 Special routes of U.S. Route 129 | |
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Severalspecial routes ofU.S. Route 129 exist, most of which are in the state of Georgia.
In order from south to north they are as follows:
 U.S. Highway 129 Business | |
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| Location | Hawkinsville, Georgia |
| Length | 1.3 mi[1] (2.1 km) |
U.S. Route 129 Business (US 129 Bus.) inHawkinsville, Georgia begins onGeorgia State Route 26 (SR 26) and travels to the west until it branches off to the northwest across from Warren Street. It also travelsconcurrently withUS 341 Bus. andSR 11 Bus.
 U.S. Highway 129 Alternate | |
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| Location | Hawkinsville–Macon, Georgia |
| Length | 48.9 mi[2] (78.7 km) |
U.S. Route 129 Alternate (US 129 Alt.) is a longalternate route ofUS 129 that travels fromHawkinsville toMacon, viaCochran, in thecentral part of the U.S. state ofGeorgia.
The highway begins at Jackson Street in awrong-way concurrency withUS 341/SR 27 These highways are also joined bySR 26/SR 112/SR 257 andSR 230. Two blocks to the east, all the highways split into aone-way pair before it crosses a pair of bridges over theOcmulgee River. Approximately 0.5 miles (0.80 km) later, the road entersHartford where SR 230 departs to the south-southeast on Lower River Road, US 341/SR 27 travel to the southeast on Eastman Highway, and US 129 Alt. turns nearly due north on Cochran Highway along with SR 26/SR 112/SR 257. About 100 feet (30 m) later, they begin to curve to the northeast and travel northwest of the Hawkinsville–Pulaski County Airport. The concurrency begins a curve to a more north-northeast routing, and SR 257 departs the concurrency on Chicken Road. A few miles later, the concurrency entersBleckley County. After US 129 Alt.e/SR 26/SR 112 enterCochran, the street name changes to West Dykes Street. Later, it crosses a railroad line previously owned bySouthern Railway then intersectsUS 23 Bus./SR 87 Bus. (2nd Street), where SR 26 continues straight ahead onto East Dykes Street, while US 129 Alt./SR 112 turns left onto US 23 Bus./SR 87 Bus.
The vicinity is also the site of theNRHP-listedCochran Municipal Building and School, and theBleckley County Courthouse. Between East Ash Street and East Railroad Avenue, the road curves to the northeast with that same Southern Railway line earlier flanking the west side, although the tracks begin to move away from the road north of unmarked Emergency Route 105.[citation needed] Thebusiness route ends atUS 23/SR 87, but US 129 Alt. joins the route in a long concurrency, while SR 112 travels only as far as north asRoyal along the same concurrency until branching off towardsMilledgeville. Along the way, US 23/US 129 Alt./SR 87 travel throughTwiggs County where they intersectSR 96 inTarversville andBibb County where they have an interchange withInterstate 16 (I-16) inSmithsonia. InEast Macon, the highways are joined byUS 80/SR 19/SR 540, and the six highways travel mostly to the west, until they reachMacon, where US 80/SR 87/SR 540 turn to the south-southwest onto Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at two hospitals. US 129 turns right ontoSR 22, while US 23 continues towardsAtlanta, and later theBlue Ridge Mountains, while SR 19 continues towardsForsyth. US 129 Alt. finally ends atUS 129/SR 11/SR 49, but SR 22 continues along US 129 until it breaks away from the route inGray as it heads towardsComer.
The following portions of US 129 Alt. are part of theNational Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense:
U.S. Highway 129 Business | |
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| Location | Eatonton, Georgia |
| Length | 3.8 mi[5] (6.1 km) |
U.S. Route 129 Business (US 129 Business) is a 3.8-mile-long (6.1 km)business route inEatonton, Georgia that has existed since 1991. The route isconcurrent withUS 441 Business/SR 24 Business for its entire length. Part of the route is also concurrent withSR 44.
 U.S. Highway 129 Bypass | |
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| Location | Madison, Georgia |
| Length | 4.2 mi[6] (6.8 km) |
U.S. Route 129 Bypass (US 129 Bypass) is a 5-mile-long (8.0 km)bypass route ofMadison, Georgia that isconcurrent withUS 441 Bypass/SR 24 Bypass for its entire length. The route has existed since 1991.
U.S. Highway 129 Business | |
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| Location | Watkinsville, Georgia |
| Length | 3.0 mi[7] (4.8 km) |
U.S. Route 129 Business (US 129 Business) is a 3-mile-long (4.8 km)business route inWatkinsville, Georgia that isconcurrent withUS 441 Business/SR 24 Business for its entire length. The route has existed since 1995.
