U.S. Route 278 is a parallel route of U.S. Route 78. It currently runs for 1,074 miles (1,728 km) from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina to Wickes, Arkansas at U.S. Route 71/U.S. Route 59. It is longer than its parent highway, US 78. US 278 passes through the states of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas. This highway passes through the cities and towns of Augusta, Covington, Atlanta, Powder Springs, Georgia; Hiram, Georgia; Dallas, Georgia; Rockmart, Georgia; Cedartown, Georgia; Gadsden, Cullman, Alabama; Tupelo, Oxford, Greenville, Mississippi; Monticello, and Hope, Arkansas.