State Route 234 (SR 234) is a east–west
state highway
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located in the
southwestern part of the U.S. state of
Georgia
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. It travels through portions of
Calhoun
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and
Dougherty counties.
Route description
SR 234 begins at an
intersection
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with
SR 45 northeast of
Morgan in Calhoun County. The route runs east, passing Calhoun County Road 45 (Lizard Lope Road, which leads to Conley Cemetery), Calhoun CR 136 (Wildemeade Road), and Calhoun CR 119, before it reaches an intersection with
SR 55, northeast of
Leary. Shortly after SR 55, the route crosses into Dougherty County. Farther to the east, SR 234 intersects Tallahassee Road, which leads to
Sasser. Just before entering
Albany, the road passes Live Oak Elementary School. In downtown Albany, it passes
Darton State College
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. Farther in, it has a very brief
concurrency with
US 19 Business/
US 82 Business/
SR 520 Business. Then, it passes
Albany Technical College
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just before intersections with
SR 62 (Slappey Boulevard) and
SR 91 (Newton Road). SR 91 leads to
Southwest Georgia Regional Airport
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. Just before ending, it crosses over the
Flint River
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. On the eastern edge of Albany it meets its eastern terminus, an
interchange with
US 19/
SR 3/
SR 133/
SR 300. Here, US 19/SR 3/SR 300, as well as SR 133 north, are known as Liberty Expressway, while SR 133 south continues the roadway of SR 234 along Moultrie Road.
No section of SR 234 is part of the
National Highway System.
History
SR 234 was established, and paved, in 1946 along the same alignment as it runs today.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
* {{Commons category-inline
234
Transportation in Calhoun County, Georgia
Transportation in Dougherty County, Georgia