The origins of Savannah International Airport began on a 730 acre tract of land off White Bluff Road in 1928. The airport officially opened on September 20, 1929 as "Hunter Field" and remained in operation there until 1949. Due to World War II and the need for military operations, Hunter Field doubled as a military airport in 1940. The U.S. Army Core of Engineers constructed a second facility at Cherokee Hill and dubbed it Chatham Field by 1942. This airport open as a military airport as well and remained in use by the Georgia Air National Guard as Travis Field until 1948.
In 1949 the deed of Travis Field was transferred to the city of Savannah and the municipal airport shifted operations from Hunter Field to Travis Field. A terminal was built in 1960 and Savannah Municipal Airport was renamed Savannah International Airport in 1983. In 1994 a new 10-gate terminal, with the capacity of 19 gates, opened to replace the original terminal. The new terminal was built in conjunction with a $43 million project that included a new interchange with Interstate 95 (Exit 104). By 2003, Savannah International Airport was renamed Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport due to the increased usage by passengers bound for the South Carolina resort island.1
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| A commercialized diamond interchange (Exit 94) joins SR 204 (Fort Argyle Road / Abercorn Street Extension) with I-95 in one mile. SR 204 constitutes a major arterial through Southside Savannah, serving both Savannah and Oglethorpe Malls en route to Midtown Savannah. 08/14/21 |
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| SR 204 continues west from Interstate 95 along a mostly rural course 19.43 miles to Ellabell, Lanier and U.S. 280 near the Bryan County seat of Pembroke. The city of Savannah annexed swaths of land along this corridor for eventual development. 08/14/21 |
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| Points of interest along SR 204 include Georgia Southern University - Armstrong Campus, Savannah State University and Hunter Army Airfield to the east. The state route west leads to the J.O. Bacon Highway. 08/14/21 |
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| Exit 94 parts ways with I-95 north for SR 204 east to Savannah and west to Pembroke. 08/14/21 |
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| A 32.47 mile long route, SR 204 extends north along Abercorn Street to SR 21 (DeRenne Avenue) near Midtown in Savannah. SR 204 between Exit 94 and Southside varies between a controlled access expressway and commercialized arterial. 07/10/24 |
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| County maintained freeways, Veterans Parkway links SR 204 north with I-516 while Truman Parkway branches east from SR 204 to Skidaway Island and Isle of Hope area. 07/10/24 |
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| Florence, South Carolina debuted on distance signs on this former assembly that was posted four miles ahead of Interstate 16 at Pooler. 12/19/13 |
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| Interstate 16, built as a route to aid transport of goods between Atlanta and the Port of Savannah, meets I-95 two miles north of the Quacco Road overpass. 11/19/21 |
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| A cloverleaf interchange joins I-95 with I-16 in one mile. I-16 provides a direct route to Downtown Savannah from Exit 99 A. 07/25/22 |
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| Travelers bound for Tybee Island are directed onto I-16 east to Exit 167A for Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard north. The most direct route to the Atlantic Ocean follows former U.S. 80 Toll along Bay Street east through Downtown to President Street and Islands Expressway. 11/19/21 |
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| Interstate 16 extends 8.8 miles east to Montgomery Street outside the Savannah historic district. Connections with I-516/SR 21 serve Garden City and Port Wentworth to the north and Hunter Army Airfield to the south. 11/19/21 |
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| Exit 99 A departs I-95 north to I-16 east. Interchanges along the ensuing 6.5 mile stretch connect with SR 307 (Dean Forest Road), Chatham Parkway, and I-516/U.S. 17-80/SR 21-25 (W.F. Lynes Parkway). 07/10/24 |
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| Started in 2019, the $319 million expansion project along I-16 east, from I-95 to I-516, includes replacing the cloverleaf at I-95 with a half turbine interchange.2,3 The projected completion of the work was originally September 2022 and then later the fourth quarter of 2023. Work was again pushed back in August 2023 to Summer 2024 and subsequently in April 2024 to Spring 2025.4 07/10/24 |
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| Exit 99B follows onto I-16 west to Pooler, Bloomingdale and Macon. Beyond Chatham County, I-16 is a rural freeway serving the cities of Statesboro and Dublin along the 157 mile course to Interstate 75. 07/10/24 |
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| Construction at I-16/95 also adds collector distributor lanes along both freeways through the exchange.3 07/25/22 |
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| Interstate 95 north formally enters the city limits of Pooler beyond the exchange with I-16. 11/19/21 |
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| Advancing to the diamond interchange (Exit 102) with U.S. 80/SR 26 (Louisville Road), I-95 travels 185 miles northeast to Florence, South Carolina. 08/14/21 |
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| Pine Barren Road spans I-95 one mile south of Exit 102. U.S. 80/SR 26 constitutes a four lane arterial between Savannah and the western suburbs of Pooler and Bloomingdale. 11/19/21 |
