Georgia State Route 204

State Route 204 Spur
Location	Savannah
Length	7.2 mi[3] (11.6 km)
Existed	1989–2020

State Route 204
Route information
	Maintained by GDOT
Length	32.4 mi[1] (52.1 km)
Major junctions
West end	US 280 / SR 30 east of Pembroke
	I-95 southwest of Savannah; US 17 / SR 25 southwest of Savannah;
East end	SR 21 in Savannah
Location
Counties	Bryan, Chatham
Highway system

State Route 204 (SR 204) is a 32.4-mile-long (52.1 km) state highway in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It runs from a point east of Pembroke and ends in Savannah. Its routing is located within portions of Bryan and Chatham counties.

GA SR 204 crossing the Ogeechee River as seen from the Bryan County side

Route description

SR 204 begins at an intersection with US 280/SR 30 in Lanier, Georgia. It heads east through Ellabell, Georgia. It curves to the southeast and parallels the northeastern part of Fort Stewart. It has an interchange with Interstate 95 (I-95), followed by an intersection with US 17/SR 25 (Ocean Highway), an interchange with King George Boulevard, and an interchange with the Veterans Parkway (also known as the Southwest Bypass) southwest of Savannah, in Georgetown. It curves to the northeast and meets Montgomery Cross Road (former SR 204 Spur). It then continues northeast to an intersection with SR 21 (DeRenne Avenue), which leads to I-516. Then, it meets US 80/SR 26 (Victory Drive). A short distance later, it turns left onto 37th Street, and follows that until it meets its eastern terminus, an interchange with I-16/US 17.[1]

The highway is two lanes as it travels east through rural Bryan County and the Ellabell community. Once it crosses the Ogeechee River and enters Chatham County, the highway becomes known as Fort Argyle Road. Development is more noticeable as one travels east, and there is a large collection of businesses catering to travelers at the interchange with I-95. It is at this interchange that the highway changes from two lanes to four divided lanes. Traffic is often quite heavy as SR 204 is the major route from I-95 into the busy south side of Savannah. Though SR 204 is known as Abercorn Expressway as it enters Savannah, it is not a freeway until after it passes through a signal at Grove Point Road. While there is a grade separated interchange at US 17/SR 25, there is a at-grade signalized intersection at Grove Point Road, which can cause traffic delays, as it continues closer to Savannah, it becomes a true freeway with an intersection at King George Boulevard (which used to be a signal), where the highway becomes six lanes divided, and another intersection with Veterans Parkway. The speed limit is 45 miles per hour (72 km/h).The route enters Savannah city limits as it crosses the Forest River. At the signaled intersection with Rio Road, adjacent to the Savannah Mall, the highway loses its controlled access. As the route continues through the south side of Savannah it has an interchange where the Harry S. Truman Parkway begins. SR 204 reaches its eastern terminus at the southern terminus SR 21 (DeRenne Ave).

National Highway System

The west–east portion of SR 204 east of I-95 is the only part of the road that is included within the National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[2]

Miscellaneous notes

In Savannah, SR 204 is a very major and heavily traveled surface arterial road and is known as Abercorn Expressway or Abercorn Street.

History

The portion of the route running along Abercorn Street was previously numbered as State Route 359.

SR 204 used to have its eastern terminus at a partial interchange with I-16. SR 204 continued to follow Abercorn Street north from DeRenne Ave for several blocks to its intersection with 37th Street. Here, it turned left and followed 37th Street, a four lane divided surface arterial, west for a number of blocks. Just west of its intersection with Bulloch Street, SR 204 curved right to follow the short 37th Street Connector, which leads to I-16/US 17, and thus the former end of State Route 204.[1] The former portion of SR 204 was turned over to local control from the state highway system when the Georgia Dept of Transportation (GDOT), the City of Savannah, and Chatham County agreed to add the Jimmy Deloach Parkway (extending SR 17) to the state highway system. The change went into effect February 17, 2020.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Bryan	Lanier	0.0	0.0	US 280 / SR 30 to I-16 – Pembroke, Savannah	Western terminus
Chatham		19.4	31.2	I-95 (SR 405) – Brunswick, Florence	I-95 exit 94
	Georgetown	21.2	34.1	US 17 (Coastal Highway / Ocean Highway / SR 25) – Bamboo Farm and Coastal Gardens	Interchange
				King George Boulevard	Interchange
				Veterans Parkway	Interchange; southern terminus of Veterans Parkway
	Georgetown–Savannah line			Anne O. Mueller Bridge	Crossing over Forest River
	Savannah			Harry S. Truman Parkway	Southern terminus of Harry S. Truman Parkway
	Savannah	32.4	52.1	SR 21 (East DeRenne Avenue) to I-516 / W.F. Lynes Parkway	Eastern terminus of SR 204; southern terminus of SR 21
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Savannah spur route

State Route 204 Spur (SR 204 Spur) was a spur route of SR 204 that connected the mainline to Skidaway Island. SR 204 Spur first appeared on maps in 1990.[4] Segments of SR 204 Spur are named East Montgomery Cross Road, Waters Avenue, Whitfield Avenue, Diamond Causeway, and Tidewater Way.[3] SR 204 Spur was removed from the state highway system when the Georgia Dept of Transportation (GDOT), the City of Savannah, and Chatham County agreed to add the Jimmy DeLoach Parkway (extending SR 17) to the state highway system. The decommissioning went into effect February 17, 2020.

SR 204 Spur was not part of the National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[2]

The entire route was in Chatham County.

Location	mi[3]	km	Destinations	Notes
Savannah	0.0	0.0	SR 204 (Abercorn Street)	Western terminus
			Harry S. Truman Parkway – St. Joseph's Hospital, Medical College of Georgia	Interchange
Skidaway Island	7.2	11.6	Tidewater Way south / Green Island Road south / McWhorter Drive north – UGA Marine Ext. Service Aquarium	Eastern terminus of SR 204 Spur; northern terminus of Tidewater Way and Green Island Road; southern terminus of McWhorter Drive
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Google (June 18, 2013). "Route of SR 204" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
"National Highway System: Georgia" (PDF). United States Department of Transportation. May 8, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
Google (June 19, 2013). "Overview map of SR 204 Spur" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
Georgia Department of Transportation (1990). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1990–1991 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation.

External links

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[Google-1] Google (June 18, 2013). "Route of SR 204" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 18, 2013.

[NHS_Georgia-2] "National Highway System: Georgia" (PDF). United States Department of Transportation. May 8, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2013.

[Google_Spur-3] Google (June 19, 2013). "Overview map of SR 204 Spur" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 19, 2013.

[4] Georgia Department of Transportation (1990). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1990–1991 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation.