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{{Infobox road
| country = USA
| type = US
| route = 280
| map = {{maplink-road|from=U.S. Route 280.map}}
| map_custom = yes
| map_notes = US&nbsp;280 highlighted in red
| length_mi = 392
| length_ref = {{Citation needed|date=February 2018}}
| maint = [[Alabama Department of Transportation|ALDOT]] and [[Georgia Department of Transportation|GDOT]]
| spur_type = US
| spur_of = 80
| established = January&nbsp;1954<ref>{{cite news |title=U.S. 431, U.S. 280 Markers Now Up |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40873524/us_280431_signed_january_26_1954/ |access-date=December 21, 2019 |work=The Opelika Daily News |date=January 26, 1954 |location=[[Opelika, Alabama]] |page=1|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>
| direction_a = West
| terminus_a = {{Jct|state=AL|I|20|I|59|US|31}} in [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham, AL]]
| junction = *{{Jct|state=AL|I|459}} in [[Hoover, Alabama|Hoover, AL]]
*{{Jct|state=AL|US|231}} from [[Harpersville, Alabama|Harpersville]] to [[Sylacauga, Alabama|Sylacauga, AL]]
*{{Jct|state=AL|I|85|US|29|US|431}} in [[Opelika, Alabama|Opelika, AL]]
*{{Jct|state=GA|I|185}} in [[Columbus, Georgia|Columbus, GA]]
*{{Jct|state=GA|US|19}} in [[Americus, Georgia|Americus, GA]]
*{{Jct|state=GA|I|75}} in [[Cordele, Georgia|Cordele, GA]]
*{{Jct|state=GA|US|23|US|319|US|341|US|441}} in [[McRae-Helena, Georgia|McRae-Helena, GA]]
*{{Jct|state=GA|US|1}} in [[Lyons, Georgia|Lyons, GA]]
*{{Jct|state=GA|US|25|US|301}} in [[Claxton, Georgia|Claxton, GA]]
*{{Jct|state=GA|I|16}} near [[Black Creek, Georgia|Black Creek, GA]]
| direction_b = East
| terminus_b = {{Jct|state=GA|US|80|GA|26|GA|30}} in [[Blitchton, Georgia|Blitchton, GA]]
| states = [[Alabama]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
| counties = '''AL:''' [[Jefferson County, Alabama|Jefferson]], [[Shelby County, Alabama|Shelby]], [[Talladega County, Alabama|Talladega]], [[Coosa County, Alabama|Coosa]], [[Tallapoosa County, Alabama|Tallapoosa]], [[Chambers County, Alabama|Chambers]], [[Lee County, Alabama|Lee]], [[Russell County, Alabama|Russell]]<br>'''GA:''' [[Muscogee County, Georgia|Muscogee]], [[Stewart County, Georgia|Stewart]], [[Webster County, Georgia|Webster]], [[Sumter County, Georgia|Sumter]], [[Crisp County, Georgia|Crisp]], [[Wilcox County, Georgia|Wilcox]], [[Dodge County, Georgia|Dodge]], [[Telfair County, Georgia|Telfair]], [[Wheeler County, Georgia|Wheeler]], [[Montgomery County, Georgia|Montgomery]], [[Toombs County, Georgia|Toombs]], [[Tattnall County, Georgia|Tattnall]], [[Evans County, Georgia|Evans]], [[Bryan County, Georgia|Bryan]]
}}
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'''U.S. Route 280''' ('''US&nbsp;280''') is a spur of [[U.S. Highway 80]] (US&nbsp;80). It currently runs for 392 miles (631&nbsp;km) from [[Blitchton, Georgia]], at US&nbsp;80 to [[Birmingham, Alabama]] at [[Interstate 20|Interstate&nbsp;20]] (I-20)/[[Interstate 59|Interstate&nbsp;59]] (I-59). For much of its route, US&nbsp;280 travels through rural areas and smaller cities in southern [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] and east central [[Alabama]]. Once the highway approaches Birmingham, it is a major suburban route. Numerous [[shopping center]]s are located on US&nbsp;280 throughout northern [[Shelby County, Alabama|Shelby County]] and southern [[Jefferson County, Alabama|Jefferson County]].

