U.S. 17 North - Savannah

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U.S. 17 Georgia State Route 25 North

A diamond interchange joins U.S. 17/SR 25 (Ogeechee Road) with SR 204 (Abercorn Street Extension) by Georgetown and southern reaches of the Savannah city limits.
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SR 204 comprises a 32.47 mile long loop southeast from U.S. 280 at Lanier to Southside Savannah and north along Abercorn Street to SR 21 (DeRenne Avenue) at Midtown Savannah.
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Advancing northeast from SR 204, U.S. 17 (Ogeechee Road) next intersects Little Neck Road west.
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Curving east, U.S. 17/SR 25 enter Garden City at the south end of SR 307 (Dean Forest Road).
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SR 307 follows an arc 8.47 miles from U.S. 17 to SR 25 (Main Street) at the Georgia Port Authority Garden City Terminal.
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A change made to the confirming markers posted north of SR 307 between 2021 and 2022 switched the order of the SR 25 and U.S. 17 shields.
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Proceeding east across Salt Creek from SR 307, U.S. 17/SR 25 (Ogeechee Road) reach the unincorporated community of Silk Hope.
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Chatham Parkway is an arterial route linking U.S. 17 with Veterans Parkway to the south and I-16 to the north.
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U.S. 17 (Ogeechee Road) meets I-516/U.S. 80-SR 21/26 at a diamond interchange on the Savannah city line.
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Interstate 516 (W.F. Lynes Parkway) is an urban loop encircling Savannah north from Midtown to Garden City.
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SR 21 overlaps with all 6.68 miles of Interstate 516 south from Garden City to DeRenne Avenue.
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U.S. 17 combines with I-516 west and U.S. 80 east for 1.22 miles north to Interstate 16.
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U.S. 80 separates from I-516 (W.F. Lynes Parkway) east for Ogeechee Road east to Victory Drive and Midtown Savannah.
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U.S. 17 Georgia State Route 404 Spur North

U.S. 17/SR 404SP separate from I-16/SR 404 east at a half diamond interchange with Gwinnett Street. Gwinnett Street leads east from Carver Heights to Forsyth Park.
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The Eugene Talmadge Memorial Bridge comes into view along the elevated route of U.S. 17/SR 404SP above W Boundary Street and Springfield Canal.
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A half diamond interchange joins U.S. 17/SR 404SP north with Louisville Road to the Savannah Historic District and West Savannah.
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U.S. 17/SR 404SP continue north from Louisville Road onto the Eugene Talmadge Memorial Bridge approach.
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SR 25CO ties into the Talmadge Bridge from Oglethorpe Avenue west from Downtown Savannah.
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Downtown Savannah
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Right in right out (RIRO) ramps link the north end of the Talmadge Bridge with Hutchinson Island and the Savannah Convention Center.
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Downtown Savannah
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Twin 480 foot high towers support the 2,040 foot long center span and 470 foot long side spans of the Eugene Talmadge Memorial Bridg.1
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Spanning the Savannah River at a height of 185 feet, the cable-stay bridge accommodates the largest ships bound for the Port of Savannah. The previous cantilevered bridge built in 1954 was 135 feet high.1
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Two of the four lanes of the Talmadge Bridge opened to traffic on March 20, 1991. The remaining lanes opened by June 1991.2
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The Eugene Talmadge Memorial Bridge cost $71 million to build.2
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Wayne Shackleford Boulevard extends east to the Reserve at Savannah Harbor golf course development from the forthcoming loop ramp to Savannah Harbor Parkway.
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Wayne Shackleford Boulevard east and parallel Hutchinson Island Road connect U.S. 17/SR 404SP with the Savannah International Trade & Convention Center.
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A low rise bridge spans the Back River north from Hutchinson Island to Jasper County, South Carolina. A wider replacement of the crossing was completed in 2015.
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Construction through November 2025 expands U.S. 17 to four overall lanes across the Back River with the addition of a second span.
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Sources:
  1. "Grand new entrance for old Savannah - Spectacular view awaits drivers on cable bridge." Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The (GA), September 23, 1990.
  2. "Savannah Bridge Opens." Charlotte Observer, The (NC), March 21, 1991.


Photo Credits:

  • 05/29/05 by AARoads and Carter Buchanan.
  • 05/29/07 by AARoads.
  • 01/05/19 by AARoads.
  • 09/16/21 by AARoads.
  • 07/25/22 by AARoads and JP Nasiatka.

Connect with:
Interstate 16
Interstate 516 - W.F. Lynes Parkway
U.S. 80
State Route 21
State Route 25
State Route 25 Connector - Savannah
State Route 204

Page Updated 11-29-2022.

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