en Georgia State Route 48

State Route 48
State Route 48
	SR 48 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by GDOT
Length	12.6 mi (20.3 km)
Major junctions
West end	SR 117 at the Alabama state line northwest of Cloudland
	SR 157 in Cloudland; SR 337 in Menlo;
East end	US 27 / SR 1 in Summerville
Location
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Counties	Chattooga
Highway system
	Georgia State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; ; Special;

State Route 48 (SR 48) is a 12.6-mile-long (20.3 km) east–west state highway located entirely in Chattooga County in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The highway connects the Alabama state line with Summerville, via Cloudland and Menlo.

Route description

SR 48 begins at the Alabama state line, where the roadway continues as Alabama State Route 117. This is located northwest of Cloudland. SR 48 travels southeast, into Cloudland, where it has an intersection with the southern terminus of SR 157. SR 48 then curves to the town of Menlo, where it intersects SR 337 (7th Avenue). SR 48 continues east, through rural areas of the county, to Summerville, where it meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with US 27/SR 1 in downtown.^[1]

While the route is short, SR 48 is a somewhat important route in the area.^{[citation needed]} Between Menlo and Summerville, the route sees an Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT) over 5,000 vehicles.^{[citation needed]}

History

Major intersections

The entire route is in Chattooga County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
	0.0	0.0	SR 117 north – Mentone	Continuation beyond Alabama state line
Cloudland	1.5	2.4	SR 157 north / Gadsden Avenue south – Trenton	Southern terminus of SR 157; northern terminus of Gadsden Avenue
Menlo	4.6	7.4	SR 337 (7th Avenue) – LaFayette
Summerville	12.6	20.3	US 27 / SR 1 (Commerce Street) – Rome, LaFayette, Trion, Paradise Garden	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi