Interstate 16

This article is about the current Interstate Highway. For the current state highway, see Georgia State Route 16.

Interstate 16 marker

Interstate 16

I-16 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Length: 166.81 mi[1] (268.45 km)
Existed: 1972 – present
Major junctions
West end: I‑75 in Macon
 
US 23 / US 129 Alt. / SR 87 near East Macon
US 319 / US 441 / SR 31 near Dublin
US 221 / SR 56 northeast of Soperton
US 1 / SR 4 / SR 46 in Oak Park
US 25 / US 301 / SR 73 near Register
US 280 / SR 30 southwest of Blitchton
I‑95 in Pooler
I‑516 / US 17 / US 80 / SR 21 / SR 25 in Savannah
US 17 / SR 404 Spur in Savannah
East end: Montgomery Street in Savannah
Location
Counties: Bibb, Twiggs, Bleckley, Laurens, Treutlen, Emanuel, Candler, Bulloch, Bryan, Effingham, Chatham
Highway system
  • Georgia State Routes
← SR 15SR 16 →
← SR 403SR 405 →

Interstate 16 (I-16), also known as Jim Gillis Historic Savannah Parkway is an east–west Interstate Highway located entirely within the U.S. state of Georgia.[2] It carries the hidden designation of State Route 404 (SR 404) for its entire length. I-16 travels from downtown Macon, at I-75 to downtown Savannah at Montgomery Street (Exit 167B).[3] I-16's unsigned designation of State Route 404 has a spur that is signed in Savannah.

Route description

Northbound I-95 at the interchange with I-16 near Savannah

I-16 serves as a hurricane evacuation route for Savannah and other coastal areas. The road is designed for contraflow travel with railroad-type gates to block most entrance and exit ramps for the normally eastbound lanes. Some ramps are ungated, apparently for entrance to and exit from the contraflow lanes. Just east of exit 42 is a crossover to return all westbound traffic to the westbound travel lanes.

The freeway begins at an intersection with I-75, just northwest of downtown Macon. The Interstate proceeds southeast, passing just east of the downtown area. Southeast of Macon, I-16 travels through Ocmulgee National Monument but without direct access. Visitors need to first exit at the US 80/SR 87 (Coliseum Drive) exit. Leaving Macon behind, I-16 proceeds east-southeast across the flat, rural portion of Central Georgia, bypassing the cities of Jeffersonville, Danville, and Dudley en route to Dublin, the largest city directly on the route between Macon and Savannah, where it intersects US 319 and US 441. Leaving Dublin behind, the Interstate bypasses the cities of Soperton and Metter en route to US 25 and US 301, which lead north to Statesboro and south to Claxton. Following this exit, the Interstate encounters another 45 miles (72 km) of rural terrain en route to Savannah. The first highway met in the western suburbs of Savannah is I-95, followed by the Interstate's only spur route, I-516, which leads north to Garden City and south to Savannah's downtown area. The freeway then goes through the western portion of downtown Savannah, ending at Montgomery Street, which leads to downtown Savannah proper.

I-16's only two rest areas are between exits 42 and 49 near Dudley.[4]

History

The last part of the highway opened up on September 22, 1978, placing it in Emanuel, Candler, and Bulloch counties and completing the connection between downtown Macon and Savannah.

Until 2000, the state of Georgia used the sequential interchange numbering system on all of its Interstate Highways. The first exit on each highway would begin with the number "1" and increase numerically with each exit. In 2000, the Georgia Department of Transportation switched to a mileage-based exit system, in which the exit number corresponded to the nearest milepost.

In 2001 the Georgia Legislature passed a resolution,[5][6] to designate the Earl T. Shinhoster Interchange at the interchange with Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in Savannah in honor of Earl Shinhoster, who was a Black civil rights activist. This interchange is located in the economic and cultural center for Black Savannah.[7]

In 2003, the Georgia Legislature passed a resolution[8] to designate I-16 in honor of James L. Gillis, Sr., a Democrat who served as a State Representative, State Senator and Director of the Georgia Department of Transportation, as the Jim Gillis Historic Savannah Parkway.[9] Gillis' sons, Hugh and James, Jr., also served as Democratic state legislators. Hugh was a Representative from 1941 to 1953 and a State Senator from 1953 to 1955 and from 1963 to 2005. James, Jr. was a State Senator from 1945 to 1946.[10]

