State Route 76 (SR 76) is a
state highway in the southern part of the U.S. state of
Georgia
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* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
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* Related to the ...
. It connects the
Florida
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state line, south-southwest of
Quitman, with the
Nashville area, via Quitman,
Morven, and
Adel.
Route description
Starting at the Florida line south of
Quitman in
Brooks County, SR 76 heads north
concurrent
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with
U.S. Route 221 (US 221). Just south of Quitman, both roads merge with
SR 333. In downtown Quitman, US 221 heads east, and SR 76/SR 333 stays concurrent. Just north of downtown, SR 76 splits off from SR 333. It then passes through the towns of
Morven and Barney before entering
Cook County
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.
SR 76 enters Cook County southwest of
Adel. In town, it crosses, but does not junction with,
Interstate 75
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(I-75). In downtown, SR 76 runs concurrent with
SR 37. They split east of Adel, and SR 76 heads northeast into
Berrien County.
SR 76 enters Berrien County southwest of
Nashville. Reaching downtown Nashville, it runs concurrently with
US 129,
SR 11, and
SR 125 for a short distance. After splitting off, SR 76 heads east, jogs north, and then heads east until it terminates at
SR 135.
The only portion of SR 76 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 the concurrency with US 84/SR 38 (on US 221/SR 333) in Quitman.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
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076
Transportation in Brooks County, Georgia
Transportation in Cook County, Georgia
Transportation in Berrien County, Georgia