State Route 34 (SR 34) is a

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that travels west-to-east through portions of Heard and

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counties in the west-central part of the U.S. state of

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. The highway connects the

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state line southwest of

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with the

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area, via

and

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Route description

SR 34 begins at the

state line, southwest of Waresville, in

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, where the roadway continues to the southwest as Alabama State Route 22 (SR 22). In a curving fashion, it heads northeast to an

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with the northern terminus of SR 219. It continues to the northeast and enters

. Just inside the

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, it begins a

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with SR 100. Just before the concurrency ends, the two highways cross over the

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on the

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. On the eastern side of the river, they diverge, with SR 34 continuing to the northeast and has an interchange with US 27/ SR 1. The highway travels through a portion of Bush Head Shoals State Park. Then, it passes Turners Lake and Heard Wesley Cemetery, before entering

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. The highway passes Josephs Lake and Dent Chapel Cemetery, before reaching the Rock Cabin Lake area. Right by the lake, it passes Emory Chapel Cemetery. Farther along, it curves to the east-northeast. Then, it passes Mountain Lake. Less than later, it meets the western terminus of SR 34 Byp. (Newnan By-Pass Road). The highway enters

, where it intersects US 27 Alt./ SR 16 (Temple Avenue). The three highways head concurrent toward the main part of town. They pass Temple Avenue Recreation Complex. In downtown, they intersect

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/ SR 14 (Jackson Street). All five highways head south. At Posey Place, SR 34 departs the concurrency and intersects the northbound lanes, where it rejoins the concurrency to the north. At Clark Street, SR 34 splits off to the northeast. A few miles farther, it meets the eastern terminus of SR 34 Byp. (this time known as Millard Farmer Industrial Boulevard. Then, it has an interchange with Interstate 85 (I-85). After that, it leaves Newnan and travels in a fairly eastern routing. In Thomas Crossroads is an intersection with SR 154 (Sharpsburg–McCollum Road). SR 34 curves to the east-southeast and reaches its eastern terminus, an intersection with SR 54 just west of

. The only portion of SR 34 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 from the central part of Newnan to its eastern terminus.

History

SR 34 was established between October 1929 and June 1930, from the Alabama state line west-southwest of Franklin, east-northeast to Newnan. Between November 1946 and February 1948, it was extended east-northeast to SR 54, at its current eastern terminus. Between August 1950 and January 1952, the entire path of SR 34 was hard surfaced.

Major intersections

Special routes

Franklin bypass route

State Route 34 Bypass (SR 34 Byp.) was a bypass of SR 34 that existed completely within the

. In 1949, it was established from US 27/ SR 1/ SR 100 in the southeastern part of the city to SR 34 in the northeastern part. In 1983, it was decommissioned.

Newnan bypass route

State Route 34 Bypass (SR 34 Byp.) is a

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of SR 34 that exists entirely within the central part of

. Approximately half of the highway is located in the

. Most of the bypass functions as a

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for US 27 Alt./

/ SR 14/ SR 16/SR 34 It begins at an

with the SR 34 mainline (Franklin Road) west of Newnan. It heads north, has an interchange with Welcome Road, and curves to the east-northeast and intersects US 27 Alt./SR 16 (Temple Avenue) northwest of the city. Then, it continues to an intersection with the southern terminus of SR 70 (Roscoe Road), on the northern edge of the city. SR 34 Byp. curves to the southeast and intersects US 29/SR 14 (Jackson Street). It curves its way through the city, until it meets its eastern terminus, a second intersection with the SR 34 mainline (Bullsboro Drive), in the eastern part of the city. The entire length of SR 34 is included as part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense. In 1984, a northern bypass of Newnan was established from US 29/SR 14 just north of the city to SR 34 just northeast of it. However, it was unnumbered. The next year, a western extension of this bypass, designated as SR 747, was proposed to have a western terminus at SR 34 west of the city. In 1986, this bypass was then proposed as SR 34 Byp. The next year, it was re-proposed as SR 747. In 1988, it was completed as SR 747 from US 27 Alt./SR 16 to US 29/SR 14. The next year, this bypass was entirely redesignated as SR 34 Byp.

References

External links

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Georgia Roads (Routes 21 - 40)

Georgia State Route 34 BYP on State-Ends.com
034 Transportation in Heard County, Georgia Transportation in Coweta County, Georgia