U.S. Highway 129 Business | |
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| Location | Arcade-Jefferson, Georgia |
| Length | 7.1 mi[8] (11.4 km) |
| Existed | 2000–present |
U.S. Route 129 Business (US 129 Bus.) is a 7.1-mile-long (11.4 km) former section of US 129 fromArcade toJefferson, Georgia that has existed as abusiness route since 2000. It is alsoconcurrent withSR 15 Alt.,SR 82 andSR 11 Bus.
US 129 Bus. begins just north of theArcade City Hall at US 129/SR 11 Conn. The highway travels along the west side of a formerSeaboard Air Line Railroad (originallyGainesville Midland Railroad) line, and the first intersection that it encounters isSR 82, which immediately joins the concurrency. Near a liquor store and former gas station now utilized as a fruit stand, US 129 Bus./SR 15 Alt./SR 82 crosses the Arcade–Jefferson city line and the first intersection within the city is formerSR 319 (Etheridge Road), and Rambler Inn Road. The SAL tracks move away from the road, only to return at a grade crossing shared by the entrance to a yarn factory, where they now run along the west side of the road. North of Carriage Avenue, the routes curve away from the tracks.
The highways descend along a slight grade through a mostly residential area before running along the east side of Woodbine–Jefferson City Cemetery, where it enters theJefferson Historic District[9] Here, they make a right turn atSR 11 Bus. (Lee Street), and then at the intersection with Washington Street and Gordon Street turns north onto Gordon Street with SR 11 Bus., both of which leave SR 15 Alt./SR 82. Still within the Jefferson Historic District, they pass by theJackson County Courthouse. Then, it enters the Washington–Lawrenceville Historic District. Within that district, the highways curve to the northwest and leave that district just after passing by Jefferson High School. Then, they travel along the east side of the same Seaboard Air Line it ran along when US 129 Bus. began. Those tracks curve to the west at a private railroad crossing next to a local embroidery shop. Later it passes by the Jefferson Animal Hospital, and a local fire station. US 129 Bus./SR 11 Bus. passes by the site of theHolder Plantation just before it ends at US 129/SR 11.
U.S. Highway 129 Business | |
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| Location | Gainesville, Georgia |
| Length | 3.3 mi[10] (5.3 km) |
U.S. Route 129 Business (US 129 Bus.) inGainesville, Georgia is a 3.3-mile-long (5.3 km) former segment of US 129 within the city. It isconcurrent withGeorgia State Route 11 (SR 11) and partially bySR 369.
US 129 Bus. begins at exit 22 onInterstate 985 (I-985)/US 23 when US 129 joins that concurrency after leaving Athens Highway. US 129 Bus./SR 11 curves from northwest to northeast and the first intersection is West Ridge Road. Shortly after this, an intersection with Chestnut Street Southeast, which leads to anAmtrak station, then climbs an embankment in order to cross a pair of bridges over the formerAtlanta and Charlotte Air Line Railway (laterSouthern Railway) line east of the Amtrak station. Upon descending from the bridge, the road intersects Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, which spans from Peter Nix Parkway toSR 11 Connector (SR 11 Conn.), and then curves to the northwest at the northern terminus of Athens Avenue, a former section of the highway. The highways curve back to the northwest just before intersecting SR 369 (Jesse Jewell Parkway), where US 129 Bus./SR 11 turns east, whileSR 11 Bus. begins north along Athens Highway. At the same intersection,SR 60 moves from an eastbound concurrency with SR 369 to a northbound one along SR 11 Bus.
From there, US 129/SR 11/SR 369 travels through the territory ofBrenau University, and later passes by the Northeast Georgia Health Systems and Medical Center which is on the northwest corner of SR 11 Conn. More local medical clinics line the road as the highways travel throughNew Holland, although there are also some schools and the Frances Meadows Aquatic Center, a local swimming pool and water park.[11] It also passes by a factory owned byMilliken & Company. Just after curving to the northeast and passing by Old Cornelia Highway, US 129 Bus. ends at US 129/SR 11/SR 369 just west of the I-985 interchange at exit 24.
The entire length of US 129 Bus. is part of theNational Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense.[12]
The entire route is inGainesville,Hall County.
| mi | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.0 | 0.0 |    I-985 / SR 11 (E.E. Butler Parkway) /US 129 | Western terminus | ||
| 0.9 | 1.4 | Crosses a pair of bridges over the former Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line Railway (later Southern Railway) line east of the Amtrak station. | |||
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| 1.0 | 1.6 |  SR 11 Conn. (M.L.K. Jr. Boulevard) | |||
| 1.5 | 2.4 |    SR 369 /SR 11 Bus. begins | |||
| 2.2 | 3.5 |  SR 11 Conn. (Downey Boulevard/South Enota Drive) toSR 11 Bus. | |||
| 3.3 | 5.3 | US 129 (Limestone Parkway) /SR 11 | Eastern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
U.S. Highway 129 Bypass | |
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| Location | Cleveland, Georgia |
| Length | 3.0 mi[15] (4.8 km) |
| Existed | 2016[13][14]–present |
U.S. Route 129 Bypass (US 129 Byp.) is abypass for US 129 around the western edge ofCleveland. It is completelyconcurrent with State Route 11 Bypass (SR 11 Byp.) and is known asAppalachian Parkway for its entire path.
