State Route 93 (SR 93) is a
state highway
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in
southwest part of the
U.S. state
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of
Georgia
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. The highway runs from
Moncrief north to
Pelham, northeast to
Hinsonton, north to
Lester
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* Lester Bangs (1948–1982), American music critic
* Lester W. Bentley (1908–1972), American artist from Wisc ...
, and west to
Baconton.
Route description
SR 93 begins at an
intersection
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with
US 319/
SR 35 in
Moncrief, in the southeastern part of
Grady County. It heads north-northwest. After traveling through
Beachton, it curves to the north-northeast. It curves to a nearly due-northwestern direction before going to the north. The highway curves to the northwest before crossing over the
Ochlockonee River
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Background
The name is from the Hitchiti language words ...
. Northwest of this crossing is one over Little Tired Creek. A short distance later, it enters
Cairo
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. It intersects the western terminus of 12th Avenue SE, which leads to Grady General Hospital. The highway then curves back to a northerly direction. Between 6th Avenue SE and Syrupmaker Drive, it passed
Cairo High School. At its intersection with
SR 111 (4th Avenue SE), the two highways begin a
concurrency. An intersection with the western terminus of a different segment of 4th Avenue SE leads to the Heritage Industrial Complex. Between 2nd Avenue SE and 1st Avenue NE, they cross over some railroad tracks of CSX. At 1st Avenue NE, they intersect the western terminus of
SR 38 Spur. A few
blocks later, they intersect
US 84/
SR 38 and the western terminus of
SR 188, which takes on the 5th Street NE name. Here, SR 93 and SR 111 turn left and follow US 84 and SR 38 for approximately five blocks. At North Broad Street, SR 93 and SR 111 split off from US 84/SR 38. The two highways travel to the north-northeast. After curving to a nearly due-north direction, they leave the city. They curve to the northeast and cross over Little Tired Creek. A short distance later SR 111 splits off to the northeast, while SR 93 curves to the north. It crosses over West Branch Barnetts Creek and then Big Branch. The highway curves back to the northeast and enters the south-central portion of
Mitchell County.
SR 93 curves to the north for a brief portion before resuming its northeastern direction. It intersects the eastern terminus of
SR 262. The highway enters the
city limits
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of
Pelham. It passes
Pelham High School
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and Pelham Elementary School. At Grady Street, the highway turns left onto Church Street and heads to the north-northwest. At the southwestern corner of an intersection of Mathewson Avenue SW, it passes the headquarters for the
Pelham City School District
The Pelham City School District is a public school district in Mitchell County, Georgia, based in Pelham. It serves the city of Pelham and the surrounding communities in Mitchell County.
Schools
The Pelham City School District has one elementa ...
. It curves to the north and intersects the eastern terminus of
SR 65 (Hand Avenue). Here, SR 93 turns right and travels to the east. Between West Rail Road Street and East Rail Road Street, it crosses over some railroad tracks of CSX. The highway turns left onto East Rail Road Street and travels to the north-northwest. Almost immediately, it curves to the northeast, off of East Rail Road Street and onto Curry Street. The highway curves to the east-southeast Just prior to leaving the city is the first intersection with
US 19/
SR 3/
SR 300. It curves back to the northeast and crosses over Big Creek. After crossing over Little Creek, it travels through
Cotton
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. SR 93 then crosses over Lost Creek before beginning a curve to the north-northeast just to the southwest of
Hinsonton. South-southwest of
Sale City is an intersection with
SR 37. The highway curves to the north-northeast and crosses over the
Little Ochlockonee River
There are two streams named the Little Ochlockonee River in southern Georgia in the United States. Both are tributaries of the Ochlockonee River
The Ochlockonee River ( ) is a fast running river, except where it has been dammed to form Lake Tal ...
. Then, it enters Sale City and curves to the north. On the southeastern corner of the intersection with Maple Street is the
Sale City Public Library
The De Soto Trail Regional Library System is a public library system serving the counties of Mitchell, Baker and Early, in the state Georgia.
The headquarters of the library system is the Camilla Public Library located in Camilla, Georgia.
is a ...
. About three blocks later, it intersects the western terminus of
SR 270. After leaving the city, it curves to the north-northwest and then back to the north-northeast. It crosses over Raccoon Creek. The highway curves to the northwest and then to the north. In
Lester
Lester is an ancient Anglo-Saxon surname and given name. Notable people and characters with the name include:
People
Given name
* Lester Bangs (1948–1982), American music critic
* Lester W. Bentley (1908–1972), American artist from Wisc ...
, the highway intersects
SR 112 and the southern terminus of Gravel Hill Road. Here, SR 93 turns left, onto SR 112, and travels to the southwest. SR 93 splits off of SR 112 and travels to the west-northwest. It curves to a northwesterly direction. It makes a gradual curve to the southwest and then to the west-southwest. It curves to the west and passes the North Mitchell County Elementary School. On the eastern edge of the city limits of
Baconton, it meets its northern terminus, the second intersection with US 19/SR 3/SR 300. Here, the roadway continues as Lester Road NE.
The only portion of SR 93 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 entire length of the US 84/SR 38 concurrency in Cairo, on SR 111.
History
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
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Transportation in Grady County, Georgia
Transportation in Mitchell County, Georgia