Georgia State Route 332

State Route 332
State Route 332
	SR 332 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by GDOT
Length	24.0 mi (38.6 km)
Existed	June 1, 1963–present
Major junctions
South end	SR 53 in Hoschton
	SR 60 southeast of Belmont; SR 211 in Belmont; SR 60 in Candler
North end	SR 13 in Oakwood
Location
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Counties	Jackson, Hall
Highway system
	Georgia State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; ; Special;

State Route 332 (SR 332) is a 23.2-mile (37.3 km) state highway in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It travels from SR 53 in Hoschton in Jackson County to SR 13 in Oakwood in Hall County. The route physically travels in a backwards "C" shape.

Route description

SR 332 begins at an intersection with SR 53 (Main Street) in Hoschton in Jackson County. It travels to the east on Pendergrass Road, and leaves the city limits of town before crossing over Indian Creek. It curves to the north-northeast, passes northwest of the Traditions of Braselton Golf Club, and intersects SR 124. It continues to the north-northeast, where it crosses over, but does not have an interchange with, Interstate 85 (I-85). After a northeast curve and a crossing of Holders Creek, the highway enters Pendergrass. Almost immediately, SR 332 curves to the north-northwest until it intersects North Old Gainesville Highway. Here, the route turns to the southeast and curves east to an intersection with US 129/SR 11 (Civil War Hearland Leaders Trail). The three highway travel concurrently northwest to an intersection with Main Street just east of Talmo. It travels to the southwest and enters Talmo. Almost immediately, it curves to the northwest. It passes the Talmo Cemetery and the Talmo Public Library. SR 332 begins a zigzag route to the northwest, entering Hall County and alternating to the southwest and the north. Southeast of Belmont, SR 332 begins a concurrency with SR 60 (Candler Road). In Belmont, they intersect the eastern terminus of SR 211 (Tanners Mill Road). In Candler, SR 332 splits off to the west-southwest, following Poplar Springs Road. The route crosses Walnut Creek again and continues in a general northwest direction to meet its northern terminus, an intersection with SR 13 (Atlanta Highway) in the southeast of Oakwood. The route's northern terminus is about 0.1 miles (0.16 km) from having a second intersection with SR 53.^[1]

The only part of SR 332 that is part of the National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility, is the segment that is concurrent with US 129/SR 11 in the Pendergrass–Talmo area.^[4]^[5]

History

The roadway that would eventually be designated as SR 332 was established at least as far back as 1919 as a part of SR 11, which traveled from Jefferson to Gainesville.^[6] By the end of 1926, US 129 had been designated along this highway.^[7]^[8] In 1942, this entire length of US 129/SR 11 was paved.^[9]^[10] By the middle of 1955, an unnumbered roadway was constructed between the Braselton area and Gainesville.^[11]^[12] By the middle of 1960, this roadway was designated as SR 60.^[13]^[14] By the middle of 1963, SR 332 was built, and paved, from its southern terminus to its current southern intersection with SR 60.^[2]^[3] Prior to 1966, SR 332 was extended to its northern terminus in Oakwood, with the segment from the intersection with Weaver Road, southwest of Candler, to Oakwood, paved.^[15]^[16] Later that year, the remaining segment, from Weaver Road to Candler, was paved.^[16]^[17]

On January 31, 2022, the former SR 332 bridge over Interstate 85 was closed to be demolished as part of the I-85 widening project. A new bridge will be built in its place and is scheduled to open at the end of July 2022. ^[18]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Jackson	Hoschton	0.0	0.0	SR 53 (Main Street) – Winder, Oakwood	Southern terminus
		4.0	6.4	SR 124 – Braselton, Jefferson
	Pendergrass	9.0	14.5	US 129 south / SR 11 south (Civil War Heartland Leaders Trail) – Jefferson, Arcade	Southern end of US 129/SR 11 concurrency
		11.9	19.2	US 129 north / SR 11 north (Civil War Heartland Leaders Trail) – Gainesville	Northern end of US 129/SR 11 concurrency
Hall		15.4	24.8	SR 60 south (Candler Road) – Braselton	Southern end of SR 60 concurrency
	Belmont	16.5	26.6	SR 211 west (Tanners Mill Road) – Chestnut Mountain	Eastern terminus of SR 211
	Candler	18.1	29.1	SR 60 north (Candler Road) – Gainesville	Northern end of SR 60 concurrency
	Oakwood	24.0	38.6	SR 13 (Atlanta Highway) – Flowery Branch, Gainesville
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Route of SR 332" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
^ ^a ^b State Highway Department of Georgia (1960). State Highway System and Other Principal Connecting Roads (PDF) (Map) (1960–1961 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved August 19, 2015. (Corrected to June 1, 1960.)
^ ^a ^b State Highway Department of Georgia (1963). State Highway System and Other Principal Connecting Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved August 19, 2015. (Corrected to June 1, 1963.)
^ National Highway System: (Draft) Georgia (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. November 15, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
^ National Highway System: Gainesville, GA (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. October 1, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
^ 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 August 19, 2015.
^ State Highway Department of Georgia (1921). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
^ State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1926). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1942). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1943). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
^ 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 August 19, 2015. (Corrected to June 1, 1954.)
^ State Highway Department of Georgia (1955). State Highway System and Other Principal Connecting Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved August 19, 2015. (Corrected to June 1, 1955.)
^ State Highway Department of Georgia (1957). State Highway System and Other Principal Connecting Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved August 19, 2015. (Corrected to July 1, 1957.)
^ State Highway Department of Georgia (1960). State Highway System and Other Principal Connecting Roads (PDF) (Map) (1960–1961 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved August 19, 2015. (Corrected to June 1, 1960.)
^ State Highway Department of Georgia (1964). State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2015. (Corrected to June 1, 1963.)
^ ^a ^b State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1966). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1967). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
^ "I-85 Widening, Phase II (SR 53 to US 129) | MMIP". 4 October 2019.