U.S. Route 78 in Georgia

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SR 4 / SR 8 at the Alabama state line west of Tallapoosa
Major intersections
East end US 1 / US 25 / US 78 / US 278 / SC 121 / SR 10 at the South Carolina state line in Augusta
Location
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountiesHaralson, Carroll, Douglas, Cobb, Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Walton, Oconee, Clarke, Oglethorpe, Wilkes, McDuffie, Columbia, Richmond
Highway system
  • Georgia State Highway System
← SR 77→ SR 78
← SR 7SR 8→ SR 9
← SR 9SR 10→ US 11

U.S. Route 78 (US 78) is a 233.3-mile-long (375.5 km)

Athens, and Augusta metropolitan areas on its path from the Alabama state line to the South Carolina state line, at the Savannah River, on the northeastern edge of Augusta, where it continues concurrent with US 1/US 25/US 278/SC 121. This is also the eastern terminus of SR 10. US 78 travels through portions of Haralson, Carroll, Douglas, Cobb, Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Walton, Oconee, Clarke, Oglethorpe, Wilkes, McDuffie, Columbia, and Richmond
counties.

Various portions of the highway, from the Alabama state line into Atlanta, were part of the historic Bankhead Highway, a cross-country automobile highway connecting San Diego and Washington, D.C. It was part of the National Auto Trail system.

US 78 also is a freeway for about 10 miles. It is the main route of the freeway. It has about 8 exits.

Route description

Alabama to Mableton

US 78 begins at the

SR 1 Business (locally known as Alabama Avenue to the south and Hamilton Avenue to the north). Just before intersecting Bryan Street, the highways begin to curve to the east-southeast. They cross over Buck Creek, and begin a very gradual curve to the east-northeast, shortly before leaving the city limits. North of the Mangham Lakes, US 78/SR 8 begin to curve to a nearly northeast routing. Just after crossing over Chance Creek, they curve to the east-southeast and enter Carroll County and the city limits of Temple.[3]

In Temple, US 78/SR 8 pass just south of Easterwood Lake before they cross over Webster Creek. Slightly more than 1,000 feet (300 m) later is an intersection with the western terminus of SR 274 (James Street) and the northern terminus of Centerpoint Road. Right after this, the two highways slightly shift to a nearly due-east routing. Almost 2,000 feet (610 m) after SR 274 is an intersection with SR 113 (Carrollton Street). About a block and a half later, the two highways pass just south of Temple High School. Immediately after the school is the eastern terminus of SR 274 (Sage Street), which circles around the SR 113 intersection. Just to the east of Oak Shade Road, the concurrency curves to the northeast. They begin a gradual curve back to the east-southeast, cross over Trestle Creek and leave the city limits. After a slight jog to the north, they curve to the southeast and cross over the Little Tallapoosa River. Approximately 400 feet (120 m) later, they curve to the east-southeast and then enter Villa Rica. In the main part of the city, US 78/SR 8 curve to the east-northeast and intersect SR 101 (locally known as Industrial Boulevard to the south) and SR 61, the latter of which joins the concurrency. The three highways pass Hill Crest Cemetery before a fairly sharp curve to the southeast. At Carroll Road, SR 61 departs the concurrency to the northeast. The highways curve to the east-northeast and enter Douglas County.[3]

US 78/SR 8 curve back to the east-southeast and very briefly travel due east. During this section, they intersect the northern terminus of

