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Meriwether-Pike County Scenic Byway

         


This 55-mile route beings at Warm Springs, Georgia on SR 85 and continues north to Gay, moving west on the SR 109 spur back to Gay.  From Gay, the route extends eastbound along Flat Shoals Road across the Flint River and turns southwest on SR 18 to Molena.  The route follows SR 18 back to SR 85 south of Woodbury to Manchester and proceeds to follow SR 190 back to Warm Springs.

The Meriwether-Pike County Scenic Byway celebrates the unique legacy of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.  During the 1920s, 30s, and 40s, President Roosevelt came to Warm Springs in hopes that the therapeutic warm springs would help improve his polio-stricken legs.  He built a home in Warm Springs, the Little White House, which is now operated as a state historic site.  The Meriwether-Pike County Scenic Byway offers several other attractions including the Red Oak Covered Bridge, the Oakland Baptist Church, and Jones Mill, where a large grist mill and mill pond are the only reminders of a once-thriving farm community.  In May and October, the Cotton Pickin' Fair and the Great Gay Marketplace attract thousands from around the Southeast.

For a PDF map of the Meriwether-Pike County Scenic Byway, click here.

  Directions

There are several ways to reach the Meriwether-Pike County Scenic Byway:

  • Take I-85 to Exit 41

    1. South on US 27-Alt (Roosevelt Highway)
    2. Byway begins at intersection with SR 85
  • Take I-85 to Exit 51

    1. East on SR 154
    2. Turn right onto SR 54
    3. Turn left onto SR 16
    4. Turn right (south) onto SR 85
    5. Turn left onto SR 16
    6. Byway begins at the intersection with Massengales Mill Rd
  • Take I-85 to Exit 18

    1. East on SR 109
    2. Make a slight left onto SR 18/109 going east
    3. Byway begins at intersection with SR 85
  • Take I-75 to Exit 235

    1. South on Tara Boulevard/SR 7
    2. Road becomes US 19/SR 3
    3. Turn east onto SR 109
    4. Byway begins at intersection with SR 18

  Roads Included in the Byway

  • SR 85
  • SR 109
  • SR 190
  • GA Highway 18
  • Covered Bridge Road
  • Massengales Mill Rd
  • Flat Shoals Road
  • Cove Road
  • Pebblebrook Road


Updated November 02, 2007. 10:12

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