Georgia State Route 33

State Route 33 (SR 33) is an 81-mile-long (130 km) state highway that travels south-to-north through portions of Thomas, Brooks, Colquitt, Worth, and Crisp counties in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The highway travels from its southern terminus, an intersection with US 84/SR 38 in Boston, to its northern terminus, an intersection with US 41/SR 7 north of Wenona. It also travels through Moultrie and Sylvester.

State Route 33
SR 33 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Length	81 mi[1] (130 km)
Major junctions
South end	US 84 / SR 38 in Boston
Major intersections	US 319 / US 319 Bus. / SR 35 in Moultrie US 319 / US 319 Bus. / SR 35 / SR 133 in Moultrie US 82 / SR 112 / SR 520 in Sylvester
North end	US 41 / SR 7 north of Wenona
Location
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Counties	Thomas, Brooks, Colquitt, Worth, Crisp
Highway system
Georgia State Highway System Interstate US State Special
← SR 32 → SR 34

Route description

Southern terminus

Northern terminus

SR 33 begins at an intersection with US 84/SR 38 in Boston. The highway travels north-northeast to Pavo. After a brief concurrency in Pavo with SR 122, SR 33 travels to the north-northwest. In the southern part of Moultrie, SR 33 begins a concurrency with US 319 Bus. on Thomasville Road. The two highways travel north, through downtown Moultrie. North of the city, US 319 Bus. ends, and, after a brief concurrency with SR 133, SR 33 continues north to Sylvester. In Sylvester, SR 33 has a brief concurrency with SR 112 before departing and continuing north to meet its northern terminus, an intersection with US 41/SR 7 just north of Wenona, which is south of Cordele.

The only portion of SR 33 that is part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense, is the entire length of the US 319 Bus. concurrency in Moultrie and the entire length of the SR 133 concurrency north of the city.^[2]

History

1920s

SR 33 was established at least as early as 1919, from Thomasville northeast and north-northwest to Sylvester. At this time, SR 35 was established from the Florida state line south-southeast of Quitman to SR 33 in Moultrie.^[3] By the end of September 1921, the northern terminus of SR 33 was proposed to be extended north-northeast to SR 7 south of Cordele. The northern terminus of SR 35 was truncated to SR 33 in Pavo.^[3][4] By October 1926, the segment of SR 33 from Thomasville to Moultrie was shifted eastward to SR 35's former path from the Florida state line to Quitman, and then from Quitman north-northwest and northwest to Moultrie. The segment of SR 35 from the Florida state line to Moultrie was shifted westward to SR 33's former path from Thomasville to Moultrie. The northern terminus of SR 33 was extended on its proposed path, from Sylvester to the Cordele area. US 41 was designated on SR 7 in the Cordele area.^[4][5] By October 1929, the northern terminus of SR 35 was extended north-northwest and north-northeast to Sylvester, replacing the Moultrie–Sylvester segment of SR 33, splitting SR 33 into two parts.^[5][6]

1930s to 1990s

By June 1930, the northern terminus of SR 35 was truncated to Moultrie, replaced by an extension of SR 33, which eliminated its split.^[6][7] In the first quarter of 1937, the entire length of SR 33 that existed at the time had a "completed hard surface".^[8][9] In the third quarter of 1939, SR 133 was extended on SR 35 south of Moultrie, south-southeast to SR 122 in Pavo, and south-southwest to US 84/SR 38 in Boston.^[10][11] In the second quarter of 1941, US 319 was designated on SR 35/SR 133 south of Moultrie and on all of SR 33 north of Moultrie.^[12][13] Between January 1945 and November 1946, US 319 was shifted eastward, off of SR 33, and onto SR 35.^[14][15] Between September 1953 and June 1954, the entire extension of SR 133, from Boston to Moultrie, was hard surfaced.^[16][17] In 1993, the path of SR 33 from Florida to Moultrie was shifted westward, replacing the Boston–Moultrie segment of SR 133. Its former segment was redesignated as SR 333, from the Florida state line to north of New Rock Hill, and an eastern rerouting of SR 133, from north of New Rock Hill to Moultrie.^[18][19]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Thomas	Boston			US 84 / SR 38 – Valdosta, Thomasville	Southern terminus
Thomas–Brooks county line	Pavo			SR 122 east – Barney, Hahira	Southern end of SR 122 concurrency
Thomas				SR 122 west – Thomasville	Northern end of SR 122 concurrency
	​			SR 188 west – Coolidge	Eastern terminus of SR 188
Colquitt	Moultrie			US 319 / SR 35 (Veterans Parkway) / US 319 Bus. begins – Coolidge, Tifton, Moultrie Tech College	Southern end of US 319 concurrency; southern terminus of US 319 Bus.
				SR 37 east (1st Avenue SE)	One-way pair
				SR 37 west (East Central Avenue) to SR 111
				SR 111 west – Meigs	Eastern terminus of SR 111
				US 319 / SR 35 / SR 133 south (Veterans Parkway / Tifton Highway) – Thomasville, Tifton	Northern end of US 319 Bus. concurrency; southern end of SR 133 concurrency; northern terminus of US 319 Bus.
	​			SR 133 north – Albany	Northern end of SR 133 concurrency
	​			SR 270 west – Doerun	Eastern terminus of SR 270
Worth	Sylvester			SR 256 south (East Martin Luther King Jr. Drive) – Norman Park	Northern terminus of SR 256
				US 82 / SR 112 south / SR 520 (Franklin Street) – Albany, Tifton	Southern end of SR 112 concurrency
				SR 112 north (Ashburn Highway) – Ashburn	Northern end of SR 112 concurrency
	​			SR 32 – Leesburg, Ashburn
Crisp	Wenona			SR 33 Conn. east (Rockhouse Road East) to I-75 (SR 401) – Wenona	Western terminus of SR 33 Conn.
	​			US 41 / SR 7 – Ashburn, Cordele	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Wenona connector route

