Interstate 85 in Georgia
Route information | ||||
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Length | 171.93 mi[1] (276.69 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
Interstate 185 east of LaGrange Interstate 285 in College Park Interstate 75 south in Atlanta Interstate 20 in Atlanta Interstate 75 north in Atlanta Georgia 400 in Atlanta Interstate 285 near Doraville University Parkway near Lawrenceville Interstate 985 east of Suwanee | ||||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Georgia | |||
Highway system | ||||
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In the U.S. state of Georgia, Interstate 85 runs northeast-southwest through Atlanta. It is also designated - but not signed - as State Route 403. In downtown Atlanta, I-85 joins with Interstate 75 as the Downtown Connector. I-85 in Georgia follows the general corridor of U.S. Route 29. However, from Atlanta northeast to the South Carolina state line, it strays from this route, running about halfway between US 29 and the U.S. Route 23/U.S. Route 123 corridor. (Near Greenville, South Carolina, I-85 joins US 29, while US 123 enters that city separately.)
Major cities
Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs.
Auxiliary routes
- Interstate 185 is a spur from near LaGrange south to Columbus.
- Interstate 285 is the busy beltway around Atlanta.
- Interstate 485 was to run east and north from downtown Atlanta to the south end of State Route 400, and then north along SR 400 to I-285.
- Interstate 985 is a spur from near Buford northeast to Gainesville.
Exit list
Exits are numbered from south to north, in accordance with AASHTO guidelines.
County | Location | # | Destinations | Notes | |
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Old | New | ||||
Chambers County, Alabama-Harris County, Georgia Border crosses the Chattahoochee River | |||||
Harris | No exits in the county | ||||
Troup | West Point | 1 | 2 | GA 18 - West Point, Pine Mountain | |
2 | 13 | GA 219 - LaGrange | |||
LaGrange | 3 | 14 | U.S. Route 27, GA 1 - LaGrange | GA 1 is secretly signed with US 27. | |
4 | 18 | GA 109 - Greenville, Warm Springs | |||
5 | 21 | I-185 south - Columbus | Exit to reach Fort Benning. | ||
6 | 28 | GA 54, GA 100 - Hogansville | |||
Meriwether | No exits in the county. | ||||
Coweta | Grantville | 7 | 35 | U.S. Route 29 - Grantville, Moreland | GA 14 is secretly signed with US 29. |
8 | 41 | U.S. 27 ALT/U.S. 29 - Newnan |
Exit to reach GA 16. | ||
Newnan | 9 | 47 | GA 34 - Newnan, Peachtree City | ||
Fulton | 10 | 51 | GA 154 (McCollum-Sharpsburg Road) | ||
11 | 56 | Collinsworth Road, Palmetto, Tyrone | |||
Fairburn | 12 | 61 | GA 74 - Fairburn | ||
Union City | 13 | 64 | GA 138 - Union City, Jonesboro | ||
14 | 66 | Flat Shoals Road | |||
15 | 68 | I-285 - Atlanta Bypass | Split into I-285 north (Birmingham, Chattanooga) and I-285 East (Macon, Tampa). GA 407 is secretly co-signed with I-285. | ||
16A | 69A | GA 14 Spur - (South Fulton Parkway) | |||
College Park | 16B | 69B | GA 279 (Old National Highway) | ||
17 | 70 | I-285 - Macon/Augusta, Birmingham/Chattanooga | Southbound exit and northbound entrance. | ||
Clayton | 18 | 71 | S.R. 139 (Riverdale Road) - Atl Airport | ||
Fulton | 18A | 72 | S.R. 6 west - Camp Creek Pkwy, Air Cargo | GA 6 is unsigned. | |
East Point | 19 | 73 | Virginia Avenue | Split into 73A (east) and 73B (west) northbound. | |
20 | 74 | Loop Road | Southbound exit and northbound entrance. | ||
Hapeville | 21 | 75 | Sylvan Road, Central Avenue, Hapeville | ||
