State Route 371 (SR 371) was a two-lane south-to-north
state highway in
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Forsyth County in the
north-central part of the
U.S. state
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. The highway connected
SR 9 in the south to
SR 20 in the north. SR 371 served as a
connecting route for the
residential neighborhoods between SR 9 and SR 20 to
SR 400, the major north–south commuter route into and out of
Atlanta
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. SR 371's path is known locally as Post Road.
Route description
SR 371 began at an
intersection with
SR 9 (Atlanta Highway) northeast of
Milton and first traveled slightly to the northeast, then bended mostly north through the residential southwestern portion of
Forsyth County, before reaching its northern terminus at
SR 20 (Canton Highway) near the community of Ducktown.
The area around the southern terminus of the highway features
Alpharetta
Alpharetta is a city in northern Fulton County, Georgia, United States, and is a part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2020 US Census, Alpharetta's population was 65,818 The population in 2010 was 57,551.
History
In the 1830s, the Che ...
mailing addresses, with the majority of the route located in the 30040
ZIP code.
While the short highway has little statewide significance, it served as an important connector for local traffic in the area, as well as serving as a part of the commuter feeder route to
SR 400. SR 371 is also utilized as a major school traffic connector for students of all ages, as both Vickery Creek Elementary School and Vickery Creek Middle School are located on the highway itself, and
West Forsyth High School is just off the highway on Kelly Mill Road.
The Georgia Department of Transportation
annual average daily traffic
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(AADT) numbers for the year 2011 show an average of 14,490 vehicles using the southern portion of the highway (between SR 9 and Kelly Mill Road) on a daily basis, with 97% of this traffic made up by personal vehicles.
History
SR 371 was originally a part of
SR 141, which existed among several disconnected segments. The portion that became SR 371 was first designated in 1944, where SR 141 left its concurrency with
US 19/
SR 9 and traveled north to SR 20. From 1944, the route is shown as graded, but not yet surfaced.
It was 1957 before the route, still signed as SR 141, is marked as having been finished with a hard surface.
On June 8, 1971, the route was renumbered as SR 371.
as part of a truncation of SR 141 to south/east of US 19.
SR 369 was another disconnected segment of SR 141 and had been renumbered a year prior when the route was extended west to SR 20 in Cherokee County. In 2020, SR 371 was decommissioned in a mileage swap with nearby Bethelview Road, which became an extension of current SR 141 for some historical irony.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
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Transportation in Forsyth County, Georgia