Bainbridge business loop U.S. Route 84 Business (
US 84 Bus.) in
Bainbridge follows the former routing of
US 84/
SR 38 through downtown, traveling west to east from both ends of the mainline route around the city. It is entirely
concurrent with
SR 38 Bus. The business route is known as
Shotwell Street for its entire length. US 84 Bus. and SR 38 Bus. begin at an
interchange with
US 27/US 84/
SR 1/SR 38 in the central part of the city. At this interchange, the road continues as South Old Quincy Road, which is former
SR 97 Conn. There is also Boat Basin Circle, which is the main entrance to Earle May Recreation Area. They travel to the east and cross over some
railroad tracks of
CSX. They intersect South Bruton Street, which leads to Cheney Griffin Park. At West Street,
SR 97/
SR 309 join the concurrency. One
block later, at Broad Street, SR 97/SR 309 depart the concurrency, and
US 27 Bus./
SR 1 Bus. join. On the southeastern corner of the
intersection with Monroe Street lies the
Gilbert H. Gragg Library. At Scott Street, US 27 Bus./SR 1 Bus. leave the concurrency. Between North Thornatiska Drive and South Wheat Avenue, they pass Jones Wheat Elementary School. Between South Wheat Avenue and Gordon Avenue, they pass Memorial Hospital and Manor. Just to the east of Gordon Avenue, the highways curve to the east-southeast before meeting their eastern terminus, an intersection with US 84/SR 38 (Thomasville Road).
Thomasville business loop U.S. Route 84 Business (
US 84 Bus. is a
business route of
US 84 that mostly exists within the
city limits of
Thomasville. It follows the former routing of US 84/
SR 38 through the city. It is entirely
concurrent with
SR 38 Bus. and travels near the
Lapham–Patterson House State Historic Site. Both ends of the highway are just outside of the city limits of Thomasville. US 84 Bus. and SR 38 Bus. begin at an
intersection with US 84/
US 319/
SR 35/SR 38 just north-northwest of the city limits. Here, the roadway continues as
SR 3 Alternate (SR 3 Alt.). They travel to the south-southeast, with the local name of
Old Albany Road, through
rural areas, and enter the city. Just before intersecting the eastern terminus of Plantation Oak Drive, they begin a very gradual curve to a nearly due-south direction. The highway becomes increasingly more
residential. Just before intersecting the western terminus of Meadow Street, they curve back to the south-southeast. They curve to the southeast and take on the
North Boulevard name. North Boulevard splits off to the east, while US 84 Bus./SR 38 Bus. curve to the southeast, onto
Madison Street. Between Crystal Street and Walcott Street, they travel on a bridge over some
railroad tracks of
CSX and Merrill Street. They then enter the main part of the city. An intersection with Calhoun Street leads to the
Jack Hadley Black History Museum. On the western side of the intersection with Washington Street lies the Thomas County Judicial Center. They intersect Jackson Street, which is the former path of
US 319 Bus./
SR 35 Bus. The two highways turn left onto
Smith Avenue and take it to the northeast. At the intersection with Broad Street, which is the former path of
US 19 Bus., they curve to the east. Just east of Cherokee Street, they cross over some railroad tracks of CSX. At the northern terminus of Susie Way, they pass a complex that contains courts,
magistrate, jail, police department, and sheriff's office. Between Susie Way and the southern terminus of Covington Avenue, they pass to the south of Cherokee Lake. Covington Avenue leads to the Thomasville Rose Garden. ==See also==