The Savannah River Parkway is a four-lane divided highway that roughly parallels the

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in the

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, that exists in two distinct segments. The roadway is being considered for inclusion as part of Interstate 3 (I-3), which ultimately is planned to travel from Savannah to

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Route description

Western branch

The western branch follows US 25/ US 301/ SR 73 from

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south-southwest of

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into the southern parts of the city. It then follows US 25 Byp./ SR 67 Byp. around the western edge of the city, then US 25/ US 80/ SR 26/ SR 67 northwest to Hopeulikit, where US 80/SR 26 leave the roadway. The highway travels to the north-northwest to Millen, picking up SR 121 and SR 23 along the way.

Eastern branch

The eastern branch begins at an as-yet undetermined point in downtown

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. It follows SR 21 out of the city. It has an interchange with

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and follows SR 21 northwest to Millen.

Combined segment

In Millen, both branches merge and follow US 25/SR 121 northward to an interchange with

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in Augusta. They continue on to the point where US 25/SR 121 begin a concurrency with US 1/ US 78/ US 278/ SR 10 (

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Future

The Savannah River Parkway is proposed to be included in the future I-3, which has been planned to connect the

and

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metropolitan areas.

References

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External links

Savannah River Parkway Fact Sheet on Georgia Department of Transportation website

2005 SAFETEA-LU legislation from the Library of Congress

Roads in Georgia (U.S. state) Savannah metropolitan area Streets and parkways in the Augusta metropolitan area Proposed state highways in the United States Parkways in the United States Freeways in the United States