Site Navigation Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee     U.S. Highway 27 Southbound - Georgia U.S. Highway 27 South This is the first set of reassurance shields for the U.S. 27-280 and Georgia 1-520 four-way overlap in Columbus along southbound. These highways travel Victory Drive southeastward out of central Columbus to Fort Benning and Cusseta. Photo taken 08/22/03. Victory Drive dives sharply at the intersection of 10th Avenue. A speed advisory sign and flashers are situated along the six-lane boulevard between 6th and 10th Avenues. Porterdale and Riverdale Cemeteries front U.S. 27-280 through this stretch, providing a reprieve from the commercial sprawl that Victory Drive entails. Photo taken 08/22/03. Sign bridge on southbound U.S. 27/westbound U.S. 280 for the southern terminus of Interstate 185. Interstate 185 composes the Lindsey Creek Bypass between Fort Benning and LaGrange. The freeway travels 49.30 miles northward to Interstate 85, allowing a direct high-speed route to the capital city. Photo taken 10/15/99. U.S. 27/280 and Georgia 1/520 eastbound through the Fort Benning Military Reservation. For all intents and purposes, the next several miles of highway is limited access expressway. An interchange exists ahead at Custer Road, followed by another entrance into the base at Mame Road. Photo taken 08/22/03. Shifting to southwestern Georgia, U.S. 27 & Georgia 1 enter the Bainbridge vicinity in central Decatur County. The federal highway meets U.S. 84 at West Bainbridge near the junction with Georgia 253 Spur (Airport Road). U.S. 27 & 84 merge along the Bainbridge bypass freeway as U.S. 27 Business follows the in-city routing to the east. Photo taken 02/12/06. A small mileage sign touts the U.S. 27 control points of Bainbridge and Attapulgus. Attapulgus, like Bainbridge, is home to U.S. 27 business loop. Photo taken 02/12/06. Southbound at the diamond interchange with U.S. 84 west and U.S. 27 Business (Dothan Road) south. U.S. 84 meets the north end of Georgia 253 Spur (Airport Road) nearby. Georgia 253 Spur heads south to Georgia 253 west of the freeway. U.S. 84 meanwhile ventures west and north to Iron City, Donaldsonville, and Dothan, Alabama. Photo taken 02/12/06. Descending the U.S. 84 west and U.S. 27 Business southbound off-ramp to Dothan Road from U.S. 27 southbound. U.S. 27 Business travels east along Dothan Road through West Bainbridge to junction Georgia 253 (Spring Creek Road). From there Dothan Road crosses the Flint River, transitioning to Calhoun Street near downtown. U.S. 27 Business joins Georgia 97 & 309 along Broad Street through downtown. Photo taken 02/12/06. The first interchange of the U.S. 27 & 82 tandem is the junction with Georgia 253 (Spring Creek Road) near the Bainbridge State Docks along the Flint River. Georgia 253 travels Spring Creek Road southwest from U.S. 27 Business (Dothan Road) to Reynoldsville in Seminole County. Photo taken 02/12/06. A diamond interchange facilitates the movements between Georgia 253 (Spring Creek Road) and U.S. 27 & 82. Georgia 253 overall travels from the Lake Seminole area eastward to Bainbridge and northward to Georgia 91 in Baker County. Locally Georgia 253 joins U.S. 27 Business along Dothan Road between Spring Creek Road and Newton Road in West Bainbridge. Photo taken 02/12/06. U.S. 27 & 84 approach the Flint River crossing ahead of the partial-cloverleaf interchange with Georgia 97 Connector (Shotwell Street). Unsigned in either direction along the freeway is the fact that Shotwell Street doubles as U.S. 84 Business & Georgia 38 Business. Photo taken 02/12/06. A pair of substandard bridges carry the Bainbridge bypass over the Flint River. The Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers merge to form the Apalachicola River south of Lake Seminole in Florida. Photo taken 02/12/06. The Bainbridge bypass curves south from the Flint River and passes over Shotwell Street. U.S. 84 Business & Georgia 38 Business travel Shotwell Street through downtown Bainbridge, rejoining their parents east of town. Georgia 97 Connector follows Old Quincy Road and the Shotwell Street Connector between the interchange and Georgia 97 (Faceville Highway) southwest of the city. Photo taken 02/12/06. A loop ramp carries drivers onto Shotwell Street from U.S. 27 south & 84 east. U.S. 84 Business & Georgia 38 Business meet Georgia 97 & 300 (West Street) and U.S. 27 Business (Broad Street) within one mile in downtown Bainbridge. Georgia 97 Connector merges with Georgia 97 1.5 miles to the southwest. Photo taken 02/12/06. U.S. 27 & 84 serve Georgia 97 (Faceville Highway) directly in conjunction with Georgia 309 (West Street) via a split-diamond interchange south of downtown. Georgia 97 & 309 merge together along West Street through downtown, even joining U.S. 27-84 Business & Georgia 38 Business along Shotwell Street briefly. Photo taken 02/12/06. Eastbound along the Bainbridge bypass at the Georgia 97 (Faceville Highway) off-ramp. Georgia 97 enters Bainbridge from Faceville to the southwest. and transitions into Louise Street ahead of its northward turn onto West Street with Georgia 309. Georgia 309 (Fowlstown Road) heads southward from Bainbridge to the Florida state line and Gadsden County. Photo taken 02/12/06. U.S. 27 & 84 continue east toward their partition at junction U.S. 27 Business (Tallahassee Road / Highway). U.S. 27 Business turns southward from Shotwell Street (U.S. 84 Business & Georgia 38 Business) onto Scott Street ahead of its diamond interchange with the Bainbridge bypass. Photo taken 02/12/06. The Georgia 309 (West Street) on-ramp forms an auxiliary lane for the U.S. 27 southbound ramp departure to the Tallahassee Highway. U.S. 27 leaves Bainbridge on a southward course to Attapulgus, Havana, and Tallahassee, Florida. Photo taken 02/12/06. U.S. 84 continues east toward Cairo, Thomasville, and Valdosta while U.S. 27 turns southward on its final approach to the Sunshine State. U.S. 84 ends at Interstate 95 near Hinesville along Georgia's Gold Coast. U.S. 27 meanwhile meanders the length of the Florida peninsula between Havana and Miami. Photo taken 02/12/06. Page Updated April 20, 2006.