Georgia State Route 257
State Route 257 | ||
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 Georgia State Route 257 highlighted in red | ||
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| Maintained by GDOT | ||
| Length | 69.2 mi[1] (111.4 km) | |
| Major junctions | ||
| West end |  I-75 in Cordele | |
| East end |    in Dublin | |
| Location | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Georgia | |
| Counties | Crisp, Dooly, Wilcox, Pulaski, Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens | |
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State Route 257 (SR 257) is a southwest–to–northeast
state highway located in the central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It travels from Cordele to Dublin, via Hawkinsville. Its routing is located within portions of Crisp, Dooly, Wilcox, Pulaski, Bleckley, Dodge, and Laurens
counties.
SR 257 was the basis for a proposed connector route for I-75, Interstate 175 that would have connected Albany and Cordele on a more easterly routing.[2][3][4]
Route description
SR 257 begins at an
History
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The portion of the highway in Laurens County was numbered as SR 277 until 1959.[5][6]
Interstate 175
Interstate 175 | |
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| Location | Albany–Cordele |
Interstate 175 (I-175) was a proposed
SR 50) in Albany. It would then curve to the northeast, and travel on a routing that would have been located farther to the east than SR 257.[3][4]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Southern terminus; I-75 exit 102 | ||||||||
| Dooly | | 8.7 | 14.0 |  SR 215 – Pitts, Vienna | ||||
| Wilcox |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Pulaski | | 25.1 | 40.4 |   SR 27 west (Vienna Highway) – Vienna | Western end of SR 27 concurrency | |||
| Hawkinsville | 28.9 | 46.5 |     US 129 north / SR 11 north / SR 230 north (Broad Street) | Western end of US 129/SR 11 and SR 230 concurrencies | ||||
| 29.3 | 47.2 |      | Eastern end of US 129/SR 11 concurrency; western end of US 129 Alt./SR 112 concurrency; southern terminus of US 129 Bus./SR 11 Bus. | |||||
| 29.5 | 47.5 | Ocmulgee River | ||||||
| | 30.2 | 48.6 | SR 230 south (Lower River Road) | Eastern end of SR 230 concurrency | ||||
| | 30.2 | 48.6 |  SR 27 east (Eastman Highway) – Eastman | Eastern end of SR 27 concurrency | ||||
| | 30.2 | 48.6 |   | Western end of SR 26 concurrency | ||||
| | 31.5 | 50.7 | north (Cochran Highway) | Eastern end of US 129 Alt., SR 26, and SR 112 concurrencies | ||||
| Bleckley | | 40.2 | 64.7 |   US 23 north / SR 87 north (Golden Isles Highway) | Western end of US 23/SR 87 concurrency | |||
| Dodge | Empire | 40.7 | 65.5 | US 23 south / SR 87 south (Eastman Cochran Highway) | Eastern end of US 23/SR 87 concurrency | |||
| Chester | 50.4 | 81.1 |  SR 126 east (Main Street) – Cadwell | Western end of SR 126 concurrency | ||||
| 50.7 | 81.6 | SR 126 west (Main Street) – Cochran | Eastern end of SR 126 concurrency | |||||
| Laurens | Dexter | 57.3 | 92.2 |  SR 338 south (North Green Street) – Cadwell | Western end of SR 338 concurrency | |||
| 57.6 | 92.7 | SR 338 north (Line Street) – Dudley | Eastern end of SR 338 concurrency | |||||
| | 64.3 | 103.5 |  | I-16 exit 49 | ||||
| | 66.3 | 106.7 |   US 441 Byp. / SR 117 | |||||
| (Telfair Street) | Eastern terminus | |||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ a b c Google (June 15, 2013). "Overview map of SR 257" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
- ^ a b "Southwest Georgia Interstate Study: Final Report" (PDF). Georgia Department of Transportation. December 2009. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- ^ a b Georgia Department of Transportation (January 1976). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1976–1977 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ^ a b Georgia Department of Transportation (January 1977). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1977–1978 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- OCLC 5673161. Retrieved April 14, 2017. (Corrected to July 1, 1957.)
- OCLC 5673161. Retrieved April 14, 2017. (Corrected to June 1, 1960.)
External links
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