Georgia State Route 268 Explained

State:GA
Type:SR
Route:268
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:SR 268 highlighted in red
Length Mi:22.9
Length Ref:[1]
Length Round:1
Established:1950[2] [3]
Direction A:West
Terminus A: southeast of Ambrose
Direction B:East
Terminus B: in Snipesville
Counties:Coffee, Jeff Davis
Previous Type:SR
Previous Route:266
Next Type:SR
Next Route:270

State Route 268 (SR 268) is a 22.9adj=midNaNadj=mid southwest–northeast state highway located in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It travels within portions of Coffee and Jeff Davis counties.

Route description

No section of SR 268 that is included as a part of the National Highway System.[4]

SR 268 begins at an intersection with SR 32 southeast of Ambrose. The route heads north-northeast and curves to the northeast to enter Ambrose. There, it crosses a Seaboard Coast Line railroad. It heads northeast, crosses the Seventeen Mile River, and intersects SR 206 (Bowens Mill Road). Farther to the northeast is Broxton, where it has a brief concurrency with US 441/SR 31 along Alabama Street. Northeast of Broxton, the route enters Jeff Davis County, and meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with SR 107 in Snipesville.[1]

History

SR 268 was established in 1950, and the part from SR 32 to Ambrose was paved. In 1957, a section from Broxton just to the northeast was paved.[5] [6] By 1960, the road was paved from its western terminus to just northeast of the Coffee-Jeff Davis County line. Also, the road was extended to Hazlehurst.[6] [7] By 1988, the road's eastern terminus was truncated to Snipesville, where it is today.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. 2013 . February 17, 2013 . I12–J12 .
  2. 1949 . February 15, 2013 .
  3. 1950 . February 15, 2013 .
  4. Web site: National Highway System: Georgia. https://web.archive.org/web/20150921013812/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/georgia/georgia_ga.pdf. dead. September 21, 2015. PDF. United States Department of Transportation. May 8, 2009. February 17, 2013.
  5. 1955 . February 17, 2013 .
  6. 1957 . February 17, 2013 .
  7. 1960 . February 17, 2013 .
  8. 1986 . February 17, 2013 .
  9. 1987 . February 17, 2013 .