This entry was posted on 10/3/2008 8:19 PM and is filed under uncategorized.
"Through an act of Congress and Federal funding, a highway construction project will save motorists time and gasoline when traveling to the mountains of north Georgia." - "GA 400 Construction Ahead Of Schedule", Forsyth County News, August 8, 1979
When the final stretch of GA 400 from GA 53 in Dawson County to GA 60 in Lumpkin County was opened in 1981 and US 19 was rerouted from GA 9 onto it, this was definitely true.
However, since the mid 1990s, the GA 400 corridor has experienced more growth than folks ever imagined, and the non-freeway portion of this highway from GA 369 northward became a major commuter corridor as well as a 4-lane connector to the mountains. Nowadays, it is riddled with traffic lights and too many driveway cuts, especially in Forsyth and Dawson Counties. So much for saving time and gas.
Here are scans of the 1979 Forsyth County News article trumpeting the progress of GA 400's construction...
That's it for now. I hope you enjoy this little piece of Georgia road history, thank you for visiting, and encourage you to do so often. Have a great weekend!
10/4/2008 11:21 AMBryant wrote:
Yeah, I remember when I was younger -- my parents and I would drive up to the outlet mall in Dawsonville and North Point Mall. There was nothing up there but trees.
At one time, I thought the speed limit up around Dawson County was 75 mph. I could be wrong, but I could've sworn... Reply to this
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