Georgia State Route 8
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by GDOT | ||||
| Length: | 183 mi[1] (295 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: |
  US 78 / SR 4 at the Georgia-Alabama state line | |||
  US 27 / SR 1 in Bremen     I‑285 / US 19 / US 29 / US 41 / SR 3 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 | ||||
| East end: |
US 29 at the Georgia-South Carolina state line at the south end of Lake Hartwell | |||
| Location | ||||
| 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 state highway that runs west-to-east through portions of Haralson, Carroll, Douglas, Cobb, Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Barrow, Clarke, Oconee, Madison, Franklin, and Hart counties, bisecting the northern part of the state of Georgia. The route runs from its western terminus at US 78 and AL 4 at the Georgia-Alabama state line west of Tallapoosa to its eastern terminus at US 29 at the Georgia-South Carolina state line at the south end of Lake Hartwell. The route is concurrent with either US 29 or US 78 for much of its entire length.
Route description
The route starts at the Alabama state line west of Tallapoosa in Haralson County, and closely parallels I-20 from there into Atlanta. SR 8 heads through Bremen and crosses through Carroll County and Villa Rica and on through Douglasville in Douglas County. The route continues through Austell in Cobb County before it reaches the City of Atlanta and Fulton County, crossing the Downtown Connector on its way into Decatur in DeKalb County.
In Decatur, SR 8 turns northeast, crossing I-85 southeast of Tucker, and paralleling I-85 through Lilburn and Lawrenceville in Gwinnett County to Auburn in Barrow County, where the route turns southeast and heads into Winder. Continuing southeast, SR 8 makes a southern half-circle around Athens in Clarke County, just briefly touching Oconee County, before turning sharply northeast and heading through Danielsville in Madison County to Franklin Springs in Franklin County. There, the route turns east, runs through Royston, and heads to its eastern terminus after heading through Hartwell.
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
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[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. |
| State Line | 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 | ||
| 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. | |||
| Carroll | Temple | 20.0 | 32.2 |  SR 274 (James Street) | |
| 20.4 | 32.8 |  SR 113 (Carrollton Street) | |||
| 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) | Western end of SR 5 concurrency |
| 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 |
| Mableton | 49.6 | 79.8 |  SR 139 east (Mableton Parkway) | ||
| Fulton | Atlanta | 54.9 | 88.4 |  SR 70 west (Fulton Industrial Boulevard/Bolton Road) | |
| 55.1 | 88.7 | I‑285 (The Perimeter) | Exit 12 (I-285) | ||
| 56.5 | 90.9 |  SR 280 (James Jackson Parkway) – Smyrna | |||
| 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 | ||
| Decatur | 67.2 | 108.1 |  US 23 (Clairmont Avenue) / SR 155 | ||
| | 69.4 | 111.7 | US 78 east (Stone Mountain Freeway) / SR 410 east | ||
| | 71.4 | 114.9 | I‑285 (The Perimeter) | Exit 38 (I-285) | |
| 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.) | |
| Lawrenceville | 89.8 | 144.5 |  SR 120 west (West Pike Street) | ||
| 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) | |||
| 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) | |
| 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 | |
| | US 29 west (University Parkway) / SR 316 west / SR 53 east (Hog Mountain Rd) – Lawrenceville | Eastern end of US 29 BUS/SR 53 concurrency; western end of US 29/SR 316 concurrency | |||
| Statham |  SR 211 north – Statham | ||||
| Oconee | | US 78 west (Moina Michael Highway) / US 78 Bus. east / SR 10 – Monroe, Bogart | Western end of US 78 concurrency | ||
| |   SR 10 Loop inner (Athens Perimeter) / SR 422 – Jefferson | Eastern end of SR 316 concurrency; western end of SR 10 Loop/SR 422 concurrency | |||
| Clarke | Athens | US 129 south / US 441 / SR 15 (Timothy Road) – Watkinsville, Madison | Western end of US 129/US 441/SR 15 concurrency | ||
 SR 15 Alt. north (Milledge Av) | |||||
| US 78 east (Lexington Road) / US 78 Bus. west (Oconee St) / SR 10 – Lexington | Eastern end of US 78/SR 10 concurrency | ||||
| 135 | 217 | US 129 north / US 441 north / SR 10 Loop outer (Athens Perimeter) / SR 15 north / SR 422 – Commerce, Jefferson | Eastern end of US 129/US 441/SR 15 concurrency | ||
| 136 | 219 |  SR 72 east (Hull Road) – Elberton | |||
| Madison | Hull | 139 | 224 |  SR 106 north (Fortson Store Road) – Ila | |
| | 140 | 230 | Garnett Ward Road | ||
| Danielsville | 149 | 240 |  SR 98 (Ila-Comer Road) | ||
| | 150 | 240 |  SR 281 (Wildcat Bridge Road) | ||
| | 152 | 245 |  SR 191 | ||
| | 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 | 260 |  SR 145 west (Toccoa Carnesville Road) | ||
| 160 | 260 |  SR 327 north (Bryant Park Road) | |||
| Royston | 163 | 262 |  SR 17 Bus. (Bowersville Street) | ||
| Hart | 164 | 264 |  SR 17 | ||
| 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) | |||
| 176 | 283 | SR 77 south (Carter Street) | Eastern end of SR 77 concurrency | ||
| | 182 | 293 |  SR 181 south | ||
| Savannah River | Georgia–South Carolina state line, SR 8 ends | ||||
| 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
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Related Routes
Villa Rica connector route
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| Location: | Villa Rica |
State Route 8 Connector (SR 8 Connector) is a short connector route that exists entirely within Douglas County. It begins at Interstate 20 (Exit 26) to a northern terminus at U.S. Route 78/State Route 8. It is known as Mirror Lake Road for it's entire length.
See also
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References
- 1 2 Google (April 28, 2012). "Route of Georgia State Route 8" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
External links
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Media related to Georgia State Route 8 at Wikimedia Commons