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Georgia State Route 16 Connector (Warren County 1952–1981)
State Route 16 (SR 16) is a state highway that travels west-to-east through portions of Haralson, Carroll, Coweta, Spalding, Butts, Jasper, Putnam, Hancock, and Warren counties in the western and central parts of the U.S. state of Georgia. The highway connects the southeastern portion of Carroll County, northwest of Mount Zion to Warrenton, via Carrollton, Newnan, Griffin, Monticello, Eatonton, and Sparta. SR 16 formerly traveled on the current path of US 278 Byp./ SR 12 Byp. in Warrenton, SR 80 and SR 17 Conn., and the entire length of SR 296 west of Wrens, in Glascock and Jefferson counties. Route description SR 16 starts just south of Interstate 20 (I-20) in southwestern Haralson County, and travels southeast into Carroll County and Carrollton, where it begins a concurrency with US 27 Alt./ SR 1. SR 16 continues through Whitesburg and crosses into Coweta County and through Newnan, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Zion, Georgia
Mount Zion is a city in Carroll County, Georgia, Carroll County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. The population was 1,696 at the 2010 census. History The City of Mount Zion was established in 1852 by Reverend Thomas Hicks Martin (March 10, 1822 - June 14, 1914), after his family had settled on land that had once been owned by the Muscogee Creek Confederacy, Creek Confederacy. It became known as Turkey Creek Mills, the name derived from a large wild turkey population found in the area. The city's name was later adopted from the local Mount Zion Methodist Episcopal Church, established 1865, which had soon became the center point of the community, and in 1878 the name Turkey Creek Mills was changed to Mount Zion. In 1877, Reverend James Mitchell (Methodist minister), James Mitchell took his ministry to Mount Zion and founded the Mount Zion Seminary, the predecessor institution of the current Mount Zion High School (Carrollton, Georgia), Mount Zion High School. The Geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Georgia
Central Georgia is an eleven-county region in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It abuts the Atlanta metropolitan area, just to the north, and is anchored by both the Macon metropolitan area, Georgia, Macon and Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area, Warner Robins metropolitan areas. Geography According to the Georgia Department of Economic Development, the region consists of the following counties: Baldwin County, Georgia, Baldwin, Bibb County, Georgia, Bibb, Crawford County, Georgia, Crawford, Houston County, Georgia, Houston, Jones County, Georgia, Jones, Monroe County, Georgia, Monroe, Peach County, Georgia, Peach, Pulaski County, Georgia, Pulaski, Putnam County, Georgia, Putnam, Twiggs County, Georgia, Twiggs, and Wilkinson County, Georgia, Wilkinson. Demographics In 2010, the estimated total population of central Georgia, including the counties of Baldwin County, Georgia, Baldwin, Bibb County, Georgia, Bibb, Crawford County, Georgia, Crawford, Hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate 20 In Georgia
Interstate 20 (I-20) is a part of the Interstate Highway System that spans from Reeves County, Texas, to Florence, South Carolina. In the US state of Georgia, I-20 travels from the Alabama state line to the Savannah River, which is the South Carolina state line. The highway enters the state near Tallapoosa. It travels through the Atlanta metropolitan area and exits the state in Augusta. The highway also travels through the cities of Bremen, Douglasville, Conyers, Covington, and Madison. I-20 has the unsigned state highway designation State Route 402 (SR 402). Route description I-20 is the main east–west Interstate in Georgia. It is four lanes wide in much of the state. In the Atlanta metropolitan area, the highway ranges from six lanes wide in the most outlying counties to 10 lanes wide in downtown Atlanta. As with all Interstate Highways, all of I-20 in Georgia is included as part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GA State Route 16, Mount Zion, Georgia
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Jefferson County, Georgia
Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,709. The county seat and largest city is Louisville. The county was created on February 20, 1796, and named for Thomas Jefferson, the main author of the Declaration of Independence who became the third president of the United States. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.6%) is water. The small northern portion of Jefferson County, defined by a line running from Stapleton southeast and just south of State Route 80, is located in the Brier Creek sub-basin of the Savannah River basin. The entire rest of the county is located in the Upper Ogeechee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin. Major highways * ** ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * Adjacent counties * McDuffie County - north * Richmond County - northeast * Burke County - east * Emanuel County - south * Johnson County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glascock County, Georgia
Glascock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,884, making it the fourth-least populous county in Georgia. The county seat is Gibson. The county was created on December 19, 1857. History The county is named after Thomas Glascock, a soldier in the War of 1812, general in the First Seminole War and U.S. representative. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.5%) is water. It is the fourth-smallest county in Georgia by area, behind Clayton, Rockdale, and Clarke counties. The vast majority of Glascock County is located in the Upper Ogeechee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin, with just the very northeastern corner of the county, northeast of State Route 80, located in the Brier Creek sub-basin of the Savannah River basin. Major highways * State Route 80 * State Route 102 * State Route 123 * State Route 171 Adjacent counties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrens, Georgia
