State Route 52 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by GDOT | ||||
Length: | 124.70 mi (200.68 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end: | I‑75 / SR 401 in Dalton | |||
US 41 / SR 3 in Dalton US 411 / SR 61 in Chatsworth SR 5 / SR 515 in East Ellijay SR 9 west of Dahlonega US 129 / SR 11 southwest of Clermont US 23 / SR 365 northwest of Lula |
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East end: | SR 98 in Maysville | |||
Location | ||||
Counties: | Whitfield, Murray, Gilmer, Dawson, Lumpkin, Hall, Banks, Jackson | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Route 52 Alternate | |
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Location: | Chatsworth |
Length: | 5.320 mi (8.562 km) |
State Route 52 Business | |
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Location: | Dahlonega |
State Route 52 (SR 52) is a 124.697-mile-long (200.680 km) state highway that runs west–east through portions of Whitfield, Murray, Gilmer, Dawson, Lumpkin, Hall, Banks, and Jackson counties in the northern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The route runs from its western terminus at Interstate 75 (I-75) in Dalton to its eastern terminus at SR 98 in Maysville.
From its western terminus at exit 333 on I-75 in Dalton, SR 52 runs due east along Walnut Avenue into and through downtown Dalton in Whitfield County, curving northeast at Walnut Square Mall to come to its junction with US 76, where it becomes concurrent with US 76. The two routes continue east into Murray County and the northern parts of Chatsworth, where they briefly become co-signed with US 411/SR 2/SR 61, and all five routes travel south into downtown Chatsworth, where SR 52 and SR 2 depart and together continue east into and through Fort Mountain State Park, where the routes are also called Woody Glenn Highway. The routes climb from around 800 feet elevation to above 2,500 feet, before curving to the southeast, passing into and out of Gilmer County twice for very short portions, before finally crossing and staying in Gilmer County, and forming part of the southern border of the Chattahoochee National Forest, then descending into Ellijay. In Ellijay, the two routes cross the Ellijay River together, then SR 52 splits from SR 2 as the route first crosses the Cartecay River just north of where it and the Ellijay River combine to form the Coosawattee River. The route then crosses SR 5/SR 515 and continues southeast, still parallel with the southern reaches of the Chattahoochee National Forest, and runs through rural portions of Gilmer County and northern Dawson County.