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Georgia State Route 158

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Length
  
81.3 km

Georgia State Route 158

West end:
  
US 129 / SR 11 north of Alapaha

East end:
  
US 82 / SR 520 northwest of Waycross

Counties
  
Berrien County, Georgia, Irwin County, Georgia, Coffee County, Georgia, Ware County, Georgia

State Route 158 (SR 158) is a 50.5-mile-long (81.3 km) state highway that runs west-to-east through portions of Berrien, Irwin, Coffee, and Ware counties in the south-central and southeastern parts of the U.S. state of Georgia.

Contents

Map of GA-158, Georgia, USA

Route description

SR 158 begins at an intersection with US 129/SR 11 (Alapaha Highway), north-northwest of Alapaha, Georgia. It heads east, along part of the Berrien–Irwin county line, and then part of the Coffee–Irwin county line. Along the Coffee–Irwin county line stretch, it intersects SR 90 (Lax Highway). To the east, in Coffee County, is a short concurrency with SR 149. The road curves to the northeast, until it enters Douglas. It meets SR 206 (Bowens Mill Road SW). SR 158 heads east to US 441/SR 31. Then, it heads southeast to US 221/SR 135 (Bowens Hill Road SE). SR 158 continues to the southeast, and intersects SR 64, before crossing the southeast corner of the county into Ware County. Then, it continues to the southeast, until it meets is eastern terminus, an intersection with US 82/SR 520 (Albany Highway) northwest of Waycross.

SR 158 is not part of the National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.

Douglas truck route

State Route 158 Truck (SR 158 Truck) is a truck route around Douglas, Georgia running south of mainline SR 158. It is named Bowens Mill Road Southwest, and Bowens Mill Road Southeast.

The route begins as it joins Truck Route 32/State Route and former State Route 353. Just before a local farm and ranch supply store, the routes curve towards the east before encountering the former Central of Georgia Railway right-of-way next to Georgia State Route 135, which joins the overlap. All routes run along the north side of the Douglas Municipal Airport. SR 206 ends at US 221/441/SR 31, and US 221 joins the route, Just before reaching Brantley Boulevard the road starts to curve northeast. Truck Route 158 ends at SR 158, but US 221/Truck Route 32/SR 135 continues northeast to SR 32, Higgston, and South Carolina.

References

Georgia State Route 158 Wikipedia