Georgia State Route 78

State Route 78
Georgia State Route 78 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Length:	59.6 mi[1] (95.9 km)
Major junctions
South end:	SR 46 in Soperton
	US 221 / SR 15 / SR 56 in Soperton I‑16 north of Soperton SR 86 south of Adrian US 80 / SR 26 in Adrian US 319 / SR 15 / SR 31 / SR 57 in Wrightsville US 221 / SR 171 south of Bartow US 1 Bus. / SR 4 Bus. in Wadley US 1 / SR 4 in Wadley
North end:	SR 17 northwest of Midville
Location
Counties:	Treutlen, Emanuel, Johnson, Jefferson, Burke
Highway system
Georgia State Routes Interstate U.S. State Former ← US 78 SR 79 →

State Route 78 (SR 78) is a backward question mark-shaped state highway in the southeast part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The highway runs 59.6 miles (95.9 km) from Soperton north and northwest to Wrightsville, then turning northeast to Wadley and, finally, east, to its eastern terminus.

Route description

Soperton to Wrightsville

SR 78 begins at an intersection with SR 46 in the northeast part of Soperton. It heads south, southwest, and northwest to an intersection with US 221/SR 15/SR 56 in downtown Soperton. At this point, SR 15 begins a long concurrency with SR 78 to Wrightsville. Two blocks later, SR 78 has a second intersection with SR 46. North of Soperton, SR 78 has an interchange with Interstate 16 (I-16). South of Adrian, SR 86 crosses SR 78's path. When the route arrives in Adrian, it intersects US 80/SR 26. To the northwest, in Wrightsville, SR 78 intersects SR 57. The two routes have a one-block concurrency to the intersection of US 319/SR 15/SR 31. At this intersection, US 319/SR 78 begin a concurrency to the northeast.

Wrightsville to eastern terminus

South of Bartow, US 221/SR 171 join the concurrency. The four routes head north toward Bartow. Just south of the town, they intersect SR 242. In the town, US 319/SR 78turn to the east, while US 221/SR 171 head north. IN Wadley, they intersect US 1 BUS/SR 4 BUS and then the US 1/SR 4 mainline. East of the city, SR 78 meets its northern terminus, at an intersection with SR 17 northwest of Midville^[1]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Treutlen	Soperton	0.0	0.0	SR 46 (Metter Road) – Oak Park	Southern terminus; first intersection with SR 46
		1.0	1.6	US 221 / SR 15 south / SR 56 (2nd Street) – Mount Vernon	Southern end of SR 15 concurrency
		1.2	1.9	SR 46 (Metter Road) – Eastman	Second intersection with SR 46
	​	5.0	8.0	I‑16 (James Gillis Memorial Highway) – Macon, Savannah
	​	8.5	13.7	SR 86 – Dublin, Oak Park
Emanuel	Adrian	12.0	19.3	US 80 (Main Street) / SR 26
Johnson	Wrightsville	29.2	47.0	SR 57 east (East College Street) – Swainsboro	Southern end of SR 57 concurrency
		29.3	47.2	US 319 south / SR 15 north / SR 31 south / SR 57 west	Southern end of US 319 concurrency; northern end of SR 15 & SR 57 concurrencies; northern terminus of SR 31
Jefferson	​	44.6	71.8	US 221 south / SR 171 south	Southern end of US 221/SR 171 concurrency
	​	47.9	77.1	SR 242 (Minor Drive) – Sandersville
	Bartow	48.2	77.6	US 221 north / SR 171 north (Church Street)	Northern end of US 221/SR 171 concurrency
	Wadley	52.4	84.3	US 1 Bus. / SR 4 Bus. (North Main Street)
		53.0	85.3	US 1 / SR 4
Burke	​	59.6	95.9	SR 17 – Midville, Louisville	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• Georgia (U.S. state) portal
• U.S. Roads portal
• Central Savannah River Area

References

1. Google (October 12, 2012). "Route of SR 78" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 12, 2012.

External links