{{Short description|State highway in Georgia}} {{Use American English|date=March 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox road |state=GA |type=SR |route=255 |map={{maplink-road|from=Georgia State Route 255.map}} |map_custom=yes |map_notes=SR 255; mainline in red, alternate route in blue |length_mi=19.7 |length_ref=<ref name="Google">{{Google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=GA-255+N&daddr=34.667596,-83.647992+to:GA-255+N&hl=en&ll=34.679523,-83.634109&spn=0.28346,0.441513&sll=34.748019,-83.611348&sspn=0.001106,0.001725&geocode=FTTWDwIdH5QC-w%3BFUz8EAIdCKID-ykPQVP7REpfiDFC1tOAbOqTbw%3BFeY1EgIdcjAE-w&mra=dme&mrsp=2&sz=19&via=1&t=h&z=11 |title=Overview map of SR 255 |access-date=February 22, 2013 }}</ref> |length_round=1 |established=1949<ref name="GDOT 1948">{{Cite GDOT map |year=1948 |access-date=February 22, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="GDOT 1949">{{Cite GDOT map |year=1949 |access-date=February 22, 2013 }}</ref> |direction_a=South |terminus_a={{jct|state=GA|SR|115}} east of Cleveland |junction= |direction_b=North |terminus_b={{jct|state=GA|SR|197}} in Batesville |counties=White, Habersham |previous_type=SR |previous_route=254 |next_type=SR |next_route=256 }}
'''State Route 255''' ('''SR 255''') is a {{convert|19.7|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} S-shaped state highway located in the North Georgia mountains section of the U.S. state of Georgia. It travels through White and Habersham counties.
==Route description== SR 255 begins at an intersection with SR 115 (Clarkesville Highway) east of Cleveland, in White County. The route heads northeast, and crosses over Blue Creek and travels through Batesville. Farther to the east, it passes New Blue Creek Cemetery and intersects SR 384 (Duncan Bridge Road). It then crosses over Brasstown Creek shortly before it crosses over Chattahoochee River and enters Habersham County. Just after the county line, SR 255 crosses over Amys Creek and meets SR 17 (Unicoi Turnpike). The two highways share a concurrency, heading in a northwestern direction. During the concurrency, SR 17/SR 255 intersect SR 255 Alt. (Ben T. Huiet Highway) and cross Maudlin Mill, Car, and Chickamauga Creeks before they reach Sautee Nacoochee. At Maudlin Mill Creek, they cross back into White County. There, SR 255 splits to the north. Just prior to curving to the northeast, the route crosses over Ben Creek, and just after that curve, it crosses over Bean Creek and enters Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest. Northeast of Bean Creek, SR 255 intersects Sky Lake Road, which leads to Sky Lake. Just after Sky Lake Road, the highway has a second crossing over Chickamauga Creek. It heads to the east, and re-enters Habersham County, at the same time exiting the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest. A short while afterward, SR 255 has a second intersection with SR 255 Alt. Just northeast of that intersection, the route re-enters the Chattahoochee–Oconee National Forest. The highway heads north-northeast to meet its northern terminus, an intersection with SR 197 in Batesville. SR 255 travels through the historic Sautee Valley Historic District.<ref name="Google"/>
No section of SR 255 is part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility and defense.<ref name="NHS Georgia">{{cite map |title=National Highway System: Georgia |url=http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/georgia/georgia_ga.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921013812/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/georgia/georgia_ga.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 21, 2015 |format=PDF |publisher=Federal Highway Administration |date=March 25, 2015 |access-date=March 5, 2017 }}</ref>
