State Route 24 is a state highway

State highway

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 in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

. It runs from State Route 15 north of Watkinsville

Watkinsville, Georgia

Watkinsville is a town in Oconee County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 2,097. The city is the county seat of Oconee County...

 south to Milledgeville

Milledgeville, Georgia

Milledgeville is a city in and the county seat of Baldwin County in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is northeast of Macon, located just before Eatonton on the way to Athens along U.S. Highway 441, and it is located on the Oconee River. The relatively rapid current of the Oconee here made this an...

 along U.S. Highway 441, east to Waynesboro

Waynesboro, Georgia

Waynesboro is a city in Burke County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,813 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Burke County...

, and southeast and southwest to end at State Route 26/U.S. Highway 80 in Statesboro

Statesboro, Georgia

Statesboro is a city in southeast Georgia, United States, and is the county seat and most populous city of Bulloch County. Statesboro has a population of 28,422 and the Statesboro, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 70,217...

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Initially SR 24 ran from Watkinsville to Louisville

Louisville, Georgia

Louisville is a city in Jefferson County, Georgia, United States. It is the former capital of Georgia and is the county seat of Jefferson County. It is located southwest of Augusta on the Ogeechee River, and its population was 2,712 at the 2000 census. The local pronunciation is the Americanized...

. It turned northeast there, running into Augusta

Augusta, Georgia

Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...

 on present State Route 4/U.S. Highway 1

U.S. Route 1

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. Current SR 24 was State Route 20 from Louisville east to Waynesboro and unnumbered the rest of the way.

Banner routes

Georgia State Route 24 has multiple business banner routes, two of which are located in Eatonton and Madison

Madison, Georgia

Madison is a city in Morgan County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,636 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Morgan County....

. In those two towns, GA 24 Business follows US 441 Business and US 129 Business.