Atlanta | 22 | 76 | Cleveland Avenue | Exit to reach Atlanta Technical College. | |
23 | 77 | U.S. Route 19/U.S. Route 41 (Metropolitan Parkway) | Southbound exit and northbound entrance. GA 3 is secretly signed. | ||
24 | 77 | S.R. 166 (Langford Parkway) | northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
See Downtown Connector for the Interstate 75 concurrency. | |||||
26 | 84 | 17th Street, 14th Street, 10th Street | Southbound exit only. Exit to reach Georgia Tech. | ||
27 | 85 | I-75 north - Marietta, Chattanooga | GA 401 is secretly signed with I-75. | ||
28 | 86 | GA 13 north (Buford Highway) |
Northbound exit and southbound entrance. | ||
29 | 87 | GA 400 north - Buckhead, Cumming |
Northbound exit and southbound entrance. | ||
28 | 86 | GA 13 south (Peachtree Street) |
Southbound exit and northbound entrance. | ||
30 | 88 | To GA 400 - Cheshire Bridge Road, Lenox Road |
Southbound exit and northbound entrance. | ||
Dekalb | 31 | 89 | GA 42 (North Druid Hills Road) | Exit to reach Oglethorpe University. | |
32 | 91 | U.S. Route 23/GA 155 (Clairmont Road) - Decatur | Exit to reach DeKalb-Peachtree Airport and Emory University. | ||
33 | 93 | Shallowford Road, Doraville | Exit to reach Briarcliff Road. | ||
34 | 94 | Chamblee-Tucker Road, Mercer University | |||
35 | 95 | I-285 - Chattanooga, Augusta | Southbound: Split into exits 95A (I-285 east - Macon, Augusta) and 95B (I-285 west - Chattanooga, Birmingham) southbound. | ||
36 | 96 | Northcrest Road, Pleasantdale Road | |||
Gwinnett | 37 | 99 | GA 140 west (Jimmy Carter Boulevard) |
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38 | 101 | Indian Trail-Lilburn Road | |||
39 | 102 | GA 378 (Beaver Ruin Road) - Lilburn | |||
39A | 103 | Steve Reynolds Boulevard | Northbound exit and southbound entrance. | ||
40 | 104 | Pleasant Hill Road | Gwinnett Place Mall | ||
41 | 106 | GA 316 east - Lawrenceville, Athens |
No southbound exit. | ||
42 | 107 | GA120 - Duluth, Lawrenceville | Southbound: Exit to reach GA 316. | ||
108 | Sugarloaf Parkway | Southbound exit is combined with exit 109 | |||
43 | 109 | Old Peachtree Road | |||
44 | 111 | GA 317 north - Suwanee | |||
45 | 113 | I-985 north - Gainesville |
Northbound exit and southbound entrance. Exit to reach Buford Dam and Lake Lanier Islands. | ||
46 | 115 | GA 20 - Lawrenceville, Buford | Mall of Georgia | ||
47 | 120 | Hamilton Mill Road, Hamilton Mill Parkway | |||
Barrow | 48 | 126 | GA 211 - Chestnut Mountain, Winder | ||
Jackson | Hoschton | 49 | 129 | GA 53 - Braselton, Hoschton, Winder | |
Jefferson | 50 | 137 | U.S. Route 129/GA 11 - Gainesville, Jefferson | ||
51 | 140 | GA 82 (Dry Pond Road) | |||
Commerce | 52 | 147 | GA 98 - Commerce, Maysville | ||
Banks | 53 | 149 | U.S. Route 441 - Commerce, Homer | ||
54 | 154 | GA 63 (Martin Bridge Road) | |||
Franklin | 55 | 160 | GA 51 - Royston, Elberton | ||
56 | 164 | GA 320 - Carnesville | |||
57 | 166 | GA 106/GA 145 - Carnesville, Toccoa | |||
Lavonia | 58 | 173 | GA 17 - Lavonia, Toccoa | ||
Hart | 59 | 177 | GA 77 - Elberton, Hartwell | ||
crosses Lake Hartwell Hart County, Georgia-Oconee County, South Carolina Border Interstate 85 continues northeast into South Carolina |
External links
- Near real-time traffic image of I-85 at Loop Rd (Atlanta airport)
- Near real-time traffic image of I-85 near Monroe Dr
- Near real-time traffic image of I-85 near Shallowford Rd
- Near real-time traffic image of I-85 south of Jimmy Carter Blvd
- Near real-time traffic image of I-85 at Indian Trail Rd