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Georgia State Route 109
State Route 109 (SR 109) is a 62.7-mile-long (100.9 km) state highway that runs west-to-east through portions of Troup, Meriwether, Pike, and Lamar counties in the western part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The route travels from the Alabama state line to at SR 18 near Barnesville. Traffic data shows it serves as the primary east-west route of both middle Troup County and Meriwether County. It is considered a medium priority route by the Georgia DOT for its entire length, except between the cities of Lagrange and Greenville, where it is considered a critical priority route. It is also the first east-west state route in west-central Georgia north of the Pine Mountain Range. SR 109 has one Spur route connecting Greenville to Gay. It was first designated on April 7, 1933 much shorter than it is today and shown in August 1933.
SR 109 is mostly rural except west of I-85. It serves as access to the middle part of West Point Lake and primary east-west access between LaGrange (I-85) and Greenville. With the exception of between US 27/SR 1 and I-85, SR 109 is not part of the National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.
SR 109 begins as a two lane road at the Alabama state line, where the roadway continues as CR 278, west of Abbottsford. The road heads eastward almost immediately crossing Wehadkee Creek, a tributary of West Point Lake. Then, it passes through Abbottsford, before crossing the main river of West Point Lake (Chattahoochee River). It continues eastward and enters LaGrange and intersects US 29/SR 14. From the Alabama state line until the aforementioned intersection, the road is named Roanoke Road.
This leg of SR 109 serves many public recreation areas of West Point Lake in Georgia both directly and indirectly. SR 109 also provides easy access to the Alabama side of West Point Lake from Georgia; as SR 109 is one of two bridges across the Chattahoochee River of West Point Lake. SR 109 directly serves many of the public accesses and campgrounds for the lake including Pyne Road Park, the Wehadkee Service Area, Indian Springs Group Camp, and the Horace King Access and indirectly serves Highland Marina, McGee Bridge Recreation Area, Holiday Park, Whitetail Ridge Campground, Dewberry Recreation Area (Alabama), Evansville Recreation Area (Alabama), and the former Stateline Park (Georgia and Alabama)
At the intersection of US 29/SR 14, it now turns eastward, beginning a concurrency with US 29/SR 14 as Vernon Street as a four-lane divided highway. Before entering downtown LaGrange SR 109 services Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center then slims into a two lane road just after the hospital. State Route 109 serves as the primary east-west route through downtown LaGrange. Continuing eastward toward downtown, the route then passes the Hills and Dales Estate and LaGrange College before arriving at Lafayette Square and the Lafayette Fountain. Just past LaFayette Square, the three routes meet US 27/SR 1/SR 219 (Morgan Street). At this intersection US 29/SR 14 depart to the north, along US 27/SR 1/SR 219 north. The road now takes the name Lafayette Parkway and becomes considered a critical priority route. On the east end of town, it services LaGrange Mall and other commercial businesses before it has an interchange with Interstate 85 (I-85 Exit 18). East of the I-85 interchange, it helps service an industrial park that includes a Walmart distribution center. Narrowing down to a two lane road, it then crosses over, but does not interchange with I-185.
The route becomes a rural two lane road after the I-185 bridge with the exception of passing through small unincorporated towns. In Greenville, the highway loses its critical priority status as it meets US 27 Alternate/SR 18/SR 41, as well as SR 100 (North Depot Street). Here, US 27 Alternate/SR 18/SR 41/SR 109 run concurrent around the city square. SR 18 runs concurrent with SR 109 to the east. Just before leaving town named as the Woodbury Highway, they intersect SR 109 Spur (Gay Road). In Woodbury, is an intersection with SR 85 Alternate (Whitehouse Parkway). Then, they meet SR 74/SR 85. At this intersection, SR 74 joins the concurrency. Just before entering Molena, SR 74 splits off as Crest Highway. In town, SR 18 splits off to the north-northeast, while SR 109 heads east. The road heads northeast to a concurrency with US 19/SR 3, just west-southwest of Meansville. SR 109 heads through town and meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with SR 18, located between Zebulon and Barnesville.
The Georgia Department of Transportation average annual daily traffic (AADT) numbers for the year 2018 shows the daily average vehicle load in the thousands for most of its route, except in the city of Lagrange where it sees numbers in the ten-thousands. From its western terminus, the average load starts at 4,290 vehicles and increases to 7,860 near its turn onto US 29/SR 14. Upon joining US 29/SR 14, its value jumps to 17,100 and remains near these values until after it crosses US 27/SR 1 in downtown LaGrange. The volume was so high that a bypass (Pegasus Parkway) was proposed and eventually built. Within a short distance, the daily average vehicle load increases to 21,400 and with one exception, increases steadily to 24,300 at the interchange with I-85 marking this stretch the busiest for the entire route. Eastward of I-85, the values rapidly decrease from 16,300 to 8,360 at the I-185 bridge. As SR 109 continues eastward in Troup County, the values steadily decrease through 5,930 to 3,820 as it crosses into Meriwether County. Until the route reaches SR 74/SR 85, the vehicle load stays between 3,500 and 4,500. After crossing SR 85 and joining SR 74, the vehicle load jumps to 6,470 before lowering back to an average of 5,240 as it crosses into Pike County. After turning northward toward Molena, the load drops to 2,630 before separating away from SR 18. Leaving Molena, the value is the lowest for the entire route at 1,120 and remains at that level until it nears US 19/SR 3 and jumps to 2,790. Eastward of US 19/SR 3, the values drop back into the low one-thousands for the remainder of the route.
The first portion of the roadway that is signed as SR 109 today was designated on April 7, 1933 and makes its first appearance in August 1933. It was unimproved but maintained and measuring 19.2 miles (30.9 km) and went between US 29/SR 14 in LaGrange to SR 41 in Greenville. In October 1933, a small portion near Greenville underwent some type of construction. In January 1935, SR 109 underwent construction from Greenville to the Meriwether–Troup county line. Finally in October 1935, the entire length between Greenville and LaGrange was under construction. In April 1937, an unimproved but maintained section measuring 17.1 miles (27.5 km) travelled in an arc between the Alabama state line and US 29/SR 14 just west of LaGrange. Finally in January 1938, the Meriwether County section of 109 was graded but not surfaced. with the entire Greenville–LaGrange section being graded by September 1938. A small section between US 29 and the Chattahoochee River was under some type of construction also at that time. By 1938, the future Pike County sections of SR 109 were built as was the Greenville-Gay section by, 1939 but none of these sections would be designated until later. The Greenville–LaGrange section was the last upgrade in the 1930s being finally hard surfaced in January 1940.
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Georgia State Route 109
State Route 109 (SR 109) is a 62.7-mile-long (100.9 km) state highway that runs west-to-east through portions of Troup, Meriwether, Pike, and Lamar counties in the western part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The route travels from the Alabama state line to at SR 18 near Barnesville. Traffic data shows it serves as the primary east-west route of both middle Troup County and Meriwether County. It is considered a medium priority route by the Georgia DOT for its entire length, except between the cities of Lagrange and Greenville, where it is considered a critical priority route. It is also the first east-west state route in west-central Georgia north of the Pine Mountain Range. SR 109 has one Spur route connecting Greenville to Gay. It was first designated on April 7, 1933 much shorter than it is today and shown in August 1933.
SR 109 is mostly rural except west of I-85. It serves as access to the middle part of West Point Lake and primary east-west access between LaGrange (I-85) and Greenville. With the exception of between US 27/SR 1 and I-85, SR 109 is not part of the National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.
SR 109 begins as a two lane road at the Alabama state line, where the roadway continues as CR 278, west of Abbottsford. The road heads eastward almost immediately crossing Wehadkee Creek, a tributary of West Point Lake. Then, it passes through Abbottsford, before crossing the main river of West Point Lake (Chattahoochee River). It continues eastward and enters LaGrange and intersects US 29/SR 14. From the Alabama state line until the aforementioned intersection, the road is named Roanoke Road.
