Georgia State Route 296
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State Route 296 | ||||
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| Maintained by GDOT | ||||
| Length | 16.4 mi[1] (26.4 km) | |||
| Existed | 1953[2][3]–present | |||
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| South end | File:US 1.svgFile:US 221.svgFile:Georgia 4.svgFile:Georgia 17.svg US 1 / US 221 / SR 4 / SR 17 north of Louisville | |||
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| North end | File:Georgia 17.svg SR 17 north-northwest of Wrens | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Georgia | |||
| Counties | Jefferson, Glascock, Warren | |||
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State Route 296 (SR 296) is a south–north state highway located in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It functions like a western bypass of Wrens. The highway travels from US 1/US 221/SR 4/SR 17 north of Louisville to SR 17 northwest of Wrens.
SR 296 was formerly part of SR 16, which used to travel southeast of Warrenton. When SR 16 was shifted southward, it was redesignated as SR 16 Connector (SR 16 Conn.). The connector, which only existed for about a year, was redesignated as SR 296.
Route description
[edit | edit source]SR 296 begins at an intersection with US 1/US 221/SR 4/SR 17 approximately 3.6 miles (5.8 km) north of Louisville, in Jefferson County. It heads northwest to an intersection with SR 88/SR 540 (Fall Line Freeway) approximately 3.9 miles (6.3 km) southwest of Wrens. Just before that intersection, the highway assumes more of a northerly routing to the town of Stapleton, where it intersects SR 102. After leaving Stapleton, SR 296 assumes a more northeasterly routing. After intersecting SR 80 approximately 3.9 miles (6.3 km) northwest of Wrens, the route leaves Jefferson County, briefly cutting across the extreme eastern corner of Glascock County. Shortly after entering Warren County, the route meets its northern terminus, an intersection with SR 17 approximately 4.9 miles (7.9 km) northwest of Wrens.
SR 296 mainly serves to connect US 1/US 221/SR 4 and SR 17 with the town of Stapleton. Largely a rural route, SR 296 sees an Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT) of less than 2,000 vehicles.[citation needed]
History
[edit | edit source]In 1952, the path of SR 16 southeast of Warrenton was shifted southward, replacing the path of SR 16S. The portion from northwest of Wrens to north of Louisville was redesignated as SR 16 Conn.[4][2] The next year, the path of SR 16 Conn. was redesignated as SR 296.[2][3]
Major intersections
[edit | edit source]| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Jefferson | | 0.0 | 0.0 | File:US 1.svgFile:US 221.svgFile:Georgia 17.svg US 1 / US 221 / SR 17 (SR 4) | Southern terminus | |||
| | 7.1 | 11.4 | File:Georgia 540.svg SR 540 (Fenns Bridge Road) – Sandersville, Wrens | |||||
| Stapleton | 11.4 | 18.3 | File:Georgia 102.svg SR 102 (Main Street) – Gibson, Wrens | |||||
| | 13.9 | 22.4 | File:Georgia 80.svg SR 80 – Warrenton, Wrens | |||||
| Glascock |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Warren | | 16.4 | 26.4 | File:Georgia 17.svg SR 17 (Wrens Highway) – Wrens, Thomson | Northern terminus; roadway continues as Jennings Road. | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||||
See also
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References
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