U.S. Route 278 in Georgia

This section is about the current U.S. Highway. For the current state highway, see Georgia State Route 278.
This article is about the section of U.S. Route 278 in Georgia. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 278.
U.S. Highway 278 marker
U.S. Highway 278
Map
US 278 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 78
Maintained by GDOT
Length232.00 mi (373.37 km)
Existed1955[1][2]–present
Major junctions
West end US 278 / SR 74 / SR 6 at the Alabama state line, northwest of Esom Hill
Major intersections
East end US 1 / US 25 / US 78 / US 278 / SC 121 / SR 10 at the South Carolina state line on the northeast edge of Augusta
Location
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountiesPolk, Paulding, Douglas, Cobb, Fulton, DeKalb, Rockdale, Newton, Walton, Morgan, Greene, Taliaferro, Warren, McDuffie, Columbia, Richmond
Highway system
  • Georgia State Highway System
← SR 11→ SR 13
← SR 275US 278→ SR 278

U.S. Route 278 (US 278) in the U.S. state of Georgia is an east–west United States Highway traversing the north-central portion of the state. The highway travels from the Alabama state line near Esom Hill to the South Carolina state line where it crosses the Savannah River in the Augusta metropolitan area.

The route is concurrent with SR 6 from the Alabama state line to Lithia Springs, SR 100 and SR 1 in Cedartown, SR 8 from Lithia Springs to Decatur, SR 5 from Lithia Springs to Austell, and SR 10 from Atlanta to Avondale Estates, and again from Thomson to the South Carolina state line. It is entirely concurrent with SR 12 for 118 miles (190 km),[3] and is briefly concurrent with the southern terminus of SR 124 in Lithonia.

Concurrencies of US 278 with US highways in Georgia include two long ones with its parent route US 78 from Lithia Springs to Druid Hills, and again from east of Thomson to the South Carolina state line. Others include US 19/US 41 in the vicinity of Georgia Tech in Atlanta, US 29 from Georgia Tech to Druid Hills, US 23 from the eastern part of Atlanta to Druid Hills, US 129/US 441 in the vicinity of Madison, US 1 from Augusta to the South Carolina state line, and US 25 from Augusta to the South Carolina state line.

It is also concurrent with I-20 from exit 75 in Lithonia until it reaches exit 90 in Covington in Newton County. US 278 largely travels parallel to I-20 from DeKalb County, near Atlanta, to McDuffie County.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference GDOT 1954 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference GDOT 1955 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Overview map of SR 12" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 14, 2012.