Georgia State Route 137
State highway in Georgia, United States
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State Route 137 (SR 137) is a 55.5-mile-long (89.3 km) southwest-to-northeast state highway in the west-central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The highway travels from an SR 355 in an unincorporated part of Marion County to the west of Buena Vista to Butler. It begins near the southeastern portion of Fort Benning. Its routing exists within portions Marion and Taylor counties.
SR 355 near Buena VistaState Route 137 | ||||
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 Georgia State Route 137 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by GDOT | ||||
| Length | 48.1 mi[1] (77.4 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| Southwest end | SR 355 near Buena Vista | |||
| Northeast end |  SR 128 southwest of Roberta | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Georgia | |||
| Counties | Marion, Taylor | |||
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Route description
SR 137 begins within Marion County, at an intersection with SR 355. Just short of two miles from its origin, the route passes SR 137 Spur. Just northwest of Buena Vista is an intersection with SR 41. The two routes head southeast into town and split, with SR 41 heading south and SR 137 heading east and then northeast. SR 137 travels through rural areas of the county and has a very brief concurrency with SR 240 in Tazewell. In the northeast, it enters Taylor County and crosses just northwest of the Taylor–Schley county line. Less than 2 miles (3.2 km) later is SR 90/SR 127. The three highways have a brief concurrency to the north, until SR 137 splits off to the northeast. Just southwest of Butler the route meets SR 96/SR 540 at a reduced conflict intersection where through traffic on SR 137 must briefly travel on the divided highway before turning around to and exiting the highway to the right. Within the city of Butler, it passes just south of Butler Municipal Airport and then meets US 19/SR 3. After exiting the city, SR 137 continues to the northeast until it reaches its eastern terminus, an intersection with SR 128, just south of the Flint River.[1]
SR 137 is not part of the National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[2]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Marion | | 0 | 0.0 | SR 355 – Juniper, Cusseta | Western terminus |
| | 1.8 | 2.9 |   SR 137 Spur north (Old Columbus Road) | Southern terminus of SR 137 Spur | |
| | 8.1 | 13.0 |  SR 41 north – Geneva | Western end of SR 41 concurrency | |
| Buena Vista | 9.2 | 14.8 |  SR 41 south (Baker Street) – Preston | Eastern end of SR 41 concurrency | |
| Tazewell | 15.9 | 25.6 |  SR 240 north (Ronnie Road) – Geneva | Western end of SR 240 concurrency | |
| 15.9 | 25.6 | SR 240 south | Eastern end of SR 240 concurrency | ||
| Taylor | | 22.2 | 35.7 |    SR 90 east / SR 127 east | Western end of SR 90/SR 127 concurrency |
| | 23.9 | 38.5 |  SR 90 west / SR 127 west | Eastern end of SR 90/SR 127 concurrency | |
| | 32.3 | 52.0 |   SR 96 / SR 540 – Junction City, Reynolds, Macon, Columbus | Reduced conflict intersection | |
| Butler | 33.8 | 54.4 |   US 19 south / SR 3 south (Poplar Street) | Southbound lanes of a one-way pair | |
| 33.8 | 54.4 | US 19 north / SR 3 north (Broad Street) | Northbound lanes of a one-way pair | ||
| | 42.7 | 68.7 |  SR 208 west (East Old Wire Road) – Talbotton | Eastern terminus of SR 208 | |
| | 48.1 | 77.4 | SR 128 – Reynolds, Roberta | Eastern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Marion County spur route
 State Route 137 Spur | |
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| Location | Marion County |
| Length | 1.6 mi[3] (2.6 km) |
| Existed | 1963[4][5]–present |
State Route 137 Spur (SR 137 Spur) is a 1.6-mile-long (2.6 km) spur route that exists entirely within the southwestern part of Marion County.
It begins at an intersection with the SR 137 mainline and heads northwest until it meets its northern terminus, an intersection with SR 355 mainline, southeast of Fort Benning.[3]
SR 137 Spur is not part of the National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[2]
The roadway that would eventually become SR 137 Spur was established in April 1932 as an unnumbered road from Columbus to Buena Vista.[6][7] Later that year, SR 103 was designated on this road.[7][8] In 1937, the current path of SR 137 Spur had a "completed hard surface".[9][10] Between June 1960 and June 1963, SR 103 was truncated west of Fort Benning. Part of its former path through Marion County was redesignated as SR 137 Spur.[4][5]
The entire route is in Marion County.
| Location | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.0 | 0.0 |  SR 137 – Cusseta, Buena Vista | Southern terminus | |
| | 1.6 | 2.6 | SR 355 – Juniper | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
