End of US highway 319 |
As of 2020, US 319 measured 312.3 miles in total length.
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US 319 was commissioned in 1933 to run the short distance from Tallahassee to Apalachicola. By 1937 the north terminus had been extended to its implied parent route (US 19) in Thomasville:
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Today's US 1 was built in about 1965, and the old route became Business 1. But apparently the US 319 designation continued to end at Business 1 for the next 15 years; it was not until 1980 that Georgia obtained AASHTO's permission to extend US 319 about a half-mile ahead to its current terminus. Visible in the background is a reassurance assembly which also functions as the last northbound US 319 marker. It is shown close-up here:
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These photos show the junction signage approaching the endpoint, as well as the "End" assembly visible in the background:
Research and/or photo credits: Justin Cozart; Brian Holt; Karin and Martin Karner; J.P. Nasiatka; Steven Nelson; Alex Nitzman; Dale Sanderson; Michael Summa
Page originally created 2003;
last updated Jul. 9, 2020.
last updated Jul. 9, 2020.