Georgia State Route 120
State Route 120 | ||||
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| Maintained by GDOT | ||||
| Length | 90.7 mi[1] (146.0 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SR 100 in Tallapoosa | |||
  US 27 / SR 1 in Buchanan  US 278 / SR 6 in Dallas and Powder Springs   I-75 / US 41 / SR 3in Marietta    SR 9 / SR 92 / SR 140 in Roswell  US 19 / SR 400 / SR 9 in Alpharetta  US 23 / SR 13 in Duluth I-85 southeast of Duluth | ||||
| East end |   US 29 / SR 8 in Lawrenceville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Georgia | |||
| Counties | Haralson, Paulding, Cobb, Fulton, Gwinnett | |||
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State Route 120 (SR 120) is a 90.7-mile (146.0 km) long state highway that runs west-to-east through portions of Haralson, Paulding, Cobb, Fulton, and Gwinnett counties in northwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia.
Route description
SR 120 begins at an intersection with SR 100 (Bowdon Street) in Tallapoosa, in Haralson County. It heads northeast into Buchanan. Here, it first intersects US 27 Business/SR 1 Business. Then, it meets US 27/SR 1. Just before leaving the county, it enters Draketown, where it intersects SR 113 (Buchanan Highway). The two routes run concurrent to the northeast. In Paulding County, it enters Union. There, they intersect SR 101. At this intersection, SR 113 departs to the north. About 4 miles (6.4 km) miles later, it intersects SR 120 (Scoggins Road). Nearly 4 miles (6.4 km) later, SR 120 enters Dallas. Almost immediately, it meets US 278/SR 6 (Jimmy Campbell Parkway). At this intersection, SR 6 Business (Buchanan Street) east begins and heads northeastward. US 278/SR 6/SR 120 head concurrently to the southeast. At the east end of town is SR 61 (Nathan Dean Boulevard). Farther to the east, in Hiram, the concurrency intersects SR 360 and Bill Carruth Parkway. At this intersection, SR 120/SR 360 head northward on Charles Hardy Parkway. Just over 2,000 feet (610 m) later, they meet SR 6 Business (Atlanta Highway). At Macland Road, SR 360 splits off the the southeast, while SR 120 continues to the northeast. A short distance later, it intersects SR 92 (Hiram Acworth Highway). Approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) later, the road enters Cobb County.[1]
History
From 1969 to 2007, SR 120 Loop looped around Marietta. In October 2007, SR 120 Loop was decommissioned, and mainline SR 120 was rerouted to the southern part of the loop. Prior to October 2007, mainline SR 120 ran through downtown Marietta and formed the southern part of Marietta Square. The portion of SR 120 from U.S. 41/SR 3 to SR 120 Alternate was renumbered SR 3 Connector. This was done at the same time changes were made to SR 5.
See also
References
- ^ a b Google (July 8, 2013). "Route of SR 120" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
External links
Media related to Georgia State Route 120 at Wikimedia Commons- Georgia Roads (Routes 101-120)
- Georgia State Route 120 on State-Ends.com
- Georgia State Route 120 CONN on State-Ends.com
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- State highways in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Marietta, Georgia
- Roswell, Georgia
- Duluth, Georgia
- Transportation in Haralson County, Georgia
- Transportation in Paulding County, Georgia
- Transportation in Cobb County, Georgia
- Transportation in Fulton County, Georgia
- Transportation in Gwinnett County, Georgia
- Georgia (U.S. state) road stubs