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A glance at Georgia's scenic byways

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Posted 10:31AM on Monday 1st April 2002 ( 23 years ago )
A glance at Georgia&#39;s scenic byways, designated by the Georgia Department of Transportation. <br> <br> <br> <br> Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway: <br> <br> 50.7 miles, 3 hours <br> <br> Winds through northwest Georgia&#39;s mountain overlooks and farmlands on U.S. 27 and Georgia highways 156 and 136. <br> <br> <br> <br> Russell-Brasstown Scenic Byway: <br> <br> 40.6 miles, 3 hours <br> <br> Winds through Chattahoochee National Forest, including Brasstown Bald, state&#39;s highest point. <br> <br> <br> <br> Monticello Crossroads Scenic Byway: <br> <br> 28.7 miles, 1 hour <br> <br> Winds through Jasper County pine forests and pastures on routes used by Methodist Circuit Riders and Seven Island Stagecoach Road from Augusta to New Orleans. Also includes the Monticello central business district. <br> <br> <br> <br> South Fulton Scenic Byway: <br> <br> 29.4 miles, 1 hour <br> <br> Winds through a rural, quiet corner of metropolitan Atlanta through Cochran Mill Park and Cochran Mill Nature Center. <br> <br> <br> <br> Meriwether-Pike County Scenic Byway: <br> <br> 55 miles, 3 hours <br> <br> Winds through Meriwether County from FDR&#39;s Little White House to Gay, including the Red Oak Covered Bridge and the Pine Mountain Ridge, the southernmost extension of the Appalachian Trail. <br> <br> <br> <br> Proposed <br>

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