U.S. Route 84 (US 84) is a
U.S. Highway
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in the U.S. state of
Georgia
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, is also signed as State Route 38 for its entire length in Georgia. After entering Georgia from
Alabama
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west-northwest of
Jakin, the highway travels through the southern portion of the state, meeting its eastern terminus at
Interstate 95 (I-95) east of
Midway. US 84 through Georgia is also known as the Wiregrass Georgia Parkway.
Route description
After entering the state from Alabama, US 84/SR 38 travels east through
Donalsonville to
Bainbridge. The highways travel around the city to the south on a
freeway
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bypass,
cosigned with
US 27/
SR 1. The highway continues east through
Cairo
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to
Thomasville, where it bypasses downtown to the north and east,
concurrent
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with
US 319 and
SR 35, then
US 19/
SR 3/
SR 300. The highway then continues east to
Quitman, where it becomes concurrent with
US 221/
SR 76/
SR 333 to the east, past its
interchange with
Interstate 75 (I-75), to
Valdosta
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. In Valdosta, US 221 departs, and US 84/SR 38 continues east-northeast to
Waycross, where it is briefly concurrent with
US 1,
US 23,
US 82,
SR 4, and
SR 520. US 84/SR 38 continues northeast from Waycross, traveling through
Blackshear before arriving in
Jesup. In Jesup, the highway becomes concurrent with
US 25,
US 301, and
SR 23 northeast to
Ludowici
Ludowici is a city in Long County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,703 at the 2010 census and an estimated 2,221 in 2018. The city is the county seat of Long County. It is a part of the Hinesville-Fort Stewart metropolitan statisti ...
. In Ludowici, US 25, US 301, and SR 23 depart to the northwest, and US 84/SR 38 continues northeast to
Hinesville
Hinesville is a city in Liberty County, Georgia, United States, located on the Atlantic coastal plain. The population was 33,437 at the 2010 census and an estimated 33,273 in 2019. The city is the county seat of Liberty County. It is the princ ...
. In Hinesville, the highway becomes concurrent with
SR 196, and takes a drastic turn to the east. A short distance later, SR 196 departs, and US 84/SR 38 continues east to their eastern terminus at exit 76 on
I-95
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east of Midway. Here, the roadway continues as Islands Highway.
US 84 is a very significant route in southern Georgia. Almost all of the route sees an Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT) of 5,000 vehicles or more, and the AADT exceeds 20,000 vehicles in and around Waycross and Hinesville. Because of this, most of the route is a multi-lane divided highway, especially west of Valdosta.
The entire length of US 84 in Georgia 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.
History
Formerly, US 84 met its eastern terminus at US 17/SR 25 west of
Brunswick, while US 82 followed the present alignment of US 84 to Midway. However, with the realignment of highways near Waycross, the terminus of the two highways were swapped. In addition, a segment of the highway between
Boston
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and
Quitman was relocated to a more northerly routing in 1966, with the former routing being renumbered as State Route 364. SR 364 was decommissioned in 1982.
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Major intersections
Special routes
SR 38 Spur (Cairo)
State Route 38 Spur (SR 38 Spur) is a short west–east spur route
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in Cairo
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connecting SR 93/ SR 111 in downtown with the US 84/SR 38 mainline in the eastern part of the city.
SR 38 Connector (Hinesville)
State Route 38 Connector (SR 38 Conn.) is a short west–east connecting route of SR 38. It connects SR 119 on the Hinesville
Hinesville is a city in Liberty County, Georgia, United States, located on the Atlantic coastal plain. The population was 33,437 at the 2010 census and an estimated 33,273 in 2019. The city is the county seat of Liberty County. It is the princ ...
–Fort Stewart
Fort Stewart is a United States Army post in the U.S. state of Georgia. It lies primarily in Liberty and Bryan counties, but also extends into smaller portions of Evans, Long and Tattnall counties. The population was 11,205 at the 2000 census. Th ...
line with US 84/SR 38/ SR 196 in northeast Hinesville just west of the Hinesville– Flemington line. It is known as General Stewart Way for its entire length. The entire length of SR 38 Conn. is part of the National Highway System.
See also
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* Special routes of U.S. Route 84
References
External links
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