Harry S. Truman Parkway
| Harry S. Truman Parkway | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Length: | 10.8 mi (17.4 km) |
| Major junctions | |
| South end: |
 SR 204 (Abercorn Street) |
  US 80 / SR 26 in Savannah |
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| North end: | President Street in Savannah |
| Location | |
| Counties: | Chatham |
| Highway system | |
The Harry S. Truman Parkway is a north–south freeway through the Savannah metropolitan area between Georgia State Route 204 (SR 204 Abercorn Street) and President Street. Originally dubbed the Casey Canal Parkway, due to the parallel waterway, the project was renamed after former President Harry S. Truman in the early 1970s after his death in 1972.
The Truman Parkway is not a state route, nor is it maintained by the GDOT: it is one of a handful of county-maintained freeways in Georgia along with the Ronald Reagan Parkway, Veterans Parkway (Southwest Bypass), and a portion of the East–West Connector in Cobb County.
Truman Parkway begins at an interchange with SR 204 (Abercorn Street) in the south side of Savannah. It has a partial interchange with White Bluff Road and then traverses a 2-mile-long (3.2 km) bridge over the Vernon River. Just past the river, it has an interchange with Whitefield Avenue. After an interchange with Montgomery Cross Road, it passes Lake Meyer Park and Allen Paulson Park. Then, it passes the Georgia Regional Medical Center just before a partial interchange with Eisenhower Drive and Beaumont Drive. The parkway curves to the northwest, passing the Bacon Park Tennis Complex, before skirting along the northeast edge of Bacon Park. After that, it meets its first major interchange, that with Derenne Avenue. This road is a major highway in southern Savannah and leads to Interstate 516 (I-516). Then, the parkway begins traveling in a north-northeast orientation. After passing Memorial University Medical Center is an interchange with Delesseps Avenue. Just east of Daffin Park is an interchange with US 80/SR 26 (Victory Drive). It then begins to travel to the north-northwest and has an interchange with Anderson, Henry, and Wheaton Streets. After this, it skirts along the southwestern edge of Hillcrest Cemetery before curving to the north-northeast. Then, the parkway meets its northern terminus, an interchange with President Street just south of the Savannah River.
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