U.S. ROUTE 278

(Redirected from U.S. Highway 278)

'U.S. Highway 278' is a spur of U.S. Highway 78. It currently runs for 1,074 miles (1,728km) from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina to Wickes, Arkansas at U.S. Highway 71/U.S. Highway 59. It passes through the states of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas. It goes through the cities of Augusta, Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia, Gadsden, Alabama, and Amory, Mississippi.

Contents

South Carolina

Georgia

Alabama

Mississippi

Arkansas

Major Highway Junctions

See also

External links

South Carolina

After crossing the Savannah River, U.S. 278 winds through a corner of the Savannah River Site. U.S. 278 ends at U.S. 278 Business in Hilton Head Island. Old U.S. 278 was routed along what is now U.S. 278 Business until 1998, when a new toll road, dubbed the Cross Island Parkway was built. U.S. 278 was routed along the new parkway. The completion of the "Gateway to Hilton Head", a direct expressway connection from the north side to the south side of the island, has caused a great amount of commercial and residential development along the road.

Georgia

In Atlanta, it (U.S. 278) runs along Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway (Bankhead Highway), North Avenue, briefly along Piedmont Road and Ponce de Leon Avenue. Outside the Perimeter, U.S. 278 runs along Covington Highway. In Lithonia, Georgia, at the intersection with Turner Hill Road (S.R. 124), U.S. 278 merges with Interstate 20 for 15 miles. It leaves I-20 at exit 90, in Covington, Georgia.
U.S. 278 is co-signed with a state route for its entire length in Georgia, as are all U.S. highways in the Peach State. From the Alabama line into Atlanta, it is cosigned with S.R. 6. In Atlanta, the federal highway is merged with S.R. 10. In Avondale Estates, Georgia, S.R. 12 is paired with U.S. 278, all the way into Thomson, Georgia. There, the federal route merges with U.S. 78/S.R. 10 to the South Carolina line.

Alabama

U.S. 278 enters Alabama between Cedartown, Georgia and Piedmont, Alabama. As in Georgia, this and all U.S routes are partnered with state routes; however, there are few instances throughout the state where the state route number is posted. The state route designation from the Georgia state line to Hamilton for U.S. 278 is State Route 74. From Guin to the Mississippi state line, U.S. 278 is paired with State Route 118.
U.S. 278 junctions U.S. Route 431 at Gadsden. The two routes overlap until they split at Attalla. After a reconfiguration of 3rd St SW at Main Ave SW to connect directly with 4th St SW in Cullman, U.S. 278 no longer briefly overlaps U.S. Route 31 for a block. U.S. 278 overlaps U.S. Route 43 between Hamilton and Guin. Prior to the completion of Corridor X (Future I-22), these two routes also overlapped U.S. Route 78 between these two towns, with East U.S. 78 travelling in the same direction as West U.S. 278.
This road also goes through Natural Bridge, Alabama

Mississippi

Until early 2005, U.S. 278 was only signed in Mississippi from the Alabama state line to U.S. 45 west of Amory, Mississippi.
Today, the highway continues from that junction with U.S. 45 to Tupelo. From there, it overlaps Mississippi Highway 6 through Pontotoc, Oxford and Batesville before reaching Clarksdale. From Clarksdale, U.S. 278 overlaps U.S. 61 southward through Cleveland before joining U.S. 82 in Leland. From Leland, U.S. 278 and U.S. 82 go through Greenville before crossing the Mississippi River into Arkansas.

Arkansas

After crossing the Mississippi River, U.S. 278 remains with U.S. 82 until Lake Village. There, U.S. 82 splits off and U.S. 278 overlaps U.S. 65 northward for 16 miles until they separate in McGehee. From McGehee, U.S. 278 continues westward through Monticello, Camden and Hope before ending its journey in the town of Wickes at the junction of U.S. 59/U.S. 71.

Major Highway Junctions

★ Interstate 95 at Hardeeville, South Carolina

★ U.S. 17 at Hardeeville. The two routes overlap until they split at Ridgeland

★ U.S. 601 at Hampton, South Carolina

★ U.S. 321 at Fairfax, South Carolina

★ U.S. 301 at Allendale, South Carolina

★ U.S. 1/U.S. 78 east of Augusta, Georgia

★ Interstate 520 east of Augusta, Georgia

★ U.S. 25 at Augusta, Georgia

★ U.S. 221 at Harlem, Georgia

★ I-20 at Barnett, Georgia

★ U.S. 129/U.S. 441 at Madison, Georgia

★ Interstate 285 at Decatur, Georgia

★ U.S. 23/U.S. 29 at Atlanta, Georgia

★ Interstate 75/Interstate 85 at Atlanta, Georgia

★ U.S. 19/U.S. 41 at Atlanta, Georgia

★ U.S. 78 at Atlanta, Georgia. The two routes overlap until they split in Lithia Springs, Georgia

★ Interstate 285 at Atlanta, Georgia

★ U.S. 27 at Cedartown, Georgia

★ U.S. 431 at Gadsden, Alabama. The two routes overlap until they split at Attalla

★ U.S. 411 at Gadsden, Alabama

★ Interstate 59 at Gadsden, Alabama

★ U.S. 11 at Attalla, Alabama

★ U.S. 231 near Snead, Alabama

★ U.S. 31 at Cullman, Alabama

★ Interstate 65 at Cullman, Alabama

★ U.S. 43 at Hamilton, Alabama. The two routes overlap until they split at Guin

★
U.S. 78/ I-22 at Hamilton, Alabama

★ U.S. 45 at Okolona, Mississippi

★ Interstate 55 at Batesville, Mississippi

★ U.S. 51 at Batesville, Mississippi

★ U.S. 49 at Clarksdale, Mississippi

★ U.S. 61 at Clarksdale, Mississippi. The two routes overlap until they split at Leland

★ U.S. 82 at Leland, Mississippi. The two routes overlap until they split at Lake Village, Arkansas

★ U.S. 65 at Lake Village, Arkansas. The two routes overlap until they split at McGehee

★ U.S. 425 at Monticello, Arkansas

★ U.S. 63 at Warren, Arkansas

★ U.S. 167 at Hampton, Arkansas

★ U.S. 79 at Camden, Arkansas

★ U.S. 371 at Rosston, Arkansas

★ U.S. 67 at Hope, Arkansas

★ Interstate 30 at Hope, Arkansas

★ U.S. 371 at Nashville, Arkansas

★ U.S. 70 at Dierks, Arkansas

★ U.S. 59/U.S. 71 at Wickes, Arkansas

See also

★ U.S. Route 78

★ List of U.S. Routes

External links

★ Map of eastern terminus