State Route 2 is a west–east route in the northern part of Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

. The route serves suburbs of Chattanooga, Tennessee

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the US state of Tennessee , with a population of 169,887. It is the seat of Hamilton County...

, as well as much of the mountainous area in the northern part of the state.

Route description

From its western terminus at SR 193 in the community of Flintstone

Flintstone, Georgia

Flintstone is an unincorporated community in Walker County, Georgia, United States. Located in northwestern Georgia, Flintstone lies approximately 120 miles northwest of Atlanta, 135 miles southwest of Nashville, Tennessee, and 150 miles northeast of Birmingham, Alabama...

, the route runs east along Battlefield Parkway, briefly overlapping

Concurrency (road)

A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...

 with US 27

U.S. Route 27

U.S. Route 27 is a north–south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. The southern terminus is at US 1 in Miami, Florida. The northern terminus is at Interstate 69 in Fort Wayne, Indiana...

/SR 1, then intersecting Interstate 75

Interstate 75

Interstate 75 is a major north–south Interstate Highway in the Great Lakes and Southeastern regions of the United States. It travels from State Road 826 and State Road 924 in Hialeah, Florida to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, at the Ontario, Canada, border...

, before reaching US 41/US 76/SR 3. After a brief concurrency with US 41/US 76/SR 3 through Ringgold

Ringgold, Georgia

Ringgold is a city in Catoosa County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,422 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Catoosa County...

, the route splits and continues east. After crossing the Conasauga River

Conasauga River

The Conasauga River is a river that runs through southeast Tennessee and northwest Georgia. The Conasauga River is long and is home to 90 species of fish and 25 species of freshwater mussels...

, the route briefly overlaps SR 225 north, then continues a short distance east to US 411

U.S. Route 411

U.S. Highway 411 is an alternate parallel-highway associated with U.S. Highway 11. U.S. 411 extends for about 313 miles from U.S. Route 78 in Leeds, Jefferson County, Alabama, to U.S. Highway 25 in Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. U.S. 411 passes through the northeastern State of Alabama, the...

/SR 61 at the community of Cisco. SR 2 south overlaps US 411/SR 61 to Chatsworth

Chatsworth, Georgia

Chatsworth is a city in Murray County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Dalton, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,531 at the 2000 census, but was estimated around 3,890 as of the 2005 census. The city is the county seat of Murray County...

. In Chatsworth, SR 2 east overlaps SR 52 east past Fort Mountain

Fort Mountain

Fort Mountain can refer to* Fort Mountain , * Fort Mountain , * Fort Mountain , * Fort Mountain , * Fort Mountain ,...

 to Ellijay

Ellijay, Georgia

Ellijay is a city in Gilmer County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,584 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Gilmer County.Ellijay lies where two rivers, the Ellijay and the Cartecay, come together to form the Coosawattee River...

. In Ellijay, the route begins a concurrency with US 76 to the South Carolina

South Carolina

South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...

 state line. US 76/SR 2, as well as SR 5 and SR 515, travel to the northeast to Blue Ridge

Blue Ridge, Georgia

Blue Ridge is a city in Fannin County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,210 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Fannin County.-Geography:Blue Ridge, GA is located at ....

. In Blue Ridge, SR 5 departs to the north, while US 76/SR 2/SR 515 continue east to Blairsville

Blairsville, Georgia

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 659 people, 226 households, and 101 families residing in the city. The population density was 619.7 people per square mile . There were 261 housing units at an average density of 245.4 per square mile...

. East of Blairsville, the route arcs to the north, then east, around Brasstown Bald

Brasstown Bald

Brasstown Bald is the highest natural point in the state of Georgia, USA, with a summit elevation of 4,784 feet above mean sea level....

. West of Hiawassee

Hiawassee, Georgia

Hiawassee is a town in and the county seat of Towns County, Georgia, United States. The population was 810 at the 2000 census. Its name comes from the Cherokee word Ayuhwasi, which means a meadow.-Geography:...

, SR 515 departs to the north, and US 76/SR 2 are joined by SR 17, then SR 75 in Hiawassee. East of Hiawassee, SR 17 and SR 75 depart to the south, and US 76 continues east through a series of switchback

Hairpin turn

A hairpin turn , named for its resemblance to a hairpin/bobby pin, is a bend in a road with a very acute inner angle, making it necessary for an oncoming vehicle to turn almost 180° to continue on the road. Such turns in ramps and trails may be called switchbacks in American English, by analogy...

s over the Eastern Continental Divide

Eastern Continental Divide

The Eastern Continental Divide, in conjunction with other continental divides of North America, demarcates two watersheds of the Atlantic Ocean: the Gulf of Mexico watershed and the Atlantic Seaboard watershed. Prior to 1760, the divide represented the boundary between British and French colonial...

 to Clayton

Clayton, Georgia

Clayton is a city in Rabun County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,019 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Rabun County and is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains.-History:...

. After a brief concurrency in Clayton with US 23/US 441

U.S. Route 441

U.S. Route 441 is a spur route of U.S. Route 41. It currently runs for 939 miles from U.S. Route 41 in Miami, Florida to U.S. Route 25W in Lake City, Tennessee. Between its termini, US 441 passes through the states of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee...

/SR 15, US 76/SR 2 continue southeast to the South Carolina state line.

History

State Route 2 had originally been planned to follow a winding route through the Cohutta Mountains

Cohutta Mountains

The Cohutta Mountains in Georgia, USA, include:* Big Frog Mountain* Fort Mountain *Grassy Mountain , in Murray County near Lake Conasauga...

 between Cisco and Blue Ridge. Due to the ruggedness of the terrain, coupled with landslide

Landslide

A landslide or landslip is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement, such as rockfalls, deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows, which can occur in offshore, coastal and onshore environments...

s on one section of the route, SR 2 was rerouted to overlap SR 52 over Fort Mountain. A section of State Route 2 from Fort Oglethorpe

Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia

Fort Oglethorpe is a city in Catoosa County in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 9,263. It is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area...

 east to US 41 is named the Baxter Shavers Memorial Highway after a deputy sheriff that was killed on this highway on April 14, 1978.

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Walker Walker County, Georgia Walker County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 18, 1833 from land formerly belonging to the Cherokee Indian Nation. As of 2000, the population was 61,053. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 64,554...	Rossville Rossville, Georgia Rossville is a city in Walker County, Georgia, United States. The city of Rossville was named after Cherokee Indian Chief John Ross, who resided there until being forced to relocate with his people to Oklahoma in the Indian Removal. Chief John Ross' log cabin home is still located in the city and...		, Chattanooga, TN	Western terminus
Catoosa Catoosa County, Georgia Catoosa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 5, 1853. As of 2000, the population was 53,282. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 62,241...	Fort Oglethorpe Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia Fort Oglethorpe is a city in Catoosa County in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 9,263. It is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area...		, Chattanooga, TN
	Ringgold Ringgold, Georgia Ringgold is a city in Catoosa County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,422 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Catoosa County...			Exit 350 on I-75
			, Chattanooga, TN	GA 2 East joins US 41/SR 3 South/US 76 East
				GA 151 North joins US 41/SR 3 South/US 76/SR 2 East
			, Ooltewah, TN	GA 151 North diverges from US 41/SR 3 South/US 76/SR 2 East
				GA 2 East diverges from US 41/76/GA 3
Whitfield Whitfield County, Georgia Whitfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 30, 1851. The 2010 Census shows a population of 102,599. The county seat is Dalton.It is part of the Dalton, Georgia, Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Civil War:...	Cohutta Cohutta, Georgia Cohutta is a town in Whitfield County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Dalton, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 582 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cohutta is located at ....
	Dalton Dalton, Georgia Dalton is a city in Whitfield County, Georgia, United States. It is the county seat of Whitfield County and the principal city of the Dalton, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of both Murray and Whitfield counties. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 33,128...		, Cleveland, TN
Murray Murray County, Georgia Murray County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 36,506. The 2007 Census Estimate showed a population of 40,664. The county seat is Chatsworth.It is part of the Dalton, Georgia, Metropolitan Statistical Area....	Crandall			SR 2 East joins SR 225 North
			, Cleveland, TN	SR 2 East diverges from SR 225 North
			, Ocoee, TN	SR 2 East joins US 411/SR 61 South; US 411
	Chatsworth Chatsworth, Georgia Chatsworth is a city in Murray County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Dalton, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,531 at the 2000 census, but was estimated around 3,890 as of the 2005 census. The city is the county seat of Murray County...
				SR 52/US 76 East join GA 2 East
				SR 52/SR 2 East continue left at this intersection, SR 52 Alt is on the right.

External links

• Peach State Roads profile on S.R. 2