What was the point of flipping US 82 and 84 in Georgia?

[bugo]

To purposely cause confusion? I can't think of any good reason to do it.

[adventurernumber1]

Now that I think about it I ask myself that same question. I looked up some stuff:

Quote from the "US 82 in Georgia" page on Wikipedia:

In 1989, the sections of US 82 and US 84 east of Waycross were swapped, presumably to make travel less confusing for drivers.

Now that's pure irony 

But I think I can kind of understand how it'd be less confusing for travelers. Since currently US 82 & US 84 are both just one road through Waycross (that meaning theyre both one stretch of pavement for the most part, with no turns to continue on the route). That wouldn't be the case before the swapping happened. I guess that does help in that situation.

[NE2]

To straighten out the corridors, duh.

[Mapmikey]

Another theory is that the switch kept GA 38 with US 84 everywhere and GA 50 (now 520) with US 82 everywhere.

Mapmikey

[Tom958]

To straighten out the corridors, duh.

Indeed. Next question: Why doesn't US 84 continue toward Savannah via GA 196 and US 17 instead of veering southeastward?

EDIT: And on a semi-related question, wassup with this versus this? Google must be having a bad hair day.

[SSF]

Tom-what are you questioning on the google links? The time difference is realistic given the almost 200 miles between Tallahassee and Pensacola.

[Tom958]

Tom-what are you questioning on the google links? The time difference is realistic given the almost 200 miles between Tallahassee and Pensacola.

Look at the routes. The first link is Pensacola-Savannah, the second option (of course, the first option is all Interstate). It does an efficient jog northeastward from I-10 to join US 84, which it then follows through Jesup and Hinesville, then via GA 196, US 17 and I-95 to Savannah. So far, so good.

But the second link, Tallahassee to Savannah follows the same route from Tallahassee as far as Blackshear, GA, then veers crazily inland to Jesup and Hinesville and ends up entering Savannah via I-16.

That was yesterday. Google Tallahassee to Savannah today, get something different. 

 

[NE2]

But the second link, Tallahassee to Savannah follows the same route from Tallahassee as far as Blackshear, GA, then veers crazily inland to[sic] Jesup and Hinesville and ends up entering Savannah via I-16.

Uh. That's because you dragged the line to near Claxton.

[Tom958]

I fucking give up.