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State Route 111 (SR 111) is a
SR 111 begins at the Florida state line, where the roadway continues as Dorsey Calvary Road. It intersects with SR 93 in Cairo. There, the two routes form a concurrency to the north. Farther north, there are intersections with SR 38 Spur and US 84/ SR 38. The two routes head north out of Cairo, and then turn northeast. There, the routes diverge with SR 111 heading toward Meigs. In Meigs, SR 111 intersects SR 3 ALT, and the two routes have a short concurrency northeast to US 19/ SR 3/ SR 300. Upon leaving Meigs, the route briefly runs along the
state highway
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in the southwest part of the U.S. state
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of Georgia
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. The highway runs from the Florida
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state line, southwest of Calvary
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northeast through Cairo
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and Meigs, glancing off the northwest corner of Riverside
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, and ending in Moultrie.
Route description
SR 111 begins at the Florida state line, where the roadway continues as Dorsey Calvary Road. It intersects with SR 93 in Cairo. There, the two routes form a concurrency to the north. Farther north, there are intersections with SR 38 Spur and US 84/ SR 38. The two routes head north out of Cairo, and then turn northeast. There, the routes diverge with SR 111 heading toward Meigs. In Meigs, SR 111 intersects SR 3 ALT, and the two routes have a short concurrency northeast to US 19/ SR 3/ SR 300. Upon leaving Meigs, the route briefly runs along the Thomas
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-Mitchell
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* Mitchell, Australian Capital Territory, a light-industrial estate
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county
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line. SR 11 crosses the southeast corner of Mitchell County, before entering Colquitt County. The route travels through rural parts of Colquitt County before entering Moultrie, where it intersects SR 37. The two routes form a brief concurrency that runs along the Moultrie-Riverside city line. Along this line, the two routes diverge. SR 111 arcs around the northern part of Moultrie before meeting its northern terminus, at an intersection with US 319 BUS/ SR 33.
History
Major intersections
See also
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External links
{{Commons category-inline 111 Transportation in Grady County, Georgia Transportation in Thomas County, Georgia Transportation in Mitchell County, Georgia Transportation in Colquitt County, Georgia