Interstate 95 North - Kingsland to Darien

Interstate 95 crosses the St. Marys River into Camden County from Nassau County, Florida. Six overall lanes are maintained along the freeway throughout the Peach State.

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St. Marys Road meets I-95 at Exit 1. The arterial extends 5.64 miles east from Scrubby Bluff Road to SR 40 and the Naval Submarine Support Base Kings Bay. The Georgia State Welcome Center lies adjacent to the parclo interchange at Exit 1.

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Supplemental guide signs reference either Exit 1 or Exit 3 for Cumberland Island, the Saint Mary's Submarine Museum and Naval Submarine Support Base Kings Bay. SR 40 and Saint Marys Road both lead east toward the Intracoastal waterway and Cumberland Island National Seashore.

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Exit 1 leaves Interstate 95 northbound for St. Marys Road east, Scrubby Bluff Road north, and the Georgia state welcome center. Scrubby Bluff Road winds 2.65 miles northwest from I-95 to U.S. 17/SR 25 outside Kingsland.

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Exit 1 partitions for the rest area and St. Marys Road. St. Marys Road meets SR 40 at a folded diamond interchange three miles to the east.

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I-95 advances north into the city of Kingsland. Two projects in Camden County, and subsequent work in Glynn County cleared all the vegetation inside the freeway right-of-way. Underway from Fall 2017 through 2018, these vegetative management projects aimed to improve traffic injuries and fatalities by widening unobstructed areas beyond the edge of pavement.¹

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Paralleling the Saint Marys River between Folkston and St. Marys, SR 40 (King Avenue) converges with I-95 at a folded diamond interchange (Exit 3) adjacent to the St. Marys Railroad.

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Kings Bay Boulevard branches east from SR 40 (E King Avenue) to Kings Bay Naval Base. SR 23/121 south from beyond the west end of SR 40 in Folkston follows Okefenokee Parkway through Charlton County.

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SR 40 extends nine miles east from Exit 3 to Osborne and Church Streets, two blocks from Saint Marys City Hall.

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Exit 3 departs I-95 north for SR 40 (E King Avenue) in Kingsland. Overall SR 40 runs 30.48 miles east from Folkston to St. Marys. The state route provides the last direct link from I-95 to U.S. 1 until southern Virginia.

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A diamond interchange links I-95 with Laurel Island Parkway at Exit 6. Colerain Road east from U.S. 17/SR 25 becomes Laurel Island Parkway between Old Still and Winding Roads while en route to SR 40 Spur outside Kings Bay Navy Base.

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Started in March 2017, the first of a three phase, $90 million project widened a 5.9 mile section of Laurel Island Parkway east from I-95 to Kings Bay Road. Work included a new overpass at I-95 that meets modern height clearances. The four lane arterial provides both an evacuation route and supports economic development.²

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Exit 7 leaves Interstate 95 northbound for Laurel Island Parkway. Martin Luther King Boulevard and Colerain Road split to the west for central Kingsland and SR 40 outside the city respectively.

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Forthcoming Harrietts Bluff Road stems east 1.81 miles from U.S. 17/SR 25 to the diamond interchange at Exit 7.

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Interstate 95 traverses the Crooked River and adjacent wetlands north to Exit 7. Harrietts Bluff Road follows the course of the Crooked River six miles east to Harrietts Bluff.

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I-95 north at Exit 7. Union Carbide Road stems east from Harrietts Bluff to a 4,000 acre former industrial property that was once the proposed site for a St. Marys airport or a spaceport.

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The overpass for Harrietts Bluff Road across Interstate 95 was built in 1972 and reconstructed in 2002.

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Advancing north toward Woodbine, I-95 crosses timberland and wetlands from Shingle Swamp Island to Grassy Island and Billyville.

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The first distance sign posted along Interstate 95 in Georgia stands nine miles south of Woodbine and 30 miles from Brunswick.

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A diamond interchange (Exit 14) joins I-95 with SR 25 Spur one mile beyond the Billyville Road over crossing.

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A 2.77 mile long route, SR 25SP connects Interstate 95 with U.S. 17/SR 25 at the nearby city of Woodbine. Woodbine is the seat of Camden County.

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Exit 14 departs I-95 for SR 25SP west and Satilla Bluff Road east. Parallel U.S. 17 (Bedell Avenue) leads north from SR 25SP to White Oak and Waverly and south to Colesburg. SR 110 ties into U.S. 17/SR 25 from SR 40 and Folkston to the southwest.

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Leading away from Woodbine, Interstate 95 spans the Satilla River. The Satilla River meanders 235 miles east from Ben Hill County to St. Andrew Sound off the Atlantic Ocean.

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Interstate 95 bee lines northeast from the Satilla River to Pine Island and eastern reaches of Wild Neck.

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70 miles separate the Golden Isles city of Brunswick from the historic city of Savannah that was founded in 1733.

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North of White Oak Creek, Interstate 95 proceeds to Exit 22 for Horse Stamp Church Road. The upcoming diamond interchange opened in April 2012.

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Horse Stamp Church Road heads six miles northwest from Exit 22 to the junction of U.S. 17/SR 25 and SR 110 at the community of Waverly. SR 110 arcs 13.64 miles northwest from there to Atkinson and U.S. 82/SR 520.

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Exit 22 leaves Interstate 95 north for Horse Stamp Church Road west to Waverly and east to Ella Park Church Road. Ella Park Church Road extends east across Hazzards Neck to Dover Bluff Road.

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Trees were cleared from the median of Interstate 95 north from Exit 22 from Fall 2017 into 2018.