Exit list

CountyLocationmi[11]kmOld exitNew exitDestinationsNotes
BibbMacon0.00.011 I‑75 (SR 401) – Atlanta, ValdostaExit 1 is for 75 south; western terminus; Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; I-75 exit 165.
0.71.121A US 23 / US 129 / SR 49 (Spring Street, SR 11/SR 19) – MilledgevilleNo westbound exit or eastbound entrance from southbound Spring Street
1.01.631B SR 22 (Second Street) to US 129 / SR 49 – MaconWestbound exit only
1.32.142 US 80 / SR 87 (Coliseum Drive, ML King Jr. Boulevard)
​5.48.756
US 23 / US 129 Alt. (Ocmulgee East Boulevard, Golden Isles Highway, SR 87)
Twiggs​11.318.2612Sgoda Road – Huber
​17.428.0718Bullard Road – Jeffersonville
​23.137.2824 SR 96 – Jeffersonville, Tarversville
​26.843.1927 SR 358 – Danville
Bleckley​31.650.91032 SR 112 – Allentown, Montrose
Laurens​38.461.81139 SR 26 – Cochran, Montrose
Dudley40.965.81242 SR 338 – Dexter, Dudley
​Rest area
​47.776.81349 SR 257 – Dublin, Dexter
​50.381.01451 US 319 / US 441 – Dublin, McRae
​52.684.71554 SR 19 – East Dublin, Dublin
​57.492.41658 SR 199 (Old River Road) – Lothair, East Dublin
Treutlen​65.9106.11767 SR 29 – Vidalia, Soperton
​70.1112.81871 SR 15 / SR 78 – Soperton, Adrian
​76.5123.11978 US 221 / SR 56 – Swainsboro, Soperton
Treutlen–Emanuel
county line		​83.0133.62084 SR 297 – Vidalia
EmanuelOak Park88.1141.82190 US 1 – Swainsboro, Lyons
Candler​96.7155.62298 SR 57 – Reidsville, Swainsboro, Stillmore
Metter102.5165.023104 SR 23 / SR 121 – Metter, Reidsville
​109.7176.524111Pulaski–Excelsior Road
Bulloch​114.9184.925116 US 25 / US 301 (SR 73) – Statesboro, Claxton
​125.0201.226127 SR 67 – Pembroke, Fort Stewart, Statesboro
​27132Ash Branch Church Road
​28137 SR 119 – Springfield, Pembroke, Fort Stewart
BryanEllabell29143 US 280 (SR 30) to US 80 (SR 26) – Pembroke
Truck weigh stations
Effingham​30148 To US 80 (SR 26) / Old River Road
ChathamBloomingdale31152 SR 17 (Bloomingdale Road) – Bloomingdale
Pooler155Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, Pooler
32157 I‑95 (SR 405) – Brunswick, Jacksonville, Florence, Savannah/Hilton Head International AirportSigned as exits 157A (south) & 157B (north); I-95 exits 99A-B; cloverleaf interchange.
Garden City33160 SR 307 (Dean Forest Road)
Savannah33A162Chatham Parkway
34A164A I‑516 east / US 17 south / US 80 east / SR 21 south (Lynes Parkway, SR 25 south/SR 26 east/SR 421 east)West end of US 17 overlap; I-516 exit 5.
34B164B I‑516 west / US 80 / SR 21 west / SR 25 north (Lynes Parkway, SR 26 west/SR 421 west) – Garden CityI-516 exit 5.
35165 SR 204 (37th Street, Abercorn Street)Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
36166 US 17 north / SR 404 Spur / Gwinnett Street, Louisville Road - CharlestonEast end of US 17 overlap; eastbound exit and westbound entrance; old US 17 Alt.
37A167AM. L. King Jr. Boulevard, Gaston StreetEastbound exit and westbound entrance; Earl T. Shinhoster Interchange; old US 17S
16726937B167BMontgomery Street – Savannah Civic Center, Downtown SavannahEastern Terminus; Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; old US 17N
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Auxiliary routes

Auxiliary route of SR 404

State Route 404 Spur
Location: Savannah – South Carolina state line
Length: 3.07 mi (4.94 km)

State Route 404 Spur (SR 404 Spur) is a 3.07-mile-long (4.94 km) spur route that travels from I-16 exit 166 northward along US 17 to the South Carolina state line. As its number suggests, it is a spur from SR 404, the unsigned route that is designated along the full length of I-16. At the northern end is the Talmadge Memorial Bridge.

Auxiliary route of Interstate 16

Main article: Interstate 516

Interstate 516
Location: Garden City–Savannah, Georgia

Interstate 516 (I-516) is a 6.49-mile-long (10.44 km) auxiliary route from Garden City to DeRenne Avenue in Savannah, Georgia. It is also known as W.F. Lynes Parkway, and has an unsigned designation State Route 421.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Staff (October 31, 2002). "Tabele 1: Main Routes of the Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways". Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
  2. ↑ Staff (December 31, 2003). Interstate Mileage Report (PDF) (Report). Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  3. ↑ Google (February 15, 2008). "Overview map of I-16" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 15, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Rest Areas". Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  5. ↑ House of Representatives (April 19, 2001). "House Resolution 182". Atlanta, GA: Georgia General Assembly. Retrieved February 15, 2008.
  6. ↑ State Senate (April 19, 2001). "Senate Resolution 6". Atlanta, GA: Georgia General Assembly. Retrieved February 15, 2008.
  7. ↑ Elmore, Charles J. (April 26, 2004). "The Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum". The New Georgia Encyclopedia. Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press. Retrieved February 15, 2008.
  8. ↑ House of Representatives (March 27, 2003). "House Resolution 88". Atlanta, GA: Georgia General Assembly. Retrieved February 15, 2008.
  9. ↑ "Interstate 16". Interstate Guide. December 6, 2006. Retrieved February 15, 2008.
  10. ↑ Staff (February 2003). "Senator Hugh M. Gillis (D-SS 20)". Georgia General Assembly. Archived from the original on September 19, 2008. Retrieved February 15, 2008.
  11. ↑ Google (March 23, 2015). "Overview map of I-16" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 23, 2015.

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