U.S. 84 westbound enters the city of Bainbridge, the county seat of Decatur with 11,922 residents as of the 2000 census. Once in the city, the federal highway partitions into a business loop and freeway bypass. Pictured here is the U.S. 84 turn onto the Bainbridge bypass. U.S. 84 Business & Georgia 38 Business continue straight into downtown along Shotwell Street. Photo taken 02/12/06.
Turning onto the Bainbridge bypass freeway from U.S. 84 westbound. The freeway ends at at-grade intersections with Thomasville Road. A wide grassy median separates the carriageways of the freeway initially and it is unclear if an eastward extension was ever envisioned. Photo taken 02/12/06.
The westbound beginning of U.S. 84 the "Governor Martin Griffin Memorial Bypass". The freeway loops 5.1 miles around the heart of Bainbridge. Photo taken 02/12/06.
The first of five interchanges along the bypass joins U.S. 84 with U.S. 27 (Tallahassee Highway) and U.S. 27 Business (Tallahassee Road). U.S. 27 travels northward from Tallahassee, Havana, and Attapulgus to Bainbridge from the south. The federal highway merges with U.S. 84 along the bypass between south Bainbridge and West Bainbridge. Photo taken 02/12/06.
U.S. 27 Business travels northward from the U.S. 27 and 84 diamond interchange into downtown Bainbridge. The business loop follows Scott Street, Shotwell Street (U.S. 84 Business & Georgia 84 Business), Broad Street (Georgia 97 & 309), Calhoun Street, and Dothan Road. U.S. 27 north and U.S. 84 west meanwhile share pavement on the remainder of the Bainbridge bypass freeway. Photo taken 02/12/06.
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.
