Global InformationWrightsboro Road information
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| Length | 45.0 mi (72.4 km)[1][2] Western segment 20.3 mi (32.7 km)[1] Eastern segment 24.7 mi (39.8 km)[2] |
| South end |  SR 17 in Thomson |
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| East end | James Brown Boulevard in Augusta |
Wrightsboro Road is a 45.0-mile-long (72.4 km) major road in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Georgia, traveling through the northwestern part of McDuffie County, the extreme northern part of Warren County, the southeastern part of Wilkes County, the southern part of Columbia County, and the northeastern part of Richmond County.
It consists of two disconnected segments. The western segment, which is a north–south highway, extends 20.3 miles (32.7 km) from Georgia State Route 17 (SR 17) and the northern terminus of Harrison Road in Thomson to US 78/SR 10/SR 17 southeast of Washington. This is also the northern terminus of SR 80. The eastern segment, which is an east–west highway, extends 24.7 miles (39.8 km) from SR 223 and Hinton Wilson Road east-northeast of Thomson to James Brown Boulevard in Augusta. Even though Georgia does not sign its county highways, except for on green street signs, the western segment's McDuffie County portion is McDuffie County Route 308 (CR 308); the eastern segment's Columbia County portion is Columbia CR 571.
The western segment is mostly a rural highway. In fact, some of its path is a dirt road. Except for the northern part of SR 80 between Cadley and Washington, it is an unnumbered highway. At the western end of the eastern segment, it is also fairly rural, but at its eastern end, it is an urban corridor of the Augusta metropolitan area. It connects rural areas of southwestern Columbia County with Grovetown and Augusta. It also serves as the main entry point to Augusta Mall. From its western terminus, east-northeast of Thomson, to Grovetown, it is signed as part of SR 223. In Grovetown, it is signed as part of SR 388. East of Grovetown, it is an unnumbered highway.
It was named after Wrightsboro, a settlement formed in 1768 by British Royal Governor James Wright. It was a settlement for displaced Quakers from North Carolina.[3] Later, Thomson, Dearing, and Wrightsboro were merged with parts of Warren County to form McDuffie County.[citation needed]
- ^ a b Google (February 11, 2018). "Overview map of Wrightsboro Road's western segment" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^ a b Google (March 27, 2014). "Overview map of Wrightsboro Road's eastern segment" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
- ^ Staff writer. "Historic Wrightsboro". ExploreGeorgia.org. Georgia Department of Economic Development. Retrieved July 1, 2019.