Georgia State Route 28
State Route 28 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Georgia. It exists in two distinct segments separated by the northern segment of South Carolina Highway 28, which connects the two segments. The southern segment is entirely within the Augusta metropolitan area. The northern segment is located in the northeastern corner of the Chattooga River District of the Chattahoochee–Oconee National Forest. SR 28 consists of Georgia's segments of a multi-state Route 28 that includes two segments of SC 28 and one segment of North Carolina Highway 28. The northern segment is a south-to-north highway and the roadway it uses is unnamed. However, the southern segment is a west-to-east highway, and the roads it uses are known as Furys Ferry Road from the Furys Ferry Bridge at the South Carolina state line to the intersection with SR 104 Conn. in Augusta, Washington Road in the northern part of Augusta, John C. Calhoun Expressway, Greene Street, 5th Street, and Broad Street in downtown Augusta, and Sand Bar Ferry Road in the northeastern part of Augusta.
The southern segment was formerly SR 52. The northern segment was formerly SR 65 until 1932 and then SR 105 until 1937. In 1937, both SR 105 and SR 52 were redesignated as SR 28. It also used the entire length of Broad Street until after the completion of the John C. Calhoun Expressway. The portion of SR 28 between 15th Street and 13th Street was proposed as SR 736 before the John C. Calhoun Expressway was extended along SR 736's path, and SR 28 was shifted onto it.
Route description
Southern segment
SR 28's southern segment begins where SC 28 meets the state line on the Furys Ferry Bridge, northwest of Martinez. It travels through rural areas of Columbia County and passes Jones Creek Golf Course before entering Martinez. There, SR 28 passes by West Lake Country Club and continues to the southeast. After that, it enters Richmond County and the city limits of Augusta. Approximately after an intersection with SR 104 is an intersection with the eastern terminus of SR 104 Conn.. Here, SR 28 takes on the Washington Road name. Just under later, is an interchange with Interstate 20. Then, it curves to the east-southeast. It skirts along the northeastern part of Augusta National Golf Club, where the Masters Tournament is held every spring. After that, SR 28 curves to the south-southeast. At a partial interchange with the western terminus of Broad Street, the Washington Road name ends and the John C. Calhoun Expressway designation begins. The expressway skirts along the southwestern and southern edges of Lake Olmstead. It travels under Milledge Road and has a split diamond interchange with Eve Street and Crawford Avenue. A few hundred feet later, it has a half diamond interchange with 15th Street. The roadway then travels over St. Sebastian Way. After crossing over the Augusta Canal and SR 4, the expressway ends at 12th Street, and SR 28 becomes known as Greene Street. It turns left onto 5th Street and then meets US 25 Bus.. US 25 Bus./SR 28 travel to the southeast on Broad Street. At an interchange with US 1/US 25/US 78/US 278/SR 10/SR 121, US 25 Bus. ends, and SR 28 continues through the Olde Town section of the city. During a slight southerly jog, the local street name transitions to Sand Bar Ferry Road. SR 28 travels to the southeast and has an interchange with I-520 and Laney Walker Boulevard. It curves to the south-southeast and intersects the eastern terminus of Laney Walker Boulevard Extension; then, the road curves to the east and again meets the South Carolina state line, where the road crosses over the Savannah River on the Sand Bar Ferry Bridge and continues, again as the southern segment of SC 28, and retains the Sand Bar Ferry Road name.Northern segment
The northern segment of SR 28 is a highway entirely located in Rabun County. It begins at the South Carolina state line, where the roadway crosses over the Chattooga River on the Russell Bridge into that state. It immediately enters the Chattooga River District of the Chattahoochee–Oconee National Forest in the southeastern part of Rabun County. It heads to the northwest. After a curve to the north-northwest, it begins to parallel West Fork Spring. It curves to the north-northeast, leaves the creek, and enters Pine Mountain. There, it curves to the west-southwest and meets the western terminus of Warwoman Road, which leads to Clayton. It curves back to the north-northeast and generally parallels Low Ground Creek. The highway crosses over the creek and then curves back to the north-northwest. At the western terminus of Firehouse Lane, it passes the Satolah Volunteer Fire Department. It crosses over Old Camp Branch and curves back to the north-northeast. It curves back to the north-northwest and begins paralleling Little Creek. It curves to the northwest and crosses over Big Creek. It curves back to the north-northwest and crosses over Talley Mill Creek and travels through Satolah. The highway continues winding its way to the North Carolina state line. Here, the roadway becomes NC 28.National Highway System
The following portion of SR 28's southern segment are part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense:- From the intersection with SR 104 to the Sand Bar Ferry Bridge at South Carolina state line.