Georgia State Route 339
{{Short description|Highway in Georgia, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{More citations needed|date=June 2014}}
{{Infobox road
|state=GA
|county=Towns
|type=SR
|route=339
|alternate_name=Crooked Creek Road
|map={{maplink-road|from=Georgia State Route 339.map}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=SR 339 highlighted in red
|length_mi=3.52
|length_round=1
|established={{Start date|1963}}
|direction_a=West
|terminus_a={{jct|state=GA|SR|66}} in Alexanders Mill
|direction_b=East
|terminus_b={{jct|state=GA|SR|17|SR|515}} north of Young Harris
|previous_type=SR
|next_type=SR
|previous_route=338
|next_route=340
}}
State Route 339 (SR 339) is a {{convert|3.5|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} state highway completely within Towns County near Young Harris, Georgia, in the North Georgia mountains, just south of the North Carolina state line. It is locally known as Crooked Creek Road.
Route description
SR 339 begins at an intersection with SR 66 in Alexanders Mill. SR 339 travels in an east-northeast direction until it meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with SR 17/SR 515 approximately {{convert|1000|ft|m}} south of the state line. The appropriately named Crooked Creek Road includes a number of sharp curves and turns along its length.
SR 339 is not part of the National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.{{cite map|publisher=Federal Highway Administration|title=National Highway System: (Draft) Georgia|date=November 15, 2013|url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/georgia/ga_georgia.pdf|format=PDF|access-date=June 6, 2014}}
History
SR 339 was built between 1960 and 1963 on its current alignment.{{cite map|publisher=State Highway Department of Georgia|title=State Highway System and Other Principal Connecting Roads|url=http://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/HwyAndTransportationMaps/1961.pdf|format=PDF|date=June 1, 1960|cartography=GSHD|access-date=August 11, 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222123514/http://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/HwyAndTransportationMaps/1961.pdf|archivedate=December 22, 2015|df=}}{{cite map|publisher=State Highway Department of Georgia|title=State Highway System and Other Principal Connecting Roads|url=http://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/HwyAndTransportationMaps/1963.pdf|format=PDF|date=June 1, 1963|cartography=GSHD|access-date=August 11, 2015}} It has seen little change since then, except for shoulder widening.{{citation needed|date=October 2012}}
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Major intersections
{{jcttop|state=GA|county=Towns|length_ref=}}
{{GAint
|location=Alexanders Mill
|mile=0.00
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|66|city1=Young Harris|location2=Warne}}
|notes=Western terminus}}
{{GAint
|location=none
|mile=3.52
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|17|SR|515|location1=Hayesville}}
|notes=Eastern terminus; western terminus of Dockery Street}}
{{jctbtm}}
See also
- {{portal-inline|Georgia (U.S. state)}}
- {{portal-inline|U.S. roads}}
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070921120101/http://www.southeastroads.com/psr/ga339_profile.htm Peach State Roads page on Georgia SR 339, with photos]
- [http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=34.971536~-83.856797&style=h&lvl=14&scene=1915478 Local.live.com aerial view of Georgia SR 339]