Georgia State Route 240
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Georgia | |||
| Counties | Macon, Schley, Marion, Talbot | |||
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State Route 240 (SR 240) is a 37.6-mile-long (60.5 km) southeast-northwest state highway located in the west-central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It travels through portions of Macon, Schley, Marion, and Talbot counties.
Route description
SR 240 begins at an
No section of SR 240 is part of the National Highway System.[4]
History
SR 240 was established in 1946 along an alignment from Fountainville to Tazewell.[2][3] By 1960, the section from the Macon-Schley County line to Tazewell was paved.[5][6] By 1963, the remainder of the original segment of the road, Fountainville to the Macon-Schley County line, was paved. Also, it was extended, and paved, all the way to Geneva.[7][8]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Macon | Fountainville | 0.0 | 0.0 |  SR 26 – Ellaville, Oglethorpe | Southern terminus |
| Schley | Murrays Crossroads | 10.0 | 16.1 |   US 19 / SR 3 (North Broad Street) – Ellaville, Butler | |
| Marion | Tazewell | 19.8 | 31.9 |   SR 137 east – Butler | Southern end of SR 137 concurrency |
| 19.9 | 32.0 |  SR 137 west (Dr. Deryl Hart Road) – Buena Vista | Northern end of SR 137 concurrency | ||
| | 23.7 | 38.1 |   SR 240 Conn. north (Ronnie Road) – Mauk | Southern terminus of SR 240 Connector | |
| Five Points | 25.5 | 41.0 |  SR 127 | ||
| Northern terminus | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Marion County connector route
State Route 240 Connector | |
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| Location | Rural Marion County |
| Length | 1.9 mi[9] (3.1 km) |
State Route 240 Connector (SR 240 Conn.) is a brief connector route that travels from its southern terminus at the SR 240 mainline, south of Five Points northward to SR 127 northeast of Five Points.
There is no section of SR 240 Conn. that is included as a part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility and defense.[4]
The entire route is in Marion County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.0 | 0.0 |  SR 240 – Tazewell, Geneva | Southern terminus | |
| | 1.9 | 3.1 | SR 127 – Buena Vista, Mauk | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Google (February 25, 2013). "Overview map of SR 240" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
- ^ OCLC 5673161. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
- ^ OCLC 5673161. Retrieved February 25, 2013. (Corrected to November 7, 1946.)
- ^ a b "National Highway System: Georgia" (PDF). United States Department of Transportation. May 8, 2009. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
- OCLC 5673161. Retrieved February 25, 2013. (Corrected to July 1, 1957.)
- OCLC 5673161. Retrieved February 25, 2013. (Corrected to June 1, 1960.)
- OCLC 5673161. Retrieved February 16, 2013. (Corrected to June 1, 1960.)
- OCLC 5673161. Retrieved February 16, 2013. (Corrected to June 1, 1963.)
- ^ Google (February 25, 2013). "Overview map of SR 240 Conn. (Marion County)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 25, 2013.