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| U.S. 80/SR 26 (Louisville Road) partition into a one way couplet through the Pooler city center just west of I-95. U.S. 80/SR 26 run east six miles to Garden City and west paralleling I-16 to Dublin. 11/19/21 |
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| U.S. 80/SR 26 (Louisville Road) head east from Exit 102 to combine with I-516 south from Garden City to Ogeechee Road and Victory Drive through Midtown Savannah. The pair conclude on Tybee Island in 30.89 miles. 11/19/21 |
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| U.S. 80/SR 26 advances west through Pooler 3.5 miles to the city of Bloomingdale and east 2.75 miles to SR 307 (Dean Forest Road). U.S. 80 east to adjacent Bourne Avenue leads to the Mighty 8th Air Force Heritage Museum and Memorial Garden. 05/29/05 |
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| The city limits of Savannah line the east side of Interstate 95 by Crosswinds Golf Club and the airport to forthcoming Exit 104. 11/19/21 |
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| Interstate 95 next enters a diamond interchange (Exit 104) with Airways Avenue east and Pooler Parkway west. 11/19/21 |
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| Airways Avenue serves the Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) passenger terminal while Pooler Parkway encircles Pooler to the west. 11/19/21 |
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| Constructed by Chatham County in the early 1990s, Pooler Parkway constitutes a controlled access arterial southwest from Exit 104 and Airways Avenue to I-16 at Exit 155. 11/19/21 |
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| An array of commercial development lines Pooler Parkway west through Godley Station in Pooler. The commuter route serves a logistics center further south. 07/25/22 |
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| Curving eastward, I-95 wholly enters the city of Savannah to Exit 106. 12/19/13 |
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| Jimmy DeLoach Parkway (SR 17), a controlled access arterial looping northeast from U.S. 80/SR 26 in Bloomingdale to SR 21/21AL at Port Wentworth, meets I-95 at the succeeding exit. The parkway was constructed to improve access to the Port of Savannah and promote commerce. 11/19/21 |
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| SR 17 (Jimmy DeLoach Parkway) meets I-95 at a diamond interchange (Exit 106). Jimmy DeLoach Parkway and Pooler Parkway were planned in the 1980s as part of Savannah's overall transportation plan. SR 17 was realigned onto the parkway in 2020. 11/19/21 |
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| Congested area signs were installed along I-95 ahead of Exit 106 in 2016. 11/19/21 |
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| Exit 106 leaves I-95 north for SR 17 (Jimmy DeLoach Parkway). The parkway was extended 2.61 miles south of SR 21/30 (Augusta Road) along a limited access highway linking with SR 307 and the Port of Savannah. Designated SR 21AL, the $73 million roadway opened to traffic on May 27, 2016.5 11/19/21 |
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| SR 21/30 combine northwest in Port Wentworth to meet I-95 one mile beyond of St. Augustine Creek at Exit 109. Guide signs for Exit 109 and SR 21 (Augusta Road) omit SR 30; the two routes overlap 3.3 miles between Bonny Bridge Road and Piedmont Avenue. 11/19/21 |
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| SR 21 extends north from Port Wentworth into Effingham County en route to Rincon, Springfield and ultimately Millen. 11/19/21 |
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| SR 30 branches west to SR 17 and southeast to U.S. 80/SR 26 near Bloomingdale. East of Exit 109, SR 30 links SR 21 in Port Wentworth with SR 25 near the Houlihan Bridge into South Carolina. 08/14/21 |
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| SR 21/30 (Augusta Road) constitutes a four lane arterial from the Effingham County line southward to Garden City and I-516, U.S. 80 and SR 25. There SR 21 combines with I-516 (W.F. Lynes Parkway) to DeRenne Avenue and SR 204 (Abercorn Street) in Savannah. 08/14/21 |
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| A $6 million project converted the exchange at Exit 109 into a diverging diamond interchange. The new ramp system debuted to motorists on January 15, 2017.6 01/20/19 |
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| The final reassurance marker posted for Interstate 95 north in Georgia was this assembly preceding Black Creek. 12/19/13 |
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| An 8.8 mile exit less stretch takes Interstate 95 northeast into Hardeeville, South Carolina. Florence, the largest city along the I-95 corridor within the Palmetto State, is 176 miles away. 11/19/21 |
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| Traffic congestion is common at the bottleneck along I-95 north beyond Knoxboro Creek. 07/10/24 |
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| Interstate 95 reduces from six to four overall lanes across the Savannah River into the Palmetto State. I-95 remains with four lanes north to I-20 at Florence. 11/19/21 |
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| Interstate 95 traverses the southeastern sliver of Effingham County for 0.6 miles before crossing the South Carolina state line. 12/21/18 |
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| Interstate 95 plies through wetlands leading both to and from the 2,855 foot long span across the Savannah River built in 1976. 11/19/21 |
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| The midpoint of the river is the state line. Interstate 95 lowers into Jasper County through the Savannah River National Wildlife Refuge to the state welcome center at Hardeeville. 11/19/21 |
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| The CSX Railroad parallels I-95 across the Savannah River to the east. 08/14/21 |
Page Updated 11-30-2022.
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