Georgia State Route 3

This article is about the current state highway. For the proposed Interstate Highway, see Interstate 3.

State Route 3 marker

State Route 3
Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Length: 351.00 mi[1] (564.88 km)
Major junctions
South end: US 19 / SR 57 and SR 300 at the Florida state line south-southeast of Thomasville
  US 84 / US 319 / SR 35 / SR 38 near Thomasville
US 41 / SR 7 / SR 155 south of Griffin
I75 west of Morrow
I285 in Forest Park
US 78 / US 278 / SR 8 in Atlanta
US 19 / SR 9 in Atlanta
I285 east of Smyrna
US 411 / SR 20 / SR 61 in Cartersville
North end: US 41 / US 76 / SR 8 at Tennessee state line near Chattanooga
Location
Counties: Thomas, Mitchell, Dougherty, Lee, Sumter, Schley, Taylor, Upson, Pike, Spalding, Henry, Clayton, Fulton, Cobb, Bartow, Gordon, Whitfield, Catoosa
Highway system
  • Georgia State Routes
SR 2SR 4

State Route 3 (SR 3) is a 351-mile-long (565 km) state highway that travels south-to-north through portions of western Georgia, roughly paralleling Interstate 75 (I-75). The route travels from its southern terminus at the Florida state line, where SR 3 and SR 300 end, concurrent with US 19. Here, US 19 travels concurrent with State Road 57, 12 miles (19 km) south-southeast of Thomasville. It passes through portions of Thomas, Mitchell, Dougherty, Lee, Sumter, Schley, Taylor, Upson, Pike, Spalding, Henry, Clayton, Fulton, Cobb, Bartow, Gordon, Whitfield, and Catoosa counties to its northern terminus at the Tennessee state line, near Chattanooga, where US 41/US 76 continue, concurrent with State Route 8.

Route description

Southern and central Georgia

The route starts at the Florida state line in Thomas County, and is co-signed with US 19 and SR 300 from its inception. SR 3 heads slightly northwest and skirts east past Thomasville, before heading through Pelham to Camilla in Mitchell County. SR 3 turns slightly northeast in Camilla and heads through Baconton, Georgia to Albany in Dougherty County, where its concurrence with SR 300 ends, before turning north and heading to Leesburg in Lee County. In Leesburg, the route turns slightly northwest once more, runs through Smithville, and crosses into Sumter County.

Turning north again, SR 3 continues through Americus and crosses into Schley County, curving slightly northwest to Ellaville. Leaving Ellaville in a northerly direction again, SR 3 bisects Schley County and heads into Taylor County and through Butler into Upson County. Just after entering Upson County, the route turns northwest yet again and runs to Thomaston. Turning back to the north, SR 3 enters Pike County, and runs through Zebulon on its way slightly northeast to Griffin in Spalding County. South of Griffin, SR 3 intersects and begins a concurrence with US 41 and SR 7, in addition to its continued concurrence with US 19. SR 3 also features a brief freeway section as it passes through the western portion of Griffin.

Metro Atlanta

Heading north, the route enters the western portion of Henry County, and heads through Hampton, where the Atlanta Motor Speedway has direct access from the highway, which regularly sees massive backups on weekends when NASCAR races take place there. Continuing north into Clayton County, SR 3 heads through Jonesboro, and crosses I-75 in Morrow.

Heading north through Forest Park, the route crosses first into Fulton County, then crosses I-285, and I-75 again, as well as I-85, in quick succession, as it makes its way through the southern Atlanta suburban communities of Hapeville and East Point, forming one side of the perimeter of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport near Hapeville. Turning north, the route parallels the Downtown Connector very closely, crosses I-20 in downtown Atlanta, and continues north, beginning and ending concurrencies with US 19, US 78, and US 278, as well as forming part of the western boundary of the campus of Georgia Tech. SR 3 subsequently crosses I-75 for a third and fourth time just northwest of where I-75 and I-85 split, and crosses I-285 once more in Vinings, just after having entered Cobb County.

Northern Georgia

Kennesaw Mountain (left) and Little Kennesaw Mountain (right) viewed from SR 3.

Heading northwest through Marietta and Kennesaw, the route leaves the Atlanta area and heads into Bartow County, through Cartersville and Adairsville, and on into Gordon County. SR 3 heads through Calhoun, crosses I-75 for a fifth time just south of Resaca, and continues to head north into Whitfield County. Heading through Dalton, the route crosses I-75 yet again, before heading northwest into Catoosa County, where it crosses I-75 for the seventh and final time, before reaching its northern terminus at the Tennessee state line, south of Chattanooga.

History

On April 2, 1980, SR 3 was designated as the 'Andersonville Trail' at the concurrence of SR 3 with US 280 in Americus.[2]

On May 4, 1992, SR 3 was designated as the 'Admiral Mack Gaston Parkway' where SR 3 connects SR 52 and SR 71 in Dalton.[3]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Thomas  US 19 / SR 300 southSouthern terminus at the Florida state line; continues south as US 19/Florida State Road 57; southern end of US 19 and SR 300 concurrencies
Thomasville US 84 / SR 38 Cairo, QuitmanUS 84 BUS/SR 38 BUS
US 319 / SR 35 north
US 84 / SR 38 Cairo, QuitmanUS 84 Bypass/SR 38 Bypass
Ochlocknee SR 188 Cairo, Coolidge
Meigs SR 111 Cairo, Moultrie
MitchellPelham SR 93 Cairo, Baconton
Camilla SR 37 northeast / SR 112 northwest Newton, Sylvester
Baconton SR 93 southeast Pelham
DoughertyAlbany SR 133 west / SR 234 southeast Morgan, Doerun
US 82 northwest / SR 520 east Dawson, SylvesterUS 82 BUS
US 82 northwest / SR 300 east / SR 520 Dawson, SylvesterNorthern end of SR 300 concurrency; southern end of US 82/SR 520 concurrency
SR 91 northeast / SR 133 north
US 19 northwest / US 82 north / SR 300 / SR 520 Dawson, LeesburgNorthern end of US 82/SR 520 concurrency
LeeLeesburg SR 32 / SR 195 northeast Dawson, Ashburn, Leslie
Smithville SR 118 Dawson, Leslie
SumterAmericus US 280 west / SR 27 west / SR 49 south PlainsSouthern end of US 280/SR 27/SR 49 concurrency
US 280 east / SR 27 east / SR 49 north Leslie, Vienna, AndersonvilleNorthern end of US 280/SR 27/SR 49 concurrency
SR 30 northwest
Schley  SR 271 east Andersonville
Ellaville SR 26 / SR 228 Buena Vista, Oglethorpe, Andersonville
  SR 240 west Buena Vista
Taylor  SR 90 west / SR 127Southern end of SR 90 and SR 127 concurrencies
  SR 127 eastNorthern end of SR 127 concurrency
  SR 90 southeast IdealNorthern end of SR 90 concurrency
Butler SR 96 / SR 137 north Junction City, Reynolds
  SR 208 Talbotton, Roberta
  US 80 west / SR 22 TalbottonSouthern end of US 80/SR 22 concurrency
  US 80 east / SR 22 RobertaNorthern end of US 80/SR 22 concurrency
UpsonThomaston SR 36 / SR 74 Woodland, Barnesville, Woodbury, Yatesville
Pike  SR 109 west MolenaSouthern end of SR 109 concurrency
  SR 109 east MeansvilleNorthern end of SR 109 concurrency
Zebulon SR 18 Concord, Barnesville
Spalding  US 41 southeast / SR 7 BarnesvilleSouthern end of US 41/SR 7 concurrency
Griffin SR 362 southwest Williamson
SR 16 Senoia, Jackson
SR 92 northwest Woolsey
HenryHampton SR 20 east McDonough
  SR 81 east McDonough
ClaytonJonesboro SR 54 / SR 138 Fayetteville, Morrow, Union City, Stockbridge
Morrow I75 Macon, Atlanta
Forest Park SR 331 southeast Lake City
Fulton I285 Atlanta
Hapeville I75 Macon, Atlanta
East Point I85 Columbus, Atlanta
Lakewood Heights SR 166 west
Atlanta US 29 south / SR 3 Conn. East Point, DecaturSouthern end of US 29 concurrency; northern terminus of SR 3 Connector
US 29 north / US 78 / US 278 / SR 8 Mableton, DecaturNorthern end of US 29 concurrency; southern end of US 78/US 278/SR 8 concurrency
US 29 / US 78 / US 278 / SR 8 Mableton, DecaturNorthern end of US 78/US 278/SR 8 concurrency
US 19 east / SR 9Northern end of US 19 concurrency
I75 Atlanta, Marietta
Buckhead I75 Atlanta, Marietta
CobbVinings I285 to I75 Greenville, BirminghamPart of Cobb Cloverleaf
Marietta SR 280 west
SR 120 east Roswell
Acworth SR 92 east WoodstockSouthern end of SR 92 concurrency
SR 92 southwest Powder SpringsNorthern end of SR 92 concurrency
BartowEmerson SR 293 north Cartersville
Cartersville SR 113 southwest Rockmart
US 411 / SR 20 east / SR 61Southern end of US 411/SR 20 concurrency
  US 411 / SR 20 west / SR 293 westNorthern end of US 411/SR 20 concurrency
Adairsville SR 140 Armuchee, Waleska
GordonCalhoun SR 53 Rome, Fairmount
SR 156 / SR 373 Armuchee, Ranger
Resaca I75 Marietta, Dalton
SR 136 LaFayette, Talking Rock
WhitfieldDalton SR 52 east Chatsworth
US 76 east ChatsworthSouthern end of US 76 concurrency
I75 Calhoun, Fort Oglethorpe
  SR 201 south Villanow
Catoosa  I75 Dalton, Fort Oglethorpe
Ringgold SR 151 northSouthern end of SR 151 concurrency
SR 151 south LaFayetteNorthern end of SR 151 concurrency
  SR 146 southwest Fort Oglethorpe
Tennessee state line US 41 north / US 76 / SR 8 ChattanoogaNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Bannered routes