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The final exit from I-95 north in Camden County is with Dover Bluff Road. Dover Bluff Road spurs 9.45 miles southeast from U.S. 17/SR 25 to the settlements of Dover Bluff and Piney Bluff.

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Dover Bluff Road leads 2.06 miles west from Exit 26 to U.S. 17/SR 25 (Coastal Highway) at Spring Bluff.

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Northbound Interstate 95 at the diamond interchange (Exit 26) with Dover Bluff Road. The Sanctuary Cove golf course community lies nearby, fronting both sides of I-95 ahead of the Little Satilla River.

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The Little Satilla River flows 22.6 miles east from the Satilla River as the northern boundary of Camden County. Interstate 95 enters Glynn County at the crossing.

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A parclo interchange (Exit 29) joins I-95 with U.S. 17/82-SR 520 to the west of Brunswick. Greenouts at Exit 29 replaced South Georgia Parkway with Jekyll Island.

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Exit 29 serves interests to Saint Simons Island, Sea Island and Fort Frederica National Monument along the coast via U.S. 17 north to SR 25SP east.

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U.S. 82 begins at Exit 29. Combining with SR 520 (South Georgia Parkway), U.S. 82 runs 50 miles west to Waycross and overall to Dawson in southwest Georgia.

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U.S. 17/SR 520 overlap 5.38 miles east from Exit 29 to Jekyll Island Causeway. SR 520 branches 6.31 miles southeast to Jekyll Island State Park while U.S. 17/SR 25 turn 1.80 miles north across the Sidney Lanier Bridge.

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U.S. 17/82-SR 25/520 meet SR 303 (Blythe Island Highway) just west of I-95. There U.S. 17/SR 25 turn south to Spring Bluff. U.S. 82/SR 520 continue to Nahunta, while SR 303 heads northward to Blythe Island County Park and north Brunswick.

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U.S. 17/SR 25 northbound enter the city of Brunswick eight miles to the east after crossing the Sidney Lanier Bridge over the Brunswick River. SR 520 concludes beyond the Jekyll Island Welcome Center and toll plaza for Jekyll Island Causeway.

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Confirming marker posted for I-95 north near Fancy Bluff. The freeway is wide enough to accommodate eight lanes along this stretch, but only striped for six.

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Spanning the South Brunswick River onto Blythe Island along Interstate 95 north.

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Visible east from the South Brunswick River is the Sidney Lanier Bridge, the cable-stayed bridge along U.S. 17/SR 25 that opened in 2003.

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Savannah is the lone entry on this distance sign posted 80 miles to the south of Georgia's oldest city.

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Interstate 95 crosses the Turtle River between Blythe and Little Crispen Islands west of Brunswick.

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SR 303 (Old Jacksonville Highway) switches sides with Interstate 95 on Blythe Island to span the Turtle River east of the freeway.

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U.S. 25/341 (Golden Isles Parkway) meets Interstate 95 at a six-ramp parclo interchange (Exit 36) beyond Gibson Creek in the north Brunswick suburbs.

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Exit 36A links with U.S. 25/341 (New Jesup Highway) south into Brunswick. The pair overlap 5.25 miles to Bay and Gloucester Streets outside Downtown Brunswick. There U.S. 25 turns east with SR 25CO to U.S. 17 while U.S. 341/SR 27 remain southward to U.S. 17 via 4th Avenue.

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U.S. 25 and U.S. 341 both end at U.S. 17 to the south. U.S. 341 comprises an intrastate route 226 miles northwest to Barnesville.

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Exit 36B loops onto U.S. 25/341 (New Jesup Highway) north to Sterling. U.S. 25/341 overlap to Jesup, where U.S. 25 combines with U.S. 84 east to Ludowici. Overall U.S. 25 travels 750 miles from the Golden Isles to Covington, Kentucky. Historically the route extended to Port Austin, Michigan.

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SR 25SP angles 4.41 miles northwest from U.S. 17/SR 25 (Darien Highway) to Interstate 95 at Exit 38.

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Interstate 95 crosses over CSX and Norfolk Southern Railroad lines one mile south of the diamond interchange (Exit 38) with SR 25 Spur (Golden Isles Parkway).

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Golden Isles Parkway extends 3.17 miles north from Exit 38 to SR 99 and another 2.47 miles to suburban development. Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (BQK) lies to the east of the exchange along Glynco Parkway.

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U.S. 17 appears erroneously at Exit 38 for SR 25SP (Golden Isles Parkway). SR 25 Spur was once a part of Business Spur I-95, a route extending southeast to U.S. 17/SR 25 through Brunswick.

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I-95 advances north from the Brunswick suburbs with eight overall lanes toward Darien.

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The succeeding exit from I-95 north is with SR 99 (Grants Ferry Road), a 16.80 mile long route between U.S. 82/SR 520 and U.S. 17/SR 25. SR 99 and U.S. 17 north through Darien were formerly a part of Business Loop I-95.

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A lane drop previously occurred on I-95 north at Exit 42. Construction in 2013-14 replaced the SR 99 overpass to accommodate a wider freeway. Signs for Exit 42 include space for Grants Ferry Road, the name of SR 99.

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SR 99 combines with U.S. 17/SR 25 north at the Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation Historic Site. The three routes cross the Altamaha and Butler Rivers into Darien. There SR 99 loops east to Ridgeville while U.S. 17/SR 25 remain north to SR 251.

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SR 99 travels 38.81 miles overall between U.S. 82, east of Waynesville, and I-95/SR 57 near Eulonia.

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