own , ▁concurrent ▁with ▁US   2 7 8 ▁from ▁its ▁western ▁termin us . ▁Sk ir ting ▁C ed art own ▁around ▁the ▁south , ▁the ▁highway ▁continues ▁east ▁to ▁Rock mart , ▁where ▁it ▁turns ▁sharp ly ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁then ▁sout heast ▁into ▁Paul ding ▁County ▁and ▁Dallas . ▁B yp ass ing ▁Dallas ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁SR   6 ▁continues ▁travel ing ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast ▁and ▁travel s ▁through ▁the ▁south western ▁corner ▁of ▁C obb ▁County , ▁through ▁Pow der ▁Spr ings , ▁to ▁Aust ell ▁in ▁Douglas ▁County . ▁ ▁In ▁Lith ia ▁Spr ings , ▁the ▁highway ▁approaches ▁the ▁intersection ▁with ▁US   7 8 / SR   5 / SR   8 , ▁where ▁US   2 7 8 ▁turns ▁left ▁and ▁joins ▁a ▁conc urrency ▁with ▁US   7 8 ▁as ▁far ▁east ▁as ▁Dru id ▁Hills , ▁while ▁SR   6 ▁continues ▁sout heast ▁where ▁it ▁has ▁an ▁intersection ▁with ▁Max ham ▁Drive , ▁a ▁local ▁bou lev ard ▁sp anning ▁from ▁the ▁West f ork ▁Sho pping ▁Center ▁through ▁SR   5 , ▁and ▁later ▁cross es ▁over ▁I - 2 0 , ▁where ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁partial ▁clo ver leaf ▁and ▁half - d iam ond ▁inter change . ▁Form ing ▁the ▁county ▁line ▁between ▁C obb ▁and ▁Douglas ▁count ies , ▁the ▁highway ▁continues ▁travel ing ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast , ▁and ▁cross es ▁the ▁Ch att ahoo che e ▁River ▁into ▁F ult on ▁County .