State Route 172 (SR 172) is a
state highway
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that runs southwest-to-northeast through portions of
Madison,
Elbert, and
Hart counties
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in the
northeastern part of the
U.S. state
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of
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States
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* Georgia (name), a list of pe ...
.
Route description
SR 172 begins at an
intersection
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with
SR 72, northeast of
Colbert, in Madison County. It heads northeast to an intersection with
SR 98, northwest of
Comer. It continues to the northeast and crosses over the
Broad River into Elbert County. In
Bowman is an intersection with
SR 17. Shortly afterward, SR 172 crosses into Hart County. It continues to the northeast until it meets its northern terminus, an intersection with
US 29/
SR 8/
SR 77 in
Hartwell Hartwell may refer to:
Places
* Hartwell, Victoria, a neighbourhood of Camberwell in Melbourne, Australia
** Hartwell railway station
England
* Hartwell, Buckinghamshire
* Hartwell, Northamptonshire, a village
* Hartwell, Staffordshire, a lo ...
.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
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Georgia Roads (Routes 161 - 180)Georgia State Route 172 on State-Ends.com
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Transportation in Madison County, Georgia
Transportation in Elbert County, Georgia
Transportation in Hart County, Georgia