Complex sentence: It crosses nearly the entire width of the state, connecting Cusseta, on the southeastern edge of Fort Benning, near Columbus to Tybee Island on the Atlantic coast near Savannah, via Hawkinsville, Dublin, Swainsboro, Statesboro, and Savannah.
Split into simpler sentences: It crosses nearly the entire width of the state, from Cusseta near Columbus to Tybee Island on the Atlantic coast near Savannah. The route connects Cusseta, on the southeastern edge of Fort Benning to Tybee Island, via Hawkinsville, Dublin, Swainsboro, Statesboro, and Savannah.