Georgia State Route 273

State Route 273 (SR 273) is a 17.2-mile-long (27.7 km) west-east state highway located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It travels within Early and Miller counties.

State Route 273
Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Length	17.2 mi[1] (27.7 km)
Existed	1950[2][3]–present
Major junctions
West end	SR 273 Spur / SR 370 southwest of Cedar Springs
	SR 39 east of Cedar Springs
East end	SR 91 southwest of Colquitt
Location
Counties	Early, Miller
Highway system
Georgia State Routes Interstate U.S. State Special ← SR 272 → SR 274

Route description

SR 273 begins at an intersection with SR 273 Spur and SR 370 southwest of Cedar Springs. The highway heads northeast to Cedar Springs and then heads east to an intersection with SR 39 just before entering Miller County. It then heads east-southeast to meet its eastern terminus, an intersection with SR 91 southwest of Colquitt. Here, the roadway continues as Cypress Creek Road.[1][4]

There is no section of SR 273 that is included as a part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility and defense.[5]

History

SR 273 was established in 1950 along an alignment from US 84/SR 38 in Jakin, Georgia northeast to SR 39 near the unincorporated community of Killarney.[2][3] By 1969, SR 273 was moved to the same alignment as it travels today.[6][7]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Early	​	0.0	0.0	SR 273 Spur west / SR 370 (Great Southern Highway)	Western terminus of SR 273; eastern terminus of SR 273 Spur
	​	8.1	13.0	SR 39 (Lucile Highway) – Donalsonville, Blakely
Miller	​	17.2	27.7	SR 91 – Donalsonville, Colquitt	Eastern terminus; roadway continues as Cypress Creek Road.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Early County spur route

State Route 273 Spur
Location	Rural Early County
Length	1.6 mi[8] (2.6 km)
Existed	1985[9][10]–present

State Route 273 Spur (SR 273 Spur) is a 1.6-mile-long (2.6 km) spur route that exists entirely within the west-central part of Early County.

The spur route begins just east of the Chattahoochee River, at an entrance to a Georgia-Pacific plant. The highway travels on a nearly due east routing until it meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with the SR 273 mainline and SR 370 southwest of Cedar Springs.[8]

There is no section of SR 273 Spur that is included as a part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility and defense.[5]

The roadway that would eventually become SR 273 Spur was built between June 1963 and the end of 1966 as an unnumbered road west-southwest from Cedar Springs.[11][12] In 1967, SR 363 Spur was designated on this road.[13][6] In 1985, when SR 363 and SR 363 Spur were decommissioned, SR 273 was extended west-southwest of Cedar Springs. This replaced the eastern part of SR 363 Spur. What was the western part was redesignated as SR 273 Spur.[9][10]

The entire route is in Early County.

Location	mi[8]	km	Destinations	Notes
​	0.0	0.0	Georgia-Pacific plant entrance	Western terminus
​	1.6	2.6	SR 273 east / SR 370 (Great Southern Highway)	Eastern terminus of SR 273 Spur; western terminus of SR 273
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

•  Georgia (U.S. state) portal
•  U.S. roads portal

References

1. Google (February 15, 2013). "Overview map of SR 273" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
2. State Highway Department of Georgia (1949). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved February 15, 2013. (Corrected to April 1, 1949.)
3. State Highway Department of Georgia (1950). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved February 15, 2013. (Corrected to August 1, 1950.)
4. Georgia Department of Transportation (2011). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (2011–2012 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. § C14. OCLC 770217845.
5. National Highway System: Georgia (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. December 2003. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
6. State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1968). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
7. State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1969). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
8. Google (February 15, 2013). "Overview map of SR 273 Spur" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
9. Georgia Department of Transportation (1984). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1984–1985 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
10. Georgia Department of Transportation (1986). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1986–1987 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
11. State Highway Department of Georgia (1963). State Highway System and Other Principal Connecting Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved April 11, 2017. (Corrected to June 1, 1963.)
12. State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1966). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
13. State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1967). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved April 11, 2017.

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