Georgia State Route 208

{{Short description|State highway in Georgia, United States}}

{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2018}}

{{Infobox road

|state = GA

|type = GA

|route = 208

|map={{maplink-road|from=Georgia State Route 208.map}}

|map_custom=yes

|map_notes =Georgia State Route 208 highlighted in red

|length_mi = 43.2

|length_round = 1

|length_ref={{Google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=GA-208+E&daddr=32.660325,-84.3552348+to:GA-208+E%2FE+Old+Wire+Rd&hl=en&ll=32.639375,-84.541168&spn=0.615216,0.883026&sll=32.652962,-84.298782&sspn=0.153781,0.220757&geocode=Far_8gEdeCTx-g%3BFWVb8gEdXtf4-ik_oqzC9HPziDGNx5WbtJ97fg%3BFTFA8gEdbor7-g&dirflg=h&mra=dpe&mrsp=1&sz=12&via=1&t=m&z=10|title=Route of SR 208|accessdate=June 18, 2013}}

|established =

|direction_a = West

|terminus_a = {{Jct|state=GA|US|27|SR|1}} near Hamilton

|junction = {{jct|state=GA|US-Alt|27|SR|85}} in Waverly Hall
{{jct|state=GA|US|80|SR|22|SR|41}} in Talbotton
{{jct|state=GA|US|19|SR|3}} north of Butler

|direction_b = East

|terminus_b = {{Jct|state=GA|SR|137}} northeast of Butler

|counties = Harris, Talbot, Taylor

|previous_type = GA

|previous_route= 207

|next_type = GA

|next_route = 209

}}

State Route 208 (SR 208) is a {{convert|43.2|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} state highway located in the west-central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It runs east from a point between Columbus and Hamilton. It passes through Harris County, Talbot County, and Taylor County.

Route description

SR 208 begins at an intersection with US 27/SR 1, south-southeast of Hamilton. It heads southeast to Waverly Hall, where it intersects US 27 Alternate/SR 85 (Warm Springs Road). Northeast of Waverly Hall, it enters Talbot County and meets SR 36. About {{convert|5|mi|km}} before entering Talbotton, it intersects SR 315 (Ellerslie Highway). In Talbotton, the road briefly runs concurrent with US 80/SR 22/SR 41. At the eastern end of the concurrency, SR 208 runs concurrent with SR 90. To the east, it enters Taylor County and intersects US 19/SR 3, north of Butler. SR 208 continues east to its eastern terminus at SR 137, northeast of Butler.

SR 208 is not part of the National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.{{cite web|title=National Highway System: Georgia|url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/georgia/ga_georgia.pdf|format=PDF|publisher=United States Department of Transportation|date=May 8, 2009|access-date=June 18, 2013}}

Major intersections

{{jcttop|state=GA|length_ref=}}

{{GAint

|county=Harris

|cspan=2

|location=none

|mile=0.0

|road={{jct|state=GA|US|27|SR|1|city1=Columbus|location2=Pine Mountain}}

|notes=Western terminus}}

{{GAint

|location=Waverly Hall

|mile=7.8

|road={{jct|state=GA|US-Alt|27|SR|85|name2=Warm Springs Road|city1=Columbus|city2=Manchester}}

|notes=}}

{{GAint

|county=Talbot

|cspan=5

|location=none

|mile=9.6

|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|36|city1=Woodland}}

|notes=Southern terminus of SR 36}}

{{GAint

|location=none

|mile=15.6

|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|315|dir1=south|name1=Ellerslie Highway|city1=Ellerslie}}

|notes=Northern terminus of SR 315}}

{{GAint

|location=Talbotton

|lspan=3

|mile=19.8

|type=concur

|road={{jct|state=GA|US|80|SR|22|SR|41|dir1=east|dir2=east|dir3=north|name3=Washington Avenue|city2=Macon|city3=Manchester}}

|notes=Western end of US 80/SR 22/SR 41 concurrency}}

{{GAint

|mile=20.0

|type=concur

|road={{jct|state=GA|US|80|SR|22|SR|41|SR|90|dir1=west|dir2=west|dir3=south|name3=Washington Avenue|city3=Geneva}}

|notes=Eastern end of US 80/SR 22/SR 41 concurrency; western end of SR 90 concurrency}}

{{GAint

|mile=20.6

|type=concur

|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|90|dir1=east|name1=Clark Street|city1=Junction City}}

|notes=Eastern end of SR 90 concurrency}}

{{GAint

|county=Taylor

|location=none

|cspan=2

|mile=38.7

|road={{jct|state=GA|US|19|SR|3|city2=Butler|city3=Thomaston}}

|notes=}}

{{GAint

|location=none

|mile=43.2

|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|137|city1=Butler|city2=Roberta}}

|notes=Eastern terminus}}

{{jctbtm|keys=concur}}

See also

  • {{portal-inline|Georgia (U.S. state)}}
  • {{portal-inline|U.S. roads}}

References