SR 8 Connector (Liberty Road). Almost immediately, they curve to the east-northeast before curving back to the east-southeast and leaving the city limits. After a brief northeast routing, they curve to a nearly due-east direction and back to the east-southeast, north of Andy Mountain. They head southeast and curve back to the east-northeast, traveling through Winston, and passing Winston Elementary School. US 78/SR 8 travel due east to an intersection with the southern terminus of Polk Road, where they begin to curve to the east-northeast. They travel through White City, curving back to the northeast. After a very brief jaunt to the east, the concurrency curves to the east-northeast and enters Douglasville. In town, they intersect SR 5 (Bill Arp Road), which joins the concurrency. In downtown, they travel just south of Worthan Park a few blocks before intersecting SR 92, which also joins the concurrency. The four highways travel together for two blocks, where SR 92 splits off onto Mozley Street. US 78/SR 5/SR 8 leave the city limits and pass northwest of Beulah Elementary School. They pass Sunrise Memorial Gardens and curve to the east-northeast just before entering Lithia Springs. In town, they travel north of Penns Lake and curve to the east. They curve to the northeast and back to the southeast, before curving back to the northeast and intersecting US 278/SR 6 (Thornton Road). At this intersection, US 278 joins the concurrency, which travels to the north-northeast. They pass Louise Suggs Memorial Park and intersect Line Street, where they enter Cobb County and the city limits of Austell.[3]

US 78/US 278/SR 5/SR 8 travel one block to the east of Rose Hill Cemetery. Just north of Rosehill Street, they make a slight tilt to the north-northwest before a nearly 90-degree curve to the right, then traveling to the east-northeast. The four highways travel just south of Collar Park. They cross over

Sweetwater Creek on the Dr. J.A. Griffith Bridge. Just over 1,500 feet (460 m) later, SR 5 departs the concurrency to the north. The other three highways cross over Butternut Creek and enter Mableton. They travel in a roughly eastern direction before curving to the east-southeast and passing the Austell Campus of Chattahoochee Technical College and Davis Chapel Cemetery. They curve to the northeast, and pass northwest of Sky View Elementary School, before beginning to curve back to the southeast. At this point, they are south of Mableton Elementary School and Mableton Memorial Gardens. After an intersection with the western terminus of SR 139 and the southern terminus of Floyd Road, they travel just south of Lions Park. After a curve to the east, they pass Harmony–Leland Elementary School and Lindley Middle School. They curve to the southeast, passing Mt. Harmony Cemetery and Cobblestone Creek Pond, before crossing over Nickajack Creek on the Coogan Ray Bleodow Memorial Bridge, where they leave the city limits. The three highway continue to the southeast and cross over the Chattahoochee River into Fulton County and the city limits of Atlanta.[3]

Atlanta area

From nearly the very moment that US 78/US 278/SR 8 enter the county, they are southwest of the Atlanta Industrial Park. The travel through the former location of the

Moreland Avenue NE) and SR 42 (Briarcliff Road NE). Here, US 23 joins the concurrency. At this intersection, the six highways enter DeKalb County.[3]

DeKalb County

US 23/US 29/US 78/US 278/SR 8/SR 10 curve to the northeast, traveling between Springdale Park on the south and

Stone Mountain Park. A short distance later, they cross over Stone Mountain Creek, travel just to the north of the Stone Mountain Park Dam–North Dam and Stone Mountain Park Lake–North, and have an interchange with the southern terminus of SR 236 (Hugh Howell Road). Here, the roadway enters Stone Mountain Park proper. The freeway crosses over Little Stone Mountain Creek before the westbound and eastbound lanes diverge from each other. The eastbound lanes curve to the southeast and meet an interchange with the main entrance of Stone Mountain Park. At this interchange, they curve back to the northeast and meet the westbound lanes again, just before leaving the boundary of the park and entering Gwinnett County.[3]

Gwinnett County to Athens

Almost instantly, US 78/SR 10 enter Mountain Park. They have an interchange with West Park Place Boulevard and Rockbridge Road. The latter is only listed on westbound signage. The freeway crosses over West Park Place Boulevard on the Forrest L. Adair II Memorial Bridge and curves to the east-northeast. After this interchange, Stone Mountain Freeway ends and the numbered highways continue to the east-northeast. At an intersection with Camp Circle SW and Pucketts Road SW, the concurrency leaves Mountain Park. After a curve to the northeast, they curve back to the east-northeast and travel south of Lake Lucerne and the Opossum Lake Dam, before crossing over the Yellow River. They intersect the northern terminus of SR 264 (Bethany Church Road) and the southern terminus of Killian Hill Road at the erroneously termed Cpl Jonathan Ryan Akers Memorial Interchange. The concurrency passes Eternal Hills Cemetery; then, they enter Snellville, where they intersect SR 124 (Scenic Highway) at the James D. Mason Memorial Interchange. Here, US 78/SR 10 curve to the east-southeast and pass the Snellville Historical Cemetery. Almost immediately, they travel about one block north of Britt Elementary School. Just past the intersection with Skland Drive SW and Wisteria Drive SW, they pass South Gwinnett High School. Just past the school, the highways curve to the east-northeast. A little over 1,000 feet (300 m) later, they curve to the east-southeast. At an intersection with the southern terminus of SR 84 (Grayson Parkway) and the northern terminus of Rockdale Circle, they curve back to the east-northeast and travel north of Amitriain Lake. At an intersection with Crestview Drive, the two highways leave Snellville proper and skirt along the edge of the city limits for about 700 feet (210 m), where they leave the city altogether. On the northwest corner of Rosebud Park, they curve to the east-southeast. After traveling south of Tuggle Lake, they enter Loganville. In the city, they curve to the south-southeast. Just over 200 feet (61 m) after intersecting Logan Drive, US 78/SR 10 enter Walton County.[3] (After the highway was expanded to four lanes in 1985 and rerouted near the Walton/Gwinnett border, the unexpanded portion formerly part of US 78 was renamed Logan Drive.)

In downtown Loganville, the concurrent highways intersect

SR 10 Business (West Spring Street). The bypass begins to curve to the east-northeast. Approximately 0.7 miles (1.1 km) after that interchange is the eastern terminus of SR 138. Less than 1 mile (1.6 km) after that is an interchange with SR 11 (North Broad Street). The two highways curve back to the east-southeast. Approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) later, they curve to the northeast have an interchange with the eastern terminus of SR 10 Business (East Spring Street), where the freeway bypass ends. Part of the highway is known as the Moina Michael Highway, named for Moina Michael, an American professor and humanitarian who conceived the idea of using poppies as a symbol of remembrance for those who served in World War I. US 78/SR 10 cross over Jacks Creek and intersect the northern terminus of SR 83 (Unisia Drive). Approximately 0.5 miles (0.80 km) after leaving Monroe, they travel through a rural area of the county and cross over the Apalachee River into Oconee County.[3]

US 78/SR 10 continue to the northeast and intersect

US 78 Business. At this interchange, US 78 begins a concurrency with US 29/SR 8/SR 316 to the east-southeast; meanwhile, US 78 begins, concurrent with SR 10. The four highways travel south of Jennings Mill Country Club and curve to the southeast briefly. Just before intersecting the Oconee Connector, they begin a gradual curve to the east-northeast. They meet an interchange for SR 10 Loop (Athens Perimeter Highway) and the southern terminus of Epps Bridge Parkway. Here, US 29/US 78/SR 8/SR 10 Loop begin to travel concurrently to the east-southeast, while SR 316 meets its eastern terminus. Immediately after they curve to the southeast, the concurrent highways travel just north of Robinson Cemetery. They curve to the northeast and then to the east-northeast and have an interchange with US 129/US 441/SR 15 (Macon Highway) and the southern terminus of Timothy Road. In the western part of the interchange, Athens Perimeter Highway crosses over McNutt Creek into Clarke County and the city limits of Athens.[3]

Athens–Clarke County

US 29/US 78/US 129/US 441/SR 8/SR 10 Loop, plus the unsigned SR 422, that is the hidden reference route numbering for the Athens Perimeter Highway, form one of the concurrencies in the state with seven component highways. They curve to the east-southeast and cross over the

Big Creek, the concurrency begins to curve to the south-southeast. They curve to the east-southeast and then to the southeast before leaving the city limits of Athens and entering Oglethorpe County.[3]

Athens to South Carolina

Main article: Gordon Highway

US 78/SR 10 continue to the southeast, crossing over Moss Creek. After a brief east-northeast section, they travel just south of the city limits of Arnoldsville, in an east-southeast direction. Just before entering Crawford, they cross over Barrow Creek. In town, they curve to the east-northeast, travel to the north of Crawford Cemetery, and curve to the northeast. On the northeastern edge of the city limits, the concurrency begins a gradual curve to the southeast, traveling north of Brooks Lake and the Brooks Lake Dam and southwest of a branch of the Oglethrope County Library. They also pass Oglethorpe County High School. Immediately after entering Lexington, US 78/SR 10 intersect SR 22 (Comer Road), which joins the currency. The three highways travel to the south-southeast to an intersection with SR 77 (Union Point Road), which also joins the concurrency. The four-highway concurrency curves to the southeast and passes the city's magistrate court. Approximately 1,000 feet (300 m) before leaving the city limits, SR 77 departs the concurrency to the north-northeast on Elberton Road. The three highways begin a curve to the east-southeast, and SR 22 departs the concurrency to the south-southeast on Crawfordville Road. US 78/SR 10 cross over Long Creek, before curving to the south-southeast and then to the east-southeast. They cross over Buffalo Creek, curve back to the southeast, and make an easterly jaunt. Southeast of the University of Georgia Farm Lake, the highways cross over Dry Fork Creek into Wilkes County.[3]

Just after US 78/SR 10 begin a gradual curve to the southeast, they cross over

SR 47 Connector (Thomson Road) and the eastern terminus of Denard Road. They curve to the south-southeast and travel through rural areas of the county and skirt along the northeastern edge of the Washington–Wilkes Country Club. On the southeastern corner of the golf course, the three highways intersect the northern terminus of SR 80 (Wrightsboro Road). They curve to the east-southeast and back to the southeast. They cross over the Little River into McDuffie County.[3]

US 78/SR 10/SR 17 continue to the southeast and cross over

SR 12 (Augusta Road). At this intersection, SR 12 meets its eastern terminus, and US 78/US 278/SR 10 travel to the southeast as Augusta Highway. SR 17 Bypass travels to the south-southwest, as well. The three highways stairstep their way to the southeast, crossing over Sweetwater Creek and traveling near Boneville. Southwest of Boneville, they cross over Boneville Stream. South of Boneville, they travel southwest of Boneville Pond. Just before the intersection with Wire Road and Ellington Airline Road, they curve to the east-northeast. Just to the west of Old Augusta Road, US 78/US 278/SR 10 curve to the east-southeast. They curve to the southeast and enter Dearing. In town, they curve to the east and intersect School Drive, which leads to Augusta Technical College's Adult Education Center and Dearing Elementary School. The concurrency curves to the northeast and then back to the east-southeast, before they cross over Boggy Gut Creek and enter Columbia County.[3]

Approximately 600 feet (180 m) after entering the county, US 78/US 278/SR 10 enter the western city limits of Harlem. Just to the southeast of West Boundary Street, they travel about two and a half blocks south of Harlem Middle School. In the main part of town, they intersect US 221/SR 47 (Louisville Street). At the southeastern edge of the city limits, the roadway becomes known as Gordon Highway, which is a major urban corridor farther to the east. The highways travel through Campania and Berzelia. A few thousand feet later, they curve to the northeast, crossing into Richmond County (and the city limits of Augusta), and begin paralleling the northern edge of Fort Eisenhower.[3]

Kmart
store on US 1/US 78/US 278/SR 10 (Gordon Highway)

US 78/US 278/SR 10 serve as the access point for Gordon Park Speedway and

Broad Street). Here, US 25 Business meets its southern terminus. Just after this interchange, the highways cross over the Savannah River into South Carolina. At the state line, SR 10 end, while US 1/US 25/US 78/US 278, concurrent with SC 121 curve to the northeast toward North Augusta.[3]

National Highway System

The following segments of US 78 are included as part of the National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility:

History

1920s

The road that would eventually be designated as US 78 was established as part of SR 8 from the Alabama state line to Decatur, SR 45 a point west of Loganville to Monroe (and possibly just to the east of it), SR 10 from Athens to Washington, SR 17 from Washington to Thomson, and SR 12 from Thomson to Augusta.[8] By the end of 1921, SR 45 was extended from Ingleside to just west of Loganville. It was also from Monroe to a point about Bogart. Also, SR 16 was designated from the Alabama state line to Carrollton.[1][8] By the end of 1926, SR 16 was redesignated as a southern branch of SR 8 from the Alabama state line to Villa Rica. US 78 was designated along the northern branch of SR 8, from the Alabama state line to Villa Rica, and mainline SR 8, from Villa Rica to Decatur. SR 45 was redesignated as SR 10 from Decatur to a point west of Loganville. SR 13 was designated from that point to Monroe, SR 8/10 were designated from Monroe to about Bogart, SR 10 was designated from either Athens or Lexington to Washington, SR 17 was designated from Washington to Thomson, and SR 12 was designated from either Thomson or Harlem to Augusta.[1][2] In 1929, US 78's routing was split, with US 78N being designated on the northern branch of SR 8 (thereby replacing the mainline highway), while US 78S was designated on the southern branch of SR 8.[2][9]

1930s

Before 1932, US 78/SR 8 were paved from Carrollton to just southwest of Villa Rica, and from just west of Douglasville to Decatur. US 78/SR 10 were paved from Decatur to the DeKalb–Gwinnett county line; from about Bogart to about the Clarke–Oglethorpe county line; from east of the Oglethorpe–Wilkes county line to just south-southeast of Washington. SR 13 was paved from west of Loganville to Monroe. SR 12, and possibly SR 10, was paved from Thomson to Augusta.[9][10] In January, SR 13, from west of Loganville to Monroe, was redesignated SR 20. SR 10 was designated along SR 17 from Washington to Thomson.[10][11] Later that year, US 78/SR 8 were paved from Villa Rica to Douglasville.[12][13] By the middle of 1933, US 78N/SR 8 were paved from Bremen to Villa Rica. Also, US 78/SR 10 were paved from Lexington to south-southwest of Washington.[14][15] In May, US 78N/SR 8 were paved from east of the Alabama state line to Bremen.[15][16] In June, US 78N/SR 8 were paved west to the Alabama state line.[16][17] By the middle of 1934, the segment of the highway from Bogart to Washington was paved.[18][19] By the end of the year, SR 20 was redesignated as part of SR 10.[20] By the middle of 1935, a very brief section of US 78/SR 10 south of Bogart was paved.[21][22] Two years later, US 78/SR 10 were paved from the Gwinnett–Cobb county line to about Snellville.[23][24] By the end of 1938, US 78N was redesignated as part of the mainline US 78. Also, US 78/SR 10 were paved from about Snellville to Loganville, and from Monroe to the Walton–Oconee county line.[25][26]

1940s to 1980s

The 1946 map is the earliest one that showed the eastern part Atlanta on that city's inset. It showed, before 1947, US 78 routed along the current length of US 278 from Atlanta to the Belvedere Park–Avondale Estates city line, and SR 10 from that point to just north of Stone Mountain. This is before the Stone Mountain Freeway was built farther north.[27][28] By the beginning of 1967, the Stone Mountain Freeway was established, from just southwest of its interchange with SR 236, to the Cobb–Gwinnett county line. Also, US 78/SR 10 were rerouted on the north side of Monroe on a freeway bypass.[29][30] In 1967, the Stone Mountain Freeway was proposed to be extended to its western terminus.[30][31] By the beginning of 1970, the Stone Mountain Freeway was completed.[32][33] At the beginning of the 1980s, SR 12's eastern terminus was truncated at Thomson.[34][35]

2000s to 2010s

In 2007, an eastern bypass of Thomson was proposed. In the fall of 2010, US 78/SR 10 was shifted there.[citation needed]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[3]kmExitDestinationsNotes
SR 4) – Heflin
Alabama state line; western terminus of SR 8; western end of SR 8 concurrency
​1.32.1Bently Bridge over Tallapoosa River
Tallapoosa4.06.4
 SR 100 north (Robertson Avenue) – Buchanan, Cedartown		Western end of SR 100 concurrency
4.16.6

