Georgia State Route 49
State Route 49 | ||||
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 Georgia State Route 49 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained byGDOT | ||||
| Length | 122.8 mi[1](197.6 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| Southwest end |  SR 45north ofDawson | |||
| Northeast end |   SR 22/SR 24in Milledgeville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Georgia | |||
| Counties | Terrell,Sumter,Macon,Peach,Houston,Bibb,Jones,Baldwin | |||
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State Route 49(SR 49) is a 122.8-mile-long (197.6 km)state highwaythat travels southwest-to-northeast through portions ofTerrell,Sumter,Macon,Peach,Houston,Bibb,Jones,andBaldwincounties,mainly in thecentral partof the U.S. state ofGeorgia.The highway connectsSR 45north ofDawsontoSR 22/SR 24inMilledgeville.
The segment fromFort ValleytoByronis part of theFall Line Freeway,a highway that connectsColumbustoAugusta.It may also be incorporated into the proposed eastern extension ofInterstate 14(I-14), which is currently entirely inCentral Texas,and may be extended into Augusta.
Route description
[edit]SR 49 begins at anintersectionwithSR 45(Plains Highway) at a point about 5.6 miles (9.0 km) north ofDawson,in Terrell County. It heads to the northeast and crosses overKinchafoonee Creekinto Sumter County. The highway continues to the northeast. It passes through rural areas of the county and crosses an intersection withSR 308,called Croxton Crossroads. It curves to the north past Koinonia Community Lake. The route then curves back to the north-northeast and intersectsUS 280/SR 27southwest ofAmericus.The three highways runconcurrentlyto the northeast. Approximately 4,000 feet (1,200 m) later,US 19/SR 3(SouthMartin Luther King Boulevard) join the concurrency. Immediately, the five routes enter Americus. About 3,000 feet (910 m) later, US 19/SR 3 split off to the northeast on North Martin Luther King Boulevard, while US 280/SR 27/SR 49 turn to the east on West Lamar Street. On the east side of town, SR 49 departs to the north on Tripp Street and meets the westbound lanes of US 280/SR 27/SR 49 (Forsyth Street), before heading northeast again. It passes Argo Lake and theJimmy Carter Regional Airporton its way out of town. Before leaving the county, the highway passes John James Lake, Tharpe Lake, and Charles Reeves Lake. Then, it curves to the north and meets the northern terminus ofSR 195(Bailey Avenue). About 2,000 feet (610 m) farther to the north, it begins to run along the Sumter–Macon county line and passes through the western part ofAndersonville National Historic Siteand east of the town ofAndersonville.Then, it crosses into Macon County proper and resumes its northeastern routing, passing through the extreme northern part of the historic site. The route passes through Clearview, before approachingOglethorpe.Just southwest of town, is an intersection withSR 26andSR 49 Truck/SR 128.At this intersection, SR 49/SR 49 Truck/SR 128 head northeast into town concurrently. They meet the southern terminus ofSR 128 Bypass(West Bypass) and pass Oglethorpe Cemetery. At Sumter Street, they intersectSR 90;SR 90/SR 128 head to the northwest, and SR 49/SR 90 curve to the east. They cross over theFlint Riverand enterMontezuma.At Dooly Street, the two routes divide, with SR 90 heading south-southwest and SR 49 heading to the north-northeast. SR 49 passes throughrural areasof the county and has a concurrency withSR 127that ends inMarshallville.A little farther to the north-northeast, the highway runs along the Macon–Peach county line before entering Peach County proper. It continues to the northeast, towardFort Valley.Just before entering town, it meets the western terminus of University Boulevard, which leads toFort Valley State Universityand serves as a southernbypass routeof town. In Fort Valley, the highway passes Oak Lawn Cemetery, before entering the main part of town. There, it intersectsUS 341/SR 7/SR 96(Oakland Heights Parkway). In the northeastern part of town, SR 49 passesPeach Regional Medical Center,before it leaves town. Then, it meets the eastern terminus ofSR 49 ConnectorandSR 540(Buddy Reddick Memorial Parkway /Fall Line Freeway). Here, SR 540 joins SR 49 in a concurrency. From this intersection, the next 9.8 miles (15.8 km) of road is part of