Georgia State Route 251

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State Route 251
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Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Length 13.5 mi [1] (21.7 km)
Existed 1949 [2] [3] – present
Major junctions
South endBusiness Loop 95.svgUS 17.svgGeorgia 25.svg I‑95 Bus. / US 17 / SR 25 north of Darien
 I-95.svgBusiness Loop 95.svg I‑95 / I‑95 Bus. northwest of Darien
North endGeorgia 57.svg SR 57 in Townsend
Location
Counties McIntosh
Highway system
  • Georgia State Routes
← Georgia 247.svg SR 247 SR 252 Georgia 252.svg →

State Route 251 (SR 251) is a 13.5-mile-long (21.7 km) south–north state highway located in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It travels entirely within McIntosh County.

Georgia (U.S. state) State of the United States of America

Georgia is a state in the Southeastern United States. It began as a British colony in 1733, the last and southernmost of the original Thirteen Colonies to be established. Named after King George II of Great Britain, the Province of Georgia covered the area from South Carolina south to Spanish Florida and west to French Louisiana at the Mississippi River. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788. In 1802–1804, western Georgia was split to the Mississippi Territory, which later split to form Alabama with part of former West Florida in 1819. Georgia declared its secession from the Union on January 19, 1861, and was one of the original seven Confederate states. It was the last state to be restored to the Union, on July 15, 1870. Georgia is the 24th largest and the 8th most populous of the 50 United States. From 2007 to 2008, 14 of Georgia's counties ranked among the nation's 100 fastest-growing, second only to Texas. Georgia is known as the Peach State and the Empire State of the South. Atlanta, the state's capital and most populous city, has been named a global city. Atlanta's metropolitan area contains about 55% of the population of the entire state.

McIntosh County, Georgia County in the United States

McIntosh County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,333. The county seat is Darien.

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Route description

SR 251 begins at an intersection with I-95 Bus./US 17/SR 25 just north of Darien. Here, the roadway continues as Dunbar Street. The highway heads northwest, passing the Darien Inland Harbor Campground. It then has an interchange with Interstate 95 (I-95) northwest of the city. Here, I-95 Bus. reaches its northern terminus. Just past I-95 is access to the Preferred Outlets at Darien, an outlet mall. The highway then turns north, traveling through rural areas of the county, until it meets its northern terminus, an intersection with SR 57 in Townsend. Here, the roadway continues as Old Townsend Road. [1]

Intersection (road) A road junction where two or more roads either meet or cross at grade

An intersection is an at-grade junction where two or more roads meet or cross. Intersections may be classified by number of road segments, traffic controls, and/or lane design.

U.S. Route 17 (US 17) is a 124.20-mile-long (199.88 km) U.S. Highway in the U.S. state of Georgia. It travels south-to-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 and SR 404 Spur to the Talmadge Memorial Bridge to Hutchinson Island, US 17 is concurrent with State Route 25. SR 25 uses an older western alignment of US 17 into South Carolina.

Darien, Georgia City in Georgia, United States

Darien is a city in McIntosh County, Georgia, United States. It lies on Georgia's coast at the mouth of the Altamaha River, approximately 50 miles south of Savannah, and is part of the Brunswick, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of Darien was 1,975 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of McIntosh County. It is the second oldest planned city in Georgia and was originally called New Inverness.

No section of SR 251 is 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]

National Highway System (United States) highway system in the United States

The National Highway System (NHS) is a network of strategic highways within the United States, including the Interstate Highway System and other roads serving major airports, ports, rail or truck terminals, railway stations, pipeline terminals and other strategic transport facilities. Altogether, it constitutes the largest highway system in the world.

History

SR 251 was established in 1949 along an alignment from its current southern terminus north-northwest and then northwest of the city, to what is now the unincorporated community of Cox. [2] [3] In 1955, a short section from Darien to northwest of I-95 was paved. [5] [6] By 1963, the road's entire route was paved. [7] [8] By 1979, the road was moved to, and paved along its current alignment. [9] [10]

Major intersections

The entire route is in McIntosh County.

Locationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
​0.00.0Business Loop 95.svgUS 17.svgGeorgia 25.svg I‑95 Bus. south / US 17 / SR 25 (North Way) / Dunbar Street – Brunswick, Savannah Southern terminus; southern end of I-95 Bus. concurrency
​1.11.8I-95.svgBusiness Loop 95.svg I‑95 (SR 405) / I‑95 Bus. ends – Brunswick, Savannah Northern end of I-95 Bus. concurrency; northern terminus of I-95 Bus.; I-95 exit 49
Townsend 13.521.7Georgia 57.svg SR 57 / Old Townsend Road – Eulonia, Ludowici Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Google (February 24, 2013). "Overview map of SR 251" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  2. 1 2 State Highway Department of Georgia (1948). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC   5673161 . Retrieved February 24, 2013. (Corrected to February 28, 1948.)
  3. 1 2 State Highway Department of Georgia (1949). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC   5673161 . Retrieved February 24, 2013. (Corrected to April 1, 1949.)
  4. ↑ "National Highway System: Georgia" (PDF). United States Department of Transportation. May 8, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  5. ↑ State Highway Department of Georgia (1954). State Highway System and Other Principal Connection Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC   5673161 . Retrieved February 16, 2013. (Corrected to June 1, 1954.)
  6. ↑ State Highway Department of Georgia (1955). State Highway System and Other Principal Connection Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC   5673161 . Retrieved February 16, 2013. (Corrected to June 1, 1955.)
  7. ↑ State Highway Department of Georgia (1960). State Highway System and Other Principal Connection Roads (PDF) (Map) (1960–1961 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC   5673161 . Retrieved February 16, 2013. (Corrected to June 1, 1960.)
  8. ↑ State Highway Department of Georgia (1963). State Highway System and Other Principal Connection Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC   5673161 . Retrieved February 16, 2013. (Corrected to June 1, 1963.)
  9. ↑ Georgia Department of Transportation (January 1977). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1977–1978 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  10. ↑ Georgia Department of Transportation (January 1978). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1978-79 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 24, 2013.

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