Georgia State Route 8
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| Maintained by GDOT | ||||
| Length: | 183 mi[1] (295 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: |   US-78 / SR-4 at the Georgia-Alabama state line |
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  US 27 / SR 1 in Bremen    I-285 / US 19 / US 29 / US 41 in Atlanta US 78 / SR 410 near Decatur I-285 near Clarkston   US 78 Bus. / SR 10 near Athens   US 129 / US 441 / SR 15 in Athens |
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| East end: | US 29 at the Georgia-South Carolina state line at the south end of Lake Hartwell. |
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| Counties: | Haralson, Carroll, Douglas, Cobb, Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Barrow, Clarke, Oconee, Madison, Franklin, Hart | |||
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→State Route 8 (SR 8) is a west–east route located in the US state of Georgia. The route is concurrent with either US 29 or US 78 for much of its entire length.
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The route of SR 8 is concurrent with the following U.S. Highways, through Georgia:
- US 78: 13.3 miles (21.4 km) from the Alabama state line (WNW of Tallapoosa) to Bremen
- US 27 ALT/US 78: 0.1 miles (0.16 km) in Bremen
- US 78: 31.5 miles (50.7 km) from Bremen to Lithia Springs
- US 78/US 278: 15.5 miles (24.9 km) from Lithia Springs to Downtown Atlanta
- US 19/US 41/US 78/US 278: 0.3 miles (0.48 km) in Downtown Atlanta
- US 29/US 78/US 278: 3.4 miles (5.5 km) in Downtown Atlanta
- US 23/US 29/US 78/US 278: 1.6 miles (2.6 km) in eastern Atlanta
- US 23/US 29/US 78: 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from eastern Atlanta to Decatur
- US 29/US 78: 2.2 miles (3.5 km) from Decatur to a point near Clarkston
- US 29: 24.9 miles (40.1 km) from a point near Clarkson to Dacula
- US 29 BUS: 15.7 miles (25.3 km) from Dacula to Russell
- US 78 BUS: 2 miles (3.2 km) from Bogart to Athens
- US 29/US 78: 4 miles (6.4 km) in Athens
- US 29/US 78/US 129/US 441: 3 miles (4.8 km) in Athens
- US 29/US 129/US 441: 3 miles (4.8 km) in Athens
- US 29: 48 miles (77 km) from Athens to the South Carolina state line (at the southern end of Lake Hartwell, northeast of Hartwell
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[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Cleburne |
0.0 | 0.0 | US-78 west / SR-4 west |
Western end of US 78 concurrency; US 78 continues into Alabama, concurrent with SR 4. | ||||
| Alabama-Georgia state line, SR 8 ends | ||||||||
| Haralson |
Tallapoosa | 3.9 | 6.3 |  SR 100 north (Robertson Avenue) |
Western end of SR 100 concurrency | |||
| 4.1 | 6.6 | SR 100 south (Alewine Road) |
Eastern end of SR 100 concurrency | |||||
| Bremen | 12.3 | 19.8 | US 27 / SR 1 |
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| 13.3 | 21.4 |  US 27 Bus. / SR 1 Bus. |
Western end of US 27 BUS/SR 1 BUS concurrency | |||||
| 13.4 | 21.6 | US 27 Bus. / SR 1 Bus. |
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| Carroll |
Temple | 20.0 | 32.2 |  SR 274 (James Street) |
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| 20.4 | 32.8 |  SR 113 (Carrollton Street) |
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| Villa Rica | 25.7 | 41.4 |   SR 61 south / SR 101 (Industrial Boulevard) |
Western end of SR 61 concurrency | ||||
| 26.8 | 43.1 | SR 61 north (Main Street) |
Eastern end of SR 61 concurrency | |||||
| Douglas |
Douglasville | 35.8 | 57.6 |  SR 5 south (Bill Arp Road) |
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| 37.6 | 60.5 |  SR 92 west (Dallas Highway/Campbellton Street) |
Western end of SR 92 concurrency | |||||
| 38.0 | 61.2 | SR 92 east (Fairburn Road) |
Eastern end of SR 92 concurrency | |||||
| Lithia Springs | 44.9 | 72.3 |   US 278 west (Thornton Road) / SR 6 |
