Georgia State Route 262

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State Route 262
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Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Length 44.4 mi [1] (71.5 km)
Existed 1949 [2] [3] – present
Major junctions
South endUS 27.svgGeorgia 1.svg US 27 / SR 1 southeast of Attapulgus
 
North endGeorgia 93.svg SR 93 southwest of Pelham
Location
Counties Decatur, Mitchell, Grady.
Highway system
  • Georgia State Routes
← Georgia 260.svg SR 260 SR 264 Georgia 264.svg →

State Route 262 (SR 262) is an L-shaped state highway located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. Its route runs 44.4 miles (71.5 km) within Decatur, Mitchell, and skims the border of Grady.

L letter of the Latin alphabet

L is the twelfth letter of the modern English alphabet and the ISO basic Latin alphabet, used in words such as lagoon, lantern, and less.

A state highway, state road, or state route is usually a road that is either numbered or maintained by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a state or province falls below numbered national highways in the hierarchy. Roads maintained by a state or province include both nationally numbered highways and un-numbered state highways. Depending on the state, "state highway" may be used for one meaning and "state road" or "state route" for the other.

Southwest Georgia

Southwest Georgia is a fourteen-county region in the U.S. state of Georgia. It has a 2010 census population of 496,433, and is the least populated region in Georgia, just slightly behind Southeast Georgia. Additionally, the area has historically been the poorest region of the state since at least 1995, when over 25% of the residents were in poverty.

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Route description

SR 262 begins at an intersection with US 27/SR 1 (Tallahassee Highway) southeast of Attapulgus, in Decatur County. Here, US 27/SR 1 south almost immediately enter Florida and head toward Tallahassee. [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 27 in Georgia highway in Georgia

U.S. Route 27 (US 27) is a 356.088-mile-long (573.068 km) U.S. Highway in the U.S. state of Georgia. It travels south-to-north through the western part of the state near the Alabama state line. The whole route is Governor's Road Improvement Program (GRIP) corridor EDS-27, providing the bulk of the Tallahassee, Florida–Chattanooga, Tennessee corridor. All of US 27 in Georgia is concurrent with State Route 1 (SR 1) and is also designated as the Martha Berry Highway. It connects Bainbridge, Colquitt, Blakely, Cuthbert, Lumpkin, Cusseta, Columbus, LaGrange, Carrollton, Bremen, Cedartown, Rome, Summerville, LaFayette, Fort Oglethorpe, and Rossville.

Attapulgus, Georgia City in Georgia, United States

Attapulgus is a city in Decatur County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 449.

SR 262 heads to the northeast and then swings around to the northwest and the north-northwest. It intersects Wautauga Road, which heads southwest to Attapulgus. It then passes Conyers Cemetery and heads north to Lake Douglas Road, where the route turns to the east. Northeast of Lake Douglas Road is Hines Perkins Road, which heads east-southeast and enters Grady County and leads to Nickleville. The route then curves back to the west and turns north just before Cedar Grove Cemetery. Farther to the north, in Climax, SR 262 has a short concurrency with US 84/SR 38 (Thomasville Road) and crosses a CSX Transportation railroad line. Just northeast of Climax is Fleatown Cemetery. Farther to the north, SR 309 (Old Pelham Road) west and Mars Hill Church Road east. The highway heads nearly due north to an intersection with SR 97 (Vada Road) south. Here, SR 97 and SR 262 from a brief concurrency into the unincorporated community of Vada, where SR 262 splits onto a nearly due east route along the Decatur-Mitchell County line. Not much farther to the east, the road runs along the Grady-Mitchell County line, and it intersects the route of former SR 179. Then, it continues to the eastto SR 112 just before it curves to the northeast to meet its northern terminus, an intersection with SR 93 southwest of Pelham. [1]

Grady County, Georgia County in the United States

Grady County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 25,011. The county seat is Cairo.

Climax, Georgia City in Georgia, United States

Climax is a city in Decatur County, Georgia, United States. The town was named "Climax" because it is located at the highest point of the railroad between Savannah, Georgia, and the Chattahoochee River. The population was 280 at the 2010 census.

Concurrency (road) instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highways

A concurrency in a road network is an instance of one physical roadway bearing two or more different route numbers. When two roadways share the same right-of-way, it is sometimes called a common section or commons. Other terminology for a concurrency includes overlap, coincidence, duplex, triplex, multiplex, dual routing or triple routing.

No section of SR 262 is part of the National Highway System. [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 262 was established in 1949 along an alignment from Vada to its northern terminus. [2] [3] In 1950, that entire section was paved. [3] [5] By 1960, the route was designated and paved along the section from the southern terminus to Vada. [6] [7]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Decatur ​0.00.0US 27.svgGeorgia 1.svg US 27 / SR 1 (Tallahassee Highway) – Tallahassee, Florida, Bainbridge Southern terminus
Climax 14.723.7US 84.svgGeorgia 38.svg US 84 west / SR 38 west (Thomasville Road)Southern end of US 84/SR 38 concurrency
15.024.1US 84.svgGeorgia 38.svg US 84 east / SR 38 east (Thomasville Road)Northern end of US 84/SR 38 concurrency
​23.237.3Georgia 309.svg SR 309 south (Old Pelham Road) – Bainbridge Northern terminus of SR 309; western terminus of Mars Hill Church Road
​28.545.9Georgia 97.svg SR 97 south (Vada Road) – Bainbridge Southern end of SR 97 concurrency
Decatur–Mitchell
county line		 Vada 29.547.5Georgia 97.svg SR 97 north – Hopeful Northern end of SR 97 concurrency
Grady–Mitchell
county line		​38.662.1Georgia 112.svg SR 112  – Cairo, Camilla
Mitchell ​44.471.5Georgia 93.svg SR 93  – Cairo, Pelham Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Google (February 19, 2013). "Route of SR 262" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Georgia State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by GSHD. Georgia State Highway Department. February 28, 1948. Retrieved February 19, 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. 1 2 3 Georgia State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by GSHD. Georgia State Highway Department. April 1, 1949. Retrieved February 19, 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "National Highway System: Georgia" (PDF). United States Department of Transportation. May 8, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
  5. ↑ Georgia State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by GSHD. Georgia State Highway Department. August 1, 1950. Retrieved February 19, 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ Georgia State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by GSHD. Georgia State Highway Department. June 1, 1957. Retrieved February 19, 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ Georgia State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by GSHD. Georgia State Highway Department. June 1, 1960. Retrieved February 19, 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
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