==History== SR 255 was established in 1949 along an alignment from Sautee to Batesville.<ref name="GDOT 1948"/><ref name="GDOT 1949"/> In 1953, a section from Sautee to just inside the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest was paved.<ref name="GDOT 1952">{{Cite GDOT map |year=1952 |access-date=February 22, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="GDOT 1953">{{Cite GDOT map |year=1953 |access-date=February 22, 2013 }}</ref> By 1960, the entire route from Sautee to Batesville was paved, and the section from the current western terminus to the southern intersection with SR 17 was paved. It is unknown if the concurrency with SR 17 existed at this time.<ref name="GDOT 1957">{{Cite GDOT map |year=1957 |access-date=February 22, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="GDOT 1960">{{Cite GDOT map |year=1960 |access-date=February 22, 2013 }}</ref>
==Major intersections== {{jcttop|state=GA|length_ref=<ref name="Google"/>}} {{GAint |county=White |cspan=2 |location=none |mile=0.0 |road={{jct|state=GA|SR|115|name1=Clarkesville Highway|city1=Cleveland}} |notes=Southern terminus }} {{GAint |location=Stovall Mill |mile=2.8 |road={{jct|state=GA|SR|384|name1=Duncan Bridge Road|city1=Leaf|city2=Helen}} }} {{GAint |county=Habersham |cspan=2 |location=none |mile=7.0 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=GA|SR|17|dir1=south|name1=Unicoi Turnpike|city1=Clarkesville}} |notes=South end of SR 17 concurrency }} {{GAint |location=Aerial |mile=9.6 |road={{jct|state=GA|SR-Alt|255|dir1=north|name1=Ben T. Huiet Highway}} |notes=Southern terminus of SR 255 Alt. }} {{GAint |county=White |location=Sautee |mile=11.9 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=GA|SR|17|dir1=north|name1=Unicoi Turnpike|city1=Helen}} |notes=North end of SR 17 concurrency }} {{GAint |county=Habersham |cspan=2 |location=none |mile=16.6 |road={{jct|state=GA|SR-Alt|255|dir1=south|name1=Ben T. Huiet Highway}} |notes=Northern terminus of SR 255 Alt. }} {{GAint |location=Batesville |mile=19.7 |road={{jct|state=GA|SR|197|name1=Monroe Street|location2=Moccasin Creek State Park}} |notes=Northern terminus }} {{jctbtm}}
==Habersham County alternate route== {{Infobox road small |state=GA |type=SR-Alt |route=255 |alternate_name=Ben T. Huiet Highway |location=Habersham County |length_mi=3.3 |length_round=1 |length_ref=<ref name="Google2">{{Google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Ben+T+Huiet+Hwy&daddr=Ben+T+Huiet+Hwy&hl=en&ll=34.687851,-83.633595&spn=0.070858,0.110378&sll=34.70778,-83.62675&sspn=0.001107,0.001725&geocode=FffrEAIdJLUD-w%3BFa6aEQIdv_YD-w&mra=dme&mrsp=1&sz=19&t=h&z=13 |title=Overview map of SR 255 Alt. (Habersham County) |link=no |access-date=February 22, 2013 }}</ref> }} '''State Route 255 Alternate''' ('''SR 255 Alt.''') is a {{convert|3.3|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} alternate route for SR 255. Its route is shorter and more direct than the mainline, and bypasses the Sautee Valley Historic District, and unincorporated community of Sautee. The highway is entirely within Habersham County.<ref name="Google2"/>
None of SR 255 Alt. that is included as a part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility and defense.<ref name="NHS Georgia" />
SR 255 Alt. was established between 1960 and 1963 on the same routing as today.<ref name="GDOT 1961">{{Cite GDOT map |year=1961 |access-date=February 22, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="GDOT 1963">{{Cite GDOT map |year=1963 |access-date=February 22, 2013 }}</ref>
{{jcttop|state=GA|county=Habersham|length_ref=<ref name="Google"/>}} {{GAint |location=Aerial |mile=0.0 |road={{jct|state=GA|SR|17|SR|255|nolink2=y|name2=Unicoi Turnpike|city1=Clarkesville|city2=Helen}} |notes=Southern terminus }} {{GAint |location=none |mile=3.3 |road={{jct|state=GA|SR|255|nolink1=y|city1=Helen|city2=Clayton|location3=Moccasin Creek State Park}} |notes=Northern terminus }} {{jctbtm}}
==See also== * {{portal-inline|Georgia (U.S. state)}} * {{portal-inline|U.S. roads}}
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255 Category:Transportation in White County, Georgia Category:Transportation in Habersham County, Georgia