State Route 17 (SR 17) is a state highway that runs south-to-north through portions of Chatham, Effingham, Screven, Jenkins, Burke, Jefferson, Warren, McDuffie, Wilkes, Elbert, Hart, Franklin, Stephens, Habersham, White, and Towns counties in eastern and northeastern Georgia. The route runs from its southern terminus at I-16/SR 404 south of Bloomingdale to its northern terminus at SR 515, and NC 69 at the North Carolina-Georgia state line, north of Hiawassee.

SR 17 begins at exit 152 on I-16, the westernmost exit for I-16 in Chatham County. SR 17 runs north to Bloomingdale, where it begins a concurrency with US 80/SR 26 westward. After entering Effingham County, SR 17 departs US 80/SR 26, and continues northwest, paralleling the Ogeechee River through rural parts of Effingham, Screven, and Jenkins Counties before arriving in Millen. After a short concurrency with SR 23 and SR 67 in Millen, SR 17 continues west, then northwest, still parallel to the Ogeechee River, to Louisville. SR 17 runs concurrent with US 1/US 221/SR 4 from Louisville north to Wrens. In Wrens, SR 17 departs and continues to the northwest to Thomson. In Thomson, SR 17 runs concurrent with US 78/SR 10 north to Washington. From Washington, SR 17 departs the concurrency with US 78/SR 10, intersects with US 378, and continues north into the mountains of northeast Georgia, first passing through Elberton, where it intersects SR 72, then Bowman, where it intersects SR 77,and Royston. It intersects and runs concurrent with I-85 in Lavonia. Southeast of Toccoa, the route turns to a westerly direction to Clarkesville, running concurrent with US 123/SR 365 in the process. Outside of Clarkesville, the route continues northwest, passing through the historic Nachoochee Valley. SR 17 then begins a concurrency with SR 75. The routes travel north through the tourist town of Helen. The two routes continue north over Unicoi Gap, then descend into the Hiawassee River valley. East of the town of Hiawassee, Georgia, the routes begin a concurrency with US 76/SR 2. In Hiawassee, SR 75 departs to the north. A few miles to the west, SR 17 departs US 76/SR 2, and begins a short concurrency to the north with SR 515 until they both reach their northern terminus at the North Carolina border. The road continues into North Carolina as North Carolina Highway 69.