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U.S. Route 76 in Georgia

December 15, 2023

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 76 in Georgia. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 76.

U.S. Route 76 (US 76) is a 150.7-mile-long (242.5 km) east–west U.S. highway in the U.S. state of Georgia. It begins at the Tennessee state line, east of Lakeview, Georgia (and in East Ridge, Tennessee), where the roadway continues concurrent with US-41/SR-8 toward Chattanooga. It ends at the South Carolina state line, where US 76 continues toward Anderson. In Georgia, the highway travels within portions of Catoosa, Whitfield, Murray, Gilmer, Fannin, Union, Towns, and Rabun counties. It travels through North Georgia and connects Ringgold, Dalton, Chatsworth, Ellijay, Blue Ridge, Blairsville, and Clayton. Most of the highway is part of the Lookout Mountain Scenic Highway, a highway that travels through northern Georgia and through the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest.

U.S. Highway 76

Route of US 76 in Georgia in red
Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Length150.7 mi[1] (242.5 km)
Existed1926–present
Major junctions
West end US 41 / US 76 / SR 8 at the Tennessee state line in East Ridge
Major intersections I-75 / SR 2 / SR 201 near Ringgold
I-75 / SR 71 / SR 201 near Dalton
US 41 / SR 3 / SR 52 in Dalton
US 411 / SR 2 / SR 61 in Chatsworth
US 411 / SR 61 / SR 282 in Ramhurst
SR 2 / SR 5 / SR 515 in Ellijay
US 19 / US 129 / SR 11 in Blairsville
SR 17 / SR 75 / SR 515 near Young Harris
US 23 / US 441 / SR 15 in Clayton
East end US 76 at the South Carolina state line northwest of Westminster
Location
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountiesCatoosa, Whitfield, Murray, Gilmer, Fannin, Union, Towns, Rabun
Highway system
  • Georgia State Highway System
← SR 75→ SR 76

Route description edit

US 76 traverses the northern part of the state and passes through the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest and Georgia's most mountainous region. US 76 passes through Catoosa, Whitfield, Murray, Gilmer, Fannin, Union, Towns, and Rabun counties.

The following portions of US 76 in Georgia are part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense:

  • From I-75 southeast of Ringgold to about Tunnel Hill
  • From I-75 in the northwestern part of Dalton to the eastern end of the US 23/US 441 concurrency in Clayton.[2][3][4] This includes the entire length of SR 282, which is completely concurrent with US 76 from an intersection with US 411/SR 61 and the southern terminus of Smyrna–Ramhurst Road East in Ramhurst to an intersection with SR 5/SR 515 and the northern terminus of First Avenue in East Ellijay.

History edit

1920s edit

The road that would eventually be designated as US 76 was established at least as early as 1919 as part of SR 3 from the Tennessee state line to Dalton, and SR 2 from Dalton to Clayton, and possibly farther to the east.[5] Georgia's 1921 state map didn't show the Chatsworth–Blairsville segment of SR 2. However, it did show SR 2 on a proposed path from Clayton to Pine Mountain. It also showed SR 65 proposed along the current path of SR 28 from Pine Mountain to the South Carolina state line.[5][6] By the end of 1926, SR 2 was paved from Blue Ridge to a point about halfway between there and Blairsville. Also, the proposed section, east of Clayton, was removed from the map[6][7]

1930s edit

By the beginning of 1932, SR 3 was paved from the Tennessee state line to Dalton. US 41 was established along this segment. SR 2 was paved from Blairsville to Hiawassee. SR 2 was built from Chatsworth to Ellijay. SR 5 was designated along the Ellijay–Blue Ridge segment.[8][9] In January, SR 2/SR 5 were paved from about Cherry Log to Blue Ridge.[9][10] By August, SR 2 was built from Clayton to the South Carolina state line on its current alignment.[11][12] By January 1935, US 76 was designated along SR 2 from Chatsworth to Blairsville and from just east of Hiawassee to Clayton. It is unclear if US 76 was designated between Blairsville and the Hiawassee area or east of Clayton.[13][14] Between July and October, US 76/SR 2/SR 5 were paved from Ellijay to Cherry Log.[15][16] By October 1936, US 76/SR 2 were paved from Dalton to Chatsworth.[17][18] At the end of the year, there were two small sections of US 76/SR 2 just west of Blairsville and just west of Clayton, that were paved.[18][19] By the middle of January 1938, a very small section, in the vicinity of Lake Burton, was paved.[20][21] The middle of the next year had the section of US 76/SR 2 from the Fannin–Union county line to Blairsville was paved.[22][23] Later that year, a small section of US 76/SR 2, from just east of Lake Burton to Clayton, was paved.[23][24]

