State Route 255 (SR 255) is a S-shaped

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located in the

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section of the U.S. state of

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. It travels through

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and Habersham counties.

Route description

SR 255 begins at an

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with SR 115 (Clarkesville Highway) east of

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, in White County. The route heads northeast, and crosses over Blue Creek and travels through Batesville. Farther to the east, it passes New Blue Creek Cemetery and intersects SR 384 (Duncan Bridge Road). It then crosses over Brasstown Creek shortly before it crosses over

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and enters Habersham County. Just after the county line, SR 255 crosses over Amys Creek and meets SR 17 (Unicoi Turnpike). The two highways share a

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, heading in a northwestern direction. During the concurrency, SR 17/SR 255 intersect SR 255 Alt. (Ben T. Huiet Highway) and cross Maudlin Mill, Car, and

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s before they reach Sautee Nacoochee. At Maudlin Mill Creek, they cross back into White County. There, SR 255 splits to the north. Just prior to curving to the northeast, the route crosses over Ben Creek, and just after that curve, it crosses over Bean Creek and enters Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest. Northeast of Bean Creek, SR 255 intersects Sky Lake Road, which leads to Sky Lake. Just after Sky Lake Road, the highway has a second crossing over Chickamauga Creek. It heads to the east, and re-enters Habersham County, at the same time exiting the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest. A short while afterward, SR 255 has a second intersection with SR 255 Alt. Just northeast of that intersection, the route re-enters the Chattahoochee–Oconee National Forest. The highway heads north-northeast to meet its northern terminus, an intersection with SR 197 in Batesville. SR 255 travels through the historic

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. No section of SR 255 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

SR 255 was established in 1949 along an alignment from Sautee to Batesville. In 1953, a section from Sautee to just inside the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest was paved. By 1960, the entire route from Sautee to Batesville was paved, and the section from the current western terminus to the southern intersection with SR 17 was paved. It is unknown if the concurrency with SR 17 existed at this time.

Major intersections

Habersham County alternate route

State Route 255 Alternate (SR 255 Alt.) is a

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for SR 255. Its route is shorter and more direct than the mainline, and bypasses the

, and

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of Sautee. The highway is entirely within Habersham County. None of SR 255 Alt. that is included as a part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility and defense. SR 255 Alt. was established between 1960 and 1963 on the same routing as today.

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