Route Description
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 through the small community of Townsend to its eastern terminus near Eulonia at exit 58 on Interstate 95, where State Route 99 also meets its northern terminus.
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. 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.
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