Georgia State Route 83
Route map:
| North end |   US 78 / SR 10 in Monroe | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Georgia | |||
| Counties | Monroe, Jasper, Morgan, Walton | |||
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State Route 83 (SR 83) is an 86.5-mile-long (139.2 km)
state highway that travels southwest to northeast, with a southeast–to–northwest section, within portions of Monroe, Jasper, Morgan, and Walton counties in the central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It connects Forsyth, Monticello, Madison, and Monroe. The portion from the southwestern city limits of Monticello to the Jasper–Morgan county line is included in the Monticello Crossroads Scenic Byway
.
Route description
SR 83 begins at an
SR 12. Just under 4,000 feet (1,200 m) later, US 129/US 441/SR 24 join the concurrency on the northeastern corner of Walton Park. The six routes head to the northeast, past Hill Park, before reaching downtown. Once in downtown Madison, SR 83 leaves the concurrency and travels to the northwest, toward Monroe. It passes through the town of Bostwick. It crosses into Walton County and enters Good Hope, where the route has an intersection with the western terminus of SR 186. SR 83 continues in a northwest direction until its northern terminus, an intersection with US 78/SR 10 in the northeastern part of Monroe.[1]
The only portion of SR 83 that is part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense, is the concurrency with US 129/US 441/SR 24 in Madison.[2]
Residents
There is a high unemployment rate amongst residents of the route.[3]
Major intersections
 | This section is missing mileposts for junctions. |
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern terminus | |||||
| Forsyth | 12.1 | 19.5 |     US 41 north / SR 18 west (West Main Street) – Barnesville | Southern end of US 41/SR 18 concurrency | |
| 12.5 | 20.1 |    US 41 south / SR 18 east (East Main Street) / SR 42 south (South Lee Street) – Macon | Northern end of US 41/SR 18 concurrency; southern end of SR 42 concurrency | ||
| 12.9 | 20.8 | SR 42 north (North Lee Street) / Patrol Road east – Jackson, G.P.S.T.C. | Northern end of SR 42 concurrency; western terminus of Patrol Road | ||
| 13.1 | 21.1 |  | I-75 exit 187 | ||
| | 23.6 | 38.0 |   US 23 / SR 87 – Macon, Juliette, Jackson, Flovilla | ||
| Jasper | | 37.2 | 59.9 |  SR 380 east (Perimeter Road) – Milledgeville, Eatonton, Gray | Western terminus of SR 380; former SR 82 Conn. |
| Monticello | 38.3 | 61.6 |    SR 11 north / SR 16 west / SR 212 west (Washington Street) | Southern end of SR 11 and SR 16/SR 212 concurrencies, at the southwestern edge of town square, on one-way street | |
| 38.4 | 61.8 | SR 11 south (East Washington Street) / Funderburg Drive east – Macon | Northern end of SR 11 concurrency, at the southeastern edge of town square, on one-way street | ||
| 38.4 | 61.8 | SR 16 east / SR 212 east (Greene Street) – Forsyth, Monroe, Jackson, Eatonton, Milledgeville | Northern end of SR 16/SR 212 concurrency, at the northeastern edge of town square, on one-way street | ||
| Shoal Creek | E. Clyde Kelly Bridge | ||||
| Shady Dale | 47.2 | 76.0 |  SR 142 (Covington Highway) – Newborn, Eatonton | ||
| Gap Creek | Hugh C. Tucker Sr. Memorial Bridge | ||||
SR 213 Spur west | |||||
| Little River | 54.5 | 87.7 | Brooks Pennington Sr. Memorial Bridge | ||
| Big Indian Creek | Robert Hillsman Bridge | ||||
| I-20 exit 113 | |||||
| 62.5 | 100.6 |   SR 12 west (Atlanta Highway) / Confederate Road north – Rutledge | Southern end of US 278/SR 12 concurrency; southern terminus of Confederate Road | ||
   | Western terminus of US 278 Truck/SR 12 Truck; northern terminus of SR 24 Spur; provides access to Morgan Medical Center | ||||
| 63.3 | 101.9 |    US 129 south / US 441 south / SR 24 south – Eatonton, Macon, Milledgeville | Southern end of US 129/US 441/SR 24 concurrency | ||
| 64.1 | 103.2 | SR 12 east / SR 24 north (North Main Street) – Watkinsville, Gainesville, Greensboro, Augusta, Athens, Commerce | Northern end of US 129/US 441/SR 24 and US 278/SR 12 concurrencies | ||
| Hard Labor Creek | E.L. Tamplin Bridge | ||||
| Walton | Good Hope | 81.5 | 131.2 |  SR 186 east / Pleasant Valley Road west – North High Shoals, Bishop | Western terminus of SR 186; eastern terminus of Pleasant Valley Road |
| Monroe | 86.5 | 139.2 | US 78 / SR 10 / Unisia Drive north – Loganville, Athens | Northern terminus; roadway continues as Unisia Drive | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Monticello connector route
State Route 83 Connector | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bypass around Monticello |
| Length | 5.8 mi[4] (9.3 km) |
| Existed | 1983[5][6]–1985[6][7] |
State Route 83 Connector (SR 83 Conn.) was a 5.8-mile-long (9.3 km) connector that existed entirely within the central part of Jasper County. It is the original number of SR 380.
It started at an
railroad tracks of Norfolk Southern Railway and traveled to the southeast. The highway curved to the south-southeast and back to the southeast. It traveled north of Malone Lake before it curved to the east and intersected SR 11 south of the town. Then, SR 83 Conn. traveled to the northeast to an intersection with SR 212 (Milledgeville–Monticello Road) east-southeast of Monticello. Just past this intersection, the connector met its eastern terminus, an intersection with SR 16 east of town.[5][6]
The entire route is in Jasper County.
| Location | mi[4] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 0.0 | 0.0 |  SR 83 (Forsyth Street) – Forsyth, Monticello | Western terminus | |
| | 2.4 | 3.9 | SR 11 – Gray, Monticello | ||
| | 4.9 | 7.9 |  SR 212 – Monticello, Milledgeville | ||
| | 5.8 | 9.3 | SR 16 – Monticello, Eatonton | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
References
- ^ a b c Google (July 22, 2013). "Overview map of SR 83" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
- ^ National Highway System: Georgia (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 8, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- ^ "For the unemployed, rising grocery prices stretch budgets even more". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ^ a b Google (September 15, 2013). "Overview map of SR 83 Conn" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
- ^ a b Georgia Department of Transportation (1983). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1983–1984 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
- ^ a b c Georgia Department of Transportation (1984). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1984–1985 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
- ^ Georgia Department of Transportation (1986). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1986–1987 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
External links
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