Interstate 95 South - Richmond Hill to Darien

Interstate 95 traverses Lost Swamp one mile ahead of SR 144. SR 144 (Ford Avenue) provides one of two routes to Richmond Hill from I-95.

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SR 144 (Ford Avenue) heads southeast from Exit 90 through Richmond Hill. The state route extends 10.32 miles south from I-95 to Keller and Fancy Hall off the Medway River.

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Entering the diamond interchange (Exit 90) with SR 144 on I-95 south. An 83.00 mile long highway to U.S. 341 at Baxley, SR 144 meanders west 39.5 miles across Fort Stewart Military Reservation to U.S. 25/301 in Glennville.

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A forested median appears as Interstate 95 curves southward from Sterling Creek and this reassurance marker.

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U.S. 17 (Coastal Highway) crosses paths with Interstate 95 for the first time in Georgia at Exit 87 between Richmond Hill and Daniel.

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A folded diamond interchange links I-95 with U.S. 17 (Coastal Highway) at Exit 87. U.S. 17 parallels I-95 south by the Georgia Golden Isles.

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U.S. 17/SR 25 (Coastal Highway) provides part of a four lane route to the Liberty County seat of Hinesville along with SR 196. The two routes parallel a CSX Railroad line along an otherwise rural corridor.

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U.S. 17/SR 25 stay west of I-95 from Richmond Hill to Midway, Riceboro Retreat. The two highways converge again at Exit 67 and commingle southward to Jacksonville, Florida.

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Advancing south from the Richmond Hill city limits, Interstate 95 ascends over a Riceboro Southern Railroad line ahead of Elbow Swamp.

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Costing $19.98 million, construction started on October 24, 2018¹ added a dumbbell interchange joining Interstate 95 with Belfast Keller Road. The new exchange opened on January 22, 2021.²

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The city of Richmond Hill annexed 5,000 acres in October 2017 along and to the east of Interstate 95 leading south to Belfast Keller Road. With as many as 10,000 homes, the addition supports the Raydient Places plans for mixed-use and commercial development.^1,3

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A 9.61 mile long loop south from U.S. 17/SR 25 (Coastal Highway) to Belfast along the Belfast River and SR 144 at Keller, Belfast Keller Road is a major collector.

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The exchange with Belfast Keller Road was the third built along the Georgia Interstate system with roundabouts.¹

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Belfast Commerce Park lies just north of I-95 along Belfast Keller Road. Development of the industrial park preceded the completion of Exit 82.

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GDOT recorded 57,900 vehicles per day along Interstate 95 through southern Bryan County in 2019.

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A distance sign erected south of the Belfast Keller Road entrance ramp references Brunswick at 52 miles. A previous install indicated 40 miles, which is the distance to Exit 42 for SR 99, well north of the city.

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A wide area of marshland surrounds the Jerico River, where Interstate 95 south leaves Bryan County for Liberty County.

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U.S. 84/SR 38 meet Interstate 95 at the first of two Liberty County exits in one mile. The pair overlap 259.82 miles west from Exit 76 to the Alabama state line at the Chattahoochee River.

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A diamond interchange connects Interstate 95 and U.S. 84/SR 38 west to Midway, Hinesville, Fort Stewart, Ludowici and Jesup.

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Islands Highway spurs 9.79 miles east from U.S. 84/SR 38 at Exit 76 to Seabrook, Sunbury (via Fort Morris Road) and Colonels Island.

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Exit 76 departs I-95 south for U.S. 84/SR 38 west and Islands Highway east. U.S. 84 angles southwest to Waycross, where the route crosses paths with U.S. 82 (the former route of U.S. 84 east to Brunswick). U.S. 84 continues west from there to Valdosta.

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The roadways of I-95 diverge through wetlands east of Cay Creek and north of the North Newport River.

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South Newport, an unincorporated community along U.S. 17/SR 25, is the succeeding exit from I-95 south in nine miles. Brunswick is 45 miles away.

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I-95 crosses a tributary of Cay Creek ahead of the North Newport River.

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Spanning Payne Creek to the northeast of Retreat on I-95 south. This portion of freeway was completed in 1972.

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U.S. 17/SR 25 (South Coastal Highway) advance southeast three miles from Retreat to switch sides with Interstate 95 at Exit 67.

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U.S. 17/SR 25 (S Coastal Highway) and I-95 come together at a diamond interchange (Exit 67) just north of the South Newport River and adjacent settlement of South Newport.

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Exit 67 parts ways with Interstate 95 south to South Newport. Overheads for Exit 67 were replaced in 2021 to add Riceboro.

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Staying east of I-95 to Exit 29, U.S. 17/SR 25 advance eight miles south from South Newport to Eulonia.

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A distance sign with the distances of Eulonia - 9 and Brunswick - 36 was removed from the stretch north of Jones Road during the widening of I-95.

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Crossing the South Newport River, southbound I-95 enters McIntosh County. The short waterway flows east from Big Mortar and Bull Town Swamps into the Atlantic Ocean at St. Catherines Island.

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An uninterrupted forested stretch of I-95 leads south to SR 57/99 near the community of Eulonia.

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SR 99 loops 17.12 miles east from Exit 58 to Crescent and Valona and south to U.S. 17/SR 25 at Darien.

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SR 57 travels 177.65 miles northwest from SR 99 and the diamond interchange at Exit 58 to U.S. 80 outside Macon. SR 99 intersects U.S. 17/SR 25 at adjacent Eulonia.

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Interstate 95 through McIntosh County was the last portion within Georgia to be expanded to six overall lanes.

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The McIntosh County seat of Darien is 11 miles ahead along I-95 south followed by Brunswick in 27 miles.

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Weigh stations line both sides of Interstate 95 to the west of Kidd Island along the nine mile exit less stretch leading toward Darien.

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The McIntosh County weigh station is the final facility south on I-95 until Nassau County, Florida.

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Leaving the scales on I-95 south, a reassurance shield precedes the Ardoch Road overpass.

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What was the second active Business Loop for I-95 followed SR 251 from Exit 49 to U.S. 17/SR 25 south through the city of Darien. Signs along I-95 south retain business shields while all others both along the route or posted on I-95 north were removed. The lone business loop for I-95 in service is at Fayetteville, North Carolina.

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SR 251 meanders 13.48 miles south from SR 57 at Townsend to U.S. 17/SR 25 east of the diamond interchange at Exit 49.

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Exit 49 leaves I-95 south for SR 251 and former Business Loop I-95 south to U.S. 17/SR 25 in Darien. The business route returned to I-95 via SR 99 and Exit 42 west of Broadfield.

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Exit 49 connects with SR 251 across from the mostly shuttered Darien Outlet Mall (formerly the Preferred Outlets at Darien).

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The first in a series of bridges carries Interstate 95 southbound across Cathead Creek to the west of Darien.

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18 miles north of Brunswick, I-95 next meets SR 99 in six miles.

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Interstate 95 leaves Potosi Island for Generals Island at Darien Creek.

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Spanning the Butler River, I-95 crosses onto Butler Island while entering Altamaha Wildlife Management Area.

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Waters along the short Champney River flow under the fourth I-95 bridge west of Darien.

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The 137 mile long Altamaha River separates McIntosh and Glynn Counties across Interstate 95. The river originates at the confluence of the Oconee and Ocmulgee Rivers to the northwest, with its mouth at Altamaha Sound south of Wolf Island.

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