Georgia State Route 212

State Route 212 marker State Route 212
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Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Length	72.3 mi (116.4 km)
Existed	1960–present
Major junctions
West end	File:Georgia 155.svg SR 155 southeast of Snapfinger
Major intersections	File:Georgia 11.svgFile:Georgia 16.svgFile:Georgia 83.svg SR 11 / SR 16 / SR 83 in Monticello File:US 129.svgFile:Georgia 44.svg US 129 / SR 44 northwest of Milledgeville
East end	File:Georgia 22.svg SR 22 in Milledgeville
Location
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Counties	DeKalb, Rockdale, Newton, Jasper, Putnam, Baldwin
Highway system
Georgia State Highway System Interstate US State Special
← SR 211 → SR 213

State Route 212 (SR 212) is a 72.3-mile-long (116.4 km) state highway that runs northwest-to-southeast through portions of DeKalb, Rockdale, Newton, Jasper, Putnam, and Baldwin counties in the central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It runs from a point just southeast of Snapfinger southeast to Milledgeville. Oddly enough, the route is branded north and south, depending on direction, west of GA 20, while the remainder of the route is branded east/west. The route first appears as a state highway on the 1960 state highway map.

Route description

Northwest of Monticello

SR 212 begins at an intersection with SR 155 (Snapfinger Road) southeast of Snapfinger, in the southeastern part of DeKalb County. It heads southeast into Rockdale County. It has an intersection with SR 138 (Stockbridge Highway). After entering Newton County, it meets SR 20, which has a very brief concurrency with it. In Snapping Shoals is SR 81. Shortly afterward, SR 212 briefly parallels the South River. The highway intersects SR 162 before crossing the Yellow River. A little distance later, it intersects SR 36. Just before crossing over Lake Jackson, it straddles the Newton–Jasper county line, going back and forth from one county to the other. When it is over the Lake, it enters Jasper County for the last time. The roadway continues to the southeast, until it reaches Monticello.

Monticello and Southeast areas

In Monticello, SR 212 intersects SR 16 (Washington Street). The two routes run concurrently to the east. In downtown Monticello, the concurrency meets SR 11/SR 83 (Forsyth Street). The two routes join the concurrency. One block later, SR 11 leaves to the southeast, following East Washington Street. Another block later, SR 83 departs the concurrency to the northeast, following North Warren Street. Just east of the town, SR 16 departs to the east, while SR 212 continues its southeastern routing. A short while later is an intersection with SR 380 (Perimeter Road), which serves as a partial bypass of Monticello. SR 212 enters Putnam County, where it has an intersection with US 129/SR 44 (Gray Road) at the eastern edge of the Oconee National Forest. It crosses over part of Lake Sinclair, and parallels a Norfolk Southern Railway track, before it meets its southeastern terminus, an intersection with SR 22 in the northwestern part of Milledgeville. Its routing bisects the area between Interstate 75 (I-75) and I-20.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
DeKalb	​	0.0	0.0	File:Georgia 155.svg SR 155 (Snapfinger Road) – McDonough, Decatur	Western terminus
Rockdale	​	8.3	13.4	File:Georgia 138.svg SR 138 (Stockbridge Highway) – Stockbridge, Conyers
Newton	​	15.0	24.1	File:North plate.svg File:Georgia 20.svg SR 20 north (McDonough Highway) – Conyers	Western end of SR 20 concurrency
	​	15.1	24.3	File:South plate.svg File:Georgia 20.svg SR 20 south (Conyers Road) – McDonough	Eastern end of SR 20 concurrency
	​	20.7	33.3	File:Georgia 81.svg SR 81 – McDonough, Covington
	​	24.0	38.6	File:Georgia 162.svg SR 162 – Porterdale
	​	25.8	41.5	Yellow River
	​	28.5	45.9	File:Georgia 36.svg SR 36 – Jackson, Covington
Jasper	No major junctions
Newton	No major junctions
Jasper	No major junctions
Newton	No major junctions
Lake Jackson		31.2	50.2	Newton–Jasper county line
Jasper	Monticello	41.7	67.1	File:West plate.svg File:Georgia 16.svg SR 16 west (Washington Street) – Jackson	Western end of SR 16 concurrency
		42.3	68.1	File:North plate.svg File:Georgia 11.svgFile:South plate.svg File:Georgia 83.svg SR 11 north / SR 83 south (Forsyth Street) – Monroe, Forsyth	Western end of SR 11 & SR 83 concurrencies
		42.3	68.1	File:South plate.svg File:Georgia 11.svg SR 11 south (East Washington Street) – Gray	Eastern end of SR 11 concurrency
		42.4	68.2	File:North plate.svg File:Georgia 83.svg SR 83 north (North Warren Street) – Madison	Eastern end of SR 83 concurrency
	​	43.6	70.2	File:East plate.svg File:Georgia 16.svg SR 16 east – Eatonton	Eastern end of SR 16 concurrency
	​	45.0	72.4	File:Georgia 380.svg SR 380 (Perimeter Road)
Putnam	Resseaus Crossroads	59.4	95.6	File:US 129.svgFile:Georgia 44.svg US 129 / SR 44 (Gray Road)
Cedar Creek		61.5	99.0	Putnam–Baldwin county line
Baldwin	​	63.9	102.8	Lake Sinclair
	Milledgeville	72.3	116.4	File:Georgia 22.svg SR 22 (Glynn Street) – Gray	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

External links

• Georgia Roads (Routes 201 - 220)