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Route
Information, History and Termini Gallery
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Located
in East Central Georgia, GA 192 forms a loop east of Swainsboro,
providing a direct connection from U.S. 1 to Twin City. GA 192 is
located entirely in Emanuel County, totalling 31 miles. GA 192 also
includes one banner route, 2.1 mile GA 192 Spur, connecting
GA 192 to GA 23 0.3 miles north of U.S. 80 in Twin City.
Another
interesting feature along GA 192 is that the route nearly joins
GA 23, but misses by less than a block. This connection is joined
by possibly the shortest highway in Georgia, GA 23 Spur.
No evidence has been found that this was ever originally part of
GA 192, however.
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GA 192 in Twin
City barely missing GA 23. GA 23 Spur links the two together
(1995 GDOT Emanuel County Map).
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Before GA
192 came to Twin City, Twin City existed as one town named Graymont-Summit
originally formed from two towns of the same name. As the two towns were
twin cities, the town eventually became known only by the rather odd name
of Twin City. Even though the charters were repealed in 1920, this dual
city still shows up on the 1939 Georgia Highway Department map.
By the 1940's
GA 192 was fully commissioned through Twin City. With all of the highway
fully paved between GA 57 and U.S. 80, the route was moving ahead early
on. By the early 1950's, GA 192 was fully paved and established as a major
route south of Twin City while the northern portion was already well on
its way to being fully paved. The rest was fully paved around a year or
two later.
After a
period of years, GA 192 was joined in 1960 by its first and only banner
route, GA 192 Spur. Since that time, no changes have occured along
the highway.
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Georgia
192 Termini Gallery
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Click
here
to submit photos.
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| Southern
Terminus:
U.S.
1/GA 4 eleven miles south of Swainsboro |
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photos available |
| Northern
Terminus: GA
56
in Summertown five miles south of Midville |
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Photos Available |
| Georgia
192 Spur Ends Photos |
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| Southern
Terminus:
GA 23 in Twin City |
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photos available |
| Northern
Terminus:
GA 192 northeast of Twin City |
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Photos Available |
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are links related to sites and information on or near GA 192.
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