Georgia State Route 339 Explained

State:GA
Type:SR
Route:339
Alternate Name:Crooked Creek Road
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:SR 339 highlighted in red
Length Mi:3.5
Length Round:1
Direction A:West
Terminus A: northwest of Young Harris
Direction B:East
Terminus B: north of Young Harris
Previous Type:SR
Next Type:SR
Previous Route:338
Next Route:341
Counties:Towns

State Route 339 (SR 339) is a 3.5adj=midNaNadj=mid state highway completely within Towns County near Young Harris, Georgia, in the North Georgia mountains, just south of the North Carolina state line. It is locally known as Crooked Creek Road.

Route description

SR 339 begins at an intersection with SR 66 just north of SR 66's crossing of Brasstown Creek. This intersection is approximately 4000feet south of the North Carolina state line. SR 339 travels in an east-northeast direction until it meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with SR 17/SR 515 approximately 1000feet south of the state line. The appropriately named Crooked Creek Road includes a number of sharp curves and turns along its length.

SR 339 is not part of the National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[1]

History

SR 339 was built between 1960 and 1963 on its current alignment.[2] [3] It has seen little change since then, except for shoulder widening.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Federal Highway Administration. National Highway System: (Draft) Georgia. November 15, 2013. PDF. June 6, 2014.
  2. State Highway Department of Georgia. State Highway System and Other Principal Connecting Roads. PDF. June 1, 1960. GSHD. August 11, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222123514/http://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/HwyAndTransportationMaps/1961.pdf. December 22, 2015.
  3. State Highway Department of Georgia. State Highway System and Other Principal Connecting Roads. PDF. June 1, 1963. GSHD. August 11, 2015.