1940s edit

In the beginning of 1940, the paved section near Lake Burton was expanded slightly.[25][26] By October, US 76/SR 2 were paved from east of the location of the current SR 197 intersection to Clayton.[26][27] At the end of the year, US 76/SR 2 were paved from Hiawassee to the approximate location of where the Appalachian Trail crosses the highway today.[27][28] In 1946, US 76 was designated along SR 2 from Dalton to Chatsworth.[29][30] By the middle of 1948, SR 2 was paved from Clayton to about halfway between there and the South Carolina state line.[30][31] The beginning of the next year found US 76 was designated along the section of SR 3 from Ringgold to Dalton. SR 2 was moved to an alignment near the Tennessee state line, traveling through modern-day Varnell and Crandall. SR 52 took its place between Dalton and Ellijay (it already was concurrent with SR 3 from the Ringgold area to Dalton and SR 5 from Ellijay to Blue Ridge). The entire section of US 76/SR 52, from Chatsworth to Ellijay, was paved.[31][32]

1950s to 1980s edit

 
US Route 76 in Whitfield County, Georgia

By the end of 1950, US 76/SR 2 were paved from Hiawassee to just east of the Towns–Rabun county line. Also, SR 2 was paved from Clayton to the South Carolina state line.[32][33] By the middle of 1954, the entire length of roadway, from Tennessee to South Carolina, was paved.[34][35] 1957 found SR 282 built along the current path of US 76, but only from the Murray–Gilmer county line to Ellijay.[36][37] By 1966, US 76 was designated along US 41/SR 3 from Tennessee to Dalton.[38][39] In 1969, SR 282 was extended west to an intersection with US 411/SR 61 southeast of Ramhurst.[40][41] In 1971, US 76/SR 52 were rerouted west of Chatsworth. Before, they bypassed Spring Place. Northwest of the town, they were routed south into town and entered Chatsworth farther south than it previously did. The former route was redesignated as SR 52 Connector.[42][43] In 1981, US 76 was rerouted between Chatsworth and Ellijay. In Chatsworth, US 76 turned south-southeast, along US 411/SR 61. In Ramhurst, it turned east onto a slightly re-routed SR 282 and followed that route to Ellijay.[44][45] In 1987, US 76/SR 2 between Hemp and Blairsville was routed on a farther-north, and more direct, path.[46][47] In 1989, SR 515 was signed along US 76 from East Ellijay to northeast of Young Harris, as it is today.[48][49]

Major intersections edit

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Catoosa​0.00.0 
  
  US 41 north / US 76 west (Ringgold Road / SR 8 north) – Chattanooga		Tennessee state line; northern terminus of SR 3; north end of SR 3 concurrency; southern terminus of SR 8; south end of SR 8 concurrency
​0.71.1 
  SR 146 west (Cloud Springs Road) – Rossville		Eastern terminus of SR 146
Ringgold6.310.1 
  SR 2 west (Battlefield Parkway) – Fort Oglethorpe		West end of SR 2 concurrency
7.011.3 
  
  SR 151 south to I-75 – LaFayette		West end of SR 151 concurrency
7.812.6 
 
  
 
  
  US 41 Truck south / US 76 Truck east / SR 151 north (Tennessee Street)		East end of SR 151 concurrency; northern terminus of US 41 Truck; western terminus of US 76 Truck
 
 
  
 
  
