Georgia State Route 172

State Route 172
State Route 172
	Georgia State Route 172 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by GDOT
Length	28.1 mi (45.2 km)
Major junctions
South end	SR 72 northeast of Colbert
North end	US 29 / SR 8 / SR 77 in Hartwell
Location
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Counties	Madison, Elbert, Hart
Highway system
	Georgia State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; ; Special;

State Route 172 (SR 172) is a 28.1-mile-long (45.2 km) state highway that runs southwest-to-northeast through portions of Madison, Elbert, and Hart counties in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia.

Route description

SR 172 begins at an intersection with SR 72, northeast of Colbert, in Madison County. It heads northeast to an intersection with SR 98, northwest of Comer. It continues to the northeast and crosses over the Broad River into Elbert County. In Bowman is an intersection with SR 17. Shortly afterward, SR 172 crosses into Hart County. It continues to the northeast until it meets its northern terminus, an intersection with US 29/SR 8/SR 77 in Hartwell.^[1]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Madison		0.0	0.0	SR 72 (Colbert–Comer Road) – Colbert, Comer	Southern terminus
		1.7	2.7	South Fork Broad River
		4.3	6.9	SR 98 – Danielsville, Comer
Broad River		10.7	17.2	Madison–Elbert county line
Elbert	Bowman	15.8	25.4	SR 17 (Railroad Street) – Elberton, Royston
Hart	Hartwell	28.1	45.2	US 29 / SR 8 / SR 77 (East Howell Street/West Franklin Street)	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi