Monticello Crossroads Scenic Byway

Monticello Crossroads Scenic Byway
Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Length29.0 mi[1][2] (46.7 km)
Component
highways
SR 11 section
Length15.0 mi[1] (24.1 km)
South end SR 11 at the southwestern city limits of Monticello
Major intersections SR 16 / SR 83 / SR 212 in Monticello
North end SR 11 at the JasperNewton county line south-southwest of Mansfield
SR 83 section
Length14.0 mi[2] (22.5 km)
South end SR 83 at the southwestern city limits of Monticello
Major intersections
North end SR 83 at the Jasper–Morgan county line northeast of Shady Dale
Location
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountiesJasper
Highway system
  • Georgia State Highway System

Monticello Crossroads Scenic Byway is a 29.0-mile-long (46.7 km) scenic route located in the central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It travels through pine forests and hilly agricultural land in Jasper County. It includes sections of State Route 11 (SR 11) and SR 83 north from Monticello. The routes were used by Native Americans and evangelist Methodist circuit riders.[3] The byway passes through the Monticello Historic District and travels past several buildings on the National Register of Historic Places.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b "Route of Monticello Crossroads Scenic Byway's SR 11 section" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Route of Monticello Crossroads Scenic Byway's SR 83 section" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Monticello Crossroads Scenic Byway". Explore Georgia. Georgia Department of Economic Development. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference GDOT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).