State Route 78 (SR 78) is a backward
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History
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-shaped
state highway
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in the
southeast part of the U.S. state of
Georgia
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. The highway travels from
Soperton north and northwest to
Wrightsville, then turning northeast to
Wadley and, finally, east, to its eastern terminus, at a point northwest of
Midville.
Route description
SR 78 begins at an
intersection
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with
SR 46 in the northeast part of Soperton. It heads south, southwest, and northwest to an intersection with
U.S. Route 221
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(US 221)/
SR 15/
SR 56 in downtown Soperton. At this point, SR 15 begins a long
concurrency
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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
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(I-16). South of
Adrian
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,
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.
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. At the latter intersection, US 319 ends. East of the city, SR 78 meets its northern terminus, at an intersection with
SR 17 northwest of
Midville
The only portion of SR 78 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 SR 15 from Soperton to Wrightsville.
History
Major intersections
See also
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External links
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Transportation in Treutlen County, Georgia
Transportation in Emanuel County, Georgia
Transportation in Johnson County, Georgia
Transportation in Jefferson County, Georgia
Transportation in Burke County, Georgia