Western end of US 278 concurrency | ||||
| Cobb |
Austell | 47.2 | 76.0 | SR 5 north (Austell Road/Maxham Road) |
Interchange Eastern end of SR 5 concurrency |
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| Mableton | 49.6 | 79.8 |  SR 139 east (Mableton Parkway) |
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| Fulton |
Atlanta | 54.9 | 88.4 |  SR 70 west (Fulton Industrial Boulevard/Bolton Road) |
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| 55.1 | 88.7 | I-285 (The Perimeter) |
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| 56.5 | 90.9 |  SR 280 (James Jackson Parkway) – Smyrna |
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| 60.4 | 97.2 |  US 19 north / US 41 north / SR 3 north (Northside Drive N.W.) |
Western end of US 19/US 41/SR 3 concurrency | |||||
| 60.7 | 97.7 | US 19 south / US 29 south / US 41 south / SR 3 south (Northside Drive N.W.) |
Eastern end of US 19/US 41/SR 3 concurrency; western end of US 29 concurrency | |||||
| 63.4 | 102.0 | SR 10 west (Freedom Parkway) |
Western end of SR 10 concurrency | |||||
| 64.1 | 103.2 |   US 23 south / SR 42 (Moreland Avenue N.E./Briarcliff Road N.E.) |
Western end of US 23 concurrency | |||||
| DeKalb |
65.7 | 105.7 | US 278 east (E. Lake Road N.E.) / SR 10 |
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| Decatur | 67.2 | 108.1 |  US 23 (Clairmont Avenue) / SR 155 |
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| 69.4 | 111.7 | US 78 east (Stone Mountain Freeway) / SR 410 east |
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| 71.4 | 114.9 | I-285 (The Perimeter) |
Interchange | |||||
| Tucker | 74.6 | 120.1 |  SR 236 east (Hugh Howell Road) |
Western end of SR 236 concurrency | ||||
| 74.9 | 120.5 | SR 236 west (LaVista Road) |
Eastern end of SR 236 concurrency | |||||
| Gwinnett |
Lilburn | 81.2 | 130.7 |  SR 378 west (Beaver Ruin Road/Arcado Road N.W.) |
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| Lawrenceville | 89.8 | 144.5 |  SR 120 west (West Pike Street) |
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| 90.1 | 145.0 |  SR 20 south (South Perry Street) |
Western end of SR 20 concurrency | |||||
| 90.3 | 145.3 |  SR 20 north / SR 124 north (Buford Drive N.E./Jackson Street) |
Eastern end of SR 20 concurrency; western end of SR 124 concurrency | |||||
| 90.7 | 146.0 | SR 124 south (Scenic Highway) |
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| Dacula | 94.3 | 151.8 | US 29 (Winder Highway)  US 29 Bus. / SR 316 (University Parkway) |
Eastern end of US 29 concurrency; western end of US 29 BUS concurrency | ||||
| Barrow |
Auburn | 99.3 | 159.8 |  SR 324 west (Hill's Shop Road) |
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| Winder | 107 | 172 |    SR 11 north / SR 53 north / SR 81 south (S. Broad Street) |
Western end of SR 11/SR 53 concurrency | ||||
| Russell | 108 | 174 | SR 11 south (Monroe Highway) |
Eastern end of SR 11 concurrency | ||||
| 110 | 177 | US 29 Bus. north / SR 53 south |
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| Statham | 115 | 185 |  SR 211 south |
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| 115 | 185 | SR 211 north |
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| Clarke |
Bogart | 121 | 195 | US 78 Bus. west / SR 10 west (Monroe Highway) |
Western end of US 78 BUS/SR 10 concurrency | |||
| Athens | 123 | 198 |   US 78 Bus. east / SR 10 east (Atlanta Highway) / SR 10 Loop north / SR 422 north (Athens Perimeter) |
Eastern end of US 78 BUS/SR 10 concurrency; western end of SR 10 Loop/SR 422 concurrency | ||||
| Oconee |
125 | 201 | US 29 south / US 78 west / SR 316 west (Prince Avenue) |
Western end of US 29/US 78 concurrency | ||||
| Clarke |
129 | 208 | US 129 south / US 441 / SR 15 (Timothy Road) |
Western end of US 129/US 441/SR 15 concurrency | ||||
