1920s to 1950s SR 1 was established at least as early as 1919, traveling on mostly the same path as it does today, with the following differences: the southern terminus at the Florida state line was southeast of Bainbridge; it traveled through
Brinson and then northward to Colquitt; from Colquitt, it traveled through
Edison, and into Cuthbert; and, from LaFayette, it traveled northwest to
Trenton, then northeast to the Tennessee state line. By the end of 1930,
US 41W was designated on SR 1 from Rome to LaFayette and possibly on the LaFayette–Tennessee segment of the unnumbered road. By the end of 1931, US 280 was designated on the Cusseta–Columbus segment. By the end of 1934, US 41W was
decommissioned, and US 27 was designated on the entire length of SR 1. Between the beginning of 1945 and November 1946, SR 1's path south-southwest of Rome was shifted eastward. Its former path on US 27 was redesignated as
SR 1 Spur. Between the beginning of 1940 and the beginning of 1954, US 27/SR 1's path north of
Trion was proposed to be shifted to a more eastern alignment. Between June 1954 and June 1955, SR 1's path south-southwest of Rome was reverted to its original path, replacing SR 1 Spur. Its former path was redesignated as
SR 1E. Between the beginning of 1953 and the beginning of 1960, SR 1 was rerouted on a more direct path between Amsterdam and Attapulgus. This new path had a "soil surface".
1960s Between July 1957 and June 1960, SR 1 was proposed to be rerouted on an eastern bypass of Summerville, from a point east-southeast of the city to Trion. Between 1957 and 1962, a southwestern bypass of the main part of Carrollton was proposed from US 27/SR 1 in the southern part of the city to US 27/SR 1/SR 166 in the west-central part. Between 1953 and 1964, the northern terminus of
SR 1 Spur was truncated to its original northern terminus, an intersection with US 27/US 280/SR 1 north of
Fort Benning. The former path of SR 1 Spur north of US 27/US 280/SR 1 on Fort Benning Road was redesignated as
SR 357. Its path on Cusseta Road and Brown Avenue was redesignated as
SR 103 Spur. US 280's path through Columbus was shifted onto
SR 1 Spur. A freeway in the eastern part of Columbus was under construction from US 27/US 280/SR 1 southeast of Columbus to SR 357 (Buena Vista Road) in the eastern part of the city. It was proposed to be designated from that point to US 27/SR 1 south-southwest of
Nankipooh. Between 1954 and 1965, SR 48 was extended eastward on US 27 to the southern terminus of SR 1's proposed eastern bypass of Summerville. SR 114 was extended north-northeast on US 27 to the northern terminus of this bypass. Between 1960 and 1965, US 27 (and possibly SR 1) in the Bainbridge area was shifted onto a freeway-grade bypass of the main part of the city, designated as
SR 38 Loop. Its former path was redesignated as
US 27 Bus. (and possibly
SR 1 Bus.). Between June 1963 and the end of 1965, SR 1 was proposed to be rerouted on a southwestern bypass of Cusseta, from south of the city to west of it. Between 1962 and 1967, SR 1 (and possibly US 27) was shifted onto the bypass of Carrollton. In 1966, the freeway in Columbus was proposed to be part of an eastward rerouting of SR 1. Its former path through Columbus was redesignated as
SR 1 Bus. SR 1 was proposed to be designated on an under-construction bypass south of the main part of Rome, from US 27/US 411/SR 53 north-northeast of
Six Mile to US 411/SR 101/
SR 344 south-southeast of Rome. The northern terminus of SR 1's proposed Summerville bypass was shifted to a point east-northeast of Trion. The next year, 1967, the SR 1 freeway was under construction from SR 357 north to US 27/SR 1. US 80 in Columbus was shifted southeastward, onto US 27/SR 1, then on US 280 and the newer SR 1 Spur. In 1968, US 27/US 411/SR 1 was shifted onto SR 1's southern bypass of Rome. Between 1964 and 1970, the SR 1 freeway was completed to Airport Thruway in the northern part of Columbus.
