state route mile long state highway southeast state georgia highway travels church street primary east west highway eastern southern highway connects route meets interstate serves majority route naval submarine base kings bay cumberland island national pair auxiliary routes connector route spur route provides access submarine base assigned highway early 1920s highway improved paved mid-1930s paved county line late 1930s county line early 1940s highway extensively relocated mid-1960s expanded lanes divided highway east 1980s long term plans expand state highway lane divided highway portion project completed east route description pair similarly named official designations west designated parkway construction stretches highway designated trail state legislature highway national_highway_system entire length begins intersection main street second street city second street carries main street continues west street center town blocks west terminus intersects csx busy dual track rail line attracts platform block south main street block west rail line main street meets parkway heads east block eastern end street intersection adjacent state highway turns south street block turns east road meets eastern end connector cross street leaves lane road road expands lane divided highway miles lanes shortly crossing county line intersects heads northeast hamlet highway crosses streams feed parallel enters king avenue grade crossing intersects lee street state highway expands lane undivided street expands lane divided highway begins closely parallel commercial area west partial cloverleaf interchange near east end commercial area lane road center turn lane gains median intersection kings bay road highways lead naval submarine base kings bay main highway naval base highway meets partial cloverleaf interchange boundary cities intersects branch railroad heads naval base crosses creek meeting southern end spur highway heads north western edge naval base way continues lane road center turn lane passes south reduces lanes curves south street center highway intersects near eastern terminus reaching eastern terminus intersection church street street continues south past historic home orange hall southern end passenger ferry national history assigned highway route marked maps january highway followed present alignment county line significantly different route western following road forestry road church road loop old road arizona avenue sections abandoned highway east highway followed present alignment crossed parallel railroad times highway sand dirt road stretch reappeared maps february highway recorded maintained road construction present alignment south end street october highway completed paved road january highway county line construction october construction extended east county line highway original junction july construction concluded october paved highway county line graded highway western edge construction july paving completed january gap placed construction april completed beginning major occurred highway moved present alignment county line highway expanded divided highway interchange lane undivided highway divided highway section extended west downtown interchange road built highway expanded divided highway kings bay road spur entire length highway designated governor grip corridor plans expand entire highway west lane divided highway new section highway expanded lane divided highway mile stretch west county line completed major intersections routes connector state route connector connector mile connector route route follows cross street drive north town southeast connector heads east highways lane road passes highway continues southeast residential area intersects burnt fort road heads southwest western terminus downtown northeast northern connector enters forested area remainder course designated cross street spur state route spur spur mile spur route route officially named highway based resolution honoring local politician highway known spur begins intersection road northwest downtown heads north lane road center turn lane mixed commercial residential area north oblique intersection spur route expands controlled access divided highway serves western boundary naval submarine base kings bay access base provided intersections opposite road uss opposite kings bay road north junction spur reduces lanes grade crossing branch enters naval base north highway pair intersections uss andrew jackson drive uss boulevard serve northern military reservation spur leaves edge base enters river state park highway reaches northern terminus park gate short distance south spur designated beginning construction later year paved road completed spur expanded lanes
Georgia State Route 40