Interstate 985
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| Interstate 985 Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System |
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| Length: | 24.08 mi (38.75 km) |
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| Formed: | 1985 (roadway already complete) |
| South end: |  I-85 near Buford, GA |
| North end: |  SR 369 near Gainesville, GA |
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Interstate 985 (I-985) is a 24.08 mile (38.75 km) long auxiliary Interstate Highway in Georgia. It begins at Interstate 85 near Suwanee and continues northward to the north Georgia city of Gainesville.
I-985 is also known as the Sidney Lanier Parkway and is the unsigned State Route 419. The highway was built in the mid 1960s as State Route 365; it was given the I-985 designation in 1985. I-985 and SR 365 currently run concurrently - both routes end at the interchange with I-85 near Suwanee - but only the I-985 signs are displayed. I-985 also multiplexes with U.S. Route 23 from exit 4 northward; US 23 was moved onto the Interstate once it was completed.
The speed limit is 70 mph (113km/h) except north of exit 22 where the speed limit drops to 65 mph (105 km/h). After exit 24, I-985 ends and the freeway becomes a four-lane highway with at-grade intersections.
[edit] Major cities
Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs.
[edit] Exit list
Exits are numbered from south to north, in accordance with AASHTO guidelines.
| County | # | Old # |
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| Gwinnett |  Interstate 85 South - Atlanta |
Southern terminus. No access to northbound I-85 or from southbound I-85. Unsigned  SR 403 |
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| 4 | 1 |    US 23 South/SR 20 - Buford, Cumming |
US 23 joins northbound and leaves southbound | |
| Hall | 8 | 2 |  SR 347 (Friendship Road) - Lake Lanier |
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| 12 | 3 | Spout Springs Road - Flowery Branch | ||
| 14 | Future planned exit | |||
| 16 | 4 |  SR 53 - Oakwood, Chestnut Mountain |
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| 20 | 5 |  SR 60 (Candler Road) - Gainesville |
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| 22 | 6 |     US 129 South/SR 11 South - Gainesville, Jefferson |
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| 24 | 7 |   US 129 North/SR 11 North/SR 369 West - Gainesville, Cleveland, Cumming |
Freeway ends immediately north of exit 24 | |
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[edit] References
- Georgia Deartment of Transportation, Office of Transportation Data (2003). "Interstate Mileage Report (438 Report)".
- Georgia Roads
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Auxiliary routes of Interstate 85 |
| I-185 | Georgia - South Carolina |
| I-285 | Georgia |
| I-385 | South Carolina |
| I-485 | North Carolina |
| I-585 | South Carolina |
| I-985 | Georgia |
| Business | I-85: North Carolina |
| Business | I-85: South Carolina |
| past/future | I-285: North Carolina |
| past/future | I-485: Georgia |
| past/future | I-785: North Carolina-Virginia |
| Browse numbered routes | ||||
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| ← 417 | Georgia | 421 → | ||
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