Route Information, History and Termini Gallery
Taliaferro is an extremely rural county between Augusta and Atlanta, and the county seat of Crawfordville is extremely small itself. Nevertheless, GA 269 had enough importance locally to serve as a state route. Old GA 269 extends 3.5 miles connecting the town of Sharon to U.S. 278 and providing a cut-off from GA 47 to I-20. The highway is mostly followed by the Georgia Woodlands Railroad and crosses it at one point along the route. GA 269 also brushes the Warren County line near its southern terminus.
History

Commissioned around 1948 or 1949, the highway was originally unpaved, but completed quickly and was fully paved by 1952. Originally deemed a major route before the completion of I-20, the highway lost prominence after traffic shifted away from U.S. 278/GA 12. GA 269 was decommissioned in 1982 or 1983 and became Taliaferro C.R. 89. However, guide signs remain in place directing traffic along the route.

This 1973 map was randomly chosen to show the route of GA 269, which lasted into the early 1980's. GA 269 still carries state highway traffic, despite being county-maintained.
Georgia 269 Historic Termini Gallery

All photos here are historic route end photos. Photos by J.T. Legg taken July 13, 2005.

Historic Southern Terminus: U.S. 278/GA 12 between Crawfordville and Norwood
This recently installed guide sign is viewed looking westbound on U.S. 278. An approaching strong thunderstorm was brewing in the background of the photo with a lot of lightning when this shot was taken.
Historic Northern Terminus: GA 47 in Sharon
This photo is looking westbound on GA 47 (literally south) with Old GA 269 forking off straight ahead. This photo was taken in the middle of a major downpour in the same thunderstorm that was chasing me in the last pic.
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