Atlantic Coastal Highway Through Georgia

The Atlantic Coastal Highway, U.S. 17, linked Georgia's coastal towns into the main north-south auto route along the Eastern Seaboard, spurring 20th-century travel and commerce through the region.

Atlantic Coastal Highway Through Georgia is a historical marker in Port Wentworth, Chatham County. It is one of 339 historical markers documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.1654, -81.1581 near Port Wentworth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Savannah River Plantations (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Battle Between Confederate Gunboats and Union Field Artillery, Indian Trading Post: Home of Mary Musgrove, and Cherokee Hill Cemetery.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.