Part of | US 78 / US 278 / SR 10 from western terminus on southeastern edge of Harlem to eastern terminus on the Georgia–South Carolina state line on the northeastern edge of Augusta US 1 in Augusta US 25 / SR 121 in Augusta |
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Namesake | John Brown Gordon |
Length | 22.8 mi (36.7 km)[1] |
Location | Southeastern edge of Harlem to the Georgia–South Carolina state line on the northeastern edge of Augusta |
West end | US 78 / US 278 / SR 10 on the southeastern edge of Harlem |
Major junctions | |
East end | US 1 / US 25 / US 78 / US 278 / SC 121 / SR 10 at the Georgia–South Carolina state line on the northeastern edge of Augusta |
Gordon Highway is a 22.8-mile-long (36.7 km) major highway in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Georgia, traveling through the southern part of Columbia County and the northeastern part of Richmond County. It is named after Confederate general John Brown Gordon. At its western end, it is a relatively rural highway, but at its eastern end, it is an urban corridor of the Augusta metropolitan area. It connects Harlem and rural areas of southern Columbia County with Augusta and North Augusta, South Carolina. It also serves as the two main entry points to Fort Eisenhower, formerly Fort Gordon. Its entire length, from the southeastern edge of Harlem to the Georgia–South Carolina state line on the northeastern edge of Augusta, is signed as part of US 78/US 278/SR 10. In Augusta, it is signed as parts of US 1 and US 25/SR 121.