Georgia State Route 59
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State Route 59 (SR 59) is a Script error: No such module "convert". state highway that travels southwest-to-northeast through portions of Jackson, Banks, Franklin, and Hart counties in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The highway connects Commerce with SR 77 near the shore of Lake Hartwell, via Carnesville and Lavonia. It closely parallels Interstate 85 (I-85).
Route description
SR 59 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 441 (US 441)/SR 15 (Homer Road) in the northeastern part of Commerce within Jackson County. This intersection also marks the northern terminus of US 441 Business/SR 15 Alternate, which take the Homer Road name. South of here, US 441/SR 15 are known as Veterans Memorial Parkway. Almost immediately, SR 59 enters Banks County. The only major intersections in the county are with the eastern terminus of SR 164 and the southern terminus of SR 63. In Franklin County, it intersects SR 51 before meeting the eastern terminus of SR 198. Less than Script error: No such module "convert". later, the highway intersects SR 106, which travels concurrent with it into Carnesville. In the city, SR 145 joins the concurrency for just over Script error: No such module "convert".. At the end of the concurrency, SR 59 splits off to continue its northeast routing. In Lavonia, SR 59 intersects SR 17, before meeting the northern terminus of SR 77 Connector. About Script error: No such module "convert". later, the road enters Hart County. It intersects SR 77 and the state highway ends.[1] The road continues to the northeast and curves to the east before ending along the northwestern shore of Lake Hartwell.[2]
History
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The section of SR 59 between SR 77 and the shoreline of Lake Hartwell was transferred to county maintenance between 1990 and 1993.[3]
Major intersections
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See also
References
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