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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.
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