  US 41 Truck north / US 76 Truck west / SR 151 Spur north (Evitt Street)		Southern terminus of US 41 Truck and SR 151 Spur; eastern terminus of US 76 Truck
Stone Church10.216.4 
  SR 2 east		East end of SR 2 concurrency
Sugartown11.218.0  I-75 (SR 401) – Atlanta, ChattanoogaI-75 exit 345
WhitfieldTunnel Hill15.224.5 
  SR 201 north (Tunnel Hill Church Street) – Varnell		West end of SR 201 concurrency
Rocky Face17.628.3 
  SR 201 south (Lafayette Road) – Mount Vernon, Villanow		East end of SR 201 concurrency
Dalton20.132.3  I-75 (SR 401) – Chattanooga, AtlantaI-75 exit 336
22.636.4 
  SR 71 north (Cleveland Highway) – Cohutta, Dalton		Southern terminus of SR 71
​26.142.0 
  
  
  
 
  US 41 south / SR 3 south (South Dalton Bypass) / SR 52 west (Walnut Avenue) to I-75 south – Dalton		East end of US 41/SR 3 concurrency; west end of SR 52 concurrency
​27.544.3 
  SR 286 east (Lower Dawnville Road) – Dawnville, Eton		Western terminus of SR 286
Murray​29.647.6 
  SR 52 Alt. east – Fort Mountain State Park		Western terminus of SR 52 Alt.
Chatsworth31.350.4  SR 225 – Cleveland, Calhoun, Vann House Historic Site
34.455.4 
  
  
  US 411 north / SR 2 west / SR 61 north (North Third Avenue) – Eton		West end of US 411/SR 61 and SR 2 concurrencies
35.857.6 
  
  
  SR 2 east / SR 52 east / SR 52 Alt. west (Fort Street) – Dalton, Ellijay, Fort Mountain State Park, Vann House Historic Site		East end of SR 2 and SR 52 concurrencies
Ramhurst41.066.0 
  
  US 411 south / SR 61 south (SR 282) – Cartersville, Fairmount		East end of US 411/SR 61 concurrency; west end of SR 282 concurrency
​43.670.2Old Highway 411
GilmerEast Ellijay 
  SR 2 west		West end of SR 2 concurrency
60.998.0 
  
  SR 5 south / SR 515 south (SR 282)		East end of SR 282 concurrency; west end of SR 5/SR 515 concurrency
see SR 515 (mile 24.9-75.0)
Towns​111.1178.8 
  
  SR 17 north / SR 515 north (Hayesville Road) – Hayesville NC		East end of SR 515 concurrency; west end of SR 17 concurrency
Friendship113.3182.3 
  SR 288 east – Lake Chatuge Recreation Area		Western terminus of SR 288
Hiawassee115.3185.6 
  SR 75 north (Bellcreek Road) – Franklin, NC		West end of SR 75 concurrency
​118.4190.5 
  SR 288 west – Lake Chatuge Recreation Area		Eastern terminus of SR 288
Macedonia118.6190.9 
  
  SR 17 south / SR 75 south (Unicoi Turnpike) – Helen, Brasstown Bald, Gainesville, Cleveland, Unicoi State Park		East end of SR 17 and SR 75 concurrencies
Rabun​131.4211.5 
  SR 197 south – Clarkesville, Helen, Moccasin Creek State Park, Unicoi State Park		Northern terminus of SR 197
Clayton142.4229.2 
  
  
  US 23 north / US 441 north / SR 15 north – Mountain City, Dillard, Franklin, NC		West end of US 23/US 441/SR 15 concurrency
142.7229.7 
  
