State Road 2 (SR 2) is the designation of two east–west

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s in

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, each having at least one terminus at that state's border with

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. Both segments lie entirely within 4 miles (6 km) of Florida's northern boundary.

Route description

The western segment of SR 2 extends from its western terminus (an intersection with SR 81) south of Sweet Gum Head, Florida to the Georgia border near

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. The road continues across the

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and becomes

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in Seminole County, Georgia near Donalsonville. The predominantly rural SR 2 passes through the towns of Pittman,

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, Campbellton, and Malone as it crosses

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and

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Counties in the

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. The eastern segment of SR 2 is a road crossing the

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as it connects two separate sections of

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between Council, Georgia and Moniac, Georgia. This portion of the highway is extremely deserted and is traveled on very rarely. With most of the roadway constructed adjacent to a track maintained and operated by the

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, it serves no Florida municipalities (although Taylor, Florida is to the south in Baker County). SR 2 clips the northeastern corner of Columbia County with the segment's westernmost mile. Within Baker County, it passes through the John M. Bethea State Forest and an agricultural inspection station on the southeast corner of CR 127 before the road crosses the first bridge over the St Mary's River. The routing of SR 2 continues as County Road 2 (CR 2) at the Florida border in Nassau County just east of St. George, Georgia for about until its intersection with CR 121.

Major intersections

County Road 2A

County Road 2A, formerly State Road 2A, exists in two segments. The first is a short spur that runs into the town of New Harmony in Walton County, and the second runs from the Walton-

County line, through Royals Crossroads and SR 2/SR 81, to CR 185. The road is signed as County Road 2A.

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