1970s and 1980s In 1971, SR 1's path in LaGrange was shifted westward, replacing
SR 1 Spur. The next year, 1972, US 27/SR 1, as well as
SR 55, was shifted onto the southwestern bypass of Cusseta. In 1975, the SR 1 freeway in Columbus was redesignated as I-185 (with the unsigned SR 411 designation). SR 1 was shifted onto its former path through the city, replacing all of SR 1 Bus. The next year, SR 38 Loop in Bainbridge was decommissioned. SR 38 was designated on SR 38 Loop's former path. SR 38 through the city was redesignated as SR 38 Bus. In 1977, the Summerville bypass of SR 1 was canceled, with SR 48 and SR 114 reverted to their previous alignments. Five years later, in 1982, an eastern bypass of LaFayette, designated as
SR 730, was proposed from southeast of the city to north-northeast of it. In 1987, an eastern bypass of Cedartown, designated as
SR 744, was proposed from south-southwest of the city to north-northeast of it. The next year, SR 55 and the newer SR 1 Spur were redesignated as part of SR 520. US 80 in Columbus was shifted north, off of US 280/SR 520. A western bypass of Bremen, designated as
SR 793, was proposed from south-southwest of the city to north-northwest of it. US 27/SR 1 in the LaFayette area was shifted eastward, onto the path of SR 730. Its former path was redesignated as
US 27 Bus./
SR 1 Bus. In 1989, an eastern bypass of Attapulgus, designated as
SR 831, was proposed from east-southeast of the city, to north-northwest of it.
SR 811 was proposed from US 27/SR 1 south-southeast of Buchanan north-northwest across it and curved around the eastern side of the city to a point north-northwest of it.
1990s and 2000s In 1991, US 27/SR 1 in the Cedartown area was shifted eastward, onto the path of SR 744, with US 278/SR 6, which was also shifted out of the main part of the city. The former path of US 27/SR 1 was redesignated as
US 27 Bus./
SR 1 Bus. The next year, an eastern bypass of Blakely, designated as
SR 838, was proposed from south-southeast of the city to north-northeast of it. US 27/SR 1 was rerouted onto the proposed path of SR 811 and shifted east of Buchanan. The former path of US 27/SR 1 in the Buchanan area was redesignated as
US 27 Bus./
SR 1 Bus. The southern half of SR 793 in the Bremen area was built from US 27/SR 1 just north of I-20 to US 78/SR 8 in the city. In 1993, US 27/SR 1 in the Blakely area was shifted eastward, onto the path of SR 838. Its former path was redesignated as
US 27 Bus./
SR 1 Bus. A southeastern bypass of Cuthbert, designated
SR 847, was proposed from south-southwest of the city to north-northeast of it. US 27/SR 1 in the Bremen area was shifted westward, onto the path of SR 793. Its former path was redesignated as
US 27 Bus./
SR 1 Bus. In 1994, US 27/SR 1 in the Cuthbert area was shifted eastward, onto the path of SR 847. Its former path was redesignated as
US 27 Bus./
SR 1 Bus. That same year, a western bypass of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, designated
SR 813, was proposed from US 27/SR 1 east-northeast of Chickamauga to SR 2 west-southwest of Fort Oglethorpe. The next year, US 27/SR 1 was shifted onto the path of SR 831. Its former path was redesignated as
SR 1 Bus. In 2001, US 27/SR 1's path through the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park was shifted westward, onto the path of SR 813.
Designations In 1935, the
Georgia General Assembly designated the portion of US 27/SR 1 from Columbus to its northern terminus as "Tennessee-Columbus Military Highway". In 1941, the Georgia General Assembly designated the portion of US 27/SR 1 from its southern terminus to Colquitt as the "De Soto Trail Highway". In 1952, the Georgia General Assembly designated the entirety of US 27/SR 1 as the "Martha Berry Highway", honoring a pioneer in education. In 1992, the Georgia General Assembly designated the portion of US 27/SR 1 from the Chattahoochee–Muscogee county line to its intersection with I-185 as the "Robert B. Nett Medal of Honor Highway", honoring a hero of
World War II. In 1993, the Georgia General Assembly designated the US 27/SR 1 bypass around Cedartown as the "Syble W. Brannan Parkway", honoring a prominent Cedartown resident. In 1994, the Georgia General Assembly designated the portion of the US 27/SR 1 between Summerville and Trion in Chattooga County as the "Ralph 'Country' Brown Highway", honoring a prominent Chattooga resident and baseball player. In 2000, the Georgia General Assembly designated the US 27/SR 1 bypass around Cuthbert as the "Gerald Green Bypass", honoring a prominent resident of Georgia and member of the Georgia General Assembly. In 2011, the Georgia General Assembly designated the entirety of US 27/SR 1 as the "Scenic Hometown Highway", for "tourism enhancement purposes". Also in 2011, with the same designation, the portion of US 27/SR 1 between Shields Crossing (near
Chickamauga) was designated as the "Roy Parrish Parkway", honoring a prominent resident of Walker County. ==Major intersections==