SR 293 begins at an intersection with US 41/SR 3 in Emerson, the highway runs northwest, passing through downtown Emerson before crossing the Etowah River and entering into Cartersville. It travels concurrent with SR 61/SR 113 through downtown Cartersville on Main Street. SR 293 leaves the concurrency through Bartow Street and Cherokee Avenue, before departing the city to the northwest via Cassville Highway. After crossing beneath US 411/SR 20, SR 293 intersects with the southern terminus of its only bannered route, SR 293 Connector. From here, the route turns to a more westerly direction, passing through Kingston. The route passes into Floyd County and later intersects with SR 1 Loop east of Rome. After its intersection with SR 1 Loop, SR 293 becomes a four-lane divided arterial road into downtown Rome. Shortly after its intersection with SR 53, SR 293 meets its northern terminus at US 27/SR 1. SR 293 is not part of the National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.
History
SR 293 travels through some historically-significant areas of Georgia. From its southern terminus north to Kingston, it parallels the Western and Atlantic Railroad, which was used as a corridor for the Atlanta Campaign during the Civil War and made famous by the Andrews Raid, also known as the "Great Locomotive Chase". The route also passes several miles to the east of the Etowah Indian Mounds. SR 293 is itself historic; from its southern terminus to its intersection with SR 293 Connector, it travels along the western alignment of the former Dixie Highway. The original southern terminus was with US 41 in Kennesaw, passing through Kennesaw and Acworth as Main Street in both towns. This stretch of road was originally part of US 41. SR 293 was originally the state designation for the new section of US 41 from Cartersville to Kennesaw in the 1950s, with SR 3 remaining on the old US 41. SR 293 and SR 3 switched places in the late 1950s. In the early 1970s, SR 293 was expanded west from Cartersville to Rome, replacingSR 20.
Future
It is expected that SR 293 will either be decommissioned south of SR 61/SR 113 in Cartersville, or rerouted east on the current SR 113, traveling to I-75 in place of the current SR 113, which will be rerouted to the south.
Major intersections
Bannered route
State Route 293 Connector is a north–south connector route. As the type of route implies, it connects the SR 293 mainline with US 41/SR 3 south-southwest of Cassville. The road is known as Cassville Road NW for its entire length. A sign at its southern terminus indicates that this highway is part of the historical Dixie Highway. The connector begins at an intersection with the SR 293 mainline. Here, the roadway continues as Burch Lane Northwest. The highway travels to the northeast and immediately curves to a due-north routing. It curves to the north-northeast, and then the north-northwest. After a curve to the east-northeast, it meets its northern terminus, an intersection with US 41/SR 3. At this point, the "Cassville Road NW" name continues to the north-northeast to enter Cassville SR 293 Connector is not part of the NationalHighway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.
