U.S. Route 25 Business (
US 25 Bus.) is a
business route of US 25 that connects
Augusta, Georgia, with
North Augusta, South Carolina. Its Georgia portion is part of
Broad Street and
13th Street. Its entire South Carolina portion is part of Georgia Avenue. In Georgia, it is
concurrent with
SR 28 for one
block and
SR 4 for about . In South Carolina, it is concurrent with
South Carolina Highway 125 Truck (SC 125 Truck). US 25 Bus. begins at an
interchange with
US 1/
US 25/
US 78/
US 278/
SR 10/
SR 121 (
Gordon Highway) on the line between the
Olde Town portion of the city of Augusta and
downtown. Northbound traffic on US 25 Bus./SR 28 has to make a
U-turn to access Gordon Highway. Here, the business route is concurrent with SR 28. The two highways travel to the west-northwest. The next
intersection is with
5th Street, which leads to the
Riverwalk Marina. At this intersection, SR 28 departs to the left, heading toward the Government Center and an
intercity bus station. On the southeastern corner of this intersection is the former location of the
Haunted Pillar. An intersection with
6th Street leads to the
Augusta Museum of History,
Riverwalk Augusta, and
St. Paul's Church. In the middle of this intersection is a crossing of some
railroad tracks of
Norfolk Southern Railway. An intersection with
7th Street leads to the
Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home and
James Brown Arena. Between 7th and
8th streets, the highway passes the
Augusta Confederate Monument, the
Lamar Building (the tallest building in the city), and the
Imperial Theatre. 8th Street leads to the
William B. Bell Auditorium. Between 8th Street and
James Brown Boulevard, it passes the Augusta Commons Park, a
James Brown statue, and the
Richmond County Board of Education building. James Brown Boulevard leads to the
Augusta-Richmond County Public Library, the Augusta Convention Center, and Riverwalk Augusta. An intersection with
10th Street leads to the
Morris Museum of Art and Riverwalk Augusta. An intersection with
12th Street leads to the Museum of Black History and Springfield Village Park. At an intersection with
SR 4 (13th Street), which leads to the
Sacred Heart Cultural Center,
Meadow Garden, and the
Medical District, US 25 Bus. turns right, off of Broad Street and onto SR 4 (13th Street). US 25 Bus. and SR 4 travel to the north-northeast on 13th Street. They intersect Jones Street, which carries the eastern terminus of the eastbound lanes of
SR 104. The next intersection is with
Reynolds Street, with carries the eastern terminus of the westbound lanes of SR 104. US 25 Bus. and SR 4 encounter an entrance to the New Bartram Trail before beginning to travel over the
Savannah River on the James U. Jackson Memorial Bridge. About in the center of this bridge, SR 4 and 13th Street end at the South Carolina state line, and US 25 Bus. continues to the north-northeast on Georgia Avenue. Almost as soon as US 25 Bus. crosses the river, it travels over The River Golf Club. It then curves to the north-northwest. Just south of an intersection with the northern terminus of Center Street, it passes the City of North Augusta Municipal Building. Center Street leads to this building, Brick Pond Park, and the
Riverfront. Just north of this intersection, the highway curves back to the north-northeast. Just north of Clifton Avenue, it passes Wade Hampton Veterans Park. The business route then intersects the eastern terminus of West Buena Vista Avenue, which leads to Riverview Park and Lions Field, and the northern terminus of
SC 125 (the western terminus of East Buena Vista Avenue), which leads to the
public safety complex and
community center. At this intersection,
SC 125 Truck begins, concurrent with US 25 Bus. An intersection with Spring Grove Avenue leads to the
living history park and North Augusta Elementary School. At an intersection with the eastern terminus of Jackson Avenue, the highway curves to the northeast. Just south of Forest Avenue, they pass a memorial for the
Hamburg massacre. Just north of this intersection is
Lookaway Hall. They then intersect
SC 230 (Martintown Road). Here, SC 125 Truck leaves the business route. Just northeast of an intersection with the eastern terminus of Butler Avenue, US 25 Bus. begins to curve back to the north-northeast. On this curve, it passes Davenport Park. Just north of Observatory Avenue, it passes the studio and office facility of
WRDW-TV. The highway then passes a
U.S. Post Office. North of Five Notch Road, US 25 Bus. curves to the east and reaches its northern terminus, an intersection with
US 25/
SC 121 (Knox Avenue) and the western terminus of Chalet North Road. The following portions of US 25 Bus. are part of the
National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense: • The entire length of the SR 28 concurrency • From the southern end of the SR 4 concurrency to the northern terminus
Major intersections ==North Augusta connector route==