State: | GA |
Type: | SR |
Route: | 177 |
Map Custom: | yes |
Map Notes: | Georgia State Route 177 highlighted in red |
Length Mi: | 29.5 |
Section1: | Southern section |
Length Mi1: | 17.7 |
Direction A1: | South |
Terminus A1: | southeast of Fargo |
Direction B1: | North |
Terminus B1: | Dead end in Stephen C. Foster State Park |
Section2: | Northern section |
Length Mi2: | 11.8 |
Direction A2: | South |
Terminus A2: | North entrance to Okefenokee Swamp Park south-southeast of Waycross |
Junction2: | southeast of Waycross |
Direction B2: | North |
Terminus B2: | north of Laura S. Walker State Park |
Counties: | Clinch, Ware, Charlton, Brantley |
Previous Type: | SR |
Previous Route: | 174 |
Next Type: | SR |
Next Route: | 178 |
State Route 177 (SR 177) is a 29.5miles state highway in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It exists in two distinct sections, split by the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, and Okefenokee Wilderness, that travels south-to-north through portions of Clinch, Ware, Charlton, and Brantley counties.
SR 177 begins at an intersection with US 441/SR 89/SR 94 just southeast of Fargo, in Clinch County. It heads northeast, through portions of Ware and Charlton counties. SR 177 enters the Okefenokee Swamp and then the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Farther to the northeast it enters Stephen C. Foster State Park and ends at a dead end in the northern end of the park.
The route resumes at the northern entrance of Okefenokee Swamp Park. It travels to the north and then to the northeast and has an intersection with US 1/US 23/SR 4 west of Laura S. Walker State Park, which is located southeast of Waycross, in Ware County. It travels along the southern edge of the park, and very briefly enters Brantley County. SR 177 re-enters Ware County, and enters the park. The highway heads to the north-northwest of US 82/SR 520, north of the park.
SR 177 is not part of the National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[1]