Jimmy DeLoach Parkway

Jimmy DeLoach Parkway
Major junctions
From US 80 / SR 26 in Bloomingdale
  I-95 in Savannah
To SR 21 Alt. (Jimmy DeLoach Connector) in Port Wentworth
Location
Counties Chatham
Highway system
  • Georgia State Routes

Jimmy DeLoach Parkway is a parkway in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is located a few miles northwest of the main part of Savannah. It is a road that links US 80/SR 26 in Bloomingdale and SR 21 Alt. in Port Wentworth. It also has an interchange with Interstate 95 (I-95). It was named after a politician from the Savannah area.[1][2]

James "Jimmy" DeLoach was a Democrat. He served three terms as Mayor of Garden City from 1973 to 1979. In 1980, he was elected to a four-year term as Chatham County Commissioner for District 7.[3] He was re-elected in 1984[4] and 1988.[5] He did not run for re-election in 1992. His son Eddie, whom is a Republican , succeeded him; and went on to become the 66th Mayor of Savannah,Ga. [6]

Route description

The parkway starts at an at-grade intersection with US 80/SR 26. The highway then heads northeast, coming to more at-grade intersections with Towler Road and Seregenti Boulevard. It then comes to an interchange with exit 106 on Interstate 95 (I-95). The highway then heads east, crossing over SR 21. Turning south, it then has an interchange with SR 21 Alternate (SR 21 Alt.; Jimmy DeLoach Connector). Here, the parkway's mainline ends, and the roadway continues as SR 21 Alt. (Jimmy DeLoach Connector).

History

Between the beginning of 1986 and the beginning of 1990, the roadway that would eventually become part of the parkway was established as Godley Road between US 80/SR 26 in the northern part of Bloomingdale to SR 21/SR 30 in the central part of Port Wentworth.[7][8] By the beginning of 1993, a revamping of this road was proposed from SR 17 in the southwestern part of Bloomingdale to SR 21/SR 30 just north of its eastern terminus.[8][9] However, by the beginning of 1997, this plan was canceled.[9][10]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Chatham County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Bloomingdale US 80 / SR 26Western terminus
Savannah I-95 (SR 405)I-95 exit 106
Port Wentworth SR 21 Alt. (Jimmy DeLoach Connector south)Eastern terminus of Jimmy DeLoach Parkway; northern terminus of Jimmy DeLoach Connector; Sonny Dixon Interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

  • U.S. Roads portal
  • Georgia (U.S. state) portal

References

  1. ↑ "Parkway Opens in Port Wentworth". West Chatham News & Features. May 15–22, 2002.
  2. ↑ "Fatal Wreck on Jimmy Deloach". WTOC-TV. January 22, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ Savannah Morning News. November 5, 1980. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ Savannah Morning News. November 7, 1984. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ Savannah Morning News. November 9, 1988. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ Greg Bluestein,“ Change sweeps into Savannah toppling Democratic stronghold”, “Atlanta Journal Constitution’’
  7. ↑ Georgia Department of Transportation (1986). General Highway Map: Chatham County, Georgia (Map). Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation – via GDOT Maps.
  8. 1 2 Georgia Department of Transportation (1990). General Highway Map: Chatham County, Georgia (Map). Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation – via GDOT Maps.
  9. 1 2 Georgia Department of Transportation (1993). General Highway Map: Chatham County, Georgia (Map). Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation – via GDOT Maps.
  10. ↑ Georgia Department of Transportation (1997). General Highway Map: Chatham County, Georgia (Map). Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation – via GDOT Maps.

Further reading

  • Carr Mayle, Mary (October 17, 2013). "Governor Breaks Ground for $73 Million Port Connector". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  • "Jimmy Deloach Connector Project on Schedule". WJCL. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  • Byron, Clark (June 17, 2012). "Exit 307 Jimmy Deloach Parkway". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  • United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (2006). Cypress Pipeline Project and Phase VII Expansion Project: Environmental Impact Statement. United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission – via Google Books.
  • Buckthorpe, Liz (January 23, 2014). "New interchange proposed for Jimmy DeLoach Parkway". WSAV-TV. Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
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