Wrens is a city in Jefferson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,217 at the 2020 census. It is located on U.S. Route 1, thirty miles west of Augusta. History Wrens was laid out in 1884 when the railroad was extended to that point, and named after W.J. Wren, an early settler and merchant. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Wrens as a town in 1901. Wrens was incorporated again as a city in 1970. Geography Wrens is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and 0.33% is water. Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,217 people, 880 households, and 591 families residing in the city. Notable people * Erskine Caldwell, author of '' Tobacco Road'' and ''God's Little Acre'' * Dr. Molly Howard, 2008 National Principal of the Year, Secondary School * Bruce Kelly, landscape architect who created the John Lennon memorial Strawberry Fields in Central Park, New York * H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia State Route 296
State Route 296 (SR 296) is a south–north state highway located in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It functions like a western bypass of Wrens. The highway travels from US 1/ US 221/ SR 4/ SR 17 north of Louisville to SR 17 northwest of Wrens. SR 296 was formerly part of SR 16, which used to travel southeast of Warrenton. When SR 16 was shifted southward, it was redesignated as SR 16 Connector (SR 16 Conn.). The connector, which only existed for about a year, was redesignated as SR 296. Route description SR 296 begins at an intersection In mathematics, the intersection of two or more objects is another object consisting of everything that is contained in all of the objects simultaneously. For example, in Euclidean geometry, when two lines in a plane are not parallel, their ... with US 1/US 221/SR 4/SR 17 approximately north of Louisville, in Jefferson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia State Route 17 Connector (Warren County)
State Route 17 (SR 17) is a state highway that travels northwest–southeast in the east-central and northeastern parts of the U.S. state of Georgia. The highway connects the Savannah metro area to the North Carolina state line, northwest of Hiawassee and runs roughly parallel to the South Carolina state line. It is considered the fourth-longest state highway in the state of Georgia, only behind SR 3. Route description Port Wenthworth to Washington SR 17 begins at an interchange with SR 21 Alternate in Port Wentworth near the junction of SR 21 and SR 30, at the junction of the Jimmy DeLoach Parkway and the Sonny Dixon Interchange. SR 17 travels west on the Jimmy DeLoach Parkway, briefly entering the Savannah city limits, where it crosses over I-95 at exit 106. SR 17 and the Jimmy DeLoach Parkway continue west to Bloomingdale, where it begins a concurrency with US 80/ SR 26 westward and meets the northern terminus of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia State Route 80
State Route 80 (SR 80) is an state highway that predominantly travels in a west–east and south–north direction in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It exists within portions of Wilkes, Warren, Glascock, Jefferson, and Burke counties. It connects the Washington area with the northern part of Burke County, via Warrenton, Wrens, and Waynesboro. Route description SR 80 begins at an intersection with US 78/ SR 10/ SR 17, southeast of Washington in Wilkes County. It heads south-southeast and crosses over the Little River at the meeting point of Wilkes, Warren, and McDuffie counties. For approximately , the highway runs along the Warren–McDuffie county line, then enters Warren County proper. In Cedar Rock, it intersects the former western terminus of SR 223. Almost immediately is an interchange with Interstate 20 (I-20). Then, it heads southwest, passing through Camak, and heads toward Warrenton. Just before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia State Route 12 Bypass (Warrenton)
Nine special routes of U.S. Route 278 currently exist. Four of them lie within the state of Arkansas. One more existed in the past but has since been decommissioned. Arkansas Hope business route U.S. Route 278B (US 278B and Hwy. 278B) is a business route of U.S. Route 278 in Hempstead County, Arkansas. ;Route description The route's northern terminus is at US 278 near Interstate 30 along the outside of Hope. The route runs south as Hervey Street through downtown Hope past the Foster House and the Bill Clinton Birthplace both two properties being National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) listed. The route terminates at US 67. ;Major intersections Camden business route U.S. Route 278B (US 278B and Hwy. 278B), formerly Highway 4B, is a business route of U.S. Route 278 (formerly Highway 4) in Ouachita County, Arkansas. ;Major intersections Warren business route U.S. Route 278B (US 278B and Hwy. 278B), formerly Highway 4B, is a business route of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparta, Georgia
Sparta is a city in and the county seat of Hancock County, Georgia, Hancock County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. The city's population was 1,357 at the 2020 census. History Sparta was founded in 1795 in the newly formed Hancock County. The town was designated county seat in 1797. It was incorporated as a town in 1805 and as a city in 1893. The community was named after Sparta, a city-state in Ancient Greece. In 1864, during Sherman's March to the Sea, the town remained completely unscathed, reportedly due to the efforts of Confederate States Army, Confederate Captain Henry Culver, the son-in-law of local industrialist William Fraley, who successfully diverted Union (American Civil War), Union troops away from the area. Geography Sparta is located at (33.2773, -82.9715). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Major highways * Georgia State Route 15, State Route 15 * Georgia State Route 16, State Route 16 * Geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
