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State Route 93 (SR 93) is a state highway in southwest part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The highway runs 60.9 miles (98.0 km) from Thomasville north to Pelham, northeast to Hinsonton, north to Lester, and west to Baconton.
 State Route 93 | ||||
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 SR 93 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by GDOT | ||||
| Length | 60.9 mi[1] (98.0 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   US 319 / SR 35 in Thomasville | |||
| North end |    US 19 / SR 3 / SR 300 in Baconton | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Georgia | |||
| Counties | Thomas, Mitchell | |||
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Route
editSR 93 begins at an intersection with US 319/SR 35 near Thomasville, in the southeastern part of Grady County And Thomas County. It heads north-northwest. After traveling through Beachton, it curves to the north-northeast. It curves to a nearly due-northwestern direction before going to the north. The highway curves to the northwest before crossing over the Ochlockonee River. Northwest of this crossing is one over Little Tired Creek. A short distance later, it enters Cairo. It intersects the western terminus of 12th Avenue SE, which leads to Grady General Hospital. The highway then curves back to a northerly direction. Between 6th Avenue SE and Syrupmaker Drive, it passed Cairo High School. At its intersection with SR 111 (4th Avenue SE), the two highways begin a concurrency. An intersection with the western terminus of a different segment of 4th Avenue SE leads to the Heritage Industrial Complex. Between 2nd Avenue SE and 1st Avenue NE, they cross over some railroad tracks of CSX. At 1st Avenue NE, they intersect the western terminus of SR 38 Spur. A few blocks later, they intersect US 84/SR 38 and the western terminus of SR 188, which takes on the 5th Street NE name. Here, SR 93 and SR 111 turn left and follow US 84 and SR 38 for approximately five blocks. At North Broad Street, SR 93 and SR 111 split off from US 84/SR 38. The two highways travel to the north-northeast. After curving to a nearly due-north direction, they leave the city. They curve to the northeast and cross over Little Tired Creek. A short distance later SR 111 splits off to the northeast, while SR 93 curves to the north. It crosses over West Branch Barnetts Creek and then Big Branch. The highway curves back to the northeast and enters the south-central portion of Mitchell County.
SR 93 curves to the north for a brief portion before resuming its northeastern direction. It intersects the eastern terminus of SR 262. The highway enters the city limits of Pelham. It passes Pelham High School and Pelham Elementary School. At Grady Street, the highway turns left onto Church Street and heads to the north-northwest. At the southwestern corner of an intersection of Mathewson Avenue SW, it passes the headquarters for the Pelham City School District. It curves to the north and intersects the eastern terminus of SR 65 (Hand Avenue). Here, SR 93 turns right and travels to the east. Between West Rail Road Street and East Rail Road Street, it crosses over some railroad tracks of CSX. The highway turns left onto East Rail Road Street and travels to the north-northwest. Almost immediately, it curves to the northeast, off of East Rail Road Street and onto Curry Street. The highway curves to the east-southeast Just prior to leaving the city is the first intersection with US 19/SR 3/SR 300. It curves back to the northeast and crosses over Big Creek. After crossing over Little Creek, it travels through Cotton. SR 93 then crosses over Lost Creek before beginning a curve to the north-northeast just to the southwest of Hinsonton. South-southwest of Sale City is an intersection with SR 37. The highway curves to the north-northeast and crosses over the Little Ochlockonee River. Then, it enters Sale City and curves to the north. On the southeastern corner of the intersection with Maple Street is the Sale City Public Library. About three blocks later, it intersects the western terminus of SR 270. After leaving the city, it curves to the north-northwest and then back to the north-northeast. It crosses over Raccoon Creek. The highway curves to the northwest and then to the north. In Lester, the highway intersects SR 112 and the southern terminus of Gravel Hill Road. Here, SR 93 turns left, onto SR 112, and travels to the southwest. SR 93 splits off of SR 112 and travels to the west-northwest. It curves to a northwesterly direction. It makes a gradual curve to the southwest and then to the west-southwest. It curves to the west and passes the North Mitchell County Elementary School. On the eastern edge of the city limits of Baconton, it meets its northern terminus, the second intersection with US 19/SR 3/SR 300. Here, the roadway continues as Lester Road NE.[1]
The only portion of SR 93 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 entire length of the US 84/SR 38 concurrency in Cairo, on SR 111.[2]
History
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Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Thomas | Thomasville | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 319 / SR 35 – Tallahassee, Thomasville | Southern terminus |
| Cairo | 12.0 | 19.3 |   SR 111 south (4th Avenue SE) – Calvary, Historic downtown | Southern end of SR 111 concurrency | |
| 12.4 | 20.0 |   SR 38 Spur east (1st Avenue NE) | Western terminus of SR 38 Spur | ||
| 12.8 | 20.6 |   US 84 east / SR 38 east – Thomasville  SR 188 east (5th Street NE north) – Ochlocknee | Southern end of US 84/SR 38 concurrency; western terminus of SR 188, which takes on the 5th Street NE name | ||
| 13.3 | 21.4 |  US 84 west / SR 38 west / North Broad Street south – Bainbridge, Historic downtown | Northern end of US 84/SR 38 concurrency | ||
| | 17.1 | 27.5 |  SR 111 north – Meigs | Northern end of SR 111 concurrency | |
| Mitchell | | 29.6 | 47.6 |  SR 262 west – Vada, Climax | Eastern terminus of SR 262 |
| Pelham | 31.3 | 50.4 |  SR 65 west (Hand Avenue west) / Church Street north – Hopeful | Eastern terminus of SR 65, which takes on the Hand Avenue name | |
| 31.5 | 50.7 |  Dixie Highway south (Railroad Street) | Southern end of Dixie Highway Scenic Byway concurrency | ||
| 31.8 | 51.2 | Dixie Highway north (Glausier Street) | Northern end of Dixie Highway Scenic Byway concurrency | ||
| 32.3 | 52.0 | US 19 / SR 3 / SR 300 – Thomasville, Albany | |||
| | 43.5 | 70.0 |  SR 37 – Camilla, Moultrie | ||
| Sale City | 45.9 | 73.9 |  SR 270 east – Doerun | Western terminus of SR 270 | |
| Lester | 53.9 | 86.7 |  SR 112 north / Gravel Hill Road north – Sylvester, Ashburn | Southern end of SR 112 concurrency; southern terminus of Gravel Hill Road | |
| 54.3 | 87.4 | SR 112 south – Camilla | Northern end of SR 112 concurrency | ||
| Baconton | 60.9 | 98.0 | US 19 / SR 3 / SR 300 / Lester Road NE west – Camilla, Albany | Northern terminus; eastern terminus of Lester Road NE; former SR 93 north | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Overview map of SR 93 (southern terminus to east-central Mitchell County)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
"Overview map of SR 93 (east-central Mitchell County to Baconton)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 3, 2020. - ^ National Highway System: Georgia (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 8, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
External links
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Media related to Georgia State Route 93 at Wikimedia Commons