State Route 325 (SR 325) is an
arc-shaped state highway
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completely within the
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest in
Union County in the extreme
northern part of the
U.S. state of
Georgia. It hugs the western and northern shores of
Lake Nottely
Lake Nottely (also called Nottely Reservoir) is one of many reservoirs of the Tennessee Valley Authority. It is located entirely in Union County, Georgia in the United States and within the Chatahoochee-Oconee National Forests. Formed in 1942 by t ...
, and is known as Nottely Dam Road for its entire length.
Route description
SR 325 begins at an
intersection
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with
US 76/
SR 2/
SR 515 west of
Blairsville. The highway travels to the northeast, and curves to a roughly northern direction, and crosses over
Odom Creek and passes Confidence Cemetery. At the western terminus of Pat Colwell Road, the highway curves to the northwest. The highway curves to the west and crosses over
Jack Creek. In
Dean Gap, SR 325 begins to curve back to the northwest. Just southeast of the point it curves to the north, it begins to parallel
Low Creek
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. Just northwest of the crossing of
Camp Creek, it curves to the north-northeast. After passing Mt. Zion Cemetery, it passes along the northern edge of the lake. It crosses over
Nottely Dam
Nottely Dam is a hydroelectric and flood storage dam on the Nottely River in Union County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. The dam is owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the early 1940s as a flood control s ...
before reaching its northern terminus, an intersection with
US 19/
US 129/
SR 11 (Murphy Highway) south of the
North Carolina
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state line, in
Ivy Log.
History
SR 325 was first added to the state highway system in 1961 to provide access to Lake Nottely and Nottely Dam. The original route extended from
US 76/
SR 2 (today Blue Ridge Highway) north to
US 19. The road has two segments divided by Pat Colwell Road. North of Pat Colwell Road, the highway was largely constructed by TVA as a loop access road for roads severed by Lake Nottely. Pat Colwell Road was part of this loop constructed around the lake, but it was never a state route.
In 1988, all of SR 325 was transferred to Union County upon completion of the Appalachian Developmental Highway segment that also resulted in the turnback of Old US 76 on what is now Blue Ridge Highway. Local business owners protested the move and petitioned the legislature and Georgia DOT to restore the route. On April 13, 1989 the state restored most of the route except for the portion south of US 76/
SR 515 (APD), which remains a county road. All of SR 325 was also named Nottely Dam Road in 1989.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
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Transportation in Union County, Georgia