An unusual route in the Georgia suburbs of Chattanooga, over 3-mile long GA 218 ran close to the Tennessee State Line east of Rossville. Though the park may have opened after the highway was designated, the existance of the highway very much appears to have been primarily because of the Lake Winnepesaukah Amusement Park along the route. An old-fashioned amusement park with a wooden rollercoaster, the park remains a major weekend destination for people in the areas around Chattanooga. The route is narrow, winding in places and overall substandard, but reconstruction and widening along the road is planned in the future. Old GA 218 is locally known as Lakeview Drive and is today mostly Catoosa C.R. 553 and Walker C.R. 844. Only a small part of the highway is in Walker County.

Old GA 218 was commissioned in the 1940's and fully paved by around 1950. On August 15, 1986, GA 218 was fully decommissioned. This was the same date that the Battlefield Parkway extension (GA 2) opened. Since GA 218 was not replaced by GA 2, the route was decommissioned as part of a mileage swap.

GA 218 a few months prior to when it was decommissioned. Note GA 731, which is now GA 2. Also note Old GA 2 and GA 349, both also decommissioned on the same date (1986 GDOT Map).

Western Terminus: U.S. 27/GA 1 (LaFayette Rd) east of Rossville
Photo is of remaining guide sign approaching U.S. 27. All other signs have been removed.
Eastern Terminus: GA 146 (Cloud Springs Rd) east of Ft. Oglethorpe
Photo is of remaining guide sign approaching GA 146. All other signs have been removed.

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