Georgia State Route 515

State Route 515 Connector
State Route 515 Connector
Location	East Ellijay
Length	0.277 mi (446 m)

State Route 515
State Route 515
Zell Miller Mountain Parkway
	SR 515 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by GDOT
Length	75.87 mi (122.10 km)
Existed	1989–present
Major junctions
South end	I-575 / SR 5 / SR 5 Bus. / SR 372 west of Nelson
	US 76 / SR 2 / SR 282 in East Ellijay; SR 5 in Blue Ridge; US 19 / US 129 / SR 11 in Blairsville; SR 66 in Young Harris; US 76 / SR 2 / SR 17 northeast of Young Harris;
North end	SR 17 and NC 69 at the North Carolina state line northwest of Hiawassee
Location
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Counties	Pickens, Gilmer, Fannin, Union, Towns
Highway system
	Georgia State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Special;

State Route 515 (SR 515) is a 75.87-mile-long (122.10 km) four-lane C-shaped state highway in the northern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It uses a blue state route designation because it is part of the Appalachian Development Highway System. It begins just west of Nelson. It curves to the northeast to Lake Chatuge, where it heads north to the North Carolina state line. The highway was built to give motorists in the north Georgia mountains better access to Atlanta and its outlying suburbs, as opposed to the old SR 5 and U.S. Route 76 (US 76) highways, which this project replaced.

SR 515 is also known as the Zell Miller Mountain Parkway, in honor of Zell Miller, elected as Georgia governor and U.S. senator. It is one of the Georgia Department of Transportation's Governor's Road Improvement Program (GRIP) corridors. The highway is known for mountain views all along its route. SR 515 is part of the Appalachian Development Highway System's Corridor A, and is known as the "APD Highway." The highway was designated in 1989.

Route description

SR 515 begins just west of Nelson and just north of the Cherokee-Pickens County line, at the convergence of the northern terminus of Interstate 575, SR 5, the northern terminus of SR 5 Business, and the northern terminus of SR 372. It is concurrent with SR 5 from its southern terminus to Blue Ridge. It is also concurrent with US 76 from East Ellijay to a point between Young Harris and Hiawassee. It maintains a fairly strict south-north routing from its southern terminus to Blue Ridge and then becomes a due east-west route for the remainder of its length.

SR 515 is a significant route for the north Georgia mountains, funneling tourist traffic and serving as a growth corridor. SR 515 sees an Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT) of more than 10,000 vehicles south of Blue Ridge, and at least 5,000 on the entirety of the route.^[4]

The entire length of SR 515, including the concurrent sections, is part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility and defense.^[5]

