State Route 262 (SR 262) is a 44.4-mile-long (71.5 km) L-shaped state highway located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It travels within portions of within Decatur and Mitchell counties, and skims the border of Grady County.
 State Route 262 | ||||
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 SR 262 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by GDOT | ||||
| Length | 44.4 mi[1] (71.5 km) | |||
| Existed | 1949[2][3]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   US 27 / SR 1 southeast of Attapulgus | |||
| North end |  SR 93 southwest of Pelham | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Georgia | |||
| Counties | Decatur, Mitchell, Grady. | |||
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Route description
editSR 262 begins at an intersection with US 27/SR 1 (Tallahassee Highway) southeast of Attapulgus, in Decatur County. Here, US 27/SR 1 south almost immediately enter Florida and head toward Tallahassee.[1]
SR 262 heads to the northeast and then swings around to the northwest and the north-northwest. It intersects Wautauga Road, which heads southwest to Attapulgus. It then passes Conyers Cemetery and heads north to Lake Douglas Road, where the route turns to the east. Northeast of Lake Douglas Road is Hines Perkins Road, which heads east-southeast and enters Grady County and leads to Nickleville. The route then curves back to the west and turns north just before Cedar Grove Cemetery. Farther to the north, in Climax, SR 262 has a short concurrency with US 84/SR 38 (Thomasville Road) and crosses a CSX Transportation railroad line. Just northeast of Climax is Fleatown Cemetery. Farther to the north, SR 309 (Old Pelham Road) west and Mars Hill Church Road east. The highway heads nearly due north to an intersection with SR 97 (Vada Road) south. Here, SR 97 and SR 262 from a brief concurrency into the unincorporated community of Vada, where SR 262 splits onto a nearly due east route along the Decatur-Mitchell County line. Not much farther to the east, the road runs along the Grady-Mitchell County line, and it intersects the route of former SR 179. Then, it continues to the eastto SR 112 just before it curves to the northeast to meet its northern terminus, an intersection with SR 93 southwest of Pelham.[1]
No section of SR 262 is part of the National Highway System.[4]
History
editSR 262 was established in 1949 along an alignment from Vada to its northern terminus.[2][3] In 1950, that entire section was paved.[3][5] By 1960, the route was designated and paved along the section from the southern terminus to Vada.[6][7]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Decatur | | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 27 / SR 1 (Tallahassee Highway) – Tallahassee, Florida, Bainbridge | Southern terminus |
| Climax | 14.7 | 23.7 |    US 84 west / SR 38 west (Thomasville Road) | Southern end of US 84/SR 38 concurrency | |
| 15.0 | 24.1 |  US 84 east / SR 38 east (Thomasville Road) | Northern end of US 84/SR 38 concurrency | ||
| | 23.2 | 37.3 |   SR 309 south (Old Pelham Road) – Bainbridge | Northern terminus of SR 309; western terminus of Mars Hill Church Road | |
| | 28.5 | 45.9 |  SR 97 south (Vada Road) – Bainbridge | Southern end of SR 97 concurrency | |
| Decatur–Mitchell county line | Vada | 29.5 | 47.5 |  SR 97 north – Hopeful | Northern end of SR 97 concurrency |
| Grady–Mitchell county line | | 38.6 | 62.1 |  SR 112 – Cairo, Camilla | |
| Mitchell | | 44.4 | 71.5 | SR 93 – Cairo, Pelham | Northern terminus |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d "Overview map of SR 262" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 19, 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 19, 2013. (Corrected to February 28, 1948.)
- ^ a b c 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 19, 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 19, 2013.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (1950). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved February 19, 2013. (Corrected to August 1, 1950.)
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (1957). State Highway System and Other Principal Connecting Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved February 19, 2013. (Corrected to July 1, 1957.)
- ^ 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 19, 2013. (Corrected to June 1, 1960.)
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