State Route 296 (SR 296) is a south–north
state highway
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located in the east-central part of the U.S. state of
Georgia
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. It functions like a western
bypass of
Wrens
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. The highway travels from
US 1/
US 221/
SR 4/
SR 17 north of
Louisville
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...
to SR 17 northwest of Wrens.
SR 296 was formerly part of
SR 16, which used to travel southeast of
Warrenton. When SR 16 was shifted southward, it was redesignated as
SR 16 Connector (SR 16 Conn.). The connector, which only existed for about a year, was redesignated as SR 296.
Route description
SR 296 begins at an
intersection
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with US 1/US 221/SR 4/SR 17 approximately north of Louisville, in
Jefferson County. It heads northwest to an intersection with
SR 88/
SR 540 (
Fall Line Freeway
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) approximately southwest of Wrens. Just before that intersection, the highway assumes more of a northerly routing to the town of
Stapleton, where it intersects
SR 102. After leaving Stapleton, SR 296 assumes a more northeasterly routing. After intersecting
SR 80 approximately northwest of Wrens, the route leaves Jefferson County, briefly cutting across the extreme eastern corner of
Glascock County. Shortly after entering
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, the route meets its northern terminus, an intersection with SR 17 approximately northwest of Wrens.
SR 296 mainly serves to connect US 1/US 221/SR 4 and SR 17 with the town of Stapleton. Largely a rural route, SR 296 sees an Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT) of less than 2,000 vehicles.
History
In 1952, the path of
SR 16 southeast of
Warrenton was shifted southward, replacing the path of
SR 16S. The portion from northwest of Wrens to north of Louisville was redesignated as
SR 16 Conn. The next year, the path of SR 16 Conn. was redesignated as SR 296.
Major intersections
See also
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References
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Transportation in Jefferson County, Georgia
Transportation in Glascock County, Georgia
Transportation in Warren County, Georgia