 SR 100 south (Head Avenue) to I-20 – Bowdon		Eastern end of SR 100 concurrency
5.08.0
SR 100 Spur south to I-20
Northern terminus of SR 100 Spur
SR 1 to I-20 – Cedartown, Carrollton
13.421.6
SR 1 Bus. (Hamilton Avenue / Alabama Avenue) to I-20 – Buchanan, Carrollton
CarrollTemple20.032.2
 SR 274 east (James Street)		Western terminus of SR 274
20.432.8
 SR 113 (Carrollton Street) to I-20 – Temple, Carrollton
20.733.3
 SR 274 west (Sage Street)		Eastern terminus of SR 274
Villa Rica25.741.4

 SR 61 south / SR 101 (Industrial Boulevard) to I-20 – Rockmart, Carrollton		Western end of SR 61 concurrency
27.043.5
 SR 61 north (North Carroll Road) – Dallas		Eastern end of SR 61 concurrency
SR 8 Conn. south (Mirror Lake Road) to I-20
Northern terminus of SR 8 Conn.
Winston
 To I-20 / Post Road
Douglasville35.857.6

 SR 5 south (Bill Arp Road) to I-20		Western end of SR 5 concurrency
38.061.2

 SR 92 south (Fairburn Road) to I-20 / to Chapel Hill Road		Western end of SR 92 concurrency
38.161.3
 SR 92 north (Mozley Road) – Hiram, Dallas		Eastern end of SR 92 concurrency
Lithia Springs44.972.3

 US 278 west / SR 6 (Thornton Road) to I-20 – Powder Springs, Dallas		Western end of US 278 concurrency
Sweetwater Creek
47.276.0
 SR 5 north (Austell Road) / Maxham Road – Marietta		Eastern end of SR 5 concurrency; interchange
Mableton49.679.8

 SR 139 east (Mableton Parkway) to I-20		Western terminus of SR 139
53.185.5Coogan Ray Bleodow Memorial Bridge over Nickajack Creek
Atlanta
54.988.4
 SR 70 south (Fulton Industrial Boulevard Northwest) – Fulton County Airport		Northern terminus of SR 70
55.188.7
SR 407
)		I-285 exit 12
56.590.9 SR 280 (James Jackson Parkway Northwest / Hamilton E. Holmes Drive Northwest)No left turn westbound
60.497.2


 US 19 north / US 41 north / SR 3 north (Northside Drive Northwest)		Western end of US 19/US 41/SR 3 concurrency
60.797.7



 US 19 south / US 41 south / SR 3 south / US 29 south (Northside Drive Northwest)		Eastern end of US 19/US 41/SR 3 concurrency; western end of US 29 concurrency


 To I-75 / I-85 / Spring Street Northwest		I-75 exit 249D
63.4102.0
Freedom Parkway Northeast) – Carter Center
Western end of SR 10 concurrency
Fulton–DeKalb
county line		64.0103.0
 US 23 south (Briarcliff Road Northeast / Moreland Avenue Northeast) / SR 42		Western end of US 23 concurrency
DeKalbDruid Hills65.7105.7

