Georgia State Route 201
State Route 201 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by GDOT | ||||
Length | 20.9 mi[1] (33.6 km) | |||
Existed | 1941[2][3]–present | |||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Georgia | |||
Counties | Walker, Whitfield | |||
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State Route 201 (SR 201) is a 20.9-mile-long (33.6 km) state highway in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It travels from Villanow, in Walker County northeast to Varnell, in Whitfield County.
Route description
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Georgia_State_Route_201_in_Villanow%2C_Oct_2016.jpg/220px-Georgia_State_Route_201_in_Villanow%2C_Oct_2016.jpg)
SR 201 begins at an intersection with SR 136 in Villanow. It heads north-northeast, through portions of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, until it enters Whitfield County. The highway continues to the north-northeast, and travels through the unincorporated community of Mt. Vernon. Shortly afterward, SR 201 travels past the western edge of Rocky Face. There, it intersects US 41/US 76/SR 3 (Chattanooga Road), and the four highways travel concurrently north to Tunnel Hill, where SR 201 departs to the northeast, while US 41/US 76/SR 3 continue on Chattanooga Road. Just past the northeastern edge of Tunnel Hill is an interchange with Interstate 75 (I-75; Larry McDonald Memorial Highway). SR 201 continues heading northeast until it meets its northern terminus, an intersection with SR 2 in Varnell.[1]
SR 201 is not part of the National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[4]
History
The roadway that would eventually become SR 201 was established between 1926 and the end of 1929 as part of SR 2, but on a slightly different path, from Villanow to Dalton.[5][6] The next year, this segment's northern end was shifted to the northwest to travel from Villanow to US 41/SR 3 in Tunnel Hill. Its southern part was under construction.[7][8] By the end of 1931, the southern part had completed grading, but no surface course, while the northern part was under construction.[8][9] In February 1932, the southern end was shifted slightly to the west.[10][11] In July of the next year, this entire segment of SR 2 had a "sand clay or top soil" surface.[12][13] Around the middle of 1934, the entire segment had a "completed semi hard surface".[14][15] At the beginning of 1940, SR 158 was established from US 41/SR 3 in Tunnel Hill to SR 71 in Varnell.[16][17] Later that year, the Whitfield County portion of the Villanow–Tunnel Hill segment of SR 2 had a "completed hard surface".[17][18] At the end of 1941, the entire length of SR 158 was redesignated as part of SR 201.[2][3] By the end of 1946, SR 2 in Tunnel Hill was shifted back to Dalton, with the entire segment from Villanow to Dalton hard surfaced.[19][20] By the beginning of 1948, all of SR 201 at the time, except for its northern terminus, had a "sand clay, top soil, or stabilized earth" surface. Its northern terminus was hard surfaced.[20][21] The next year, SR 2 was shifted north. Its segment northeast of Villanow was redesignated as a southern extension of SR 201. The highway's northern segment was replaced by SR 2's new routing, thereby truncationg it to the western part of Varnell.[21][22] In 1953, the segment from Tunnel Hill–Varnell was hard surfaced.[23][24]
Major junctions
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Walker | Villanow | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() | Southern terminus; formerly SR 2 and then SR 143 |
Whitfield | | 11.3 | 18.2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern end of US 41/US 76/SR 3 concurrency |
Tunnel Hill | 14.0 | 22.5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern end of US 41/US 76/SR 3 concurrency | |
| 16.2 | 26.1 | ![]() | I-75 exit 341 | |
Varnell | 20.9 | 33.6 | ![]() | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
Georgia (U.S. state) portal
U.S. roads portal
References
- ^ a b c "Overview map of SR 201" (Map). Google Maps. Google. June 19, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (July 1, 1941). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1942). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ "National Highway System: Georgia" (PDF). Federal Highway Administration. March 25, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1926). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1929). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (June 1930). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (November 1930). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1932). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (February 1932). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (March 1932). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (July 1933). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (August 1933). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (April–May 1934). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1, 1934). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1940). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (April 1, 1940). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1, 1940). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1945). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (1946). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved March 28, 2017. (Corrected to November 7, 1946.)
- ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (1948). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved March 28, 2017. (Corrected to February 28, 1948.)
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (1949). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved March 28, 2017. (Corrected to April 1, 1949.)
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1953). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved March 28, 2017. (Corrected to January 1, 1953.)
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (1953). State Highway System and Other Principal Connecting Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved March 28, 2017. (Corrected to September 1, 1953.)
External links
- Georgia Roads (Routes 201 - 220)
- Georgia State Route 201 on State-Ends.com