Interstate 985
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Interstate 985 Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System |
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Sidney Lanier Parkway | |||||||||
Length: | 24.04 mi[1] (38.69 km) | ||||||||
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Formed: | 1985 (roadway already complete) | ||||||||
South end: | I-85/SR 365 near Buford, GA | ||||||||
North end: | US 23/BUS US 129/SR 365/SR 369 near Gainesville, GA |
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Interstate 985 (I-985) is a 24.04-mile (38.69 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 overlaps 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
County | Location | # | Destinations | Notes | |
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Gwinnett | I-85 south – Atlanta | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |||
Buford | 1 | 4 | US 23 south / SR 20 – Cumming, Buford | South end of US 23 overlap | |
Hall | 2 | 8 | SR 347 (Friendship Road) – Lake Lanier | ||
Flowery Branch | 3 | 12 | Spout Springs Road – Flowery Branch | ||
Oakwood | 4 | 16 | SR 53 – Oakwood, Chestnut Mountain | Signed as exit 17 southbound | |
17 | SR 13 | Under construction | |||
Gainesville | 5 | 20 | SR 60 / SR 53 Conn. (Candler Road) – Gainesville, Dawsonville | ||
6 | 22 | US 129 south / US 129 Bus. north (SR 11) – Gainesville, Jefferson |
South end of US 129 overlap | ||
7 | 24 | US 129 north / SR 369 west – Gainesville, Cleveland, Cumming | North end of US 129 overlap | ||
US 23 north / SR 365 north | Continuation beyond US 129 |
[edit] References
- Georgia Deartment of Transportation, Office of Transportation Data (2003). "Interstate Mileage Report (438 Report)".
- Georgia Roads
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v · d · eMajor Roads in Metro Atlanta | |||||
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Interstates and Freeways | |||||
Interstate 75 | Northwest Expressway | Southeast Expressway | Downtown Connector | Interstate 20 | R.D. Abernathy Freeway | West Expressway | East Expressway | |||
Interstate 85 | Northeast Expressway | Southwest Expressway | The Perimeter | Stone Mountain Freeway | |||
Interstate 575 | Georgia 400 | University Parkway | |||
Interstate 675 | Freedom Parkway | Buford Highway | Old 85 | |||
Lanier Parkway | Langford Parkway | Ronald Reagan Parkway | |||
South Fulton Parkway | Peachtree Industrial Boulevard | ||||
Major Throughfares | |||||
Peachtree Street | Peachtree Road | Peachtree Industrial Boulevard | Roswell Road | Ponce de Leon Avenue | North Avenue | D.L. Hollowell Parkway | Cobb Parkway | Northside Drive | Metropolitan Parkway | Tara Boulevard | |||
Memorial Drive | Piedmont Avenue | Piedmont Road | West Paces Ferry Road | |||
Buford Highway | Lawrenceville Highway | ||||
Unbuilt expressways | |||||
Interstate 485 | Outer Perimeter | Northern Arc | Interstate 420 |