  
  US 23 south / US 441 south / SR 15 south – Tallulah Falls, Clarkesville		East end of US 23/US 441/SR 15 concurrency
​150.7242.5 
  US 76 east – Westminster		South Carolina state line; eastern terminus of SR 2; east end of SR 2 concurrency
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Google (February 16, 2013). "U.S. Route 76 in Georgia" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
  2. ^ National Highway System: Georgia (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 8, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  3. ^ National Highway System: Chattanooga, TN--GA (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 10, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  4. ^ National Highway System: Dalton, GA (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 9, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  5. ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (1920). System of State Aid Roads as Approved Representing 4800 Miles of State Aid Roads Outside the Limits of the Incorporated Towns (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  6. ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (1921). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  7. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1926). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  8. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1929). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  9. ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1932). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  10. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (February 1932). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  11. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (May 1932). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  12. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (August 1932). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  13. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1, 1934). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  14. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1935). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  15. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (July 1, 1935). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  16. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1, 1935). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  17. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (July 1, 1936). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  18. ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1, 1936). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  19. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1937). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  20. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1, 1937). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  21. ^ Georgia State Highway Board (January 1, 1938). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  22. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (September 1, 1938). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  23. ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (July 1, 1939). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  24. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1, 1939). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  25. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1940). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  26. ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (April 1, 1940). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  27. ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1, 1940). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  28. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1941). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  29. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1945). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  30. ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (1946). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved May 15, 2014. (Corrected to November 7, 1946.)
  31. ^ 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 May 15, 2014. (Corrected to February 28, 1948.)
  32. ^ 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 May 15, 2014. (Corrected to April 1, 1949.)
  33. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (1950). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved May 15, 2014. (Corrected to August 1, 1950.)
  34. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (1953). State Highway System and Other Principal Connecting Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved May 15, 2014. (Corrected to September 1, 1953.)
  35. ^ 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 May 15, 2014. (Corrected to June 1, 1954.)
  36. ^ 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 May 15, 2014. (Corrected to June 1, 1955.)
  37. ^ 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 May 15, 2014. (Corrected to July 1, 1957.)
  38. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (1964). (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2014. (Corrected to June 1, 1963.)
  39. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1966). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  40. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1969). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  41. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1970). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  42. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1971). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  43. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1972). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  44. ^ Georgia Department of Transportation (1981). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1981–1982 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  45. ^ Georgia Department of Transportation (1982). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  46. ^ Georgia Department of Transportation (1988). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1988–1989 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  47. ^ Georgia Department of Transportation (1988). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1988–1989 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  48. ^ Georgia Department of Transportation (1990). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1990–1991 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  49. ^ Georgia Department of Transportation (1990). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1990–1991 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 16, 2014.