US&nbsp;280 is the main connector between [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]] and [[Auburn, Alabama|Auburn]], and this stretch is sometimes known as the "[[War Eagle]] Highway."<ref>{{Cite news|title=Art department has new head|url=https://content.lib.auburn.edu/digital/collection/plainsman/id/2164/|work=Auburn Plainsman|pages=2|date=October 2, 1970}}</ref>

Through Talladega County, Alabama, US&nbsp;280 is known as the [[Jim Nabors]] Highway, in honor of the [[Sylacauga, Alabama]], native known for portraying the television character [[Gomer Pyle]]. The historical designation of US&nbsp;280 and Alabama SR&nbsp;38 is the Florida Short Route.

For many years, US&nbsp;280 and SR&nbsp;38 were considered one of the more dangerous routes in Alabama, due to the number of large stretches of narrow two-lane roadway leading southeast from Birmingham. Work was completed in 2006 making US&nbsp;280 a four-lane highway throughout the entire state of Alabama. This project began in the 1970s. As a result, US&nbsp;280 now bypasses numerous small towns in east Alabama, including [[Goodwater, Alabama|Goodwater]], [[Jackson's Gap, Alabama|Jackson's Gap]], [[Camp Hill, Alabama|Camp Hill]], and [[Waverly, Alabama|Waverly]].

In Georgia, US&nbsp;280 from [[Columbus, Georgia|Columbus]] to [[Interstate 16|Interstate&nbsp;16]] (I-16) is also a [[Governor's Road Improvement Program]] (GRIP) corridor known as "Power Alley".<ref>{{cite web|title=Governor's Road Improvement Program (GRIP)|publisher=[[Georgia Department of Transportation]]|url=http://www.dot.ga.gov/Projects/programs/Pages/GRIP.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220063630/http://www.dot.ga.gov/Projects/programs/Pages/GRIP.aspx|year=2012|archive-date=February 20, 2014|accessdate=February 24, 2014}}</ref>

==Route description==
[[File:U.S. Route 280 western terminus at Interstates 20 & 59 in Birmingham.jpg|thumb|left|Western terminus at Interstates 20 & 59 in Birmingham.]]

===Alabama===
[[File:US 80 US 231 US 280 concurrency.jpg|thumb|The wrong-way concurrency of US&nbsp;80/US&nbsp;431/US&nbsp;280 in Phenix City, Alabama]]
US&nbsp;280 terminates concurrently with [[U.S. Route 31]] (US&nbsp;31) at [[Interstate 20 in Alabama|Interstate&nbsp;20]] (I-20)/[[Interstate 59|Interstate&nbsp;59]] (I-59) at the northern end of the [[Red Mountain Expressway]]. After following US 31 to [[Homewood, Alabama | Homewood]], it turns off onto its own right-of-way, crossing [[Interstate 459]] and traversing [[Double Oak Mountain]] before descending into the Coosa River Valley, where it serves [[Harpersville, Alabama | Harpersville]], [[Childersburg, Alabama | Childersburg]], and [[Sylacauga, Alabama | Sylacauga]]. Outside Sylacauga, it becomes an expressway, crossing the southernmost extent of the Appalachian Mountains to [[Alexander City, Alabama | Alexander City]]. After crossing the [[Tallapoosa River]], it follows a rolling, curvy route through the [[Piedmont (United States) | Lower Piedmont]], bypassing the towns of [[Jackson's Gap, Alabama | Jackson's Gap]], [[Dadeville, Alabama | Dadeville]], [[Camp Hill, Alabama | Camp Hill]], and [[Waverly, Alabama | Waverly]] before entering the [[Columbus metropolitan area, Georgia | Columbus Metropolitan Area]]. 

After bypassing [[Auburn, Alabama | Auburn]], it engages in a concurrency with [[Interstate 85 in Alabama | Interstate 85]] in [[Opelika, Alabama | Opelika]] before turning east in a concurrency with [[U.S. Route 431 in Alabama | US 431]]. It descends to [[Phenix City, Alabama | Phenix City]] before leaving US 431 and crossing the [[Chattahoochee River | Chattahoochee River]] into Georgia.


US&nbsp;280 has the unsigned designation of '''Alabama State Route 38''' ('''SR&nbsp;38''') throughout its length in Alabama.

===Georgia===
{{About|the current U.S. Highway|the current state highway|Georgia State Route&nbsp;280|section=yes}}
US&nbsp;280 begins in Georgia at the state's border with [[Alabama]] in [[Columbus, Georgia|Columbus]]. There it is paired with [[Georgia State Route 520]] (SR&nbsp;520) and [[U.S. Route 27 in Georgia|U.S. Route 27]] (US&nbsp;27). It maintains this designation as it passes through [[Fort Benning]]. Upon arriving in [[Cusseta, Georgia|Cusseta]], US&nbsp;280/SR&nbsp;520 diverge from US&nbsp;27 and continue southeast to [[Richland, Georgia|Richland]], where US&nbsp;280 splits off from SR&nbsp;520. US&nbsp;280 continues east, passing through [[Plains, Georgia|Plains]] (the boyhood home of [[Jimmy Carter]]) and becomes cosigned with [[Georgia State Route 30]] (SR&nbsp;30) in [[Americus, Georgia|Americus]]. US&nbsp;280/SR&nbsp;30 then continue east-southeast, crossing [[Interstate 75 in Georgia|Interstate&nbsp;75]] (I-75) in [[Cordele, Georgia|Cordele]], still continuing east through mainly rural areas of the southern portion of the state, passing through smaller towns such as [[McRae–Helena, Georgia|McRae–Helena]], [[Mount Vernon, Georgia|Mount Vernon]], [[Vidalia, Georgia|Vidalia]], and [[Pembroke, Georgia|Pembroke]]. The highway then turns to the northeast as it leaves Pembroke, crossing [[Interstate 16|Interstate&nbsp;16]] (I-16) at exit 143. Still continuing northeast, the highway then terminates in [[Bryan County, Georgia|Blichton]] at US&nbsp;80.

===National Highway System===
Except for the easternmost portion between I-16 and the eastern terminus, the entire length of US&nbsp;280 is part of the [[National Highway System (United States)|National Highway System]], a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense.<ref name="NHS Alabama">{{cite map |url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/alabama/al_alabama.pdf |title=National Highway System: Alabama |publisher=[[Federal Highway Administration]] |date=May 8, 2019 |access-date=August 15, 2019}}</ref><ref name="NHS Birmingham">{{cite map |url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/alabama/birmingham_al.pdf |title=National Highway System: Birmingham, AL |publisher=Federal Highway Administration |date=May 9, 2019 |access-date=August 15, 2019}}</ref><ref name="NHS Auburn">{{cite map |url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/alabama/auburn_al.pdf |title=National Highway System: Auburn, AL |publisher=Federal Highway Administration |date=May 9, 2019 |access-date=August 15, 2019}}</ref><ref name="NHS Georgia">{{cite map |url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/georgia/ga_georgia.pdf |title=National Highway System: Georgia |publisher=Federal Highway Administration |date=May 8, 2019 |access-date=August 15, 2019 }}</ref><ref name="NHS Columbus">{{cite map |url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/georgia/columbus_ga.pdf |title=National Highway System: Columbus, GA |publisher=Federal Highway Administration |date=May 9, 2019 |access-date=August 15, 2019}}</ref>

==History==
Prior to the completion of the [[Elton B. Stephens Expressway]] in Birmingham, US&nbsp;31, US&nbsp;78, and US&nbsp;280 traveled concurrently until they intersected US&nbsp;11 at the intersection of 1st Avenue North and 24th Street.