State Route 33 Connector
Location	Wenona
Length	1.8 mi[20] (2.9 km)
Existed	1978[21][22]–present

State Route 33 Connector (SR 33 Conn.) is a 1.8-mile-long (2.9 km) connector route near Cordele. SR 33 Conn. connects the SR 33 mainline, in Wenona, as well as US 41/SR 7, with Interstate 75 (I-75), via Rockhouse Road.

SR 33 Conn. begins at an intersection with the SR 33 mainline in Wenona. It travels to the east-northeast for approximately 0.2 miles (0.32 km), to an intersection with US 41/SR 7. It continues to the east-northeast and crosses over some railroad tracks of Norfolk Southern Railway. It curves to the east, and then resumes its east-northeast direction. At an interchange with I-75, SR 33 Conn. ends, and Rockhouse Road continues to the east-northeast.^[20]

Between Augusta 1950 and January 1952, Rockhouse Road was established on this path.^[23][24] In 1978, SR 33 Conn. was established on its current path.^[21][22]

The entire route is in Crisp County.

Location	mi[20]	km	Destinations	Notes
Wenona	0.0	0.0	SR 33 – Sylvester	Western terminus
​	0.2	0.32	US 41 / SR 7 – Cordele
​	1.8	2.9	I-75 (SR 401) / Rockhouse Road east – Valdosta, Macon	Eastern terminus of SR 33 Conn.; western terminus of Rockhouse Road; I-75/SR 401 exit 97
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• Georgia (U.S. state) portal
• U.S. roads portal

References

1. "Overview map of SR 33" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
2. National Highway System: Georgia (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 8, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
3. State Highway Department of Georgia (1920). System of State Aid Roads as Approved Representing 4800 Miles of State Aid Roads Outside the Limits of the Incorporated Towns (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
4. State Highway Department of Georgia (1921). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
5. State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1926). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
6. State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1929). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
7. State Highway Department of Georgia (June 1930). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
8. State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1937). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
9. State Highway Department of Georgia (April 1, 1937). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
10. State Highway Department of Georgia (July 1, 1939). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
11. State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1, 1939). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
12. State Highway Department of Georgia (April 1, 1941). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
13. State Highway Department of Georgia (July 1, 1941). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
14. State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1945). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
15. State Highway Department of Georgia (1946). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved July 9, 2017. (Corrected to November 7, 1946.)
16. State Highway Department of Georgia (1953). State Highway System and Other Principal Connecting Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved July 9, 2017. (Corrected to September 1, 1953.)
17. State Highway Department of Georgia (1954). State Highway System and Other Principal Connecting Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved July 9, 2017. (Corrected to June 1, 1954.)
18. Georgia Department of Transportation (1993). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1993–1994 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
19. Georgia Department of Transportation (1994). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1994–1995 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
20. "Overview map of SR 33 Conn" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
21. Georgia Department of Transportation (January 1977). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1977–1978 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
22. Georgia Department of Transportation (January 1978). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1978-79 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
23. State Highway Department of Georgia (1950). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved July 9, 2017. (Corrected to August 1, 1950.)
24. Georgia Department of Transportation (1952). General Highway Map: Crisp County, Georgia (Map). Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation – via GDOT Maps.

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