{{Short description|State highway in Georgia, United States}} {{Use American English|date=May 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox road |state=GA |type=SR |route=48 |map={{maplink-road|from=Georgia State Route 48.map}} |map_custom=yes |map_notes=SR 48 highlighted in red |length_mi=12.6 |length_ref=<ref name="Google">{{Google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=GA-48+E&daddr=Unknown+road&hl=en&ll=34.503869,-85.424709&spn=0.119962,0.264187&sll=34.478061,-85.348755&sspn=0.001875,0.004128&geocode=FWfgDgId2ibn-g%3BFWgXDgIdaKzp-g&oq=Summ&dirflg=h&mra=dme&mrsp=1&sz=19&t=h&z=13 |title=Overview map of SR 48 |access-date=July 28, 2013 }}</ref> |length_round=1 |established= |direction_a=West |terminus_a={{jct|state=AL|SR|117}} at the Alabama state line northwest of Cloudland |junction={{Plainlist| *{{jct|state=GA|SR|157}} in Cloudland *{{jct|state=GA|SR|337}} in Menlo }} |direction_b=East |terminus_b={{jct|state=GA|US|27|SR|1}} in Summerville |counties=Chattooga |previous_type=SR |previous_route=47 |next_type=SR |next_route=49 }}
'''State Route 48''' ('''SR 48''') is a {{convert|12.6|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} 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== [[File:GA SR 48 Chattooga County GA Nov 2020 2.jpg|thumb|Georgia State Route 48 near Cloudland]] 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.<ref name="Google"/>
While the route is short, SR 48 is a somewhat important route in the area.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}} Between Menlo and Summerville, the route sees an Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT) over 5,000 vehicles.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}}
==Major intersections== {{jcttop|state=GA|county=Chattooga|length_ref=<ref name="Google"/>}} {{ALint |location=none |mile=0.0 |road={{jct|state=AL|AL|117|dir1=north|city1=Mentone}} |notes=Continuation beyond Alabama state line }} {{GAint |location=Cloudland |mile=1.5 |road={{jct|state=GA|SR|157|dir1=north|road|Gadsden Avenue south|city1=Trenton|locattion2=Camp Juliette Low}} |notes=Southern terminus of SR 157; northern terminus of Gadsden Avenue }} {{GAint |location=Menlo |mile=4.6 |road={{jct|state=GA|SR|337|name1=7th Avenue|city1=LaFayette}} }} {{GAint |location=Summerville |mile=12.6 |road={{jct|state=GA|US|27|SR|1|name2=Commerce Street|city1=Rome|city2=LaFayette|city3=Trion|location4=Paradise Garden}} |notes=Eastern terminus }} {{jctbtm}}
==See also== * {{portal-inline|Georgia (U.S. state)}} * {{portal-inline|U.S. roads}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Attached KML|display=title,inline}} * [http://georgiaroads.tripod.com/gahwy3.htm Georgia Roads (Routes 41 - 60)] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100721200212/http://www.state-ends.com/georgia/004800/ Georgia State Route 48 on State-Ends.com]
048 Category:Transportation in Chattooga County, Georgia