Georgia State Route 24

State Route 24 (SR 24) is a 221.8-mile-long (357.0 km) state highway that travels south-to-north in an S-shaped curve through portions of Bulloch, Screven, Burke, Jefferson, Washington, Baldwin, Putnam, Morgan, and Oconee counties in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The highway connects Statesboro with the Watkinsville area, via Waynesboro, Louisville, Sandersville, Milledgeville, Eatonton, and Madison.

This article is about the current state highway. For the Interstate Highway, see Interstate 24 in Georgia.

State Route 24

SR 24 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Length221.8 mi (357.0 km)
Existed1919–present
Major junctions
South end US 80 / SR 26 in Statesboro
Major intersections
North end US 129 / US 441 / US 129 Bus. / US 441 Bus. / SR 15 / SR 24 Bus. north of Watkinsville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountiesBulloch, Screven, Burke, Jefferson, Washington, Baldwin, Putnam, Morgan, Oconee
Highway system
  • Georgia State Highway System
  • Interstate
  • US
  • State
  • Special
← I-24→ US 25

SR 24 was originally designated from Statesboro to Millen, on a different path than it currently travels. After it was shifted onto part of its current path, it was gradually extended in both directions. It was also extended from Watkinsville to Athens and then Commerce. The paths of SR 15 and SR 24, between Athens and Commerce, were swapped and then reverted to their original paths.

The portion of the highway between Sandersville and Milledgeville is part of the Fall Line Freeway, a divided highway that spans the state from Columbus to Augusta. The Fall Line Freeway is planned to be incorporated into the proposed eastern extension of Interstate 14 (I-14), a freeway that is currently entirely within Central Texas and may be extended to Augusta.

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