Georgia State Route 80

State Route 80 (SR 80) is an 84.0-mile-long (135.2 km) state highway that predominantly travels in a west–east 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.

State Route 80
Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Length	84.0 mi[1] (135.2 km)
Major junctions
West end	US 78 / SR 10 / SR 17 southeast of Washington
	I-20 northeast of Camak US 278 / US 278 Byp. / SR 12 / SR 12 Byp. in Warrenton US 1 / US 221 / SR 4 / SR 88 / SR 540 in Wrens US 25 / SR 24 / SR 56 / SR 121 in Waynesboro US 25 Byp. / SR 121 Byp. in Waynesboro
East end	SR 56 Spur northeast of Shell Bluff
Location
Counties	Wilkes, Warren, Glascock, Jefferson, Burke
Highway system
Georgia State Routes Interstate U.S. State Special ← US 80 → SR 81

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 2 miles (3.2 km), the highway runs along the Warren–McDuffie county line, then enters Warren County proper. In Cedar Rock, it intersects the 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 entering the city limits, it intersects the northern terminus of SR 80 Alternate (VFW Road). In town it has an intersection with US 278/SR 12/SR 80 Alternate. This intersection also marks the eastern terminus of US 278 Bypass/SR 12 Bypass. US 278 Bypass/SR 12 Bypass/SR 80 begin a concurrency around the southeast edge of town. Approximately 2,000 feet (610 m) later, SR 80 splits off to the southeast. It intersects the western terminus of SR 17 Connector (Purvis School Road) on the Warren–Glascock county line. It passes through rural areas of Glascock County, without any major intersections, and crosses into Jefferson County. SR 80 continues to the southeast, intersecting SR 296, before meeting SR 17. The two highways head concurrently into Wrens. At the intersection with SR 102, which heads west-northwest, SR 80 departs to the east on Stapleton Highway. About two blocks later is US 1/US 221/SR 4/SR 88/SR 540 (Main Street). Here, SR 80/SR 88 head to the east. At Waynesboro Road, SR 80 splits off to the south-southeast. It travels through rural areas of the county and passes into Burke County. The route curves to the east and meets SR 305. It curves to the southeast before heading east-southeast. The highway begins a concurrency with SR 24 just before entering Waynesboro. About 1,000 feet (300 m) later, SR 56. At the intersection with US 25/SR 121 (Liberty Street), SR 24 turns right, while SR 56/SR 80 continue through town. They meet US 25 Bypass/SR 121 Bypass. The two highways continue to the northeast, and curve to the north-northeast, before splitting. SR 80 heads northeast and intersects SR 23 in the unincorporated community of Shell Bluff. The highway continues to the northeast, until it meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with SR 56 Spur, northeast of Shell Bluff.[1]

The only portion of SR 80 that is part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense, is the brief concurrency with SR 17 in the Wrens area.[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Wilkes	​	0.0	0.0	US 78 / SR 10 / SR 17 (Thomson Road) – Elberton, Thomson, Washington, Athens	Western terminus
Wilkes–Warren–McDuffie county tripoint	No major junctions
Warren	Cadley			Cadley Road west	Eastern terminus of Cadley Road; former SR 223
	Cedar Rock			Norwood Road east – Thomson	Western terminus of Norwood Road; former SR 223
		16.7	26.9	I-20 (Carl Sanders Highway / SR 402) – Atlanta, Augusta	I-20 exit 165
	​	22.5	36.2	SR 80 Alt. south (VFW Road) – Thomson, Augusta	Northern terminus of SR 80 Alt.
	Warrenton	23.7	38.1	US 278 (East Main Street / SR 12 / SR 80 Alt. north) to SR 16 – Norwood, Crawfordville, Thomson, Warrenton Downtown Historic District US 278 Byp. begins / SR 12 Byp. begins	Western end of US 278 Byp./SR 12 Byp. concurrency; eastern terminus of US 278 Byp./SR 12 Byp.; southern terminus of SR 80 Alt.
		24.1	38.8	US 278 Byp. west / SR 12 Byp. west (Legion Road) to I-20 west – Gibson, Macon, Sparta	Eastern end of US 278 Byp./SR 12 Byp. concurrency
Warren–Glascock county line	​	32.0	51.5	SR 17 Conn. east (Purvis School Road) / County Line Road west to SR 17	Western terminus of SR 17 Conn.; eastern terminus of County Line Road
Glascock	No major junctions
Jefferson	​	40.8	65.7	SR 296 (George Street) – Stapleton
	​	43.5	70.0	SR 17 north – Thomson	Western end of SR 17 concurrency
	Wrens	42.6	68.6	SR 17 south (Thomson Highway) / SR 102 west (Stapleton Highway) – Louisville, Stapleton, Four Seasons Golf Club	Eastern end of SR 17 concurrency; eastern terminus of SR 102
		42.9	69.0	US 1 / US 221 / SR 4 / SR 88 south / SR 540 (Main Street / Fall Line Freeway) – Louisville, Augusta, Soperton, Harlem, Sandersville	Western end of SR 88 concurrency
		43.4	69.8	SR 88 north (Broad Street) – Matthews, Keysville	Eastern end of SR 88 concurrency
Burke	​	54.2	87.2	SR 305 – Vidette, Keysville
	​	66.1	106.4	SR 24 west – Louisville	Western end of SR 24 concurrency
	​	69.1	111.2	SR 56 south / Lovers Lane north – Midville	Western end of SR 56 concurrency; southern terminus of Lovers Lane
	Waynesboro	70.4	113.3	US 25 / SR 24 east / SR 121 (Liberty Street) – Millen, Statesboro, Augusta	Eastern end of SR 24 concurrency
		71.7	115.4	US 25 Byp. / SR 121 Byp. (Burke Veterans Parkway) – Millen, Augusta, Burke County High School
	​			Frank M. Cates Bridge over Brier Creek
	​	75.3	121.2	SR 56 north (Mike Padgett Highway) – McBean	Eastern end of SR 56 concurrency
	Shell Bluff	79.0	127.1	SR 23 – Girard, McBean, Plant Vogtle
	​	84.0	135.2	SR 56 Spur north (River Road) / Shell Bluff Landing Road north – McBean	Eastern terminus of SR 80; southern terminus of SR 56 Spur; roadway continues as Shell Bluff Landing Road.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Special routes

