State Route 231 (SR 231) is a 20.6-mile-long (33.2 km) north-south
state highway in the
central part of the U.S. state of
Georgia. It travels entirely within
Washington County. It serves as a de factobypass or alternate route for travelers who desired to bypass
Sandersville.
Route description
SR 231 begins at an
intersection with
SR 15 southwest of
Harrison. Here, the roadway continues as Harts Ford Road. The highway travels northeast, traveling through Harrison. It continues northeast and turns north, until it reaches the town of
Riddleville. In Riddleville, it heads northeast, intersecting
SR 242 (Bartow Road). The route heads north-northeast and turns northeast to
Davisboro, where it intersects
SR 24 just before leaving town. It heads north-northwest to meets its northern terminus, an intersection with
SR 88/
SR 540 (
Fall Line Freeway). Here, the roadway continues as Tree Nursery Road.[1]
SR 231 is not part of the
National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility and defense.[4]
History
The roadway that would eventually become SR 231 was established in 1940 as
SR 24 Spur along a short alignment from Downtown Davisboro to the intersection with SR 24 in the northern part of the city.[2][3] In 1943, SR 24 Spur was redesignated as SR 231, and was extended to its current southern terminus.[5][6] In 1944, the original section of the road was paved.[6][7] In 1951, a short section southwest of Harrison was paved.[8][9] By September 1953, the entire section from the southern terminus to Harrison was paved.[9][10] The next year, a very brief section just northeast of Harrison was paved.[10][11] By 1957, the entire section from Riddleville to SR 24 was paved,[12][13] and by 1960, the road was paved from its southern terminus to SR 24.[13][14] On the 1966 GDOT road map, the roadway that would eventually become the northern part of SR 231 from Davisboro to its northern terminus was displayed as a "connecting road".[15][16] By 1991, this roadway was paved and designated as the northern extension of SR 231.[17][18]
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abState Highway Department of Georgia (October 1, 1940).
System of State Roads(PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia.
OCLC5673161. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
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abState Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1941).
System of State Roads(PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia.
OCLC5673161. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
^State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1943).
System of State Roads(PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia.
OCLC5673161. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
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abState Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1944).
System of State Roads(PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia.
OCLC5673161. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
^State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1945).
System of State Roads(PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia.
OCLC5673161. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
^State Highway Department of Georgia (1950).
System of State Roads(PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia.
OCLC5673161. Retrieved March 8, 2013. (Corrected to August 1, 1950.)
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abState Highway Department of Georgia (1952).
System of State Roads(PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia.
OCLC5673161. Retrieved March 8, 2013. (Corrected to January 1, 1952.)
^State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1966).
Official Highway Map(PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
^Georgia Department of Transportation (1990).
Official Highway and Transportation Map(PDF) (Map) (1990–1991 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
^Georgia Department of Transportation (1991).
Official Highway and Transportation Map(PDF) (Map) (1991–1992 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 8, 2013.