Atlantic Coastal Highway Through Georgia
From South Carolina line to Florida line
distance of 136 miles. Traversing
Chatham, Bryan, Liberty, McIntosh,
Glynn and Camden Counties.
First work done in 1735 when the road
from Savannah to Darien, probably the
first road in Georgia, was laid out with
the assistance of Tomochichi, the
Mico of the Yamacraws.
Savannah River bridge completed
August 1925. Paving through Chatham
County completed 1921. Construction
from Chatham-Bryan county line to
Florida line financed with State and
Federal funds and a $900,000 Bond
Issue of the Coastal Highway District.
Construction program of the Coastal
Highway District under the leadership
of Harvey Granger, chairman of the
Coastal Highway Commission, begun
August 1924 and completed October
1927.
Coastal Highway Commission
Harvey Granger, Chairman
Frank C. Battey, Sec. & Treas.
David S. Atkinson, Attorney
E.L. Stephens, Field Supt.
[List of 9 named Commissioners]
State Highway Department
John N. Holder, Chairman of Board
Stanley S. Bennet, Member of Board
John R. Phillips, Member of Board
W.R. Neel,State Highway Engineer
Searcy B. Slack, Bridge Engineer
H.J. Friedman, Division Engineer
Marker is on North Coastal Highway (Georgia Route 25), on the right when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