Burke County alternate route

State Route 80 Alternate
Location	Burke County
Existed	1952[3][4]–1953[4][5]

State Route 80 Alternate (SR 80 Alt.) was a very short-lived alternate route of SR 80 that existed in the northern part of Burke County. In 1952, it was established from SR 80 northeast of Waynesboro northeast to the shore of the Savannah River.[3][4] Between January and September 1953, it was decommissioned.[4][5]

The entire route was in Burke County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
​			SR 80	Southern terminus
​			Shore of Savannah River	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Warrenton alternate route

State Route 80 Alternate
Location	Northeast of Warrenton
Length	2.1 mi[6] (3.4 km)

State Route 80 Alternate (SR 80 Alt.) is a 2.1-mile-long (3.4 km) alternate route that exists entirely within the north central part of Warren County. The southernmost portion is within the city limits of Warrenton.

It begins at an intersection with US 278/SR 12 (East Main Street), as well as US 278 Byp./SR 12 Byp./SR 80 (Legion Drive), in the east-central part of Warrenton. Starting at its southern terminus, SR 80 Alt. is concurrent with US 278/SR 12 to the east. The three highways curve to the northeast, cross over some railroad tracks of Norfolk Southern Railway, and intersect the northern terminus of Queens Way. Here, SR 80 Alt. splits off to the north-northwest on V.F.W. Road. It heads northwest and curves to a more northerly direction until it meets its eastern terminus, a second intersection with the SR 80 mainline, northeast of Warrenton.[6]

The entire route is in Warren County.

Location	mi[6]	km	Destinations	Notes
Warrenton	0.0	0.0	US 278 west / SR 12 west (East Main Street) to SR 16 – Atlanta, Warrenton Downtown Historic District US 278 Byp. west / SR 12 Byp. west / SR 80 (Legion Drive) to I-20 / SR 171 – Wrens, Macon, Gibson	Southern terminus of SR 80 Alt.; eastern terminus of US 278 Byp./SR 12 Byp.; southern end of US 278/SR 12 concurrency
​	1.1	1.8	US 278 east / SR 12 east (Thomson Highway) / Queens Way south – Thomson	Northern end of US 278/SR 12 concurrency; northern terminus of Queens Way
​	2.0– 2.1	3.2– 3.4	SR 80 (Washington Highway) – Warrenton, Camak	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

•  Georgia (U.S. state) portal
•  U.S. roads portal

References

1. Google (July 25, 2013). "Overview map of SR 80" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
2. National Highway System: Georgia (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 8, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
3. State Highway Department of Georgia (1952). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved June 23, 2017. (Corrected to January 1, 1952.)
4. State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1953). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved June 23, 2017. (Corrected to January 1, 1953.)
5. State Highway Department of Georgia (1953). State Highway System and Other Principal Connecting Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved June 23, 2017. (Corrected to September 1, 1953.)
6. Google (November 23, 2019). "Overview map of SR 80 Alt." (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 23, 2019.

External links

• Georgia Roads (Routes 61 - 80)