Gordon Highway

Gordon Highway
Part of US 78 / US 278 / SR 10 from western terminus on southeastern edge of Harlem to eastern terminus on the GeorgiaSouth Carolina state line on the northeastern edge of Augusta
US 1 in Augusta
US 25 / SR 121 in Augusta
NamesakeJohn Brown Gordon
Length22.8 mi (36.7 km)[1]
LocationSoutheastern edge of Harlem to the GeorgiaSouth 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 GeorgiaSouth 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.

  1. ^ Google (April 2, 2014). "Overview map of Gordon Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 2, 2014.