Georgia State Route 233


State Route 233 is a north–south state highway in the central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It travels through portions of Ben Hill and Wilcox counties.

Route description

SR 233 begins at an intersection with SR 90, northeast of Rebecca in northwestern Ben Hill County. About, it crosses into Wilcox County. A short distance later, it intersects Reeves Farm Road, J.D. Fitzgerald Road, and J.B. McWorther Road in rapid succession, before it intersects Owensboro Road, which leads to Abbeville. Shortly after is Taylor Road and Smitty Road. Just after this, the route begins heading northwest, intersecting Hudson Road, Nelson Keene Road, Crawford Road, and later, County Farm Road /East County Farm Road. Just before entering Rochelle, SR 233 intersects SR 112; they share a concurrency through the city. In Rochelle, the two routes pass local roads that provide access to Wilcox Elementary School and Donnie Clack Stadium. In downtown, they intersect SR 215. The three highways share a very brief concurrency in town. About 5 blocks later, they intersect US 280/SR 30, where SR 215 departs to the west. SR 112/SR 233 depart Rochelle to the north, passing Hawkins Road before splitting. To the northeast, it intersects Brown Water Road, Bruce Road, Hackett Road, Barker Road, McDuffie Road, all in rapid succession. Then, it passes Helms Road, Matthews Road, McGlamry Road, before reaching Cannonsville Road. Farther to the northeast is Dix Road and Jean Arthur Road, and then Connor Road, before reaching its northern terminus, an intersection with US 129/SR 11 in the northeastern part of Wilcox County.
No section of SR 223 is part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility and defense.
File:GA233EndSign-GA90ew.jpg|thumb|Southern terminus of SR 233 with SR 90 in Ben Hill County.

History

The 1944 GDOT map showed that SR 233 was established in 1944 along the same alignment as it runs today, with the portion concurrent with SR 112 being paved. However, the 1946 GDOT map showed that the paved section was only the section from an undetermined point in Rochelle to the northern intersection with SR 112. By 1952, a short section just south of Rochelle was paved. By 1961, the road was paved from its southern terminus to its northern intersection with SR 112. By 1964, the road was paved the rest of its length.

Major intersections