 US 278 east / SR 10 east (East Lake Road)		Eastern end of US 278 and SR 10 concurrencies
Decatur67.2108.1
 US 23 north / SR 155 (Clairemont Avenue) – Atlanta VA Medical Center, Agnes Scott College		Eastern end of US 23 concurrency
SR 410 concurrency; western end of Stone Mountain Freeway
; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Scottdale69.8112.31Valley Brook Road / North Druid Hills RoadWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
SR 407) – Greenville, Chattanooga, Augusta, Macon
I-285 exit 39A-B
Tucker72.0115.93Brockett Road / Cooledge Road
74.1119.34Mountain Industrial Boulevard – Tucker
​76.2122.65
Stone Mountain Village
Eastern terminus of SR 410; eastern end of SR 410 concurrency; western end of SR 10 concurrency
Stone Mountain Park
77.6124.97
 SR 236 north (Hugh Howell Road) – Tucker		Southern terminus of SR 236
78.3126.08
Stone Mountain Park
Main Entrance
Stone Mountain Park–Mountain Park line
78.9127.09West Park Place Boulevard / Rockbridge RoadEast end of Stone Mountain Freeway
Gwinnett​82.4132.6
 SR 264 south (Bethany Church Road) – Centerville		Northern terminus of SR 264
Snellville85.6137.8 SR 124 (Scenic Highway) – Lawrenceville, Centerville, Lithonia
87.2140.3
 SR 84 east (Grayson Parkway) – Grayson		Western terminus of SR 84
WaltonLoganville93.0149.7 SR 20 (Main Street) – Lawrenceville, Conyers
93.9151.1
 SR 81 north (Lawrenceville Highway) – Lawrenceville, Winder		Western end of SR 81 concurrency
94.3151.8
 SR 81 south – Covington, Oxford		Eastern end of SR 81 concurrency
​102.3164.6
SR 10 Bus. east (West Spring Street) – Monroe
Western terminus of SR 10 Bus.; westbound entrance and eastbound exit; west end of freeway
Monroe103.0165.8 SR 138 – ConyersNo westbound entrance
103.8167.0 SR 11 – Monroe, Winder
105.8170.3
SR 10 Bus. west (East Spring Street) – Monroe
Eastern terminus of SR 10 Bus.; eastbound entrance and westbound exit; east end of freeway
106.7171.7
 SR 83 south (Unisia Drive) – Madison		Northern terminus of SR 83
OconeeAshland115.3185.6 SR 53 – Winder, Watkinsville
​119.4192.2
Atlanta, Athens, Bogart
Eastern end of SR 10 concurrency; western end of US 29/SR 8 and SR 316 concurrencies; western terminus of US 78 Bus.; interchange
​122.9197.8
US 78 Bus. / I-85 north / Epps Bridge Parkway – West Athens
West end of freeway; US 78 west follows exit 1; eastern terminus of SR 316; east end of SR 316 concurrency; west end of SR 10 Loop concurrency
ClarkeAthens125.7202.34


 US 129 south / US 441 south / SR 15 south / Timothy Road – Watkinsville, Madison		West end of US 129/US 441/SR 15 concurrency; signed as exits 4A (south) and 4B (north) westbound
127.4205.06
SR 15 Alt.
north (Milledge Avenue)		Southern terminus of SR 15 Alt.
128.5206.87College Station Road – University of Georgia
129.5208.4
US 78 Bus. west / SR 10 west (Oconee Street) – Danielsville, Commerce, Jefferson, Hartwell, Athens
Eastern end of US 29/SR 8, SR 10 Loop, and US 129/US 441/SR 15 concurrencies; western end of SR 10 concurrency; eastern terminus of US 78 Bus.; east end of freeway; US 78 follows exit 8.
OglethorpeLexington145.6234.3
 SR 22 east (Comer Road) – Comer, Royston, Watson Mill Bridge State Park		Western end of SR 22 concurrency
145.9234.8
 SR 77 south (Union Point Road) – Union Point, Siloam, Woodville		Western end of SR 77 concurrency
146.5235.8
Lake R.B. Russell State Park
Eastern end of SR 77 concurrency
​147.7237.7
 SR 22 west (Crawfordville Road) – Philomath, Crawfordville		Eastern end of SR 22 concurrency
SR 10 Bus. east (Lexington Avenue) – Union Point, Washington
Business District		Western terminus of US 78 Bus./SR 10 Bus.
Washington170.5274.4
 SR 44 south (Mercer Street) – Union Point		Western end of SR 44 concurrency
171.4275.8
SR 17 Bus. (Tignall Road / Poplar Drive) / SR 44 north – Elberton, Tignall, Washington, Danburg
Eastern end of SR 44 concurrency
172.0276.8
 SR 17 north – Tignall, Elberton		Western end of SR 17 concurrency
173.0278.4
SR 10 Bus. west (R. Toombs Avenue) – Lincolnton, Washington CBD, Crawfordville, Elijah Clark State Park
Eastern terminus of US 78 Bus./SR 10 Bus.; southern terminus of SR 17 Bus.; western terminus of US 378
​173.2278.7
SR 47 Conn.
north		Southern terminus of SR 47 Conn.
​175.5282.4

