SR 307 is a minor collector in the Savannah area running 8.47 miles north from U.S. 17/SR 26 (Ogeechee Road) to SR 25 (Coastal Highway) in Port Wentworth. Following Dean Forest Road, SR 307 follows the Garden City line north to Southbridge Golf Club community across from Garden City Hall. A diamond interchange with Interstate 16 an array of industrial parks lies north of there to U.S. 80.
Dean Forest Road arcs northeast alongside Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), serving the Air Dominance Center and cargo facilities. Prior to 1994, the passenger terminal for SAV Airport was located off SR 307 as well. Advancing east across Norfolk Southern and CSX Railroad lines, SR 307 meets SR 21 (Augusta Road) at the Port Wentworth city line. Bourne Avenue leads the route east to SR 21 ALT (Jimmy DeLoach Connector) north and SR 25 across from the Georgia Ports Authority - Garden City Terminal.
$38.76 million in construction authorized on August 24, 2020 reconfigures the exchange joining SR 307 (Dean Forest Road) with Interstate 16 into a diverging diamond interchange (DDI). The project completion date is July 26, 2023.
The northbound SR 307 shield preceding the traffic light with Mikell Avenue east and Product Support Road west was removed by 2018.
09/22/14
Mikell Avenue spurs east to an industrial park outside Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV).
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Robert B. Miller, Jr. Road runs 1.39 miles north alongside SAV Airport and a Norfolk Southern Railroad line to the Gulfstream Aerospace complex and Gulfstream Road.
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SR 21 (Augusta Road) comprises a principle arterial south to I-516/SR 25 in Garden City and north through Port Wentworth to Interstate 95.
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SR 25 along Main Street in Garden City and Coastal Highway in Port Wentworth was apart of U.S. 17 until 1993.
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SR 25 (Coastal Highway) heads north to the Houlihan Bridge spanning the Savannah River into South Carolina. SR 25 south combines with I-516 (Lynes Parkway) south to U.S. 17 in Savannah.
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An I-95 trailblazer precedes the intersection with Jimmy DeLoach Connector north on SR 307 (Bourne Avenue) southbound. SR 21 Alt. comprises a freeway north 3.1 miles.
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Pine Meadow Drive loops west to a logistics center alongside I-16 and then north beside I-95 to Pine Barren Road.
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Angling southwest from Pine Meadow Drive, SR 307 (Dean Forest Road) continues to Interstate 16.
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Construction through July 2023 converts the diamond interchange (Exit 160) joining SR 307 (Dean Forest Road) with Interstate 16 into a DDI.
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Photo Credits:
- 09/22/14 by AARoads.
- 12/13/17 by AARoads.
- 07/25/22 by AARoads and JP Nasiatka.
Connect with:
Interstate 16
U.S. 17
U.S. 80
State Route 21
State Route 25
Jimmy Deloach Parkway - SR 17 / SR 21 ALT
Page Updated 11-29-2022.