U.S. Route 80 in Georgia

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 80 in Georgia. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 80.

U.S. Highway 80 marker

U.S. Highway 80

Route of US 80 in red
Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Major junctions
West end: US 80 / SR 8 on the Alabama state line in Columbus
 
East end: SR 26 in Tybee Island
Highway system
  • Georgia State Routes

U.S. Route 80 (US 80) in Georgia runs east from the Alabama state line in Columbus across the central portion of the state through cities such as Macon, Dublin, Statesboro, and Savannah to connect to its eastern terminus at the Atlantic Ocean in Tybee Island.

Route description

The highway crosses the Chattahoochee River from Alabama into Columbus where it proceeds along J. R. Allen Parkway through the northern section of the city as a limited-access freeway. Past Columbus, the road meanders through rural Georgia for roughly 50 miles (80 km) en route to Macon where it becomes the Eisenhower Parkway which crosses Interstate 475 and then Interstate 75 before passing through downtown Macon and merging with US 129-BUS 41 in a concurrency. The concurrency with US BUS 41 ends at Poplar Street, and the one with US 129 ends at Riverside Drive. After crossing the Otis Redding Memorial Bridge over the Ocmulgee River, it has another interchange, this time with Interstate 16. The highway joins southbound US 23-ALT 129 and parallels the northern boundary of Ocmulgee National Monument just east of the city.

Beyond Macon, the highway turns southeastward, passing through the cities of Dublin, where it encircles the Laurens County Superior Courthouse. Before the route leaves Dublin, it is joined by US 319/GA 31, where all four routes cross the Herschel Lovett Bridge over the Oconeee River entering East Dublin, where US 319/GA 31 leaves to the northeast. Later it enters Swainsboro, where it overlaps GA 56, and Statesboro where it overlaps US 25, and running roughly parallel to I-16. On the outskirts of Savannah, the highway crosses Interstate 95 and follows Louisville Road into the city's downtown area. After briefly merging with Interstate 516, US-80 continues eastward along Victory Drive, just south of Savannah's historic district. At the community of Thunderbolt, US 80 crosses the Wilmington River and proceeds across the islands and marshes along the Atlantic Coast east of Savannah. There it crosses the Lazaretto Creek onto Tybee Island. The final stretch of US-80 follows Butler Avenue across Tybee Island. The highway terminates at 19th Street, a few hundred feet from the ocean. A small monument at the intersection of Butler and Tybrisa Street marks the end of the highway.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmExitDestinationsNotes
MuscogeeColumbus0.00.0 US 80 west Phenix City, MontgomeryAlabama state line (Chattahoochee River bridge)
0.40.641 SR 22 Conn. to SR 85 Downtown ColumbusNorthern terminus of SR 22 Connector
1.32.12 SR 219 (River Road)
2.23.53Bradley Park Drivesigned as exits 3A (east) and 3A (west)
3.35.34 I185 (SR 411) / US 27 / SR 1 (Veterans Parkway) Fort Benning, AtlantaI-185 exit 10
5Moon Roadeastbound exit is combined with exit 4
6.810.96Schomburg Road / Blackmon Road
Midland9.515.3Flat Rock Roadeast end of freeway
9.815.8
US 27 Alt. / SR 85 Manchester, Columbus
interchange
11.418.3 SR 22 Spur west (Macon Road)Eastern terminus of SR 22 Spur
TalbotBox Springs26.142.0 SR 355 south Buena Vista, CussetaNorthern terminus of SR 355
Geneva28.946.5 SR 41 south Buena Vista, OaklandWestern end of SR 41 concurrency
Geneva29.747.8 SR 96 east (Fall Line Freeway) to SR 240 east Junction CityWestern terminus of SR 96
Talbotton36.959.4 SR 90 east / SR 208 east (Clark Street) Junction CityWestern end of SR 208 concurrency; western terminus of SR 90
37.159.7 SR 208 west (Monroe Street) Waverly HallEastern end of SR 208 concurrency
37.360.0 SR 41 north (North Washington Avenue) Manchester, Warm Springs, WoodlandEastern end of SR 41 concurrency
TaylorCulloden56.190.3 US 19 south / SR 3 south Butler, AmericusWestern end of US 19/SR 3 concurrency
Flint River56.791.2Garland T. Byrd Bridge
UpsonCulloden58.193.5 US 19 north / SR 3 north ThomastonEastern end of US 19/SR 3 concurrency
CrawfordRoberta71.4114.9 US 341 / SR 7 / SR 42 north Barnesville, Fort ValleyWestern end of SR 42 concurrency
Knoxville72.4116.5 SR 42 south ByronEastern end of SR 42 concurrency
Echeconnee Creek82.0132.0Bridge
BibbFulton Mill Road - Central State Prison, Ed DeFore Sports Complexformer SR 361
Macon90.5145.6 I475 (SR 408) Atlanta, ValdostaI-475 exit 3
94.4151.9 US 41 / SR 247 (Pio Nono Avenue) Forsyth, Warner Robins
94.7152.4 I75 (SR 401) Atlanta, ValdostaI-75 exit 162
95.7154.0
US 41 Bus. south / US 129 south / SR 11 south / SR 49 south (Broadway)
Western end of US 41 Business/SR 49 and US 129/SR 11 concurrencies

