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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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Ashburn-Turner County Chamber of Commerce
238 East College Ave.
Ashburn, Georgia 31714

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