no section of SR 273 Spur that is included as a part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility and defense.[4][5]

The road that is now SR 273 Spur was established in 1968 as SR 363 Spur, when the road that is now SR 370 was established as SR 363.[10][7] By 1998, SR 363 Spur was redesignated as SR 273 Spur.[11][12]

The entire route is in Early County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
 0.00.0Unknown roadWestern terminus
 1.62.6 SR 273 east / SR 370 (Great Southern Highway)Eastern terminus; western terminus of SR 273
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Google (February 15, 2013). "Route of SR 273" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Georgia State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by GSHD. Georgia State Highway Department. April 1, 1949. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Georgia State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by GSHD. Georgia State Highway Department. August 1, 1950. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  4. 1 2 National Highway System: Georgia (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. December 2003. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  5. 1 2 Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike; Adderly, Kevin (September 26, 2012). "What is the National Highway System?". National Highway System. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  6. ↑ Official Highway and Transportation Map (Map) (2011–12 ed.). 1 in=10 mi. Georgia Department of Transportation. 2011. § C14. OCLC 770217845.
  7. 1 2 3 Georgia State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by GSHD. Georgia State Highway Department. January 1, 1968. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  8. ↑ Georgia State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by GSHD. Georgia State Highway Department. January 1, 1969. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  9. 1 2 Google (February 15, 2013). "Route of SR 273 Spur" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  10. 1 2 Georgia State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by GSHD. Georgia State Highway Department. January 1, 1967. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  11. ↑ Georgia State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by GSHD. Georgia State Highway Department. January 1, 1997. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  12. ↑ Georgia State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by GSHD. Georgia State Highway Department. January 1, 1998. Retrieved February 15, 2013.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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