Site Navigation Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee     U.S. Highway 27 Northbound - Georgia U.S. Highway 27 North U.S. 27 north & U.S. 84 west encounter Georgia 309 (West Street) and Georgia 97 (Faceville Highway) at the new interchange. Georgia 97 & 309 overlap through downtown Bainbridge, splitting on their way out of town on respective paths to Faceville and Fowlstown. Photo taken 02/12/06. The on-ramp from Tallahassee Highway forms an auxiliary lane to the split-diamond interchange with Georgia 309 and Georgia 97. Georgia 309 travels Fowlstown Road south from U.S. 27 & 84 6.8 miles to Fowlstown. Georgia 97 meanwhile ventures southwest 11.7 miles to Faceville. Photo taken 02/12/06. U.S. 27 north & U.S. 84 west at the off-ramp to Georgia 309 (West Street). Georgia 309 joins Georgia 97 at Louise Street one block to the north. The tandem travel northward 0.75 miles to junction U.S. 27 Business, 84 Business, and Georgia 1 & 38 Business (Shotwell Street). Photo taken 02/12/06. U.S. 27 & 84 curve northwest toward the partial-cloverleaf interchange with Georgia 97 Connector (Shotwell Street / Old Quincy Road). Georgia 97 Connector provides a bypass route for Georgia 97 into downtown, connecting with Shotwell Street (U.S. 84 Business & Georgia 38 Business) from the southwest. Photo taken 02/12/06. Motorists bound for downtown Bainbridge via U.S. 84 Business & Georgia 38 Business (Shotwell Street) east or Bainbridge State Park depart U.S. 27 north & 84 west. Georgia 97 (Old Quincy Road) otherwise travels 1.3 miles southwest to its merge with Georgia 97 (Faceville Highway). Photo taken 02/12/06. Next in line for U.S. 27 & 84 north and westbound travelers is the Georgia 253 (Spring Creek Road) diamond interchange. Georgia 253 serves the West Bainbridge area. Photo taken 02/12/06. U.S. 27 north & 84 west travel a substandard bridge across the Flint River at Bainbridge. Flint River flows southward to Lake Seminole, joining the Chattahoochee River in Florida to form the Apalachicola River en route to the Gulf of Mexico. Photo taken 02/12/06. Interests to the Bainbridge State Docks along the Flint River should use Georgia 253 (Spring Creek Road) for the nearby facility. Georgia 253 also serves the rural communities of Bethany and Reynoldsville on its westward routing from Bainbridge. Photo taken 02/12/06. Georgia 253 travels 43 miles from the southwestern corner of the state near Lake Seminole to Georgia 91 near Bellview. The state highway travels north through West Bainbridge along Spring Creek Road, Dothan Road (U.S. 27 Business), and Newton Road. Photo taken 02/12/06. U.S. 84 westbound prepares to part ways with U.S. 27 northbound at the final Bainbridge bypass exit. The diamond interchange also represents the return of U.S. 27 Business (Dothan Road) from West Bainbridge. Photo taken 02/12/06. U.S. 84 resumes its westward course to Iron City, Donaldsonville, and Dothan, Alabama. The federal highway is part of the Wiregrass Georgia Parkway. Photo taken 02/12/06. The split of U.S. 84 west from U.S. 27 north. U.S. 27 continues northwest 19 miles to Colquitt, 38 miles to Blakely, and 120 miles to Columbus. U.S. 84 reaches Donaldsonville in 18 miles and Dothan, Alabama in 50 miles. Photo taken 02/12/06. U.S. 27 & Georgia 1 reassurance shields posted after the parting of ways with U.S. 84 west. U.S. 27 & Georgia 1 pass over the Seaboard Coast Railroad line en route to the Decatur County Industrial Air Park area and Eldorendo. Ahead is the intersection with Bethel Road from West Bainbridge. Photo taken 02/12/06. U.S. 27/280 and Georgia 1/520 westbound approaching the cloverleaf interchange of Interstate 185 at Fort Benning. The divided, four-lane expressway departs the military grounds at the southern terminus of the Columbus freeway spur. Photo taken 08/22/03. Entering the Interstate 185 interchange on Victory Drive westbound. Interstate 185 links Fort Benning and Columbus with Interstate 85 and the city of La Grange. The freeway has an urban feel with six lanes and sound barriers along the ten-mile stretch between U.S. 27-280 and U.S. 80 (J.R. Allen Parkway). Photo taken 08/22/03. Shield assembly along U.S. 27/Georgia 1 north and U.S. 280/Georgia 520 west after the highways pass Interstate 185. Georgia 520 receives green and white shields throughout the state of Georgia. The state highway is known as the South Georgia Parkway and ARC Corridor Z (a GRIP corridor). The highway begins at the state line via U.S. 280, linking Columbus with Brunswick and Jekyll Island by way of Albany.1 See www.georgiahighways.8m.com for additional information regarding the Georgia 520 designation. Photo taken 10/15/99. U.S. 27 and Georgia 1 (Veterans Parkway) northbound at the beginning of River Road (Georgia 219) in the city of Columbus. Georgia 219 links U.S. 27 with the U.S. 80 J.R. Allen Parkway (Exit 2 interchange). Photo taken 08/22/03. Sources: 1 - Steve Williams. Page Updated April 20, 2006.