State Route 300, also called the Georgia-Florida Parkway, is a 116 miles (186.7 km) long route that runs from Florida State Road 57 at the Florida

Florida

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-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...

 state line south of Thomasville

Thomasville, Georgia

Thomasville is the county seat of Thomas County, Georgia, United States. The city is the second largest in Southwest Georgia after Albany.The city deems itself the City of Roses and holds an annual Rose Festival. The town features plantations open to the public, a historic downtown, a large...

 in Thomas County

Thomas County, Georgia

Thomas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The 2010 Census showed a population of 44,720. The county seat is Thomasville.-History:...

, north to I-75

Interstate 75 in Georgia

In the U.S. state of Georgia, Interstate 75 runs north–south along the U.S. Route 41 corridor on the western side of the state, passing through the cities of Valdosta, Macon and Atlanta. It is also designated — but not signed — as State Route 401...

 in Cordele

Cordele, Georgia

Cordele, also known as The Watermelon Capital of the World, is a city in Crisp County, Georgia, United States. The population was 11,608 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Crisp County...

 in Crisp County

Crisp County, Georgia

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Route description

From south to north, SR 300 goes through Thomasville, Meigs

Meigs, Georgia

Meigs is a city in Mitchell and Thomas counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 1,090 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Meigs is located at ....

, Pelham

Pelham, Georgia

Pelham is a city in Mitchell County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,126 at the 2000 census. It was named for famed American Civil War officer John Pelham.-Geography:Pelham is located at ....

, Camilla

Camilla, Georgia

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,669 people, 1,994 households, and 1,405 families residing in the city. The population density was 929.4 people per square mile . There were 2,128 housing units at an average density of 348.9 per square mile...

, Baconton

Baconton, Georgia

Baconton is a city in Mitchell County, Georgia, United States. The population was 804 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Baconton is located at ....

, Albany

Albany, Georgia

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, Oakfield, Warwick

Warwick, Georgia

Warwick is a city in Worth County, Georgia, United States. The population was 430 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Albany, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Warwick is located at ....

, and Cordele.

State Road 300 is concurrent with U.S. 19/State Route 3

Georgia State Route 3

State Route 3 runs in a generally north–south orientation from Georgia's northern border to its southern border. Its northern terminus is at the Tennessee state line just southeast of Chattanooga , and its southern terminus is at the Florida state line about twelve miles south-southeast of...

 from the southern terminus, north to Albany. South of the state line, US 19 eventually intersects I-10

Interstate 10 in Florida

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 and continues south to St. Petersburg, Florida

St. Petersburg, Florida

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In Florida, U.S. 19 becomes the Florida-Georgia Parkway.

History

Much of SR 300 follows the route of cancelled Interstate 175, which would have connected the city of Albany to the Interstate system via I-75. The portion of SR 300 that parallels the now-defunct I-175 between Cordele and Albany was formerly known as SR 257, and the portion of SR 300 from Albany to the Florida State Line was SR 333

State Route 333 (Georgia)

State Route 333 is a north–south route located entirely in Brooks County in extreme south Georgia. From its southern terminus at Florida SR 53 at the Florida state line southeast of Quitman, the route runs northwest to Quitman, then north, reaching its northern terminus at SR 133 northwest of...

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The original SR 300 was a route between Monticello and U.S. 129/U.S. 441/SR 24

State Route 24 (Georgia)

State Route 24 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Georgia. It runs from State Route 15 north of Watkinsville south to Milledgeville along U.S. Highway 441, east to Waynesboro, and southeast and southwest to end at State Route 26/U.S. Highway 80 in Statesboro.Initially SR 24 ran from...

near Rock Eagle 4-H Center.

Future

With the forthcoming completion of four-laning of US 19, activities are underway to redefine the Georgia-Florida Parkway to be coincident with the Magnolia Highway, which is US 19 between St. Petersburg and Atlanta.