 SR 80 south (Wrightsboro Road) to I-20 – Warrenton		Northern terminus of SR 80
McDuffie​191.0307.4
 SR 43 north (Lincolnton Road) – Lincolnton, Elijah Clark State Park		Southern terminus of SR 43
​192.9310.4
SR 17 Byp.
; western end of SR 17 Byp. concurrency
Thomson195.7314.9 SR 150 – Clarks Hill, Thomson
​197.1317.2 SR 223 – Appling, Grovetown, Thomson
​198.5319.5
SR 17 Byp. south (Thomson Bypass) – Thomson, Warrenton, Wrens
Eastern end of SR 17 Byp. concurrency; western end of US 278 concurrency; eastern terminus of SR 12
ColumbiaHarlem209.7337.5
 US 221 / SR 47 (North Louisville Street) to I-20 – Appling, Wrens
RichmondAugusta218.5351.6
 SR 223 west (Robinson Avenue) – Grovetown, Fort Eisenhower Recreation Area, Fort Eisenhower Gate 2, United States Army Signal Corps Museum		Eastern terminus of SR 223
221.9357.1

 SR 383 north (Jimmie Dyess Parkway) to I-20 – Fort Eisenhower, United States Army Signal Corps Museum		Southern terminus of SR 383
224.4361.1
Atlanta, Bush Field
I-520 exit 3
228.0366.9
 US 1 south / SR 4 (Deans Bridge Road) – Augusta, Wrens, Louisville		Western end of US 1 concurrency
229.0368.5

 US 25 south / SR 121 south (Peach Orchard Road) – Waynesboro		Western end of US 25 and SR 121 concurrencies; interchange
230.5371.0
SR 56 Spur
south
233.1375.1
Downtown Augusta, Fort Discovery
Interchange; southern terminus of US 25 Bus.; also serves Bay Street; eastbound lanes have access via Bay Street.
233.3375.5





 US 1 north / US 25 north / US 78 east / US 278 east / SC 121 north / SR 10 ends – Columbia		South Carolina state line (Savannah River bridge; eastern end of SR 10 concurrency; eastern terminus of SR 10; SR 121 continues as SC 121 at the state line)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c State Highway Department of Georgia (1921). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c State Highway Department of Georgia (October 1926). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Google (April 15, 2014). "Overview map of US 78 (Alabama state line to Downtown Atlanta)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
    Google (April 15, 2014). "Overview map of US 78 (Downtown Atlanta to Monroe)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
    Google (April 15, 2014). "Overview map of US 78 (Monroe to Harlem)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
    Google (April 15, 2014). "Overview map of US 78 (Harlem to South Carolina state line)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  4. ^ National Highway System: Georgia (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 8, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  5. ^ National Highway System: Atlanta, GA (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 9, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  6. ^ National Highway System: Athens-Clarke County, GA (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 9, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  7. ^ National Highway System: Augusta-Richmond County, GA--SC (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 9, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  8. ^ a b 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 April 18, 2014.
  9. ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (August 1929). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  10. ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1932). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  11. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (February 1932). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  12. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (August 1932). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  13. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (September 1932). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  14. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (November 1932). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  15. ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (May 1933). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  16. ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (June 1933). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  17. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (July 1933). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  18. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (February 1934). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  19. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (March 1934). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  20. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (April–May 1934). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  21. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (April 1, 1935). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  22. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (July 1, 1935). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  23. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1937). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  24. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (April 1, 1937). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  25. ^ Georgia State Highway Board (August 1, 1938). State Highway System of Georgia (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  26. OCLC 5673161
    . Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  27. OCLC 5673161
    . Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  28. OCLC 5673161
    . Retrieved April 18, 2014. (Corrected to November 7, 1946.)
  29. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1966). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  30. ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1967). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  31. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1968). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  32. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1969). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  33. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1970). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  34. ^ Georgia Department of Transportation (1981). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1981–1982 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  35. ^ Georgia Department of Transportation (1982). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 18, 2014.

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