History

The road that would eventually become numbered as SR 515 was established at least by 1919 along nearly the same alignment as it travels today. At the time, it was numbered as SR 5 from Nelson to Ellijay, SR 2 and possibly 5 from Ellijay to Blue Ridge, and SR 2 from Blue Ridge to the Young Harris area. The entire route was paved by this time.^[6] In 1989, SR 515 was signed along its entire length.^[2]^[3]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Pickens		0.000	0.000	SR 5 Bus. south / SR 372 south – Nelson, Ball Ground I-575 south / SR 5 south (SR 417) – Canton	Southern terminus; northern terminus of I-575; northern terminus of SR 5 Business/SR 372; southern end of SR 5 concurrency; SR 5 Bus. and SR 372 northbound has no access to I-575 and SR 5 southbound
	Jasper	2.104	3.386	SR 53 east / SR 108 (Waleska Highway) – Waleska, Tate, Reinhardt University, Amicalola Falls State Park & Lodge, Funk Heritage Center	Southern end of SR 53 concurrency
	Jasper	6.693	10.771	SR 53 west / SR 53 Bus. south (West Church Street) – Fairmount, Jasper, Amicalola Falls State Park & Lodge, Historic Downtown Jasper Business District, Airport	Northern end of SR 53 concurrency; northern terminus of SR 53 Bus.
		11.851	19.072	SR 136 – Resaca, Talking Rock, Carters Lake	Interchange
Gilmer		20.675	33.273	SR 382 west	Eastern terminus of SR 382
	East Ellijay	24.537	39.488	US 76 west / SR 2 west / SR 282 west (First Avenue) to US 41 – Chatsworth, Historic Downtown Ellijay	Southern end of US 76/SR 2 concurrency; eastern terminus of SR 282
	East Ellijay	25.209	40.570	SR 515 Conn. south (Green Field Road) to SR 52	Northern terminus of SR 515 Conn.
Fannin	Blue Ridge	40.820	65.693	SR 5 north (West First Street) – Epworth, Downtown Blue Ridge	Northern end of SR 5 concurrency
Fannin		44.781	72.068	SR 60 (Lakewood Highway) – Murphy, NC, Morganton
Union		55.607	89.491	SR 325 north (Nottely Dam Road) – Murphy, NC, Nottely Dam	Southern terminus of SR 325
	Nottely Lake	60.991– 61.609	98.155– 99.150	Bridges over waterways
	Blairsville	62.659	100.840	US 19 north / US 129 north / SR 11 north (Murphy Highway) – Murphy N.C.	Southern end of US 19/US 129/SR 11 concurrency; former southern terminus of US 129 Truck/SR 11 Truck
	Blairsville	63.161	101.648	Pat Haralson Memorial Drive – Union County Courthouse, Blairsville, Union General Hospital	Interchange
	Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest	63.729	102.562	US 19 south / US 129 south / SR 11 south (Glenn Gooch Bypass) – Cleveland, Brasstown Bald	Northern end of US 19/US 129/SR 11 concurrency; former northern end of US 129 Truck/SR 11 Truck concurrency
Towns	Young Harris	71.357	114.838	SR 66 north (Murphy Street)	Southern terminus of SR 66
		74.747	120.294	US 76 east / SR 2 east / SR 17 south – Hiawassee	Northern end of US 76/SR 2 concurrencies; southern end of SR 17 concurrency
		75.665	121.771	SR 339 west (Crooked Creek Road) – Warne, NC	Eastern terminus of SR 339
		75.869	122.099	NC 69 north – Hayesville SR 17 ends	North Carolina state line; northern terminus of SR 17 and SR 515; northern end of SR 17 concurrency
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access

Special route

East Ellijay connector route

State Route 515 Connector (SR 515 Conn.) is a connecting route of SR 515 located just outside East Ellijay. It connects the SR 515 mainline with SR 52, which passes under SR 515 slightly to the west of its intersection with SR 515 Conn.

References

1 2 3 "Online Road Inventory Data Application". Georgia Department of Transportation ARCGIS. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
1 2 Georgia Department of Transportation (1989). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1989–1990 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
1 2 Georgia Department of Transportation (1990). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1990–1991 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 25, 2007. Retrieved October 23, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "National Highway System: Georgia" (PDF). United States Department of Transportation. May 8, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
↑ State Highway Department of Georgia (1920). System of State Aid Roads as Approved Representing 4800 Miles of State Aid Roads Outside the Limits of the Incorporated Towns (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved February 23, 2013.

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[ORIDA-1] 1 2 3 "Online Road Inventory Data Application". Georgia Department of Transportation ARCGIS. Retrieved August 14, 2026.

[GDOT_1989-2] 1 2 Georgia Department of Transportation (1989). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1989–1990 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 23, 2013.

[GDOT_1990-3] 1 2 Georgia Department of Transportation (1990). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1990–1991 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 23, 2013.

[4] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 25, 2007. Retrieved October 23, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[NHS_Georgia-5] "National Highway System: Georgia" (PDF). United States Department of Transportation. May 8, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2013.

[GDOT_1920-6] State Highway Department of Georgia (1920). System of State Aid Roads as Approved Representing 4800 Miles of State Aid Roads Outside the Limits of the Incorporated Towns (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved February 23, 2013.

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