the Fall Line Freeway, an expressway that connectsColumbusandAugusta.Northeast of Fort Valley, SR 49/SR 540 passes the Pine Needles Country Club. InPowersville,the two highways meet the western terminus ofSR 247 Connector(Centerville Road). InByron,it meets the eastern terminus ofSR 42,before having aninterchangewithInterstate 75(I-75), where SR 540 and the Fall Line Freeway depart to the north. The highway continues to the northeast and travels along the Peach–Houston county line. Almost immediately after its county line section, it intersectsUS 41/SR 11.The three highways head concurrently to the northeast on Industrial Highway. Then, they enter Houston County, where they pass Vinsons Lake. Slightly to the northeast, they cross overEcheconnee Creekinto Bibb County. The concurrent routes pass northwest ofMiddle Georgia Regional Airport,before curving to the north. Approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south ofMacon,US 129/SR 247(Hawkinsville Road) join the concurrency. The five highways cross over theTobesofkeeand Rocky creeks and enter Macon. Just over 1,000 feet (300 m) into the city, is a major intersection. US 41/SR 247 (Pio Nono Avenue) head northwest to the left, Houston Avenue heads north straight ahead, and US 129/SR 11/SR 49 (Broadway) head north-northeast to the right, concurrent withUS 41 Business.The four highways continue to an intersection withUS 80/SR 22(Eisenhower Parkway), which join the concurrency. They head northeast into the main part of the city. At Walnut Street, US 41 Business/SR 22/SR 49 head northwest, while US 80/US 129/SR 11 continue to the northeast. At 2nd Street, SR 22 splits off to the northeast, while US 41 Business/SR 49 continue to the northwest and intersectSR 19.Here, US 41 Business travels to the southwest and west concurrent with SR 19, while SR 19/SR 49 head northeast. Two blocks later, they intersectUS 23/US 129/SR 11/SR 87.At this intersection, US 23/US 129/SR 11/SR 19/SR 49 head northeast and cross over theOcmulgee River.On the northern side of the river is an interchange withI-16/SR 540 (Fall Line Freeway). Immediately afterward, US 23/SR 19 split off to the east onto Emery Highway, while US 129/SR 11/SR 49 continue to the northeast. Approximately 1,000 feet (300 m) later, SR 22 rejoins the concurrency. The four highways continue northeast until SR 49 departs to the east on Shurling Drive. It cuts across a corner of Jones County before re-entering Bibb County. The highway passesBowden Golf Courseand enters Jones County again. It passes through rural areas of the county and crosses an intersection withSR 18,called Greenberry Crossroads. The highway continues to the northeast and enters Baldwin County. It runs along theMilledgeville–Hardwickline, where it intersectsUS 441/SR 29(West Bypass Road). Then, the highway curves to the northwest, crossing over Fishing Creek into Milledgeville city proper. SR 49 passes Central City Park and then intersectsUS 441 Business/SR 29 Bus.(Clark Street) on the southwestern corner ofGeorgia College & State University.A few blocks farther to the east-northeast, it meets its northern terminus, an intersection withSR 22/SR 24(North Elbert Street/East Hancock Street). This intersection also marks the former northern terminus ofSR 112,which used South Elbert Street.[1]
The following portions of SR 49 are part of theNational Highway System,a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense:
- The entire length of the US 280/SR 27 concurrency in the Americus area[2]
- From the eastern terminus of SR 49 Conn. at the southwestern city limits of Fort Valley, to I-75 in Byron[2][3]
- From the southern end of the US 129/SR 247 concurrency south of Rutland to the intersection with US 41 Bus./SR 247 in the southern part of Macon[3][4]
- From the northern end of the US 80 and SR 11 concurrencies in the northeastern part of Macon to its northern terminus[4][2]
History
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Future
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SR 49, between its intersection with SR 49 Conn. northeast of Fort Valley and I-75 in Byron is part of theFall Line Freeway,an expressway that connects Columbus and Augusta. This highway is planned to be a four-lane divided highway. There are also plans to eventually upgrade the freeway into the proposed eastern extension ofI-14.
