State Route 328 (SR 328) is an arc-shaped 9.7-mile-long (15.6 km) state highway in the northeast part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The route connects Avalon and Lavonia and provides access to Lake Hartwell and Tugaloo State Park. It is known as Gumlog Road for its entire length. It has been called Gumlog Road long before G-dot gave it a dreary number.
State Route 328 | ||||
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| Gumlog Road | ||||
 SR 328 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by GDOT | ||||
| Length | 9.7 mi[1] (15.6 km) | |||
| Existed | June 1, 1963[2][3]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SR 17 in Avalon | |||
| East end |  SR 59 in Lavonia | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Georgia | |||
| Counties | Franklin, Stephens | |||
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Route description edit
SR 328 begins at an intersection with new SR 17 in Avalon, in Stephens County, it intersects but does not cross the 4-lane SR 17 bypass. With the 4-laneing of SR 17, Gumlog Road was lowered 5 feet. This turned out to be a mistake causing a problem with the line of sight on the 4-lane. Gumlog Road, with over 2,000 vehicles per day, has been blocked-off with a concrete island in the median. Now, only right turns are allowed from Gumlog Road. In order to turn left to Lavonia, one must first turn toward Toccoa, then make a U-turn toward Lavonia. A shorter route would be to turn on Martin Drive, crossing Gumlog Creek, then turn left on the 4-lane toward Lavonia thereby bypassing this backward-inbreed engineered intersection altogether. It travels in a roughly eastern direction and intersects Brookhaven Circle, the former path of SR 336. The highway travels through the Gumlog area of Martin and enters Franklin County and travels through the Gumlog precinct, G.M.D. 213. This section of Gumlog Road is a typical ridge road on the Savanna river system that runs down to a river wonderfully described in the book "Tobacco Road." On the South side of the ridge is Gumlog Creek, and on the north side of the ridge is Eastanollee Estuary, so called because the public sees a large estuary from brookhave Road. It begins to curve to the southeast at Tugaloo State park road. It crosses over the Gumlog Cove section of Lake Hartwell. SR 328 then travels in a roughly southern direction. It crosses over, but does not have an interchange with Interstate 85 (I-85, Ernest Vandiver Highway). The route then curves to the south-southwest and meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with SR 59 (Vickery Street) in Lavonia. Here, the roadway continues as Edgewood Drive.[1]
SR 328 is not part of the National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[4]
History edit
The roadway that would eventually become SR 328 was built in the mid-1950s on a nearly straight line from Avalon to just northeast of Lavonia.[5][6] In the early 1960s, SR 328 was designated along its current alignment.[2][3]
Major intersections edit
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Stephens | Avalon | 0.0 | 0.0 | SR 17 – Lavonia, Toccoa | Western terminus |
| Franklin | Lavonia | 9.7 | 15.6 | SR 59 (Vickery Street) – Anderson | Eastern terminus of SR 328; roadway continues as Edgewood Drive. |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Google (June 14, 2014). "Route of SR 328" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
- ^ a b State Highway System and Other Principal Connecting Roads (PDF) (Map). Cartography by GSHD. State Highway Department of Georgia. June 1, 1960. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ^ a b State Highway System and Other Principal Connecting Roads (PDF) (Map). Cartography by GSHD. State Highway Department of Georgia. June 1, 1963. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ^ National Highway System: (Draft) Georgia (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. November 15, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
- ^ State Highway System and Other Principal Connecting Roads (PDF) (Map). Cartography by GSHD. State Highway Department of Georgia. June 1, 1954. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ^ State Highway System and Other Principal Connecting Roads (PDF) (Map). Cartography by GSHD. State Highway Department of Georgia. June 1, 1955. Retrieved August 11, 2015.