Georgia State Route 16

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This article is about the current state highway. For the Interstate Highway, see Interstate 16.

State Route 16 marker

State Route 16

Map
Georgia State Route 16 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Length179 mi[1] (288 km)
Existed1919[2]–present
Major junctions
West end SR 100 northwest of Mount Zion
Major intersections
East end
SR 12
in Warrenton
Location
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountiesHaralson, Carroll, Coweta, Spalding, Butts, Jasper, Putnam, Hancock, Warren
Highway system
  • Georgia State Highway System
←
I-16
→ US 17

State Route 16 (SR 16) is a 179-mile-long (288 km)

state highway that travels west-to-east through portions of Haralson, Carroll, Coweta, Spalding, Butts, Jasper, Putnam, Hancock, and Warren counties in the western and central parts of the U.S. state of Georgia. The highway connects the southeastern portion of Carroll County, northwest of Mount Zion to Warrenton, via Carrollton, Newnan, Griffin, Monticello, Eatonton, and Sparta
.

SR 16 formerly traveled on the current path of

SR 17 Conn., and the entire length of SR 296 west of Wrens, in Glascock and Jefferson
counties.

Route description

SR 16 in Mount Zion.

SR 16 starts just south of

SR 1. SR 16 continues through Whitesburg and crosses into Coweta County and through Newnan, where its concurrency with US 27 Alt. ends, crossing I-85 on the southeastern edge of East Newnan
.

Turning sharply east, the highway travels through Sharpsburg, turns slightly southeast, and travels through Senoia into Spalding County, turning back east, and traveling into Griffin. Turning slightly northeast, SR 16 crosses I-75 at the county line with Butts County and travels into and through Jackson on into Monticello in Jasper County.

Continuing east, the route crosses into Putnam County, through Eatonton, then turns southeast at the county line with Hancock County, heading on into Sparta. Turning first slightly northeast, then southeast, SR 16 continues into Warren County, where it turns northeast once more and on to its eastern terminus in Warrenton.

There are four portions of SR 16 that are part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense:

  • Approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) in Carrollton, most of it concurrent with US 27/SR 1 and SR 166[3]
  • The entire length of the concurrency with US 29/SR 14, from Newnan to south of East Newnan.[3]
  • From US 19/US 41/SR 3 in Griffin east to I-75, approximately 7 miles (11 km) south-southeast of Locust Grove[3]
  • The portion concurrent with SR 15 in Sparta[4]

History

1920s and 1930s

SR 16 was established at least as early as 1919 on its current path from Carrollton to Warrenton.[2] By the end of September 1921, it was extended west-southwest to the Alabama state line.[2]/[5] By October 1926, this extension was redesignated as part of a southern segment of SR 8. Two segments of SR 16 had a "completed hard surface": a portion in the southern part of Newnan and from Griffin to just east of the Henry–Butts county line.[5][6] Between October 1929 and June 1930, a portion of SR 16 west-southwest of Griffin was completed.[7][8] Later in 1930, the Spalding County portion of the Sharpsburg–Griffin segment was completed.[8][9] About four years later, a portion north-northwest of Newnan was completed.[10][11] At the end of the next year, the Jasper County portion of the Jackson–Monticello segment was completed.[12][13] During the third quarter of 1936, a portion south-southeast of Newnan was completed.[14][15] About a year later, a small portion in the eastern part of Monticello was completed.[16][17] At the end of the year, it was completed from Monticello to Murder Creek.[17][18] Later in 1938, three segments were completed: the Newnan–Senoia segment, the Jasper County portion of Monticello–Eatonton segment, and the Sparta–Warrenton segment.[18][19] By the middle of the next year, two segments were completed: the Butts County portion of the Jackson–Monticello segment and a portion in the western part of Eatonton.[19][20] At the end of the year, SR 16 was extended east-northeast on SR 12 for a very short distance in Warrenton and then on a sole path southeast to SR 17 north-northeast of Stapleton.[21][22]

1940s and 1950s

Between April and October 1940, SR 16 was extended south-southwest to

SR 16 Conn.[32][33] Between June 1955 and July 1957, the Warrenton–Wrens segment was paved.[34][35]

1970s to 1990s

In 1971, a

SR 721, was proposed from the eastern part of Griffin to the interchange with I-75 west-southwest of Jackson.[40][41] Later in 1980, the path of US 27 Alt./SR 16/SR 166 in Carrollton was shifted southward, out of the main part of the city, onto the previously proposed bypass. SR 16 then traveled north on a concurrency with US 27/SR 1 to its original intersection with those two highways.[41][42] In 1983, the path of SR 16, from Griffin to west-southwest of Jackson, was shifted southward, replacing the proposed path of SR 721.[43][44] In 1989, the eastern terminus of the highway was truncated to its current terminus in Warrenton, replacing SR 12 Conn. The path of SR 80 was shifted eastward, replacing the Warrenton–Wrens segment of SR 16. The former segment of SR 16 in Warrenton was redesignated as US 278 Byp./SR 12 Byp.[45][46]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Haralson​0.000.00
 SR 100 to I-20
SR 1 north (North Park Street) – Bremen, Cedartown
West end of US 27/SR 1 concurrency
South Street – Historic DowntownInterchange
SR 1 south / SR 166 west – LaGrange, Bowdon
Interchange; East end of US 27/SR 1 concurrency; west end of US 27 Alt. and SR 166 concurrencies; Wayne Shackelford Interchange
Atlanta
East end of SR 166 concurrency
McIntosh Reserve Park
Roundabout
SR 34 Byp. (Millard Farmer Industrial Boulevard) to I-85 – Peachtree City, Franklin
Truck route to SR 16 east / US 27 Alt. south / SR 14 south / US 29 south / SR 34 east
Newnan
 SR 34 west (Franklin Road) – Franklin		West end of SR 34 concurrency


