Georgia State Route 97

State Route 97 Spur
Location	Southwest of Faceville
Length	3.5 mi[3] (5.6 km)

State Route 97 Connector
Location	Bainbridge
Length	1.4 mi[2] (2.3 km)

State Route 97
	Georgia State Route 97 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by GDOT
Length	57.2 mi[1] (92.1 km)
Major junctions
South end	CR 269A at the Florida state line southwest of Faceville
	US 27 / US 84 / SR 38 in Bainbridge; US 27 Bus. / US 84 Bus. / SR 1 Bus. / SR 38 Bus. / SR 97 Conn. in Bainbridge
North end	SR 37 in Camilla
Location
Counties	Decatur, Mitchell
Highway system

State Route 97 (SR 97) is a southwest-northeast state highway in the southwest part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The highway runs 57.2 miles (92.1 km) from its southern terminus at the Florida state line, southwest of Faceville, where the roadway continues as County Road 269A, northeast through Bainbridge to its northern terminus, in Camilla.

Route description

Decatur County

SR 97 begins at the Florida state line, where the roadway continues as County Road 269A (CR 269A). Northeast of the state line, the highway has an intersection with SR 97 Spur. Farther northeast, in Faceville, the highway intersects SR 302 Spur. Just northeast of the community is an intersection with SR 302. After this, the highway heads to Bainbridge.

Just inside the city limits, there is an intersection with SR 97 Conn. US 27/US 84/SR 38 is the next intersection along the path. Just after the intersection is SR 309, which begins a concurrency through the city. Eight blocks later, US 84 Bus./SR 38 Bus. briefly join the concurrency. About a block later, US 84 Bus./SR 38 Bus. leave the concurrency, SR 97 Conn. ends, and US 27 Bus./SR 1 Bus. join the concurrency. About seven blocks later, US 27 Bus./SR 1 Bus. leave the concurrency. Northeast of here, is the first intersection with SR 311.

3 miles (4.8 km) later, SR 309 departs the concurrency The roadway continues to the northeast, to an intersection with SR 262. The two routes have a brief concurrency into town.

Mitchell County

After leaving Vada, the route heads northeasterly to an intersection with SR 65 in the town of Hopeful. About 2 miles (3.2 km) later, is the second intersection with SR 311. The route heads easterly, to an concurrency with SR 112 in the city of Camilla. In downtown, the route meets its northern terminus at SR 37.^[1]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Decatur		0.0	0.0	CR 269A south (Faceville Road) – Chattahoochee	Florida state line
		6.5	10.5	SR 97 Spur north (Hutchinson Ferry Road) – Wingate's Landing, Lake Seminole	former SR 310
	Faceville	9.9	15.9	SR 302 Spur east (Faceville Attapulgus Road) – Quincy, FL
		11.2	18.0	SR 302 south (Cool Springs Road) – Quincy, FL
	Bainbridge	20.3	32.7	SR 97 Conn. north (South Old Quincy Road)
		21.2	34.1	US 27 north / US 84 west (SR 1 north / SR 38 west) – Colquitt, Donalsonville	interchange
		21.5	34.6	SR 309 south (West Street) – Fowlstown, Cairo, Tallahassee	Southern end of SR 309 concurrency
		22.2	35.7	US 84 Bus. west / SR 38 Bus. west (West Shotwell Street) – Donalsonville, Dothan, AL	Southern end of US 84 Bus. / SR 38 Bus. concurrency
		22.2	35.7	US 27 Bus. south / US 84 Bus. east / SR 1 Bus. south / SR 38 Bus. east (East Shotwell Street) / SR 97 Conn. south – Attapulgus, Bainbridge College	Northern end of US 84 Bus./SR 38 Bus. and SR 97 Conn. concurrencies; southern end of US 27 Bus./SR 1 Bus. concurrency
		22.6	36.4	US 27 Bus. north (West Calhoun Street) / SR 1 Bus. north – Colquitt, Blakely	Northern end of US 27 Bus. / SR 1 Bus. concurrency
		23.3	37.5	SR 311 north (East River Road) – Hopeful, Camilla
		26.4	42.5	SR 309 north (Old Pelham Road) to SR 262	north end of SR 309 overlap
		37.5	60.4	SR 262 south (Pelham Road) – Climax	Southern end of SR 262 concurrency
Decatur–Mitchell county line	Vada	38.5	62.0	SR 262 east (County Line Road) – Pelham	Northern end of SR 262 concurrency
Mitchell	Hopeful	45.0	72.4	SR 65 – Bainbridge, Pelham
		46.6	75.0	SR 311 south
	Camilla	56.4	90.8	SR 112 south (Cairo Road) – Cairo	Southern end of SR 112 concurrency
		56.8	91.4	SR 112 north (South Boulevard Street) – Camilla, truck route to SR 37	Northern end of SR 112 concurrency
		57.2	92.1	SR 37 (Broad Street)	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

Special routes

Bainbridge connector route

State Route 97 Connector (SR 97 Connector) begins at an intersection with the SR 97 mainline, in the southern part of Bainbridge. It heads northeast, curves to the northwest and curves back to the northeast to meet its northern terminus, an intersection with US 84 BUS/SR 38 BUS in the western part of the city.^[2]

Faceville spur route

State Route 97 Spur (SR 97 Spur) begins at an intersection with the SR 97 mainline, southwest of Faceville. It heads northwest and ends at a barricade, just shy of the shores of Lake Seminole.^[3]

References

1 2 3 Google (October 19, 2012). "Route of SR 97" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
1 2 Google (October 19, 2012). "Route of SR 97 Connector" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
1 2 Google (October 19, 2012). "Route of SR 97 Spur" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 19, 2012.

External links

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[Google-1] 1 2 3 Google (October 19, 2012). "Route of SR 97" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 19, 2012.

[Google2-2] 1 2 Google (October 19, 2012). "Route of SR 97 Connector" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 19, 2012.

[Google3-3] 1 2 Google (October 19, 2012). "Route of SR 97 Spur" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 19, 2012.