Location
Ashburn and Turner County are centrally located in the Coastal Plains region of south central Georgia. Ashburn is located on Interstate 75, 160 miles south of Atlanta and 80 miles north of the Georgia-Florida Border. The other unincorporated cities in Turner County are: Sycamore (3 miles south) and Rebecca (15 miles east).
Neighboring cities include: Tifton (18 miles south), Cordele (18 miles north), Sylvester (18 miles west), Albany (38 miles southwest), and Macon (80 miles north).
Area
Turner County has a total area of 289 square miles. Turner County's greatest north-south distance is 17 miles; its greatest east-west distance is 21 miles.
Highway Infrastructure
Turner County is directly located on Interstate 75. Traffic counts suggest that nearly 40,000 vehicles pass through Turner County each day. Traffic maps are available upon request.
U.S. Highway 41 runs along 1-75 throughout Turner County. Georgia state highways serving Turner County include: Ga. 32, 112, and 159.
Within 20 miles of Ashburn are the South Georgia Parkway (U.S. 82) and the Georgia-Florida Parkway (Ga. 300).
Automobile Renting/Leasing
Automobile renting and/or leasing is available from local dealers.
Ports
Port facilities are available in Brunswick, Savannah, and Jacksonville.
Airport
The Turner County Airport is located 2 miles southeast of Ashburn. There is one 3,250' x 50' paved asphalt and lighted runway
Rail Services
Turner County is served by two major rail system carriers: Norfolk Southern and CSX.
Ashburn and Sycamore sit on Norfolk Southern's main line between Atlanta and
Jacksonville. Service is provided by local train 64 based in Adel, Georgia.
This train operates six days per week, Monday through Saturday.
Rebecca is served by CSX railroad system which operates six days per week, Monday through Saturday. Service is based in Fitzgerald. CXS ' s main line runs from Manchester to Fitzgerald.
The following are the mobile agents for each railroad carrier:
Norfolk
Southern
James
Reiner
(404)
529-1856
CSX
William
Teal
(800)
241-8915
Piggyback service is available through Norfolk Southern in Macon. CSX piggyback service is available in Jacksonville.
Freight
Ashburn and Turner County are served by 26 inter/intrastate carriers, and by 2 interstate-only.
Inter/Intrastate Carrier Terminal
AAA Cooper Transportation Albany
American Freightways, Inc.
Albany
Atlanta Motor Lines
Atlanta
Averitt Express
Tifton
Cedartown-Atlanta Freight
Albany
Consolidated Freightways
Albany
Con-Way Southern Express Albany
Estes Express Lines
Albany
Five Transportation Co. N/A
Greenwood Motor Lines
Tifton
Humboldt Express, Inc.
N/A
Jones Truck Lines
Macon
New York Carolina Express N/A
Old Dominion Freight
Albany
Overnight Transportation
Albany
RCA Truck Lines
Columbus
Reliable Shippers, Inc.
Albany
Roadway Express Tifton
Smalley Transportation
Albany
Southeaster Freight Lines Albany
Spartan Express, Inc.
Albany
TNT Overland Express Albany
TransUS Freight N/A
TSC Express N/A
Watkins Motor Lines Albany
Yellow Freight System Tifton
Interstate-Only Carriers Terminal
ABF Freight System
Albany
PIE Nationwide Albany
Smaller shipping can be met through United Parcel Service, Federal Express,
Airborne Express, General Parcel Service, and others.