Major intersections
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| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Terrell | | 0.0 | 0.0 | SR 45(Plains Highway) –Plains,Dawson | Southern terminus |
| Kinchafoonee Creek | 4.3 | 6.9 | Wayne T. Goode Bridge | ||
| Sumter | | 9.3 | 15.0 |  SR 308(Bonds Trail Road) –Plains,Smithville | |
| | 17.6 | 28.3 |    US 280west /SR 27west –Plains | Southern end of US 280/SR 27 concurrency | |
| | 18.6 | 29.9 |    US 19south /SR 3south / Spring Street –Albany | Southern end of US 19/SR 3 concurrency | |
| Americus | 19.5 | 31.4 |   US 19north /SR 3north /SR 30west (South MLK Boulevard) –Ellaville,Buena Vista | Northern end of US 19/SR 3 concurrency; southern end of SR 30 concurrency | |
| 20.2 | 32.5 |  SR 377south (Lee Street) | Northern terminus of SR 377 | ||
| 21.2 | 34.1 |  US 280east /SR 27east /SR 30east (East Lamar Street) –Vienna,Cordele | Northern end of US 280/SR 30 and SR 27 concurrencies | ||
| 21.2 | 34.1 | US 280east /SR 27east /SR 30east (Forsyth Street) | Northern end of US 280/SR 30 and SR 27 concurrencies (westbound lanes onone-way pair) | ||
| | 30.6 | 49.2 |  SR 195south –Leslie | Northern terminus of SR 195 | |
| Sumter–Macon county line | Andersonville | 31.6 | 50.9 |  SR 228west (Ellaville Street) –Andersonville | Eastern terminus of SR 228 |
| Macon | | 38.1 | 61.3 |  SR 26–Montezuma | Southern end ofSR 128concurrency |
| | 39.2 | 63.1 |  SR 128 Byp.north (West Bypass) –Reynolds,Ideal | Southern terminus of SR 128 Byp. | |
| Oglethorpe | 40.2 | 64.7 |   SR 90west /SR 128north (Sumter Street) –Ideal,Reynolds | Northern end of SR 128 concurrency; southern end of SR 90 concurrency | |
| Montezuma | 42.1 | 67.8 | SR 90east (South Dooly Street) –Byromville | Northern end of SR 90 concurrency | |
| | 51.8 | 83.4 |  SR 127west –Reynolds | Southern end of SR 127 concurrency | |
| Marshallville | 55.9 | 90.0 | SR 127east (Main Street) –Perry | Northern end of SR 127 concurrency | |
| Peach | Fort Valley | 64.1 | 103.2 |    US 341/SR 7/SR 96(Commercial Heights / Vineville Street) –Roberta,Reynolds,Perry | |
| | 65.7 | 105.7 |    SR 49 Conn.west /SR 540north (Fall Line Freeway) toUS 341west /SR 96–Butler | Southern end of SR 540 concurrency; eastern terminus of SR 49 Conn. | |
| | 70.6 | 113.6 |     SR 247 Conn.east (Centerville Road) toI-75south –Warner Robins,Robins AFB | Western terminus of SR 247 Conn. | |
| Byron | 74.3 | 119.6 |  SR 42north –Knoxville,Roberta | Eastern terminus of SR 42 | |
| 75.4 | 121.3 | I-75(SR 401) /SR 540east –Macon,Valdosta | Northern end of SR 540 concurrency; I-75 exit 149 | ||
| | 77.8 | 125.2 |   US 41south /SR 11south | Southern end of US 41 and SR 11 concurrencies | |
| Bibb | | 83.4 | 134.2 |   US 129south /SR 247south –Warner Robins | Southern end of US 129 and SR 247 concurrencies; interchange |
| | Houston Road | Interchange; no northbound exit | |||
| Macon | 86.4 | 139.0 | US 41north /SR 247north (Pio NoNo Avenue) toI-75/ Houston Avenue –Forsyth | Northern end of US 41 and SR 247 concurrencies; southern terminus of US 41 Bus.; southern end ofUS 41 Bus.concurrency | |
| 89.7 | 144.4 |  US 80west /SR 22west (Eisenhower Parkway) toI-75–Roberta | Southern end of US 80/SR 22 concurrency | ||
| 91.6 | 147.4 | US 80east /US 129north /SR 11north (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) | Northern end of US 80, US 129, and SR 11 concurrencies | ||
| 92.0 | 148.1 | SR 22east (Second Street) | Northern end of SR 22 concurrency | ||
| 92.3 | 148.5 |   US 41 Bus.north /SR 19north (Spring Street) | Northern end of US 41 Bus. concurrency; southern end of SR 19 concurrency | ||
| 92.4 | 148.7 |   US 23north /US 129south /SR 11south /SR 87(Riverside Drive) | Southern end of US 23 and US 129/SR 11 concurrencies | ||
| 92.6 | 149.0 | Spring Street Bridge over theOcmulgee River | |||
| 92.7 | 149.2 |  I-16(SR 404) /SR 540east toI-75–Atlanta,Dublin,Savannah | Northern end of SR 540 concurrency; I-16 east exit 1A; no access from SR 49 south to I-16 east | ||
| 92.8 | 149.3 | US 23south /SR 19south (Emery Highway) | Northern end of US 23 and SR 19 concurrencies; no left turn southbound | ||
| 93.2 | 150.0 |  US 129 Alt.south /SR 22west (Second Street) toI-16 | Northern terminus of US 129 Alt.; southern end of SR 22 concurrency | ||
| 93.9 | 151.1 | US 129north /SR 11north /SR 22east (Gray Highway) –Gray,alternate route toMilledgeville | Northern end of US 129/SR 11 and SR 22 concurrencies | ||
| Jones | | 106.2 | 170.9 |  SR 18–Gray,Gordon | |
| Baldwin | Milledgeville | 121.0 | 194.7 |   US 441/SR 29–Eatonton,Irwinton,Central Georgia Technical College,Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery | |
| 122.3 | 196.8 |   US 441 Bus./SR 29 Bus.(Clark Street) toUS 441/SR 22east /SR 24north –Eatonton,Irwinton,Dublin | |||
| 122.8 | 197.6 |  SR 22/SR 24(North Elbert Street / East Hancock Street) – Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery,Central State Hospital,Oconee River Greenway and Riverwalk | Northern terminus; formerSR 22 Conn./SR 24 Conn.;South Elbert Street is the former northern terminus ofSR 112. | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Special routes
[edit]Fort Valley bypass route
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State Route 49 Bypass | |
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| Location | Northeast ofFort Valley |
State Route 49 Bypass(SR 49 Bypass) is a proposedbypass routethat is planned to exist completely within the southwestern part ofPeach County,in thecentral partof theU.S. stateofGeorgia
The road is planned to connectSR 49 Connector(Buddy Reddick Memorial Parkway), at anintersectionwith the SR 49 mainline (Peach Parkway) northeast ofFort Valleyto an intersection withSR 96(Miami Valley Road), east of the town. There is a possibility that it and SR 49 Connector will be included as part of a bypass on all four sides of the town.[5]
Fort Valley connector route
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State Route 49 Connector | |
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| Location | Northwest ofFort Valley |
| Length | 4.7 mi[6](7.6 km) |
State Route 49 Connector(SR 49 Connector) is a 4.7-mile-long (7.6 km)connector routethat exists completely within the southwestern part ofPeach County,in thecentral partof the U.S. state ofGeorgia.The road functions more like abypass routearound the northwest parts of Fort Valley. It connectsSR 96/SR 540west of the city with the SR 49 mainline and SR 540 northeast of the town. The entire length of this highway, like the mainline, is alsoconcurrentwith SR 540 and part of theFall Line Freeway.
SR 49 Connector begins at anintersectionwith SR 96/SR 540 (Troutman Avenue), west ofFort Valley.It and SR 540 head northeast to an intersection withUS 341/SR 7(Hartley Road), northwest of the city. The highways curve to a due-east routing and curve to the southeast just before they meet SR 49 Conn.'s eastern terminus, an intersection with the SR 49 mainline (North Camellia Boulevard), northeast of the city. Here, SR 540 begins a concurrency with SR 49.[6]
All of SR 49 Connector, from US 341/SR 7/SR 42 to the SR 49 mainline and SR 540, is included as part of theNational Highway System,a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[2]
The entire route is inPeach County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.0 | 0.0 | SR 96/SR 540west (Troutman Avenue) –Reynolds,Fort Valley | Western end of SR 540 concurrency; western terminus | |
| | 2.3 | 3.7 | US 341/SR 7(Hartley Road) | ||
| | 4.7 | 7.6 |  SR 49 /SR 540east (North Camellia Boulevard) –Fort Valley,Byron | Eastern end of SR 540 concurrency; eastern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Oglethorpe truck route
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State Route 49 Truck | |
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| Location | Oglethorpe |
State Route 49 Truck(SR 49 Truck) is atruck routethat exists completely within the south-central part ofMacon County.[citation needed]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^abcdGoogle(August 8, 2013)."Overview map of SR 49 (Southern terminus to Byron)"(Map).Google Maps.Google.RetrievedAugust 8,2013.
Google (August 8, 2013)."Overview map of SR 49 (Byron to Milledgeville)"(Map).Google Maps.Google.RetrievedAugust 8,2013. - ^abcdNational Highway System: Georgia(PDF)(Map).Federal Highway Administration.May 8, 2019.RetrievedOctober 12,2019.
- ^abNational Highway System: Warner Robins, GA(PDF)(Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 9, 2019.RetrievedOctober 12,2019.
- ^abNational Highway System: Macon, GA(PDF)(Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 9, 2019.RetrievedOctober 12,2019.
- ^"Fort Valley Bypass Study"(PDF).Georgia Department of Transportation.October 2010.RetrievedOctober 12,2019.
- ^abGoogle (August 6, 2013)."Overview map of SR 49 Conn"(Map).Google Maps.Google.RetrievedAugust 6,2013.
External links
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Media related toGeorgia State Route 49at Wikimedia Commons
- State highways in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Transportation in Terrell County, Georgia
- Transportation in Sumter County, Georgia
- Transportation in Macon County, Georgia
- Transportation in Peach County, Georgia
- Transportation in Houston County, Georgia
- Transportation in Bibb County, Georgia
- Transportation in Macon, Georgia
- Transportation in Jones County, Georgia
- Transportation in Baldwin County, Georgia
- Milledgeville micropolitan area, Georgia