State Route 78
SR 78 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Length	59.6 mi[1] (95.9 km)
Major junctions
South end	SR 46 in Soperton
Major intersections	US 221 / SR 15 / SR 56 in Soperton I-16 north of Soperton SR 86 south of Adrian US 80 / SR 26 in Adrian US 319 / SR 15 / SR 31 / SR 57 in Wrightsville US 221 / SR 171 south of Bartow US 1 Bus. / SR 4 Bus. in Wadley US 1 / SR 4 in Wadley
East end	SR 17 northwest of Midville
Location
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Counties	Treutlen, Emanuel, Johnson, Jefferson, Burke
Highway system
Georgia State Highway System Interstate US State Special
← US 78 → SR 79

State Route 78 (SR 78) is a 59.6-mile-long (95.9 km) backward question mark-shaped state highway in the southeast part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The highway travels from Soperton north and northwest to Wrightsville, then turning northeast to Wadley and, finally, east, to its eastern terminus, at a point northwest of Midville.

Route description

SR 78 begins at an intersection with SR 46 in the northeast part of Soperton. It heads south, southwest, and northwest to an intersection with U.S. Route 221 (US 221)/SR 15/SR 56 in downtown Soperton. At this point, SR 15 begins a long concurrency with SR 78 to Wrightsville. Two blocks later, SR 78 has a second intersection with SR 46. North of Soperton, SR 78 has an interchange with Interstate 16 (I-16). South of Adrian, SR 86 crosses SR 78's path. When the route arrives in Adrian, it intersects US 80/SR 26. To the northwest, in Wrightsville, SR 78 intersects SR 57. The two routes have a one-block concurrency to the intersection of US 319/SR 15/SR 31. At this intersection, US 319/SR 78 begin a concurrency to the northeast.

South of Bartow, US 221/SR 171 join the concurrency. The four routes head north toward Bartow. Just south of the town, they intersect SR 242. In the town, US 319/SR 78turn to the east, while US 221/SR 171 head north. In Wadley, they intersect US 1 BUS/SR 4 BUS and then the US 1/SR 4 mainline. At the latter intersection, US 319 ends. East of the city, SR 78 meets its northern terminus, at an intersection with SR 17 northwest of Midville^[1]

The only portion of SR 78 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 concurrency with SR 15 from Soperton to Wrightsville.^[2]

History

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Treutlen	Soperton	0.0	0.0	SR 46 (Metter Road) – Soperton, Metter	Southern terminus
		1.0	1.6	US 221 / SR 15 south / SR 56 (South Second Street) – Mount Vernon, Swainsboro	Southern end of SR 15 concurrency
		1.2	1.9	SR 46 (Metter Road) – Eastman, Metter
	​	5.0	8.0	I-16 (Jim L. Gillis Highway / SR 404) – Macon, Savannah	I-16 exit 71
	​	8.5	13.7	SR 86 – East Dublin, Oak Park
Emanuel	Adrian	12.0	19.3	US 80 / SR 26 (Main Street) – East Dublin, Swainsboro
Johnson	Wrightsville	29.2	47.0	SR 57 east (East College Street) – Kite	Southern end of SR 57 concurrency
		29.3	47.2	US 319 south / SR 15 north / SR 31 south / SR 57 west – Dublin, Tennille, Sandersville, Irwinton, Macon	Northern end of SR 15 and SR 57 concurrencies; southern end of US 319 concurrency; northern terminus of SR 31
Jefferson	​	44.6	71.8	US 221 south / SR 171 south – Kite	Southern end of US 221/SR 171 concurrency
	​	47.9	77.1	SR 242 (Minor Drive) – Sandersville
	Bartow	48.2	77.6	US 221 north / SR 171 north (Church Street) – Louisville	Northern end of US 221/SR 171 concurrency
	Wadley	52.4	84.3	US 1 Bus. (North Main Street / SR 4 Bus.) – Swainsboro, Louisville
		53.0	85.3	US 1 / SR 4 / US 319 ends – Swainsboro, Louisville	Northern end of US 319 concurrency; northern terminus of US 319
Burke	​	59.6	95.9	SR 17 / Robert Johnson Road south – Midville, Millen, Louisville	Northern terminus of SR 78; northern terminus of Robert Johnson Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus