{{Short description|State highway in Georgia}} {{Use American English|date=March 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox road |state=GA |type=GA |route=362 |map={{maplink-road|from=Georgia State Route 362.map}} |map_custom=yes |map_notes=SR 362 highlighted in red |length_mi=32.5 |length_round=2 |length_ref=<ref name="Google">{{Google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=GA-362+E%2FCallaway+Rd&daddr=GA-362+E%2FCallaway+Rd+to:GA-362+E%2FGA-74+N%2FGA-85+N%2FOakland+Rd+to:GA-362+E%2FGriffin+Hwy+to:GA-362+E%2FWilliamson+Rd+to:W+Poplar+St&hl=en&ll=33.153936,-84.472504&spn=0.243742,0.528374&sll=33.246308,-84.264249&sspn=0.001911,0.004128&geocode=FSJk-AEdtGXz-g%3BFbfy-QEd1lj1-g%3BFWYl-gEd7Gb1-g%3BFY0p-gEda4n2-g%3BFckL-wEdvcv5-g%3BFR9K-wEdbDz6-g&mra=dme&mrsp=5&sz=19&t=h&z=12 |title=Overview map of SR 362 |access-date=October 15, 2013 }}</ref> |established={{Start date|1966}}<ref name="GDOT 1963"/><ref name="GDOT 1966"/> |direction_a=West |terminus_a={{jct|state=GA|US-Alt|27|SR|41}} north of Greenville |junction={{Plainlist| *{{jct|state=GA|SR|74|SR|85}} south-southwest of Haralson *{{jct|state=GA|US|19|US|41|SR|3}} in Griffin }} |direction_b=East |terminus_b={{jct|state=GA|US-Bus|19|US-Bus|41|SR|155|dab1=Griffin|dab2=Griffin}} in Griffin |previous_type=SR |next_type=SR |previous_route=361 |next_route=363 |counties=Meriwether, Pike, Spalding }}
'''State Route 362''' ('''SR 362''') is a {{convert|32.5|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} state highway located in the west-central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is mainly a rural highway, traveling through parts of Meriwether, Pike, and Spalding counties, connecting the Greenville area with Griffin, via Williamson.
The roadway had an eastern segment built by the end of 1953. This segment was effectively extended to the west the following year. In 1960, the western segment was built. Before the decade was over, it had been designated as SR 362, the Alvaton–Hollondale segment was built, and the SR 362 designated was extended along the rest of the roadway.
==Route description== thumb|left|Eastern terminus SR 362 begins at an intersection with US 27 Alternate/SR 41 north of Greenville, in Meriwether County, and travels to the northeast, through unincorporated and generally rural areas of the county. The highway has a concurrency with SR 74/SR 85 for about {{convert|1|mi|km}} south-southwest of Haralson. SR 362 then travels to the east, crossing the Flint River into Pike County. It then curves back to the northeast, crossing into Spalding County before reaching an interchange with US 19/US 41/SR 3 (Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway) in Griffin. The route continues to the northeast, passing northwest of Municipal Park. Then, it turns right onto West Poplar Street and meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with US 19 Business/US 41 Business/SR 155 (South Hill Street) in downtown.<ref name="Google"/>
The only part of SR 362 that is included as part of the National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility, is the section east of US 19/US 41/SR 3 in Griffin.<ref name="NHS Georgia">{{cite web|title=National Highway System: Georgia|url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/georgia/ga_georgia.pdf|format=PDF|publisher=Federal Highway Administration|date=October 1, 2012|access-date=October 15, 2013}}</ref>
==History== The road that would eventually become SR 362 was established by the end of 1953. It was the east-northeast segment of a roadway that started in Zebulon, traveled to the north-northwest into Williamson, and curved to the east-northeast and entered Griffin.<ref name="GDOT 1952">{{Cite GDOT map |year=1952 |access-date=August 15, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="GDOT 1953">{{Cite GDOT map |year=1953 |access-date=August 15, 2015 }}</ref> By the middle of 1954, another section from the current Kings Bridge Road intersection (in Hollonville) east to Williamson, was added.<ref name="GDOT 1953"/><ref name="GDOT 1954">{{Cite GDOT map |year=1954 |access-date=August 15, 2015 }}</ref>
By the middle of 1960, the section from the current western terminus to the western intersection with SR 85 (SR 74 hadn't been designated along the highway at that time), just south of Alvaton, was built.<ref name="GDOT 1957">{{Cite GDOT map |year=1957 |access-date=August 15, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="GDOT 1960">{{Cite GDOT map |year=1960 |access-date=August 15, 2015 }}</ref> By 1966, this segment was designated as SR 362.<ref name="GDOT 1963">{{Cite GDOT map |year=1963 |access-date=August 15, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="GDOT 1966">{{Cite GDOT map |year=1966 |access-date=August 15, 2015 }}</ref>
In 1967, the portion of roadway from Alvaton to Hollonville was built, thus completing the current length.<ref name="GDOT 1967">{{Cite GDOT map |year=1967 |access-date=August 15, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="GDOT 1968">{{Cite GDOT map |year=1968 |access-date=August 15, 2015 }}</ref> The next year, the entire road was designated as SR 362.<ref name="GDOT 1968"/><ref name="GDOT 1969">{{Cite GDOT map |year=1969 |access-date=August 15, 2015 }}</ref>
By the beginning of 1975, SR 74 was designated along the stretch of SR 85 with which SR 362 runs concurrent.<ref name="GDOT 1973">{{Cite GDOT map |year=1973 |access-date=August 15, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="GDOT 1974-1975">{{Cite GDOT map |year=1974 |access-date=August 15, 2015 }}</ref>
==Major intersections== {{jcttop|state=GA|length_ref=<ref name="Google"/>}} {{GAint |county=Meriwether |cspan=3 |location=none |mile=0.0 |road={{jct|state=GA|US-Alt|27|SR|41|name2=Roosevelt Highway|city1=Greenville|city2=Newnan}} |notes=Western terminus}} {{GAint |location=none |mile=11.1 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=GA|SR|74|SR|85|dir1=south|dir2=south|name2=Oakland Road|city2=Woodbury}} |notes=Western end of SR 74/SR 85 concurrency}} {{GAint |type=concur |location=Alvaton |mile=12.1 |road={{jct|state=GA|SR|74|SR|85|dir1=north|dir2=north|name2=Millarden Road|city2=Haralson}} |notes=Eastern end of SR 74/SR 85 concurrency}} {{Jctbridge |river=Flint River |mile=16.4 |line=yes |bridge=Unnamed bridge over the Flint River}} {{jctco|state=GA|county=Pike}} {{GAint |county=Spalding |cspan=2 |location=Griffin |lspan=2 |mile=30.3 |road={{jct|state=GA|US|19|US|41|SR|3|name3=Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway|city1=Zebulon|city2=Barnesville|city3=Hampton}} |notes=}} {{GAint |mile=32.5 |road={{jct|state=GA|US-Bus|19|US-Bus|41|SR|155|dab1=Griffin|dab2=Griffin|name3=South Hill Street}} |notes=Eastern terminus; roadway continues as East Poplar Street.}} {{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-inline}} * [http://georgiaroads.tripod.com/gahwy19.htm Georgia Roads (Routes 361 - 380)]
362 Category:Transportation in Meriwether County, Georgia Category:Transportation in Pike County, Georgia Category:Transportation in Spalding County, Georgia Category:Griffin, Georgia