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State Route 40
Georgia State Route 40 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Length	30.46 mi (49.02 km)
Existed	early 1920s–present
Major junctions
West end	US 1 / US 23 / US 301 / SR 4Module:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated in Folkston
Major intersections	SR 110 at Colerain US 17 / SR 25 in Kingsland
East end	Church Street in St. Marys
Location
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Counties	Charlton, Camden
Highway system
Georgia State Highway System Interstate US State Special
← SR 39 → SR 41

State Route 40 parallels the St. Marys River from U.S. Route 1/U.S. Route 23/U.S. Route 301 (State Route 4/State Route 15) in Folkston, Georgia east past U.S. Route 17 (State Route 25) and Interstate 95 (State Route 405) at Kingsland to end at Saint Marys. East of Kingsland it also parallels the St. Marys Railroad. SR 40 is a part of the National Highway System for its entire length.

Route description

SR 40 begins at the intersection of Main Street and Second Street in the city of Folkston. Second Street carries US 1, US 23, and US 301 and their companion state highways, SR 4 and SR 15. Main Street continues west as an unnumbered street through the center of town. Two blocks west of SR 40's terminus, Main Street intersects CSX's Nahunta Subdivision, a very busy dual track rail line that attracts railfans to the Folkston Railfan Platform one block south of Main Street. One block west of the rail line, Main Street meets SR 23 and SR 121 (Okeefenokee Parkway). SR 40 heads east for one block to Main Street's eastern end at Third Street, an intersection that is adjacent to the Charlton County Courthouse. The state highway turns south onto Third Street for one block, then turns east onto Kingsland Road.

SR 40 leaves Folkston as a two-lane road, but expands to a four-lane divided highway for about 2 miles (3.2 km), reverting back to two lanes shortly before crossing the Folkston–Camden county line and intersecting SR 110, which heads northeast to Woodbine, at the hamlet of Colerain. Between Folkston and Kingsland, the highway crosses several streams that feed into the parallel St. Marys River. SR 40 enters Kingsland on King Avenue, which has a grade crossing of the First Coast Railroad and intersects US 17 (Lee Street) and its companion, SR 25. At US 17, the state highway expands to a four-lane undivided street. SR 40 expands again to a six-lane divided highway and begins to closely parallel the St. Marys Railroad through a commercial area just west of its partial cloverleaf interchange with I-95.

Near the east end of the commercial area on either side of I-95, SR 40 becomes a five-lane road with center turn lane. SR 40 gains a median again at its intersection with Kings Bay Road, one of several highways that lead to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay. Another main highway to the naval base is St. Marys Road, which the highway meets at a partial cloverleaf interchange on the boundary between the cities of Kingsland and St. Marys. SR 40 intersects a branch of the railroad that heads into the naval base and crosses Dark Entry Creek before meeting the southern end of SR 40 Spur (Charlie Smith Sr. Highway), which heads north along the western edge of the naval base on its way to Crooked River State Park.

SR 40 continues through St. Marys along Osborne Road, which is a five-lane road with center turn lane until after it passes to the south of St. Marys Airport. SR 40 reduces to four lanes and then two as it curves south onto Osborne Street in the center of St. Marys. The highway intersects the St. Marys Railroad near its eastern terminus before reaching its eastern terminus at the intersection of Osborne Street and Church Street. Osborne Street continues south past the historic home Orange Hall and into the St. Marys Historic District, at the southern end of which is the passenger ferry to Cumberland Island and its national seashore.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Charlton	Folkston	0.00	0.00	US 1 / US 23 / US 301 / SR 4 – Waycross, Nahunta, Saint George, JacksonvilleModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated	Western terminus
Camden	Colerain	7.46	12.01	SR 110 north – Woodbine
	Kingsland	19.89	32.01	US 17 (Lee Street) – Woodbine, Jacksonville
		21.97	35.36	I-95 – Savannah, Jacksonville	I-95 Exit 3
	St. Marys	25.89	41.67	St. Marys Road – Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay	Partial cloverleaf interchange
		27.78	44.71	SR 40 Spur north (Charlie Smith, Sr., Highway) – Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Crooked River State Park
		30.46	49.02	Church Street / Osborne Street south	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Auxiliary route

SR 40 Spur

State Route 40
Location	St. Marys
Length	6.58 mi (10.59 km)

Georgia State Route 40 Spur is a 6.58-mile (10.59 km) spur route of SR 40 in St. Marys. The spur route, which is alternatively named Charlie Smith Sr. Highway and Crooked River Road, begins at an intersection with SR 40 (Osborne Road) northwest of downtown St. Marys. SR 40 Spur heads north as a five-lane road with center turn lane through a mixed commercial and residential area. North of its oblique intersection with Colerain Road and Douglas Drive, the spur route expands to a controlled-access divided highway and serves as the western boundary of Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay. Access to the base is provided at intersections with USS Benjamin Franklin Drive opposite St. Marys Road and USS Henry L. Stimson Drive opposite Kings Bay Road. North of the latter junction, SR 40 Spur reduces to two lanes and has a grade crossing with the branch of the St. Marys Railroad that enters the naval base. Further north, the highway has a pair of intersections with USS Andrew Jackson Drive and USS Proteus Boulevard, which serve the northern part of the military reservation. SR 40 Spur leaves the edge of the base as it enters Crooked River State Park. The highway reaches its northern terminus at the park gate a short distance south of the Crooked River.

References

1. ^ Geographic Transportation Reporting Analysis and Query System (GeoTRAQS) (Map). Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
2. National Highway System: Georgia (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. June 2003. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
3. ^ Office of Transportation Data. "County Maps". Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
   • Charlton County
   • Camden County
4. ^ "Georgia State Route 40" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
5. "Georgia State Route 40 Spur" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2012-05-24.

• State highways in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Transportation in Charlton County, Georgia
• Transportation in Camden County, Georgia