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This article is about the section of U S Route 76 in Georgia For the entire route see U S Route 76 U S Route 76 US 76 is a 150 7 mile long 242 5 km east west U S highway in the U S state of Georgia It begins at the Tennessee state line east of Lakeview Georgia and in East Ridge Tennessee where the roadway continues concurrent with US 41 SR 8 toward Chattanooga It ends at the South Carolina state line where US 76 continues toward Anderson In Georgia the highway travels within portions of Catoosa Whitfield Murray Gilmer Fannin Union Towns and Rabun counties It travels through North Georgia and connects Ringgold Dalton Chatsworth Ellijay Blue Ridge Blairsville and Clayton Most of the highway is part of the Lookout Mountain Scenic Highway a highway that travels through northern Georgia and through the Chattahoochee Oconee National Forest U S Highway 76Route of US 76 in Georgia in redRoute informationMaintained by GDOTLength150 7 mi 1 242 5 km Existed1926 presentMajor junctionsWest endUS 41 US 76 SR 8 at the Tennessee state line in East RidgeMajor intersectionsI 75 SR 2 SR 201 near Ringgold I 75 SR 71 SR 201 near Dalton US 41 SR 3 SR 52 in Dalton US 411 SR 2 SR 61 in Chatsworth US 411 SR 61 SR 282 in Ramhurst SR 2 SR 5 SR 515 in Ellijay US 19 US 129 SR 11 in Blairsville SR 17 SR 75 SR 515 near Young Harris US 23 US 441 SR 15 in ClaytonEast endUS 76 at the South Carolina state line northwest of WestminsterLocationCountryUnited StatesStateGeorgiaCountiesCatoosa Whitfield Murray Gilmer Fannin Union Towns RabunHighway systemUnited States Numbered Highway SystemList Special DividedGeorgia State Highway SystemInterstate US State Special SR 75 SR 76 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 2 1 1920s 2 2 1930s 2 3 1940s 2 4 1950s to 1980s 3 Major intersections 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksRoute description editThis section has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it May 2014 This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources U S Route 76 in Georgia news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message US 76 traverses the northern part of the state and passes through the Chattahoochee Oconee National Forest and Georgia s most mountainous region US 76 passes through Catoosa Whitfield Murray Gilmer Fannin Union Towns and Rabun counties The following portions of US 76 in Georgia are part of the National Highway System a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation s economy mobility and defense From I 75 southeast of Ringgold to about Tunnel Hill From I 75 in the northwestern part of Dalton to the eastern end of the US 23 US 441 concurrency in Clayton 2 3 4 This includes the entire length of SR 282 which is completely concurrent with US 76 from an intersection with US 411 SR 61 and the southern terminus of Smyrna Ramhurst Road East in Ramhurst to an intersection with SR 5 SR 515 and the northern terminus of First Avenue in East Ellijay History edit1920s edit The road that would eventually be designated as US 76 was established at least as early as 1919 as part of SR 3 from the Tennessee state line to Dalton and SR 2 from Dalton to Clayton and possibly farther to the east 5 Georgia s 1921 state map didn t show the Chatsworth Blairsville segment of SR 2 However it did show SR 2 on a proposed path from Clayton to Pine Mountain It also showed SR 65 proposed along the current path of SR 28 from Pine Mountain to the South Carolina state line 5 6 By the end of 1926 SR 2 was paved from Blue Ridge to a point about halfway between there and Blairsville Also the proposed section east of Clayton was removed from the map 6 7 1930s edit By the beginning of 1932 SR 3 was paved from the Tennessee state line to Dalton US 41 was established along this segment SR 2 was paved from Blairsville to Hiawassee SR 2 was built from Chatsworth to Ellijay SR 5 was designated along the Ellijay Blue Ridge segment 8 9 In January SR 2 SR 5 were paved from about Cherry Log to Blue Ridge 9 10 By August SR 2 was built from Clayton to the South Carolina state line on its current alignment 11 12 By January 1935 US 76 was designated along SR 2 from Chatsworth to Blairsville and from just east of Hiawassee to Clayton It is unclear if US 76 was designated between Blairsville and the Hiawassee area or east of Clayton 13 14 Between July and October US 76 SR 2 SR 5 were paved from Ellijay to Cherry Log 15 16 By October 1936 US 76 SR 2 were paved from Dalton to Chatsworth 17 18 At the end of the year there were two small sections of US 76 SR 2 just west of Blairsville and just west of Clayton that were paved 18 19 By the middle of January 1938 a very small section in the vicinity of Lake Burton was paved 20 21 The middle of the next year had the section of US 76 SR 2 from the Fannin Union county line to Blairsville was paved 22 23 Later that year a small section of US 76 SR 2 