The bypass routes begin at anintersection withUS 129/SR 11 just south of thecity limits of Cleveland. They travel to the northwest and curve to the north-northwest. They have an intersection withSR 115. They curve to the north-northwest. Just before meeting Jess Hunt Road, they curve back to the north-northwest. They curve to the northeast and cross overTesnatee Creek. After another crossing of the creek, they meet their northern terminus, another intersection with US 129/SR 11. Here, the roadway continues asSR 75 Conn. (Hulsey Road).
US 129 Byp. and SR 11 Byp. were established in 2016.[13][14]
North of US 129/SR 11, the Cleveland Bypass is intended to continue along the north side of Hulsey Road toSR 75.[16]
The entire route is inWhite County.
| Location | mi[15] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 129 /SR 11 –Gainesville,Cleveland | Southern end of SR 11 Byp. concurrency; southern terminus of US 129 Byp. and SR 11 Byp. | |
| | 1.3 | 2.1 |  SR 115 –Dahlonega,Clarkesville | ||
| | 3.0 | 4.8 |  US 129 /SR 11 /SR 75 Alt.  SR 75 Conn. north (Hulsey Road) –Helen | Northern end of SR 11 Byp. concurrency; northern terminus of US 129 Byp. and SR 11 Byp.; southern terminus of SR 75 Conn. | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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.svg) .svg) U.S. Highway 129 Alternate | |
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| Location | Old Town-Branford |
| Existed | 1959–1970 |
U.S. Route 129 Alternate (US 129 ALT) was a former segment of US 129 that ran fromOld Town toBranford, Florida. The route overlappedFlorida State Road 349 north ofUS Routes 19/98/Alt. 27, and along a wrong-way concurrency withUS 27 from Grady to Branford.
 U.S. Highway 129 Temporary | |
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| Location | Branford–Live Oak, Florida |
| Existed | 1959–1961 |
U.S. Route 129 Temporary (US 129 Temp.) was atemporary route that traveled fromBranford toLive Oak, Florida.
U.S. Highway 129 Alternate | |
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| Location | Jefferson, Georgia |
U.S. Route 129 Alternate (US 129 Alternate) was an alternate route intoJefferson, Georgia
U.S. Highway 129 Bypass | |
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| Location | Gainesville, Georgia |
U.S. Route 129 Bypass inGainesville, Georgia was the bypass that ran mostly alongInterstate 985 between Exits 22 and 24, and then west onto Jesse Jewell Parkway. Today, this segment is part of mainline US 129.
 U.S. Highway 129 Truck | |
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| Location | Blairsville, Georgia |
| Length | 2.2 mi[17] (3.5 km) |
| Existed | 2016[13][14] |
U.S. Route 129 Truck (US 129 Truck) was atruck route of the US 129 mainline that directed truck traffic around the main part ofBlairsville. It was entirelyconcurrent withSR 11 Truck. It included the Glenn Gooch Bypass fromUS 19/US 129/SR 11 (Gainesville Highway/Cleveland Street) toUS 76/SR 2/SR 515, and along US 76/SR 2/SR 515 to the southwest part of the city. In 2016, US 129 Truck and SR 11 Truck weredecommissioned and redesignated as the US 19/US 129/SR 11 mainline.[13][14]
The entire route was inUnion County.
| Location | mi[17] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.0 | 0.0 |   US 19 /US 129 /SR 11 (Gainesville Highway / Cleveland Street) /SR 11 Truck begins | Southern terminus of US 129 Truck/SR 11 Truck; southern end of SR 11 Truck concurrency | |
| | 1.1 | 1.8 |      US 76 east /SR 2 east /SR 515 north (Young Harris Highway) –Hiawassee | Southern end of US 76/SR 2/SR 515 concurrency | |
| Blairsville | 2.2 | 3.5 |   US 19 /US 129 /SR 11 (Murphy Highway) /US 76 west /SR 2 west /SR 515 south –Cleveland,Murphy, N.C.,Blue Ridge,Brasstown Bald Mtn. | Northern terminus of US 129 Truck/SR 11 Truck; northern end of SR 11 Truck and US 76/SR 2/SR 515 concurrencies | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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