Thomasville–Meigs alternate route

State Route 3 Alternate
Location: Thomasville to Meigs
Length: 15.5 mi[4] (24.94 km)

State Route 3 Alternate (SR 3 Alt.) uses an older routing of US 19/SR 3 for 15.5 miles (24.9 km) between Thomasville and Meigs. Until recently, this was the SR 3 mainline, while SR 300 served as the state route concurrency for US 19.

Leesburg bypass

State Route 3 Bypass
Location: Leesburg

State Route 3 Bypass (SR 3 Byp.) is a short western bypass of the town of Leesburg in Lee County, which was completed in 2009.[5] It is concurrent with US 19 Byp. for its entire length.

Clayton County connector route

State Route 3 Connector
Location: Clayton County

The portion of Tara Boulevard in Clayton County that is not covered by US 19/US 41/SR 3 near Interstate 75 (I-75) is designated as State Route 3 Connector (SR 3 Conn.). The route is little more than a high-capacity set of ramps to and from I-75 and is unsigned.

Atlanta connector route

State Route 3 Connector
Location: Atlanta

State Route 3 Connector (SR 3 Conn.) is a connector route in the city limits of Atlanta. The entire length travels along the southeastern edge of Spelman College. It starts at an intersection with US 29/SR 14/SR 154, just northeast of an overpass for Interstate 20 (I-20). US 29/SR 3 Conn. travel north-northwest. Just before an intersection with Westview Drive, they curve to the northeast and meet the northern terminus of SR 3 Conn., an intersection with US 19/US 41/SR 3.

Marietta connector route

State Route 3 Connector
Location: Marietta

A portion of Roswell Road on the east side of Marietta is designated as State Route 3 Connector (SR 3 Conn.). The route was created in 2007 when SR 120 was rerouted out of downtown Marietta. SR 3 Conn. runs 1.7 miles east-northeast from a grade intersection with US 41/SR 3 to a ramp interchange with SR 120 & SR 120 Alt.

Whitfield County connector route

State Route 3 Connector
Location: Whitfield County

State Route 3 Connector (SR 3 Conn.) is in Whitfield County south of Dalton; it connects Interstate 75 (I-75) to US 41/SR 3 and the Dalton Bypass.

See also

References

  1. Google (15 November 2012). "GA-3" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  2. "Resolution of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia" (PDF). Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  3. "Resolution of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia" (PDF). Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  4. Google (15 November 2012). "GA-3 Alt" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  5. Proposed Revisions to the State Highway System in Lee County (PDF) (Map). Georgia Department of Transportation. October 27, 2009. Retrieved November 17, 2014.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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