from just east of Lake Burton to Clayton was paved 23 24 1940s edit In the beginning of 1940 the paved section near Lake Burton was expanded slightly 25 26 By October US 76 SR 2 were paved from east of the location of the current SR 197 intersection to Clayton 26 27 At the end of the year US 76 SR 2 were paved from Hiawassee to the approximate location of where the Appalachian Trail crosses the highway today 27 28 In 1946 US 76 was designated along SR 2 from Dalton to Chatsworth 29 30 By the middle of 1948 SR 2 was paved from Clayton to about halfway between there and the South Carolina state line 30 31 The beginning of the next year found US 76 was designated along the section of SR 3 from Ringgold to Dalton SR 2 was moved to an alignment near the Tennessee state line traveling through modern day Varnell and Crandall SR 52 took its place between Dalton and Ellijay it already was concurrent with SR 3 from the Ringgold area to Dalton and SR 5 from Ellijay to Blue Ridge The entire section of US 76 SR 52 from Chatsworth to Ellijay was paved 31 32 1950s to 1980s edit nbsp US Route 76 in Whitfield County GeorgiaBy the end of 1950 US 76 SR 2 were paved from Hiawassee to just east of the Towns Rabun county line Also SR 2 was paved from Clayton to the South Carolina state line 32 33 By the middle of 1954 the entire length of roadway from Tennessee to South Carolina was paved 34 35 1957 found SR 282 built along the current path of US 76 but only from the Murray Gilmer county line to Ellijay 36 37 By 1966 US 76 was designated along US 41 SR 3 from Tennessee to Dalton 38 39 In 1969 SR 282 was extended west to an intersection with US 411 SR 61 southeast of Ramhurst 40 41 In 1971 US 76 SR 52 were rerouted west of Chatsworth Before they bypassed Spring Place Northwest of the town they were routed south into town and entered Chatsworth farther south than it previously did The former route was redesignated as SR 52 Connector 42 43 In 1981 US 76 was rerouted between Chatsworth and Ellijay In Chatsworth US 76 turned south southeast along US 411 SR 61 In Ramhurst it turned east onto a slightly re routed SR 282 and followed that route to Ellijay 44 45 In 1987 US 76 SR 2 between Hemp and Blairsville was routed on a farther north and more direct path 46 47 In 1989 SR 515 was signed along US 76 from East Ellijay to northeast of Young Harris as it is today 48 49 Major intersections editThis section is missing mileposts for junctions Please help adding them CountyLocationmi 1 kmDestinationsNotesCatoosa 0 00 0 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp US 41 north US 76 west Ringgold Road SR 8 north ChattanoogaTennessee state line northern terminus of SR 3 north end of SR 3 concurrency southern terminus of SR 8 south end of SR 8 concurrency 0 71 1 nbsp nbsp SR 146 west Cloud Springs Road RossvilleEastern terminus of SR 146Ringgold6 310 1 nbsp nbsp SR 2 west Battlefield Parkway Fort OglethorpeWest end of SR 2 concurrency7 011 3 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp SR 151 south to I 75 LaFayetteWest end of SR 151 concurrency7 812 6 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp US 41 Truck south US 76 Truck east SR 151 north Tennessee Street East end of SR 151 concurrency northern terminus of US 41 Truck western terminus of US 76 Truck nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp US 41 Truck north US 76 Truck west SR 151 Spur north Evitt Street Southern terminus of US 41 Truck and SR 151 Spur eastern terminus of US 76 TruckStone Church10 216 4 nbsp nbsp SR 2 eastEast end of SR 2 concurrencySugartown11 218 0 nbsp I 75 SR 401 Atlanta ChattanoogaI 75 exit 345WhitfieldTunnel Hill15 224 5 nbsp nbsp SR 201 north Tunnel Hill Church Street VarnellWest end of SR 201 concurrencyRocky Face17 628 3 nbsp nbsp SR 201 south Lafayette Road Mount Vernon VillanowEast end of SR 201 concurrencyDalton20 132 3 nbsp I 75 SR 401 Chattanooga AtlantaI 75 exit 33622 636 4 nbsp nbsp SR 71 north Cleveland Highway Cohutta DaltonSouthern terminus of SR 71 26 142 0 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp US 41 south SR 3 south South Dalton Bypass SR 52 west Walnut Avenue to I 75 south DaltonEast end of US 41 SR 3 concurrency west end of SR 52 concurrency 27 544 3 nbsp nbsp SR 286 east Lower Dawnville Road Dawnville EtonWestern terminus of SR 286Murray 29 647 6 nbsp nbsp SR 52 Alt east Fort Mountain State ParkWestern terminus of SR 52 Alt Chatsworth31 350 4 nbsp SR 225 Cleveland Calhoun Vann House Historic Site34 455 4 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp US 411 north SR 2 west SR 61 north North Third Avenue EtonWest end of US 411 SR 61 and SR 2 concurrencies35 857 6 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp SR 2 east SR 52 east SR 52 Alt west Fort Street Dalton Ellijay Fort Mountain State Park Vann House Historic SiteEast end of SR 2 and SR 52 concurrenciesRamhurst41 066 0 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp US 411 south SR 61 south SR 282 Cartersville FairmountEast end of US 411 SR 61 concurrency west end of SR 282 concurrency 43 670 2Old Highway 411GilmerEast Ellijay nbsp nbsp SR 2 westWest end of SR 2 concurrency60 998 0 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp SR 5 south SR 515 south SR 282 East end of SR 282 concurrency west end of SR 5 SR 515 concurrencysee SR 515 mile 24 9 75 0 Towns 111 1178 8 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp SR 17 north SR 515 north Hayesville Road Hayesville NCEast end of SR 515 concurrency west end of SR 17 concurrencyFriendship113 3182 3 nbsp nbsp SR 288 east Lake Chatuge Recreation AreaWestern terminus of SR 288Hiawassee115 3185 6 nbsp nbsp SR 75 north Bellcreek Road Franklin NCWest end of SR 75 concurrency 118 4190 5 nbsp nbsp SR 288 west Lake Chatuge Recreation AreaEastern terminus of SR 288Macedonia118 6190 9 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp SR 17 south SR 75 south Unicoi Turnpike Helen Brasstown Bald Gainesville Cleveland Unicoi State ParkEast end of SR 17 and SR 75 concurrenciesRabun 131 4211 5 nbsp nbsp SR 197 south Clarkesville Helen Moccasin Creek State Park Unicoi State ParkNorthern terminus of SR 197Clayton142 4229 2 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp US 23 north US 441 north SR 15 north Mountain City Dillard Franklin NCWest end of US 23 US 441 SR 15 concurrency142 7229 7 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp US 23 south US 441 south SR 15 south Tallulah Falls ClarkesvilleEast end of US 23 US 441 SR 15 concurrency 150 7242 5 nbsp nbsp US 76 east WestminsterSouth Carolina state line eastern terminus of SR 2 east end of SR 2 concurrency1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi Concurrency terminusSee also edit nbsp Georgia U S state portal nbsp U S roads portal Special routes of U S Route 76References edit a b Google February 16 2013 U S Route 76 in Georgia Map Google Maps Google Retrieved February 16 2013 National Highway System Georgia PDF Map Federal Highway Administration May 8 2019 Retrieved August 14 2019 National Highway System Chattanooga TN GA PDF Map Federal Highway Administration May 10 2019 Retrieved August 14 2019 National Highway System Dalton GA PDF Map Federal Highway Administration May 9 2019 Retrieved August 14 2019 a b State Highway Department of Georgia 1920 System of State Aid Roads as Approved Representing 4800 Miles of State Aid Roads Outside the Limits of the Incorporated Towns PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia Retrieved May 15 2014 a b State Highway Department of Georgia 1921 System of State Roads PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia Retrieved May 15 2014 State Highway Department of Georgia October 1926 System of State Roads PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia Retrieved May 15 2014 State Highway Department of Georgia October 1929 System of State Roads PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia Retrieved May 15 2014 a b State Highway Department of Georgia January 1932 System of State Roads PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia Retrieved May 15 2014 State Highway Department of Georgia February 1932 System of State Roads PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia Retrieved May 15 2014 State Highway Department of Georgia May 1932 System of State Roads PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia Retrieved May 15 2014 State Highway Department of Georgia August 1932 System of State Roads PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia Retrieved May 15 2014 State Highway Department of Georgia October 1 1934 System of State Roads PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia Retrieved May 15 2014 State Highway Department of Georgia January 1 1935 System of State Roads PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia Retrieved May 15 2014 State Highway Department of Georgia July 1 1935 System of State Roads PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia Retrieved May 15 2014 State Highway Department of Georgia October 1 1935 System of State Roads PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia Retrieved May 15 2014 State Highway Department of Georgia July 1 1936 System of State Roads PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia Retrieved May 15 2014 a b State Highway Department of Georgia October 1 1936 System of State Roads PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia Retrieved May 15 2014 State Highway Department of Georgia January 1 1937 System of State Roads PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia Retrieved May 15 2014 State Highway Department of Georgia October 1 1937 System of State Roads PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia Retrieved May 15 2014 Georgia State Highway Board January 1 1938 System of State Roads PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia OCLC 5673161 Retrieved May 15 2014 State Highway Department of Georgia September 1 1938 System of State Roads PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia OCLC 5673161 Retrieved May 15 2014 a b State Highway Department of Georgia July 1 1939 System of State Roads PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia OCLC 5673161 Retrieved May 15 2014 State Highway Department of Georgia October 1 1939 System of State Roads PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia OCLC 5673161 Retrieved May 15 2014 State Highway Department of Georgia January 1 1940 System of State Roads PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia OCLC 5673161 Retrieved May 15 2014 a b State Highway Department of Georgia April 1 1940 System of State Roads PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia OCLC 5673161 Retrieved May 15 2014 a b State Highway Department of Georgia October 1 1940 System of State Roads PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia OCLC 5673161 Retrieved May 15 2014 State Highway Department of Georgia January 1 1941 System of State Roads PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia OCLC 5673161 Retrieved May 15 2014 State Highway Department of Georgia January 1 1945 System of State Roads PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia OCLC 5673161 Retrieved May 15 2014 a b State Highway Department of Georgia 1946 System of State Roads PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia OCLC 5673161 Retrieved May 15 2014 Corrected to November 7 1946 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 May 15 2014 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 May 15 2014 Corrected to April 1 1949 State Highway Department of Georgia 1950 System of State Roads PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia OCLC 5673161 Retrieved May 15 2014 Corrected to August 1 1950 State Highway Department of Georgia 1953 State Highway System and Other Principal Connecting Roads PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia OCLC 5673161 Retrieved May 15 2014 Corrected to September 1 1953 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 May 15 2014 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 May 15 2014 Corrected to June 1 1955 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 May 15 2014 Corrected to July 1 1957 State Highway Department of Georgia 1964 State Highway System PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia Archived from the original PDF on March 4 2016 Retrieved May 15 2014 Corrected to June 1 1963 State Highway Department of Georgia January 1966 Official Highway Map PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia Retrieved May 15 2014 State Highway Department of Georgia January 1969 Official Highway Map PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia Retrieved May 15 2014 State Highway Department of Georgia January 1970 Official Highway Map PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia Retrieved May 15 2014 State Highway Department of Georgia January 1971 Official Highway Map PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia Retrieved May 15 2014 State Highway Department of Georgia January 1972 Official Highway Map PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta State Highway Department of Georgia Retrieved May 15 2014 Georgia Department of Transportation 1981 Official Highway and Transportation Map PDF Map 1981 1982 ed Scale not given Atlanta Georgia Department of Transportation Retrieved May 15 2014 Georgia Department of Transportation 1982 Official Highway and Transportation Map PDF Map Scale not given Atlanta Georgia Department of Transportation Retrieved May 15 2014 Georgia Department of Transportation 1988 Official Highway and Transportation Map PDF Map 1988 1989 ed Scale not given Atlanta Georgia Department of Transportation Retrieved May 15 2014 Georgia Department of Transportation 1988 Official Highway and Transportation Map PDF Map 1988 1989 ed Scale not given Atlanta Georgia Department of Transportation Retrieved May 15 2014 Georgia Department of Transportation 1990 Official Highway and Transportation Map PDF Map 1990 1991 ed Scale not given Atlanta Georgia Department of Transportation Retrieved May 16 2014 Georgia Department of Transportation 1990 Official Highway and Transportation Map PDF Map 1990 1991 ed Scale not given Atlanta Georgia Department of Transportation Retrieved May 16 2014 External links editKML file edit help Template Attached KML U S Route 76 in GeorgiaKML is from Wikidata nbsp Media related to U S Route 76 in Georgia U S state at Wikimedia Commons nbsp U S Route 76Previous state Tennessee Georgia Next state South Carolina Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title U S Route 76 in Georgia amp oldid 1149877128 Ringgold truck route, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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