The Crossroads of the Great South

Swainsboro is the only town in America where U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 80 cross, a meeting of the nation's great north-south and east-west highways that gave the city its enduring nickname.

The Crossroads of the Great South is a historical marker in Swainsboro, Emanuel County. It is one of 11 historical markers documented in Emanuel County, among 73 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.5969, -82.3341 near Swainsboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Emanuel County Patriot Park (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Home of George Leon Smith, II, Emanuel County Courthouse and Sheriff Department, and Swainsboro Georgia Veterans Memorial.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.