| 132 | 212 | US 78 east / US 78 Bus. west / SR 10 (Lexington Road) |
Eastern end of US 78 concurrency | |||||
| 135 | 217 | US 129 north / US 441 north / SR 10 Loop west / SR 15 north |
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| 136 | 219 |  SR 72 east (Hull Road) |
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| Madison |
Hull | 139 | 224 |  SR 106 west (Fortson Store Road) |
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| 140 | 225 |  SR 182 north (Garnett Ward Road) |
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| Danielsville | 149 | 240 |  SR 98 (Ila-Comer Road) |
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| 150 | 241 |  SR 281 (Wildcat Bridge Road) |
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| 152 | 245 |  SR 191 |
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| 156 | 251 |  SR 174 south |
Western end of SR 174 concurrency | |||||
| Franklin |
157 | 253 | SR 174 north (Salem Road) |
Eastern end of SR 174 concurrency | ||||
| Franklin Springs | 160 | 257 |  SR 145 west (Toccoa Carnesville Road) |
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| 160 | 257 |  SR 327 north (Bryant Park Road) |
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| Royston | 163 | 262 |  SR 17 Bus. (Bowersville Street) |
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| Hart |
164 | 264 |  SR 17 |
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| Hartwell | 175 | 282 |   SR 51 south / SR 77 north |
Western end of SR 51/SR 77 concurrency | ||||
| 175 | 282 | SR 51 north (Chandler Street) |
Eastern end of SR 51 concurrency | |||||
| 176 | 283 |  SR 172 south (Webb Street) |
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| 176 | 283 | SR 77 south (Carter Street) |
Eastern end of SR 77 concurrency | |||||
| 182 | 293 |  SR 181 south |
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| Savannah River |
Georgia–South Carolina state line, SR 8 ends | |||||||
| Anderson |
183 | 295 | US 29 north – Anderson |
Eastern end of US 29 concurrency; US 29 continues into South Carolina. | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ a b Google, Inc. Google Maps – Route of Georgia State Route 8 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=US-78+E&daddr=33.8324489,-84.2449849+to:33.85385,-84.20976+to:33.9942855,-83.7858814+to:33.9404267,-83.4839639+to:33.930981,-83.467541+to:33.91346,-83.42882+to:33.916308,-83.40269+to:33.92025,-83.37962+to:33.92302,-83.37429+to:33.94017,-83.36426+to:33.953321,-83.3494066+to:GA-8+E%2FUS-29+N&hl=en&ll=33.938803,-83.930054&spn=2.428886,3.532104&sll=34.35279,-82.81786&sspn=0.004721,0.006899&geocode=FQH0AgId2I7p-g%3BFQA-BAIdCIb6-imbGcZLcqj1iDGVIgg0xGaEBQ%3BFZqRBAIdoA_7-ikFI2z6PKb1iDE8pLGpwH4xGQ%3BFS22BgIdZ4cB-ylzjYsHnsL1iDFqElPe6GD4Nw%3BFcrjBQIdxSIG-ymxOizNdHP2iDHWu8Xf_KeINg%3BFeW-BQId62IG-ykJ_rF4rHP2iDH9C25cq_Jshg%3BFXR6BQIdLPoG-ym1w_Yec3L2iDHCgCqUoZXBBQ%3BFZSFBQIdPmAH-ykJXZyQlm32iDGtVLMA4JFJtA%3BFfqUBQIdXLoH-ymlb-dfrW32iDF-n8n7BIN1Mw%3BFcyfBQIdLs8H-ykFVwC2U2z2iDHpFfYO4o_EZw%3BFcriBQIdXPYH-yl_arzB8Wz2iDHehE6hhI4zug%3BFSkWBgIdYjAI-yl1KOWivWz2iDHssgi1cGnBdg%3BFfYyDAIdQFUQ-w&dirflg=h&mra=dme&mrsp=12&sz=17&via=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11&t=h&z=8. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
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- Transportation in Carroll County, Georgia
- Transportation in Douglas County, Georgia
- Transportation in Cobb County, Georgia
- Transportation in Fulton County, Georgia
- Transportation in DeKalb County, Georgia
- Transportation in Gwinnett County, Georgia
- Transportation in Barrow County, Georgia
- Transportation in Clarke County, Georgia
- Transportation in Oconee County, Georgia
- Transportation in Madison County, Georgia
- Transportation in Franklin County, Georgia
- Transportation in Hart County, Georgia
