{{Short description|State highway in Georgia, United States}} {{Use American English|date=May 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox road |state=GA |type=SR |route=262 |map={{maplink-road|from=Georgia State Route 262.map}} |map_custom=yes |map_notes=SR 262 highlighted in red |length_mi=44.4 |length_ref=<ref name="Google">{{Google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=GA-262+N%2FAntioch+Church+Rd&daddr=30.8534094,-84.4311841+to:31.029441,-84.4185318+to:GA-262+N&hl=en&ll=30.912829,-84.304962&spn=0.591462,0.883026&sll=30.705073,-84.390506&sspn=0.001158,0.001725&geocode=FVeG1AEdEE34-g%3BFSHJ1gEdsK73-imlzEc6SQPtiDFRrzPBaT6dhg%3BFcF42QEdHeD3-inFzR3gDA7tiDGpy_Dm0VDqbQ%3BFRyz2gEdZqv7-g&oq=Pelh&mra=dme&mrsp=0&sz=19&via=1,2&t=h&z=10 |title=Overview map of SR 262 |access-date=February 19, 2013 }}</ref> |length_round=1 |established=1949<ref name="GDOT 1948">{{Cite GDOT map |year=1948 |access-date=February 19, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="GDOT 1949">{{Cite GDOT map |year=1949 |access-date=February 19, 2013 }}</ref> |direction_a=South |terminus_a={{jct|state=GA|US|27|SR|1}} southeast of Attapulgus |junction={{plainlist| *{{jct|state=GA|US|84|SR|38}} in Climax *{{jct|state=GA|SR|309}} north of Climax *{{jct|state=GA|SR|97}} in Vada *{{jct|state=GA|SR|112}} southwest of Pelham }} |direction_b=North |terminus_b={{jct|state=GA|SR|93}} southwest of Pelham |counties=Decatur, Mitchell, Grady. |previous_type=SR |previous_route=260 |next_type=SR |next_route=264 }}
'''State Route 262''' ('''SR 262''') is a {{convert|44.4|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} L-shaped state highway located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It travels within portions of within Decatur and Mitchell counties, and skims the border of Grady County.
==Route description== SR 262 begins at an intersection with US 27/SR 1 (Tallahassee Highway) southeast of Attapulgus, in Decatur County. Here, US 27/SR 1 south almost immediately enter Florida and head toward Tallahassee.<ref name="Google"/>
SR 262 heads to the northeast and then swings around to the northwest and the north-northwest. It intersects Wautauga Road, which heads southwest to Attapulgus. It then passes Conyers Cemetery and heads north to Lake Douglas Road, where the route turns to the east. Northeast of Lake Douglas Road is Hines Perkins Road, which heads east-southeast and enters Grady County and leads to Nickleville. The route then curves back to the west and turns north just before Cedar Grove Cemetery. Farther to the north, in Climax, SR 262 has a short concurrency with US 84/SR 38 (Thomasville Road) and crosses a CSX Transportation railroad line. Just northeast of Climax is Fleatown Cemetery. Farther to the north, SR 309 (Old Pelham Road) west and Mars Hill Church Road east. The highway heads nearly due north to an intersection with SR 97 (Vada Road) south. Here, SR 97 and SR 262 from a brief concurrency into the unincorporated community of Vada, where SR 262 splits onto a nearly due east route along the Decatur-Mitchell County line. Not much farther to the east, the road runs along the Grady-Mitchell County line, and it intersects the route of former SR 179. Then, it continues to the east to SR 112 just before it curves to the northeast to meet its northern terminus, an intersection with SR 93 southwest of Pelham.<ref name="Google"/>
No section of SR 262 is part of the National Highway System.<ref name="NHS Georgia">{{cite web|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=United States Department of Transportation|date=May 8, 2009|accessdate=February 19, 2013}}</ref>
==History== SR 262 was established in 1949 along an alignment from Vada to its northern terminus.<ref name="GDOT 1948"/><ref name="GDOT 1949"/> In 1950, that entire section was paved.<ref name="GDOT 1949"/><ref name="GDOT 1950">{{Cite GDOT map |year=1950 |access-date=February 19, 2013 }}</ref> By 1960, the route was designated and paved along the section from the southern terminus to Vada.<ref name="GDOT 1957">{{Cite GDOT map |year=1957 |access-date=February 19, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="GDOT 1960">{{Cite GDOT map |year=1960 |access-date=February 19, 2013 }}</ref>
==Major intersections== {{jcttop|state=GA|length_ref=<ref name="Google"/>}} {{GAint |county=Decatur |cspan=5 |location=none |mile=0.0 |road={{jct|state=GA|US|27|SR|1|name2=Tallahassee Highway|location1=Tallahassee, Florida|city2=Bainbridge}} |notes=Southern terminus}} {{GAint |location=Climax |lspan=2 |mile=14.7 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=GA|US|84|SR|38|dir1=west|dir2=west|name2=Thomasville Road|city2=Bainbridge}} |notes=Southern end of US 84/SR 38 concurrency}} {{GAint |mile=15.0 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=GA|US|84|SR|38|dir1=east|dir2=east|name2=Thomasville Road|city2=Cairo}} |notes=Northern end of US 84/SR 38 concurrency}} {{GAint |location=none |mile=23.2 |road={{jct|state=GA|SR|309|dir1=south|name1=Old Pelham Road|city1=Bainbridge}} |notes=Northern terminus of SR 309; western terminus of Mars Hill Church Road}} {{GAint |location=none |mile=28.5 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=GA|SR|97|dir1=south|name1=Vada Road|city1=Bainbridge}} |notes=Southern end of SR 97 concurrency}} {{GAint |county1=Decatur |county2=Mitchell |location=Vada |mile=29.5 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=GA|SR|97|dir1=north|city1=Hopeful}} |notes=Northern end of SR 97 concurrency}} {{GAint |county1=Grady |county2=Mitchell |location=none |mile=38.6 |road={{jct|state=GA|SR|112|city1=Cairo|city2=Camilla}} |notes=}} {{GAint |county=Mitchell |location=none |mile=44.4 |road={{jct|state=GA|SR|93|city1=Cairo|city2=Pelham}} |notes=Northern terminus}} {{jctbtm|keys=concur}}
==See also== * {{portal-inline|Georgia (U.S. state)}} * {{portal-inline|U.S. roads}}
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== {{Attached KML}} {{Commons category|Georgia State Route 262}}
262 Category:Transportation in Decatur County, Georgia Category:Transportation in Mitchell County, Georgia