Georgia State Route 57
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| State Route 57 |
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| West end: |   U.S. 80/S.R. 19 east of Macon |
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| Major junctions: |
 I-16 southeast of Stillmore |
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| East end: |  I-95 north of Darien |
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State Route 57 is a west-east state route located in the central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The route travels from U.S. Route 80/State Route 19 east of Macon east, then southeast, to Interstate 95 north of Darien.
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[edit] Routing
From its western terminus at U.S. Route 80/State Route 19 east of Macon, State Route 57 travels east, through rural portions of Twiggs and Wilkinson Counties before arriving in Irwinton. The route leaves Irwinton to the east, continuing to Wrightsville. After a brief cosignage with State Route 15 and State Route 78 in downtown Wrightsville, State Route 57 continues east. Just west of Swainsboro, State Route 57 becomes cosigned with U.S. Route 80/State Route 26, and the three routes continue east into downtown Swainsboro. In downtown, State Route 57 departs U.S. Route 80/State Route 26 and becomes cosigned with U.S. Route 1/State Route 4, and the three routes travel south. South of Swainsboro, State Route 57 departs and continues southeast. After intersecting Interstate 16 southeast of Stillmore, the route continues southeast to the community of Cobbtown, where the route becomes cosigned with State Route 23/State Route 121. The three routes travel south. South of Reidsville, State Route 121 departs and State Routes 23 and 57 continue southeast into Glennville, where the two routes become cosigned with State Route 144 shortly before entering downtown. In downtown, State Route 144 continues to the east, and State Routes 23 and 57 become cosigned with U.S. Route 25/U.S. Route 301, and all four routes travel southeast to Ludowici. In Ludowici, State Route 57 departs the other three routes and continues southeast to its eastern terminus at exit 58 on Interstate 95, where State Route 99 also meets its northern terminus.
[edit] Significance
State Route 57 sees an Average Annual Daily Traffic of less than 5,000 vehicles for its length except around Macon, Reidsville, and other cities.[1]The portion of State Route 57 east of the Wilkinson County line is part of the Fall Line Freeway, an expressway connecting Columbus and Augusta.
[edit] Banner Routes
State Route 57 has one banner route:
[edit] State Route 57 Connector
State Route 57 Connector is actually a bypass to the south and west of Swainsboro, connecting to the State Route 57 mainline at both its intersection with U.S. Route 80/State Route 26 on the west side of the city and with the mainline's cosignage with U.S. Route 1 on the south side of the city.