==Major intersections==
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|notes=Western terminus; western end of US&nbsp;31/SR&nbsp;3 concurrency; I-20/I-59 exit 126A
}}
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|mile=0.729
|type=incomplete
|road=2nd Avenue North
|notes=Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
}}
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|mile=0.835
|type=incomplete
|road={{jct|state=AL|US|11|name1=1st Avenue North / [[Alabama State Route 7|SR&nbsp;7]]}}<!--the sign at the exit says US-11 north, but it's otherwise signed for both directions-->
|notes=Westbound exit only
}}
{{ALint
|mile=1.245
|road={{jct|state=AL|US|78|name1=3rd–4th Avenue South / [[Alabama State Route 4|SR&nbsp;4]]}}
}}
{{ALint
|mile=1.598
|road=University Boulevard
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|mile=
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|notes=Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
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|location=Homewood
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|road={{jct|state=AL|US|31|dir1=south|name1=[[Alabama State Route 3|SR&nbsp;3]] south|road|SR&nbsp;38 east / Rosedale Drive|city1=Montgomery|city2=Homewood}}
|notes=Eastern end of US&nbsp;31/SR&nbsp;3 concurrency; western end of SR&nbsp;38 concurrency; western terminus of SR&nbsp;38
}}
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|notes=Eastern end of freeway
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|notes=Interchange
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{{ALint
|location=Mountain Brook
|mile=
|road=Pump House Road&nbsp;– [[Cahaba Heights, Alabama|Cahaba Heights]]
|notes=Interchange
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|road={{jct|state=AL|I|459|location1=[[Atlanta]]|city2=Gadsden|city3=Montgomery|city4=Tuscaloosa}}
|notes=I-459 exit 19
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{{ALint
|mile=
|road=Colonnade Drive
|notes=Interchange
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|county=Shelby
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|mile=29.431
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|notes=Western end of US&nbsp;231/SR&nbsp;53 concurrency
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|notes=Western end of SR&nbsp;76 concurrency
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|lspan=2
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|road={{jct|state=AL|AL|235|dir1=north|name1=Coosa Pines Road<!--is this a current street name?-->}}
|notes=Southern terminus of SR&nbsp;235
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|notes=Eastern end of SR&nbsp;76 concurrency; eastern terminus of CR&nbsp;008
}}
{{ALint
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|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=AL|US|231|dir1=south|name1=[[Alabama State Route 53|SR&nbsp;53]]|AL|21|city1=Sylacauga|city2=Montgomery}}
|notes=Eastern end of US&nbsp;231/SR&nbsp;53 concurrency; interchange
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|notes=Interchange
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|lspan=2
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|type=concur
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|notes=Western end of SR&nbsp;22 concurrency
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|mile=71.788
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=AL|AL|22|dir1=east|AL|63|name2=Cherokee Road|city1=Alex City|city2=Eclectic|location3=[[Central Alabama Community College]]|location4=[[Wind Creek State Park]]|location5=[[Alexander City Commercial Historic District|Historic Downtown Alexander City]]}}
|notes=Eastern end of SR&nbsp;22 concurrency
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{{ALint
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|notes=Western end of SR&nbsp;49 concurrency
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{{ALint
|mile=84.821
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|road={{jct|state=AL|AL|49|dir1=south|name1=North Broadnax Street|location1=Dadeville Business District|city2=StillWaters|location3=[[Tallapoosa County Historical Museum]]}}<!--is anything else signed?-->
|notes=Eastern end of SR&nbsp;49 concurrency
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|notes=Western end of SR&nbsp;50 concurrency; eastern terminus of CR&nbsp;34
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|notes=Eastern end of SR&nbsp;50 concurrency
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|notes=Western end of SR&nbsp;147 concurrency
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|notes=Eastern end of SR&nbsp;147 concurrency
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{{ALint
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|notes=Former [[U.S. Route 29 in Alabama|US&nbsp;29]]
