Route Information, History, Photo and Termini Gallery

Located in Northwest Georgia skirting the base of the Armuchee Ridges, which run east of the highway, GA 151 extends from Tryon to the Tennessee State Line. In an otherwise direct course, GA 151 is broken by an 0.8 mile overlap with U.S. 41/76 in Ringgold and 0.2 miles of the U.S. 41 Truck Route in Ringgold. GA 151 also overlaps for 1.4 miles with GA 136 in the Naomi community. The entire route passes through Walker and Catoosa Counties for a total of 31.8 miles with 2.4 of those miles overlapped with other routes. In addition, the portion in Catoosa County south of U.S. 41/76 is also known as Old Alabama Road.

GA 151 also has one banner route, GA 151 Spur. GA 151 Spur is located in Ringgold and functions as part of a truck route for U.S. 41 around a low and narrow underpass. GA 151 Spur only includes part of the truck route as the entire loop also includes mainline GA 151. GA 151 Spur is generally signed only as U.S. 41 Truck Route. However, the end signage is oddly posted.

The map clip to the left shows GA 151 Spur in greater detail in Ringgold. The map incorrectly identifies the tressle U.S. 41 between GA 151 and 151 Spur as a bridge over the railroad when it actually passes under and is height restricted.
History

Originally commissioned in the 1930's, GA 151 was at first completely unpaved. By 1950, the route was fully paved first in Catoosa County and by 1953 was also paved in Walker County, completing the route.

The original GA 151 consisted of only the portion north of the present GA 95 intersection. The route south of there was GA 95, which ended into what had originally been GA 2, later GA 143 and now GA 136. This remained as so until around 1975 when GA 151 was extended southward to US 27 in Trion, resulting in the truncation of GA 95 at GA 151 and an overlap with then GA 143.

Lastly, though it is not clear when it was first commissioned, GA 151 Spur first appeared on the maps in 1964. During the same time, part of GA 151 was also widened between then under construction I-75 and U.S. 41/76 as part of the then new interstate. No further changes have occured along the highway since that time.

Georgia 151 Termini Gallery

All photos below by J.T. Legg taken on various dates.

GA 151 Ends Photos
Southern Terminus: U.S. 27/GA 1 north of Tryon
Photos include directional assembly on northbound U.S. 27, first reassurance shield and old-style junction assembly, also on northbound U.S. 27. This is one of the few remaining two-lane sections of U.S. 27 in Georgia. Photos taken December 30, 2004.
Northern Terminus: Tennessee State Line north of Ringgold (TN S.S. 321)
Photos include state line signage, first reassurance shield for GA 151 and Tennessee State Line signage with a Mile 0 sign for TN 321. No reassurance shield was posted for TN 321. Photos taken May 30, 2005.
GA 151 Spur Ends Photos
Southern Terminus: U.S. 41/76/GA 2/3 in Ringgold
The end signage in the first photo is the only posted evidence of the highway. In the other two photos, only U.S. 41 Truck Route is shown for the route without any indication that this is GA 151 Spur. Photos taken May 30, 2005.
Northern Terminus: GA 151 in Ringgold
While the truck route continues west on mainline GA 151, GA 151 Spur ends where it aligns directly into GA 151 north at the intersection here. An at-grade railroad crossing is to the left of the first photo. The second photo shows the lack of GA 151 Spur signage at the split and the third photo shows most of the length of the very short highway. Photos taken May 30, 2005.
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