State Route 118 (SR 118) is a southwest-northeast
state highway
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in the
southwest part of the
U.S. state
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of
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
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. The highway runs from
Dawson, northeast through
Smithville, to
Leslie. Between Dawson and Smithville, the route parallels the
Georgia Southwestern Railroad
The Georgia Southwestern Railroad is a Class III short line railroad company that operates over of track in southwestern Georgia and southeastern Alabama. Beginning in 1989 as a division of the South Carolina Central Railroad on a pair of forme ...
.
Route description
SR 118 begins at an
intersection
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with
SR 32 in Dawson. The route heads northeast, and crosses
Kinchafoonee Creek Kinchafoonee Creek ( ) is a creek in southwest Georgia. It originates near Buena Vista and flows southeasterly for to the Flint River near Albany, Georgia.
Its name comes from the Creek word for "mortar nutshells", which refers to a type of nutc ...
before intersecting
US 19/
SR 3 in Smithville. East of Smithville, the route crosses
Muckalee Creek Muckalee Creek (pronounced MUHK-uh-lee) is a creek in southwest Georgia (U.S. state). It originates southeast of Buena Vista and flows south-southeast for U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe Nation ...
before intersecting
SR 377. It continues to the northeast to Leslie. In Leslie, the route has a brief (about )
concurrency with
SR 195. At its eastern terminus, an intersection with
US 280/
SR 30, SR 195 heads east with US 280/SR 30.
History
Major intersections
See also
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Transportation in Terrell County, Georgia
Transportation in Lee County, Georgia
Transportation in Sumter County, Georgia