Georgia State Route 81

State Route 81
Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Length:	68.6 mi[citation needed] (110 km)
Major junctions
West end:	U.S. 19/U.S. 41/S.R. 3 about 2 miles north of Hampton
	McDonough, Covington, US 78/S.R. 10 in Loganville, Winder
North end:	U.S. 29 Business/S.R. 8/11/53 in Winder
Highway system
Georgia State Routes Former ← SR 80 SR 82 →

State Route 81 is a diagonal route oriented generally from southwest to northeast. Its southwest terminus is at U.S. 19/U.S. 41 in Henry County, and its northeast terminus is at U.S. 29 Business in Winder in Barrow County. Most of it follows loosely the southeastern and eastern third of what could be about a 200-mile (320 km) beltway around Atlanta (three times the length of Interstate 285, the beltway around Atlanta in the picture to the right).

Routing

Georgia State 81 South in Oxford, Georgia in May 2009.

From its southwestern terminus, at U.S. 19 and 41, S.R. 81 travels east to McDonough. It crosses Interstate 75 at exit 218 while concurrent with S.R. 20; this concurrency ends in eastern McDonough. S.R. 81 then proceeds northeastward to the Newton County seat of Covington, crossing over Interstate 20 with no interchange. The route then continues north to Loganville, concurrent again with S.R. 20 for less than a mile before turning northeast toward its end in Winder.

Directional signage

Georgia State Route 81 south in Winder, Georgia in May 2009.

In Henry County, S.R. 81 is signed as an east–west route; signage changes to north–south at or near the Newton County line.