U.S. Route 84 in Georgia

U.S. Highway 84
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
Highway system
United States Numbered Highways List Bannered Divided Replaced Georgia State Routes Interstate U.S. State Former ← SR 37 SR 39 →

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
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       Concurrency terminus

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. Highway 84 Business
Location:	Bainbridge, Georgia

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
Location:	Cairo, Georgia

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. Highway 84 Business
Location:	Thomasville, Georgia

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
Location:	Hinesville, Georgia

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

1. http://www.dot.state.ga.us/dot/plan-prog/transportation_data/mapproducts/Documents/Trafficflow_05.pdf
2. http://www.geocities.com/garoadwarrior76/garoutelog361_380.html Accessed January 24, 2007

External links

Route map: Bing / Google