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| Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard south at Jones Street, one block from the beginning of Interstate 16 west. MLK Boulevard (formerly Broad Street), along with Montgomery Street, represents the pre-1985 alignment of U.S. 17-80/SR 25-26 between Bay Street and Victory Drive. 01/03/14 |
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| A two lane ramp branches away from Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard south for Interstate 16 west to Pooler, Bloomingdale and Macon. 01/05/19 |
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| Trailblazers for Interstate 95 and Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) accompany the ramp to I-16 west from MLK Boulevard south. A single lane ramp joins the freeway beginning from Taylor Street west here as well. 01/05/19 |
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| Interstate 16 was formally designated the Jim Gillis Historic Savannah Parkway from Savannah west to I-95 in 2003. 01/05/19 |
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| The entirety of I-16 west to Macon doubles as the James Gillis, Sr. Memorial Highway. Gillis was a longtime Georgia Department of Transportation director.1 05/24/19 |
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| The first confirming marker for Interstate 16 precedes the wye interchange with U.S. 17/SR 404 Spur south. 05/24/19 |
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| U.S. 17/SR 404 Spur lead 2.61 miles south from the Eugene Talmadge Bridge over the Savannah River to combine with Interstate 16 west at the half diamond interchange with Gwinnett Street. 01/05/19 |
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| No longer posted, this shield assembly beyond the Gwinett Street entrance ramp acknowledged the overlap of U.S. 17 south with I-16 west. U.S. 17 combines with I-16 west 1.42 miles to I-516 east via Exit 164A. 05/29/05 |
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| I-16 continues eight miles west to Interstate 95 at the city of Pooler. 05/24/19 |
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| SR 404 Spur, which runs concurrent with U.S. 17 south from the South Carolina state line, concludes at the wye interchange with the 37th Street Connector (former SR 204). SR 404 is the unsigned counterpart of I-16 throughout the Peach State. 05/24/19 |
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| I-16/U.S. 17 advance west to a directional cloverleaf interchange (Exits 164B/A) with Interstate 516, U.S. 80, and SR 21-25-26. Bypassing its former route to Downtown Savannah, U.S. 80 overlaps with I-516/SR 21 (Lynes Parkway) for 2.61 miles between Garden City (Exit 7A) and Ogeechee Road (Exit 3). 05/24/19 |
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| The 37th Street Connector (old SR 204) ties into I-16/U.S. 17 west from a left entrance ramp preceding this confirming marker. Residential street grids abut both sides of the elevated freeway along this stretch. 05/24/19 |
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| I-516 was designated in 1985 over what was SR 26 Loop along W.F. Lynes Parkway between DeRenne Avenue in Savannah and Garden City. U.S. 17/SR 25 and U.S. 80/SR 26 were relocated onto their respective overlaps with the freeway at that time. 05/24/19 |
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| Exit 164B departs I-16 west for I-516/U.S. 80-SR 26 west and SR 21/25 north. SR 21 extends from the freeway end northwest to Port Wentworth and Rincon while SR 25 angles north to the Port of Savannah and Houlihan Bridge into South Carolina. U.S. 80/SR 26 branch westward from I-516 to Pooler. 05/24/19 |
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| U.S. 17 turns south alongside I-516/U.S. 80-SR 21 for 1.33 miles from Exit 164A to Ogeechee Road. U.S. 17/SR 25 run southwest from Lynes Parkway to Silk Hope and Richmond Hill while U.S. 80/SR 26 take Ogeechee Road east to Victory Drive through Midtown Savannah. SR 21 concludes three blocks beyond the end of I-516 at SR 204 (Abercorn Street). 05/24/19 |
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| Advancing west, Interstate 16 crosses over the CSX Savannah Yard ahead of a parclo interchange (Exit 162) with Chatham Parkway. 07/25/22 |
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| A hurricane evacuation crossing for I-16 contraflow precedes the Chatham Parkway overpass. 01/05/19 |
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| Chatham Parkway comprises an arterial 2.84 miles south from I-16 to Garrard Avenue at Lamarville and 1.17 miles north to U.S. 80/SR 26 (Louisville Road) at Garden City. 07/25/22 |
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| Chatham Parkway was planned as SR 167, a proposed loop between I-516 (then SR 26 Loop) and U.S. 80 (Louisville Road). A county maintained road, Chatham Parkway serves a number of industrial parks, office parks and car dealerships. 05/24/19, 01/05/19 |
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| GDOT recorded 58,190 vehicles per day (vpd) along I-16 between Exits 162 and 160 in 2012 and 59,600 vpd in 2019. 07/25/22 |
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| SR 307 (Dean Forest Road) meets Interstate 16 at a diamond interchange (Exit 160) in one mile. Construction underway from April 2020 to July 2023 configures Exit 160 into a DDI. 07/25/22 |
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| SR 307 previously represented the main route to Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV). The passenger terminal was relocated in 1994 from Dean Forest Road to Airways Avenue off I-95. 07/25/22 |
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| An 8.47 mile long route, SR 307 (Dean Forest Road) leads north from Exit 160 to SR 25 (Coastal Road) at the Georgia Ports Authority and south to U.S. 17/SR 25 (Coastal Highway) by Silk Hope. 07/25/22 |
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| I-16 west converges with Interstate 95 at Exits 157 B/A in two miles. Started in the first quarter of 2020, construction for the 16@95 Improvement Project through the fourth quarter of 2023 reconfigures the I-16/95 cloverleaf into a half turbine interchange. 07/25/22 |
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| Interstate 16 enters the city limits of Pooler from Exit 160 west to the Little Ogeechee River. 05/24/19 |
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| Interstate 95 travels 111.82 miles through southeast Georgia, mainly accommodating through traffic between Florida and the Northeastern U.S. The entire route in the state was expanded to six overall lanes by December 2010. 07/25/22 |