This leg of SR 109 serves many public recreation areas of West Point Lake in Georgia both directly and indirectly. SR 109 also provides easy access to the Alabama side of West Point Lake from Georgia; as SR 109 is one of two bridges across the Chattahoochee River of West Point Lake. SR 109 directly serves many of the public accesses and campgrounds for the lake including Pyne Road Park, the Wehadkee Service Area, Indian Springs Group Camp, and the Horace King Access and indirectly serves Highland Marina, McGee Bridge Recreation Area, Holiday Park, Whitetail Ridge Campground, Dewberry Recreation Area (Alabama), Evansville Recreation Area (Alabama), and the former Stateline Park (Georgia and Alabama)
At the intersection of US 29/SR 14, it now turns eastward, beginning a concurrency with US 29/SR 14 as Vernon Street as a four-lane divided highway. Before entering downtown LaGrange SR 109 services Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center then slims into a two lane road just after the hospital. State Route 109 serves as the primary east-west route through downtown LaGrange. Continuing eastward toward downtown, the route then passes the Hills and Dales Estate and LaGrange College before arriving at Lafayette Square and the Lafayette Fountain. Just past LaFayette Square, the three routes meet US 27/SR 1/SR 219 (Morgan Street). At this intersection US 29/SR 14 depart to the north, along US 27/SR 1/SR 219 north. The road now takes the name Lafayette Parkway and becomes considered a critical priority route. On the east end of town, it services LaGrange Mall and other commercial businesses before it has an interchange with Interstate 85 (I-85 Exit 18). East of the I-85 interchange, it helps service an industrial park that includes a Walmart distribution center. Narrowing down to a two lane road, it then crosses over, but does not interchange with I-185.
The route becomes a rural two lane road after the I-185 bridge with the exception of passing through small unincorporated towns. In Greenville, the highway loses its critical priority status as it meets US 27 Alternate/SR 18/SR 41, as well as SR 100 (North Depot Street). Here, US 27 Alternate/SR 18/SR 41/SR 109 run concurrent around the city square. SR 18 runs concurrent with SR 109 to the east. Just before leaving town named as the Woodbury Highway, they intersect SR 109 Spur (Gay Road). In Woodbury, is an intersection with SR 85 Alternate (Whitehouse Parkway). Then, they meet SR 74/SR 85. At this intersection, SR 74 joins the concurrency. Just before entering Molena, SR 74 splits off as Crest Highway. In town, SR 18 splits off to the north-northeast, while SR 109 heads east. The road heads northeast to a concurrency with US 19/SR 3, just west-southwest of Meansville. SR 109 heads through town and meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with SR 18, located between Zebulon and Barnesville.
The Georgia Department of Transportation average annual daily traffic (AADT) numbers for the year 2018 shows the daily average vehicle load in the thousands for most of its route, except in the city of Lagrange where it sees numbers in the ten-thousands. From its western terminus, the average load starts at 4,290 vehicles and increases to 7,860 near its turn onto US 29/SR 14. Upon joining US 29/SR 14, its value jumps to 17,100 and remains near these values until after it crosses US 27/SR 1 in downtown LaGrange. The volume was so high that a bypass (Pegasus Parkway) was proposed and eventually built. Within a short distance, the daily average vehicle load increases to 21,400 and with one exception, increases steadily to 24,300 at the interchange with I-85 marking this stretch the busiest for the entire route. Eastward of I-85, the values rapidly decrease from 16,300 to 8,360 at the I-185 bridge. As SR 109 continues eastward in Troup County, the values steadily decrease through 5,930 to 3,820 as it crosses into Meriwether County. Until the route reaches SR 74/SR 85, the vehicle load stays between 3,500 and 4,500. After crossing SR 85 and joining SR 74, the vehicle load jumps to 6,470 before lowering back to an average of 5,240 as it crosses into Pike County. After turning northward toward Molena, the load drops to 2,630 before separating away from SR 18. Leaving Molena, the value is the lowest for the entire route at 1,120 and remains at that level until it nears US 19/SR 3 and jumps to 2,790. Eastward of US 19/SR 3, the values drop back into the low one-thousands for the remainder of the route.
The first portion of the roadway that is signed as SR 109 today was designated on April 7, 1933 and makes its first appearance in August 1933. It was unimproved but maintained and measuring 19.2 miles (30.9 km) and went between US 29/SR 14 in LaGrange to SR 41 in Greenville. In October 1933, a small portion near Greenville underwent some type of construction. In January 1935, SR 109 underwent construction from Greenville to the Meriwether–Troup county line. Finally in October 1935, the entire length between Greenville and LaGrange was under construction. In April 1937, an unimproved but maintained section measuring 17.1 miles (27.5 km) travelled in an arc between the Alabama state line and US 29/SR 14 just west of LaGrange. Finally in January 1938, the Meriwether County section of 109 was graded but not surfaced. with the entire Greenville–LaGrange section being graded by September 1938. A small section between US 29 and the Chattahoochee River was under some type of construction also at that time. By 1938, the future Pike County sections of SR 109 were built as was the Greenville-Gay section by, 1939 but none of these sections would be designated until later. The Greenville–LaGrange section was the last upgrade in the 1930s being finally hard surfaced in January 1940.