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|notes=Western end of I-85/US&nbsp;29/SR&nbsp;15 concurrency; US&nbsp;280 west follows exit 58.
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{{ALint
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|notes=Eastern end of I-85/US&nbsp;29/SR&nbsp;15 concurrency; western end of US&nbsp;431/SR&nbsp;1 concurrency; US&nbsp;280 east follows exit 62.
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{{ALint
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|notes=Western end of US&nbsp;80/SR&nbsp;8 concurrency
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{{jctgap|text=See [[Georgia State Route 520#Major intersections|SR&nbsp;520]] (mile 0.0-35.1)}}
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{{GAint
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|mile=
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|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|118|dir1=south|SR|195|dir2=south|name2=Bailey Avenue|city1=Leesburg|city2=Smithville|location3=[[Georgia Rural Telephone Museum]]}}
|notes=Western end of SR&nbsp;195 concurrency; northern terminus of SR&nbsp;118
}}
{{GAint
|location=De Soto
|mile=
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|195|dir1=north|city1=Andersonville}}
|notes=Eastern end of SR&nbsp;195 concurrency
}}
{{GAint
|county=Crisp
|cspan=4
|location=none
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR-Conn|300|dab1=Cordele|dir1=south|city1=Albany|city2=Camilla}}
|notes=Northern terminus of SR&nbsp;300 Conn.
}}
{{GAint
|location=Cordele
|lspan=3
|mile=
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=GA|BL|75|US|41|SR|7|SR|90|dir3=north|name3=7th Street|city1=Vienna|city2=Ashburn|location3=[[Cordele Commercial Historic District|Historic Downtown Cordele]]}}
|notes=Western end of SR&nbsp;90 concurrency<!--why does eastbound reassurance say to I-75 Bus.?-->
}}
{{GAint
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=GA|I|75|name1=[[Georgia State Route 401|SR&nbsp;401]]|to2=to|SR|300|city1=Macon|city2=Valdosta|city3=Albany}}
|notes=I-75 exit 101
}}
{{GAint
|mile=
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|90|dir1=south|city1=Rebecca}}
|notes=Eastern end of SR&nbsp;90 concurrency
}}
{{GAint
|county=Wilcox
|cspan=5
|location=Pitts
|lspan=2
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|159|dir1=south|name1=10th Street|city1=Rebecca|city2=Ashburn}}
|notes=Northern terminus of SR&nbsp;159
}}
{{GAint
|mile=
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|215|dir1=north|name1=8th Street|city1=Vienna}}
|notes=Western end of SR&nbsp;215 concurrency
}}
{{GAint
|location=Rochelle
|lspan=2
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|112|SR|233|name2=Ashley Street|city1=Hawkinsville|city2=Rebecca}}
}}
{{GAint
|mile=
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|215|dir1=south|name1=Gordon Street|city1=Fitzgerald}}<!--anything else signed?-->
|notes=Eastern end of SR&nbsp;215 concurrency
}}
{{GAint
|location=Abbeville
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=GA|US|129|SR|11|name2=Broad Street|city1=Hawkinsville|city2=Fitzgerald|location3=[[Wilcox State Prison]]}}
}}
{{GAint
|county=Dodge
|cspan=2
|location=none
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|87|dir1=north|name1=Abbeville Highway<!--is this a current street name?-->|city1=Eastman|city2=Hawkinsville}}
|notes=Southern terminus of SR&nbsp;87
}}
{{GAint
|location=Rhine
|mile=
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|117|SR|165|dir2=north|name2=Central Street|city1=Eastman|city2=Jacksonville}}
|notes=Western end of SR&nbsp;165 concurrency
}}
{{GAint
|county=Telfair
|cspan=4
|location=Milan
|mile=
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|165|dir1=south|name1=Mt. Zion Street}}
|notes=Eastern end of SR&nbsp;165 concurrency
}}
{{GAint
|location=McRae-Helena
|lspan=3
|mile=
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=GA|US|319|dir1=south|US|441|dir2=south|SR|31|dir3=south|city1=Fitzgerald|city2=Douglas}}
|notes=Western end of US&nbsp;319/US&nbsp;441/SR&nbsp;31 concurrency
}}
{{GAint
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=GA|US|23|dir1=south|US|341|dir2=south|SR|27|dir3=south|name3=Oak Street|city1=Hazlehurst}}<!--anything else signed?-->
|notes=Southbound lanes of US&nbsp;23/US&nbsp;341/SR&nbsp;27 on [[One-way traffic|one-way pair]]
}}
{{GAint
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=GA|US|23|dir1=north|US|341|dir2=north|SR|27|dir3=north|name3=<!--what?-->|city1=Eastman}}
|notes=Northbound lanes of US&nbsp;23/US&nbsp;341/SR&nbsp;27 on one-way pair
}}
{{GAint
|county=Wheeler
|cspan=4
|location=none
|mile=
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=GA|US|319|dir1=north|US|441|dir2=north|SR|31|dir3=north|city1=Dublin|location2=[[Little Ocmulgee State Park & Lodge]]}}<!--is anything else signed?-->
|notes=Eastern end of US&nbsp;319/US&nbsp;441/SR&nbsp;31 concurrency
}}
{{GAint
|location=none
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|149|dir1=south|city1=Scotland}}<!--anything else signed?-->
|notes=Northern terminus of SR&nbsp;149
}}
{{GAint
|location=Alamo
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|126|name1=Commerce Street|city1=Cadwell|city2=Lumber City}}<!--anything else signed?-->
}}
{{GAint
|location=Glenwood
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|19|name1=2nd Street|city1=Dublin|city2=Lumber City}}<!--anything else signed?-->
}}
{{GAint
|county=Montgomery
|cspan=3
|location=Mount Vernon
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=GA|US|221|SR|56|name2=Railroad Avenue|to3=to|I|16<!--sign points straight and left-->|city1=Soperton|city2=Uvalda}}<!--anything else signed?-->
}}
{{GAint
|location=Ailey
|mile=
|road=Broad Street
|notes=Former [[Georgia State Route 227|SR&nbsp;227]] north
}}
{{GAint
|location=Higgston
|mile=
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|15|dir1=north|SR|29|dir2=north|SR|135|dir3=south|name3=James Street|to4=to|I|16<!--sign points straight and left-->|city1=Tarrytown|city2=Soperton|city3=Uvalda}}
|notes=Western end of SR&nbsp;15/SR&nbsp;29 concurrency; northern terminus of SR&nbsp;135
}}
{{GAint
|county=Toombs
|cspan=4
|location=Vidalia
|lspan=2
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|130|name1=Adams Street|city1=Uvalda}}
}}
{{GAint
|mile=
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|15|dir1=south|SR|29|dir2=south|name2=Jackson Street|city1=Baxley}}<!--anything else signed?-->
|notes=Eastern end of SR&nbsp;15/SR&nbsp;29 concurrency
}}
{{GAint
|location=Lyons
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=GA|US|1|SR|4|name2=South State Street|to3=to|I|16<!--sign points straight and left/right-->|city1=Swainsboro|city2=Baxley}}
}}
{{GAint
|location=none
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|86|dir1=west|city1=Oak Park}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of SR&nbsp;86
}}
{{GAint
|county=Tattnall
|cspan=3
|location=Reidsville
|lspan=3
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|56|dir1=west|name1=Shepards Bridge Road<!--is this a current street name?-->|city1=Uvalda}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of SR&nbsp;56
}}
{{GAint
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|147|dir1=west|name1=Tattnall Street|location1=[[Georgia State Prison|State Prison]]}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of SR&nbsp;147
}}
{{GAint
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|23|SR|57|SR|121|name3=Main Street|to4=to|I|16|city1=Metter|city2=Glennville}}
}}
{{GAint
|county=Evans
|cspan=5
|location=Bellville
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|169|name1=Smith Street|to2=to|I|16|city1=Bellville|city2=Jesup}}<!--anything else signed?-->
}}
{{GAint
|location=none
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|292|dir1=west|city1=Manassas}}<!--not sure what cities are signed-->
|notes=Eastern terminus of SR&nbsp;292
}}
{{GAint
|location=Claxton
|lspan=3
|mile=
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|129|dir1=north|name1=Ralph Street|city1=Metter}}
|notes=Western end of SR&nbsp;129 concurrency
}}
{{GAint
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=GA|US|25|US|301|name2=Duval Street / [[Georgia State Route 73|SR&nbsp;73]]|city1=Statesboro|city2=Glennville}}
}}
{{GAint
|mile=
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|129|dir1=south|name1=River Street}}
|notes=Eastern end of SR&nbsp;129 concurrency
}}
{{GAint
|county=Bryan
|cspan=5
|location=Pembroke
|lspan=2
|mile=
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|67|dir1=north|SR|119|dir2=south|name2=Main Street|to3=to|I|16}}
|notes=Western end of SR&nbsp;67/SR&nbsp;119 concurrency
}}
{{GAint
|mile=
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|67|dir1=south|SR|119|dir2=north|name2=College Street|to3=to|I|16|city1=Springfield}}
|notes=Eastern end of SR&nbsp;67/SR&nbsp;119 concurrency
}}
{{GAint
|location=Lanier<!--per green sign-->
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|204|dir1=east|to2=to|I|95|city1=Ellabell}}
|notes=Western terminus of SR&nbsp;204
}}
{{GAint
|location=none
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=GA|I|16|name1=[[Georgia State Route 404|SR&nbsp;404]]|city1=Macon|city2=Savannah}}
|notes=I-16 exit 143
}}
{{GAint
|location=Blitchton
|mile=
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=GA|US|80|SR|26|SR|30|dir3=east|city1=Statesboro|city2=Savannah}}
|notes=Eastern terminus; eastern end of SR&nbsp;30 concurrency; former US&nbsp;280 east
}}
{{jctbtm|exit|keys=concur,incomplete}}

==See also==
*{{Portal-inline|U.S. roads}}
*{{Portal-inline|United States}}
*{{Portal-inline|Georgia (U.S. state)}}

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=

<ref name="Alabama Milepost Map">{{cite web|url=http://aldotgis.dot.state.al.us/milepostinternet/default.aspx|title=Milepost Maps|last=Alabama Department of Transportation|access-date=2011-11-23|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727134739/http://aldotgis.dot.state.al.us/milepostinternet/default.aspx|archive-date=2011-07-27}}
*[http://aldotgis.dot.state.al.us/temp/co37mp.pdf Jefferson County]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (PDF)
*[http://aldotgis.dot.state.al.us/temp/co59mp.pdf Shelby County]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (PDF)
*[http://aldotgis.dot.state.al.us/temp/co61mp.pdf Talladega County]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (PDF)
*[http://aldotgis.dot.state.al.us/temp/co19mp.pdf Coosa County]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (PDF)
*[http://aldotgis.dot.state.al.us/temp/co62mp.pdf Tallapoosa County]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (PDF)
*[http://aldotgis.dot.state.al.us/temp/co9mp.pdf Chambers County]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (PDF)
*[http://aldotgis.dot.state.al.us/temp/co41mp.pdf Lee County]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (PDF)
*[http://aldotgis.dot.state.al.us/temp/co57mp.pdf Russell County]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (PDF)</ref>
}}

==External links==
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*[http://usends.com/280.html Endpoints of U.S. Highway 280]

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