State Route 55 (SR 55) is a
state highway
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that runs south-to-north through portions of
Calhoun
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and
Terrell
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counties in the
southwestern part of the
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of
Georgia
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. It connects the
Leary and
Dawson areas of the state.
Route description
SR 55 begins at an
intersection
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with
SR 37/
SR 62 in
Leary, in Calhoun County. It heads northeast on Mercer Avenue, before traveling to the north on Bray Street. It travels northeast, through rural sections of the county. The highway passes the Spring Creek Cemetery. Just over after intersecting
SR 234, the route crosses into Terrell County. The highway continues to the north until it meets its northern terminus, an intersection with
US 82/
SR 520 in
Dawson.
A largely rural route, State Route 55 sees an Average Annual Daily Traffic of less than 2,000 vehicles.
History
SR 55 used to continue north, into
Cusseta, along what is now US 82/SR 520, but was superseded, and thus replaced, upon the commissioning of US 82/SR 520.
["Rand McNally Road Atlas", Rand McNally & Company, 1986, p. 23]
Major intersections
Cusseta business loop
State Route 55 Business (SR 55 Bus.) was a
business loop
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of SR 55 that existed entirely within the city of
Cusseta. It followed Broad Street through the city.
SR 55 Bus. was established in 1972, when the road that is now
SR 520 was established as part of SR 55.
In 1988, the same year that SR 520 was designated in Georgia, and SR 55 was
decommissioned, SR 55 Bus. was redesignated as SR 520 Bus.
See also
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References
External links
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Georgia Roads (Routes 41 - 60)
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Transportation in Calhoun County, Georgia
Transportation in Terrell County, Georgia