State Route 70 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by GDOT | ||||
Length: | 37 mi[1] (60 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end: | S.R. 34 Bypass just to the east of Newnan | |||
Newnan, Palmetto, Atlanta | ||||
North end: | U.S. 78/U.S. 278/S.R. 8 in northwest Atlanta | |||
Highway system | ||||
Georgia State Routes
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State Route 70 begins just east of Newnan, Georgia at Millard Farmer Industrial Boulevard (S.R. 34 Bypass) and ends at Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway (U.S. 78/278/S.R. 8) in northwest Atlanta (Bankhead).
Upon reaching the southwestern portion of Atlanta, in unincorporated Fulton County, S.R. 70 turns into Leroy Johnson-Fulton Industrial Boulevard (between I-20 and Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway/U.S. 78). At this point it is very heavily traveled, widening to a six-lane parkway. The state highway passes by Fulton County Airport at Charlie Brown Field.
Once S.R. 70 reaches Campbellton Road (S.R. 154/166), it merges with the above-mentioned roadway. The state highway follows Campbellton Road to the intersection of Fairburn Road (S.R. 92), where S.R. 70/154/166 merge with S.R. 92 south. S.R. 70/154 split from S.R. 92 at Cascade-Palmetto Highway, continuing south to South Fulton Parkway, where S.R. 70 splits from S.R. 154 and turns west onto the parkway en route to its original routing at Campbellton-Redwine Road. Just before the Douglas County line where South Fulton parkway turns into Capps Ferry Road, going southbound, SR 70 will turn left onto Campbellton-Redwine Rd where it continues its original routing for 4.2 miles (6.8 km) in which it goes into Coweta County. In Coweta County it changes names to Roscoe Rd, then almost immediately SR 70/Roscoe Rd goes through 2 sharp(70 degree) curves, one to the right then one immediately back to the left, assuming we are traveling southbound. After approxamently 1/4 mile, SR 70/Roscoe Rd will proceed with an extremely sharp(90 degree) curve to the right then immediately with one back to the left. It travels for approx. 8.5 miles (13.7 km) in Coweta County before coming to the intersection of State Route 34 Bypass where SR 70 will terminate.
The re-routing of SR 70 westward along Campbellton Road crossing the Chattahoochee River now takes the route into Douglas County before turning south and back across the Chattahoochee River and returning to southern Fulton County. The stretch of Fulton Industrial Boulevard between Campbellton Road and Fairburn Road is no longer assigned a State routing number. This four mile stretch was formerly SR 70 and SR 154. The stretch of Fairburn Road from Campbellton Road to SR 166 in southeast Douglas County now carries the unusual distinction of being assigned 4 state route numbers. This stretch is now SR 70/92/154/166.