US 41 Bus. north / SR 22 east / SR 49 north (Walnut Street) Gray, Milledgeville
Eastern end of US 41 Business/SR 22/SR 49 concurrencies
97.8157.4 US 129 north to US 23 north (Riverside Drive) Eatonton, AtlantaEastern end of US 129 concurrency
Ocmulgee River97.8157.4Otis Redding Memorial Bridge[1]
Macon I16 (SR 404) Atlanta, SavannahI-16 exit 2

US 23 north / US 129 Alt. north (Emery Highway)
Western end of US 23/US 129 ALT concurrency
East Macon
US 23 south / US 129 Alt. south (Riggins Mill Road)
Eastern end of US 23/US 129 ALT concurrency
SR 87 Conn. south (Ocmulgee E. Boulevard) CochranEastern end of SR 22 concurrency
SR 57 east Eulonia
TwiggsJeffersonville SR 96 west / SR 18 west Geneva, West PointWestern end of SR 96 concurrency
SR 96 east IrwintonEastern end of SR 96 concurrency
LaurensBender SR 26 west CochranWestern end of SR 26 concurrency
Dudley SR 338 Irwinton, DexterEastern end of US 319/SR 31 concurrency

US 441 Byp. / SR 117
Eastern end of US 319/SR 31 concurrency
Dublin US 441 / SR 19 / SR 29Eastern end of SR 19 concurrency; Western end of SR 29 concurrency
US 319 / SR 31 south ThomasvilleWestern end of US 319/SR 31 concurrency
DublinEast Dublin
city line
Herschel Lovett Bridge over the Oconee River
East DublinCR 472 (Nathaniel Drive)
US 319 north / SR 31 (Wrightsville Avenue) WadleyEastern end of US 319/SR 31 concurrency
SR 29 south (Soperton Avenue) MilledgevilleEastern end of SR 29 concurrency
EmanuelJohnson
county line
Adrian SR 15 / SR 78 (Poplar Street) Kite, Soperton
Emanuel US 221 / SR 171 Soperton, Warrenton
US 1 / SR 4 / SR 57 Folkston, Augusta
Swainsboro SR 56 south Reidsville, AirportWestern end of SR 56 concurrency; Former SR 57 (Kite Road) to Emanuel County Airport

US 1 Bus. / SR 4 Bus. (Wrightsville Avenue) / SR 57 Folkston, Augusta
Former SR 57 (South Main Street) to US 1
SR 56 north AugustaEastern end of SR 56 concurrency
Twin City SR 192 (5th Avenue) Oak Park, Summertown
SR 23 (Railroad Street) Folkston, Augusta
SR 121 Folkston, Augusta
BullochHopeulikit US 25 / SR 67west end of US 25 / SR 67 concurrency
Westchester
US 25 Byp. south / SR 67 Byp. south (Veterans Memorial Parkway) Millen, Paulson Stadium, Sylvania
Northern terminus of US 25 Bypass/SR 67 Bypass
Statesboro US 25 south / US 301 / SR 67 south / SR 73 ThomasvilleEastern end of US 25/SR 67 concurrency
SR 24 (East Main Street)

US 301 Byp. / SR 73 Byp. (Veterans Memorial Parkway) Airport, MC Anderson Sports Complex
Northern terminus of US 301 Bypass/SR 73 Bypass
Stillson SR 119 Conn. south – StilsonWestern end of SR 119 connection
BryanEllabell SR 119 north SpringfieldWestern end of SR 119 concurrency
SR 119 south RiceboroEastern end of SR 119 concurrency
Blitchton US 280 / SR 30 Soperton, WarrentonEastern terminus of US 280, Western end of SR 30 concurrency
Effingham SR 17 north / SR 30 east StatesboroEastern end of SR 30 concurrency, western end of SR 17 concurrency
ChathamBloomingdale To I95 / Jimmy DeLoach Parkway
To SR 17 south / I16Eastern end of SR 17 concurrency
Pooler To US 17 / Pooler Parkway Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport
I95 / SR 405 Brunswick, Florence, SCExit 102 (I-95)
Garden City SR 307
To SR 21 / SR 25 Conn. / I516 Oak Park, SummertownWestern terminus of SR 25 Connector
Savannah I516 / SR 25 Conn. Downtown SavannahEastern terminus of SR 25 Connector
6Gwinnett Street Amtrak stationWestbound exit and eastbound entrance only
5 I16 / US 17I-16 exits 164A-B; western end of US 17 concurrency
4Tremont RoadWestbound exit and eastbound entrance only
3 US 17 / I516Eastern end of US 17, SR 25, and I-516 concurrencies
SR 204
Harry Truman Parkway
Wilmington RiverBridge
Whitemarsh IslandIslands ExpresswayWestern end of Islands Expressway concurrency
Turner CreekBridge
Talahi IslandJohnny Mercer Boulevard
Bull RiverBridge
Tybee Island16th Street/Butler Avenue/Inlet AvenueEastern terminus of US 80 and SR 26; eastern end of US 80 concurrency
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. "African American Heritage". Macon-Bibb County Convention & Visitors Bureau. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
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