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| North from Exit 157 B, Interstate 95 serves commuter traffic to Pooler, Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) and Port Wentworth before crossing the Savannah River to Hardeeville, South Carolina. 07/25/22 |
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| Exit 157 B leaves I-16 west for I-95 north toward Florence, South Carolina. Interstate 95 south continues from Pooler to Richmond Hill, Brunswick and Jacksonville, Florida. 07/25/22 |
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| South from Exit 157 A, travelers taking I-95 reach Brunswick in 67 miles and Jacksonville in 127 miles. 07/25/22 |
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| Widening of Interstate 16 underway through the fourth quarter of 2023 extends to Exit 155 / Pooler Parkway. 07/25/22 |
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| Suburban development encroaches both sides of Interstate 16 west to Exit 155 for Pooler Parkway. 07/25/22 |
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| Completed in 2004 and maintained by Chatham County, Pooler Parkway constitutes a controlled access arterial south from Exit 155 to Quacco Road and north to the Pooler city center and Airways Avenue east to SAV Airport. 07/25/22 |
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| A diamond interchange (Exit 155) joins Interstate 16 with Pooler Parkway in a half mile. 07/25/22 |
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| Collectively Quacco Road south and Pooler Parkway north form an 8.27 mile long loop west from Interstate 95. 07/25/22 |
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| Little Neck Road north and SR 17CO south come together at a dumbbell interchange (Exit 152) with I-16. SR 17CO follows Jimmy DeLoach Parkway Extension north to U.S. 80/SR 17-26. 07/25/22 |
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| The city of Bloomingdale lies six miles to the northwest along U.S. 80/SR 26 via the succeeding exit from I-16 west. Macon is 156 miles away, followed by Atlanta in 237 miles via I-75 north. 07/25/22 |
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| Prior to 2020, Exit 152 represented the south end of SR 17, a 299.50 mile long highway northwest to the North Carolina state line at Chatuge Lake. SR 17 was realigned onto Jimmy DeLoach Parkway 8.86 miles east from U.S. 80/SR 26 to SR 21 ALT in Port Wentworth. 07/25/22 |
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| Little Neck Road winds 8.21 miles northwest from U.S. 17/SR 25 (Coastal Highway) through the far outskirts of Savannah to SR 17CO at Exit 152. SR 17CO (Bloomingdale Road) heads north 2.73 miles to U.S. 80/SR 26 by Bloomingdale City Hall. 07/25/22 |
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| Fully opened to traffic in late August 2022, previous completion dates for Jimmy DeLoach Parkway Extension were May 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021.2 Construction also completed in 2022 added roundabouts at Exit 152. 07/25/22 |
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| The notice to proceed for Jimmy DeLoach Parkway Extension (Project ID: 522790) was September 21, 2017. Split into two phases, construction built a four lane highway with a 44 foot wide median from I-16 north to Main Street and 24 foot wide median from Main Street to U.S. 80/SR 26. 07/25/22 |
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| Leaving the Savannah area, Interstate 16 becomes vastly more rural to Macon. 09/25/22 |
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| Interstate 16 crosses the southernmost reaches of Effingham County over the course of 2.8 miles. 09/25/22 |
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| Old River Road meanders 3.2 miles north from SR 204 to a diamond interchange (Exit 148) with Interstate 16. 09/25/22, 07/25/22 |
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| Beyond Exit 148, Old River Road continues 3.2 miles north by the unincorporated community of Meldrim to U.S. 80/SR 26-30 at Eden. 07/25/22, 09/25/22 |
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| Pembroke, seat of Bryan County, is 16 miles to the southwest. Macon is two hours away. 07/25/22 |
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| Spanning the Ogeechee River, Interstate 16 enters the northern extent of Bryan County. 07/25/22 |
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| Interstate 16 crosses the third in a series of flood relief bridges for the Ogeechee at milepost 146. 07/25/22 |
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| Turning more toward the northwest, Interstate 16 continues to the lone set of weigh stations between Savannah and Macon. 07/25/22 |
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| Weigh stations operate along both roadways of I-16 northwest of the Tar City Road overpass. 07/25/22 |
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| U.S. 280 commences a 392 mile long route to Birmingham, Alabama from U.S. 80/SR 26 at Blichton, 1.62 miles to the east of Exit 143. 07/25/22 |
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| U.S. 280/SR 30 converge with SR 204 at Lanier is six miles and lead 10.91 miles west to SR 67/119 (Main Street) in the city of Pembroke. 07/25/22 |
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| Entering the diamond interchange (Exit 143) with U.S. 280/SR 30 on Interstate 16 west. SR 30 overlays U.S. 280 west to Claxton, Vidalia, Cordele and Americus. 07/25/22 |
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| U.S. 280 measures 203.58 miles across Georgia from the Chattahoochee River at Columbus to U.S. 80/SR 26. 05/24/19 |
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| GDOT traffic counts in 2012 lowered to 23,470 vpd west of Exit 143. These however increased to 32,400 in 2019. This shield was removed after 2019. 05/24/19 |
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| Statesboro, seat of Bulloch County and home of Georgia Southern University, lies at the crossroads of U.S. 80 and U.S. 25-301, 29 miles to the northwest. Macon is 142 miles at the west end of I-16. 07/25/22 |
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| SR 119 crosses paths with Interstate 16 at a diamond interchange (Exit 137) one mile west of Black Creek. 07/25/22 |
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| SR 119 comprises a multi state route with S.C. 119, running 87.26 miles between Riceboro and Garnett. 07/25/22 |
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| Westbound Interstate 16 crosses the Bulloch County line ahead of Exit 137. 07/25/22 |
Page Updated 11-28-2022.
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