 US 29 north (Jackson Street) / SR 14 north – Palmetto		West end of US 29/SR 14 concurrency


 SR 34 east (Posey Place / Jefferson Street) to I-85 – Peachtree City		East end of SR 34 concurrency
East Newnan



 US 27 Alt. south / US 29 south / SR 14 south to I-85 – Moreland, LaGrange, Greenville		East end of US 27 Alt. and US 29/SR 14 concurrencies; truck route to SR 16 west / US 27 Alt. north / SR 14 north / US 29 north / SR 34 west
Turin SR 54 – Sharpsburg, Luthersville
Senoia SR 74 / SR 85 – Fayetteville, Haralson
Atlanta, Barnesville, Sunny Side, Sun City Peachtree
interchange
UGA Griffin Campus, Atlanta Motor Speedway
West end of US 19 Bus./US 41 Bus. concurrency; southern terminus of SR 92
US 41 Bus. south / SR 155 (Hill Street) – McDonough, Zebulon, Airport
East end of US 19 Bus./US 41 Bus. concurrency
Atlanta, Macon
I-75 exit 205
Jackson


 US 23 north / SR 42 north (Brookwood Avenue) to I-75 – McDonough		West end of US 23/SR 42 concurrency

 SR 36 west (Mulberry Street) – Barnesville		West end of SR 36 concurrency
Jackson Lake
East end of SR 36 concurrency


 US 23 south / SR 42 south (Macon Avenue) – Indian Springs, Macon, Flovilla, Forsyth		East end of US 23/SR 42 concurrency
Ocmulgee RiverCharles Thomas Edwards Memorial Bridge
JasperMonticello
 SR 212 west – Covington		West end of SR 212 concurrency
Traffic circle
around Monticello Square
​
 SR 212 east – Milledgeville		East end of SR 212 concurrency
​
 SR 380 west (Perimeter Road)		Eastern terminus of SR 380
PutnamWillard
 SR 142 west – Shady Dale		Eastern terminus of SR 142
Eatonton US 129 / US 441 / SR 24 (West Bypass) – Milledgeville, Madison
Rock Eagle
West end of US 129 Bus./US 441 Bus./SR 24 Bus. concurrency
SR 24 Bus. south / SR 44 west (Jefferson Avenue) – Milledgeville, Gray
East end of US 129 Bus./US 441 Bus./SR 24 Bus. concurrency; west end of SR 44 concurrency

 SR 44 east – Greensboro, Lake Oconee		East end of SR 44 concurrency
Hancock​
 SR 77 north – Union Point		Southern terminus of SR 77
​

 SR 15 north / SR 22 east – Greensboro, Crawfordville		West end of SR 15 and SR 22 concurrencies
Sparta
 SR 22 west (Broad Street) – Milledgeville, Macon		East end of SR 22 concurrency

 SR 15 south – Sandersville, Wrightsville		East end of SR 15 concurrency
Warren​
 SR 123 south – Mitchell		Northern terminus of SR 123
SR 16 Spur
SR 12 (West Main Street) – Norwood, Thomson
Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Special routes

Warrenton spur route

State Route 16 Spur marker

State Route 16 Spur

LocationWarrenton
Existed1957[34][35]–1990[47][48]

State Route 16 Spur (SR 16 Spur) was a

SR 12 Byp.[47][48]

This table shows the 1957–1973 intersections. The entire route was in Warrenton, Warren County.

mikmDestinationsNotes
SR 16Western terminus
SR 80
SR 16Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Warren County connector route (1952–1981)

State Route 16 Connector marker

State Route 16 Connector

LocationWarren County
Existed1952[32][33]–1981[42][49]

State Route 16 Connector (SR 16 Conn.) was a

SR 16 Conn. This highway traveled from SR 16 southeast of Warrenton to SR 17 about halfway between Wrens and Thomson.[32][33] Between June 1955 and July 1957, this highway was paved.[34][35] In 1981, it was decommissioned.[42][49]

The entire route was in Warren County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
​ SR 16Western terminus
​ SR 17Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Warren County connector route (1982–1989)

State Route 16 Connector marker

State Route 16 Connector

LocationWarren County
Existed1982[49][43]–1989[45][46]

State Route 16 Connector (SR 16 Conn.) was a

SR 17 Conn.[45][46]

The entire route was in Warren County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
​ SR 16Western terminus
​ SR 17Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Jefferson–Warren County connector route

Connector plate 1948.svg

State Route 16 Connector marker

State Route 16 Connector

LocationJefferon, Glascock, and Warren counties
Existed1952[32][33]–1953[33][50]

State Route 16 Connector (SR 16 Conn.) was a very short-lived

SR 16 Conn., while the former portion from northwest of Wrens to north of Louisville was redesignated as SR 16 Conn.[32][33] Later in 1953, it was redesignated as SR 296.[33][50]


CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Jefferson​ US 1 / SR 4 / SR 17Southern terminus
Stapleton SR 80
​ SR 16
Glascock
 No major junctions
Warren​ SR 17Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ Google (January 7, 2017). "Overview map of SR 16" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c 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 June 12, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c National Highway System: Atlanta, GA (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 9, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  4. ^ National Highway System: Georgia (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 8, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  5. ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (1921). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  6. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1926). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  7. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1929). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  8. ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (June 1930). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  9. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (November 1930). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  10. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (April–May 1934). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  11. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1, 1934). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  12. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1, 1935). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  13. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1936). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  14. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (July 1, 1936). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
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