Wrightsboro Road
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| Part of |
 SR 223 from western terminus to Grovetown SR 388 in Grovetown |
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| Namesake | Wrightsboro, Georgia |
| Length | 24.7 mi (39.8 km) |
| Location | Columbia and Richmond counties |
| West end |
SR 223 at Hinton Wilson Road east-northeast of Thomson
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| Major junctions |
  US 221 / SR 47 north of HarlemSR 223 / SR 388 at Harlem–Grovetown Road in GrovetownSR 388 at Katherine Street in Grovetown SR 383 west of Augusta I‑520 in Augusta |
| East end | James Brown Boulevard in Augusta |
Wrightsboro Road is a 24.7-mile-long (39.8 km) major road in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Georgia, traveling through southern Columbia and northeastern Richmond counties. At its western end, it is fairly rural, but at its eastern end, it is an urban corridor of the Augusta metropolitan area. It connects rural areas of southwestern Columbia County with Grovetown and Augusta. It also serves as the main entry point to Augusta Mall. From its western terminus, east-northeast of Thomson, to Grovetown, it is signed as part of Georgia State Route 223 (SR 223). In Grovetown, it is signed as part of SR 388. East of Grovetown, it is an unnumbered highway.
It was named after Wrightsboro, a settlement formed in 1768 by British Royal Governor James Wright. It was a settlement for displaced Quakers from North Carolina. Later, Thomson, Dearing, and Wrightsboro were merged with parts of Warren County to form McDuffie County.
Wrightsboro Road begins at an intersection with Georgia State Route 223 (SR 223) and Hinton Wilson Road, east-northeast of Thomson, in Columbia County. West-northwest of this intersection, SR 223 has the local name of East White Oak Road. At this intersection, SR 223 assumes Wrightsboro Road as its local street name. They then cross over Kiokee Creek and have a slight northward jog before continuing to the southeast. Approximately 0.5 miles (0.80 km) later, they intersect US 221/SR 47 (Jake Pollard Highway). SR 223/Wrightsboro Road then curve to a more east-southeasterly routing and cross over Little Kiokee Creek. Then, they travel just south of Euchee Creek Elementary School and Euchee Creek Library. A short distance later, the roadway crosses over the northern terminus of the Grovetown Trails at Euchee Creek, briefly skirting along the northwestern city limits of Grovetown in the process. A few hundred feet later, the road crosses into Grovetown proper and has an intersection with Harlem–Grovetown Road. This intersection also marks the southern terminus of SR 388, which takes on the Wrightsboro Road name, while SR 223 continues known as East Robinson Avenue. SR 388/Wrightsboro Road travel to the left and in a northeasterly direction, before curving to the east. Along the way, the roadway is lined with numerous retail businesses on both sides of the road. They also travel along the southeastern edge of Goodale Park. They serve as one of the most important thoroughfares in the area. At an intersection with Katherine Street, SR 388 travels to the north-northeast, known as Horizon South Parkway, while Wrightsboro Road continues to the east. It leaves the city limits just before passing by the Grovetown post office. Then, it transitions into more of a residential roadway and begins to gradually turn to the northeast. Just to the east of Bellevue Memorial Gardens, a cemetery, it curves back to the east-southeast and intersects SR 383 (Jimmy Dyess Parkway). Immediately after this intersection, the road enters Richmond County and the city limits of Augusta.
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