State Route 251 (SR 251) is a 13.5-mile-long (21.7 km) south–north state highway located in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It travels entirely within McIntosh County.
 State Route 251 | ||||
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 SR 251 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by GDOT | ||||
| Length | 13.5 mi[1] (21.7 km) | |||
| Existed | 1949[2][3]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |    I-95 BL / US 17 / SR 25 north of Darien | |||
 I-95 / I-95 BL northwest of Darien | ||||
| North end |  SR 57 in Townsend | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Georgia | |||
| Counties | McIntosh | |||
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Route description
editSR 251 begins at an intersection with I-95 Bus./US 17/SR 25 just north of Darien. Here, the roadway continues as Dunbar Street. The highway heads northwest, passing the Darien Inland Harbor Campground. It then has an interchange with Interstate 95 (I-95) northwest of the city. Here, I-95 Bus. reaches its northern terminus. Just past I-95 is access to the Preferred Outlets at Darien, an outlet mall. The highway then turns north, traveling through rural areas of the county, until it meets its northern terminus, an intersection with SR 57 in Townsend. Here, the roadway continues as Old Townsend Road.[1]
No section of SR 251 is part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility and defense.[4]
History
editSR 251 was established in 1949 along an alignment from its current southern terminus north-northwest and then northwest of the city, to what is now the unincorporated community of Cox.[2][3] In 1955, a short section from Darien to northwest of I-95 was paved.[5][6] By 1963, the road's entire route was paved.[7][8] By 1979, the road was moved to, and paved along its current alignment.[9][10]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in McIntosh County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.0 | 0.0 |  I-95 BL south / US 17 / SR 25 (North Way) / Dunbar Street – Brunswick, Savannah | Southern terminus; southern end of I-95 Bus. concurrency | |
| | 1.1 | 1.8 |  I-95 (SR 405) / I-95 BL ends – Brunswick, Savannah | Northern end of I-95 Bus. concurrency; northern terminus of I-95 Bus.; I-95 exit 49 | |
| Townsend | 13.5 | 21.7 | SR 57 / Old Townsend Road – Eulonia, Ludowici | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Overview map of SR 251" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
- ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (1948). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved February 24, 2013. (Corrected to February 28, 1948.)
- ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (1949). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved February 24, 2013. (Corrected to April 1, 1949.)
- ^ "National Highway System: Georgia" (PDF). United States Department of Transportation. May 8, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (1954). State Highway System and Other Principal Connecting Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved February 16, 2013. (Corrected to June 1, 1954.)
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (1955). State Highway System and Other Principal Connecting Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved February 16, 2013. (Corrected to June 1, 1955.)
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (1960). State Highway System and Other Principal Connecting Roads (PDF) (Map) (1960–1961 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved February 16, 2013. (Corrected to June 1, 1960.)
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (1963). State Highway System and Other Principal Connecting Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved February 16, 2013. (Corrected to June 1, 1963.)
- ^ Georgia Department of Transportation (January 1977). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1977–1978 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
- ^ Georgia Department of Transportation (January 1978). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1978-79 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 24, 2013.