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Highway Data Discussion => Updates to Highway Data => Topic started by: Presidentman on August 21, 2025, 10:50:13 pm

Title: GA: Missing spur route
Post by: Presidentman on August 21, 2025, 10:50:13 pm: The database appears to be missing a spur route of Georgia State Road 25, designated as Georgia State Route 25 Spur E. This route is also known as the F.J. Torras Causeway and links Brunswick and St. Simons Island.

Wiki article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F.J._Torras_Causeway
GDOT map - https://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/CountyMaps/Glynn.pdf
Google Street View of signage - https://maps.app.goo.gl/YzyjcprGQdSNo9do8
Title: Re: GA: Missing spur route
Post by: neroute2 on August 21, 2025, 11:12:17 pm: Looks like it should be 25SE, not 25 Spur? Unless I'm missing a source, Wikipedia seems to have made up the spur designation.
Title: Re: GA: Missing spur route
Post by: rickmastfan67 on August 22, 2025, 02:17:57 am: Signage per GSV, went up between Aug '23 & Nov '24.

Here's the 'BEGIN (https://maps.app.goo.gl/cb6jcxcXLrVeKxEZA)' sign @ US-17, with the corresponding 'END (https://maps.app.goo.gl/DJuPPUtoK8rmiSis7)' shield.

We have the intersection in US-17/GA-25 labeled as 'GA25SprExt'. Not sure if that was my label, or a changed one after I let go of GA back in the day.
Title: Re: GA: Missing spur route
Post by: rickmastfan67 on August 22, 2025, 02:40:23 am: Quote from: neroute2 on August 21, 2025, 11:12:17 pm
Looks like it should be 25SE, not 25 Spur? Unless I'm missing a source, Wikipedia seems to have made up the spur designation.

I'm guessing it is indeed a Spur route extension, and they lettered it that way due to not confuse people by adding another 'GA 25' route (https://travelmapping.net/hb/showroute.php?units=miles&u=null&r=ga.ga025sprbru&lat=31.174475&lon=-81.463494&zoom=14) along US-17 between the two (only 1.7 miles separate them)
Title: Re: GA: Missing spur route
Post by: neroute2 on August 22, 2025, 02:49:04 am: What makes you think SE stands for Spur Extension rather than southeast?
Title: Re: GA: Missing spur route
Post by: rickmastfan67 on August 22, 2025, 03:20:30 am: Quote from: neroute2 on August 22, 2025, 02:49:04 am
What makes you think SE stands for Spur Extension rather than southeast?

The 2005-2006 state map (https://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/HwyAndTransportationMaps/2005_2006.pdf) which labels it as '25SpE'.
Title: Re: GA: Missing spur route
Post by: neroute2 on August 22, 2025, 05:20:37 am: Ok, that's a good reason. So I guess it's Spur E?
Title: Re: GA: Missing spur route
Post by: Presidentman on August 22, 2025, 11:10:06 am: Quote from: neroute2 on August 22, 2025, 05:20:37 am
Ok, that's a good reason. So I guess it's Spur E?

This legislative document (https://mydocs.dot.ga.gov/info/honorariums/Resolutions/2013-05.pdf) confirms it is Spur E.
Title: Re: GA: Missing spur route
Post by: mapmikey on August 22, 2025, 10:19:24 pm: Here, also, was its addition to the state highway system - https://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/StateHighwaySystemRevisionMaps/2006_GlynnCounty.pdf#search=%22state%20route%2025%20spur%22

No verbiage as to the derivation of the route name.