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For the planned I-285 in North Carolina, see Interstate 285 (North Carolina). Interstate 285 (I-285 in North Carolina is a newly designated interstate route running 23 miles (37 km from Lexington NC ( Interstate 85: Exit 87
Interstate 285
Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System
The Perimeter
Length: 63. The Dwight D Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly called the Interstate Highway System (or simply the Interstate System) 98 mi[1] (102. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States 97 km)
Beltway around Atlanta, GA
Major
junctions:
I-20 - I-75 - SR 400
I-85 - I-20 - I-75
I-85
Georgia State Routes
< SR 406 SR 408 >

Interstate 285 (abbreviated I-285) is a beltway interstate highway encircling Atlanta, Georgia, for 63. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand In Georgia, Interstate 20 runs from the Alabama border to the Savannah River, which the Georgia- South Carolina border straddles In the US state of Georgia, Interstate 75 runs north-south through Atlanta. Georgia State Route 400 (known commonly as Georgia 400 or just 400) is a Highway in the U In the US state of Georgia, Interstate 85 runs northeast-southwest through Atlanta. In Georgia, Interstate 20 runs from the Alabama border to the Savannah River, which the Georgia- South Carolina border straddles In the US state of Georgia, Interstate 75 runs north-south through Atlanta. In the US state of Georgia, Interstate 85 runs northeast-southwest through Atlanta. Below is a list of State Routes in the US state of Georgia (typically abbreviated SR) Interstate 475 (I-475 is an Interstate highway in Georgia splitting off of Interstate 75 and bypassing Macon Georgia. The Dwight D Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly called the Interstate Highway System (or simply the Interstate System) 98 miles (102. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States 97 km). The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand [1] I-285 is also known as unsigned State Route 407 and is colloquially referred to as the Perimeter. It is very heavily traveled, and portions of the highway frequently slow to a crawl during rush hour. Rush hour at Shinjuku 02JPG|thumb|right|250px|Rush hour at Shinjuku Station, Yamanote Line]] A rush hour or peak hour is a part of the day during which It is also signed as Atlanta Bypass.

I-285 intersects with Interstate 85 in the northeast (Tom Moreland Interchange/"Spaghetti Junction") and southwest, Interstate 75 in the northwest ("Cobb Cloverleaf") and south, Interstate 20 (Tom Murphy Freeway/Ralph David Abernathy Freeway/Purple Heart Highway) in the east and west, and Georgia 400 (Turner McDonald Parkway/T. Interstate 85 (I-85 is an Interstate highway in the southeastern United States. Tom Moreland Interchange, colloquially known as Spaghetti Junction, is the intersection of the major roadways Interstate 85 and Interstate 285 Interstate 75 (I-75 is a major north-south Interstate Highway in the midwest and southeastern United States. The Cobb Cloverleaf is the name given to the intersection of Interstate 75 (unsigned Georgia 401} Interstate 285 {unsigned Georgia 407} U Thomas Bailey "Tom" Murphy ( March 10, 1924 &ndash December 17, 2007) was an American politician from the U Ralph David Abernathy ( March 11 1926 – April 17 1990) was an American Civil rights activist and leader and a close associate of The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those who have been wounded or killed while serving Georgia State Route 400 (known commonly as Georgia 400 or just 400) is a Highway in the U Harvey Mathis Parkway) in the north. It also meets one end each of Interstate 675, Langford Parkway ("Lakewood Freeway"), and the Stone Mountain Freeway. Interstate 675 (I-675 was built in southeast Metro Atlanta during the mid- 1980s to alleviate Interstate 75 to the west for Traffic bound to Arthur E Langford Jr Parkway ( State Route 166), formerly known as the Lakewood Freeway, is a six- Mile (10 km) Freeway through The Stone Mountain Freeway is a limited-access highway that connects Interstate 285 on the east side of Atlanta Georgia, with the Suburbs For 1. 21 miles (1. 95 km) in the southwest corner, I-85 occupies the median of I-285, yet the roadways remain separate. On divided roads including Expressways Motorways or Autobahns the central reservation (British English, median (North American [1] Exits are numbered clockwise, starting at the southwestern-most point at I-85, and ending just east of there where it meets I-85 again. There are many different numbering schemes for assigning Nominal numbers to entities A clockwise motion is one that proceeds 'like the Clock 's hands' from the top to the right then down and then to the left and back to the top

Between I-85 and I-20 in southwest Fulton County, I-285 is designated as the "Bob A. Holmes Freeway". Fulton County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. Robert A "Bob" Holmes is an American politician and Georgia legislator It is also designated as "James E. 'Billy' McKinney Highway" between I-20 in northwest Atlanta and I-75 near Cumberland Mall. Billy McKinney may refer to Billy McKinney (basketball Billy McKinney (politician See also Cumberland Mall, located in the Cumberland district of Metropolitan Atlanta near the suburbs of Smyrna and Vinings, opened on August

The highway was officially opened in 1969. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. At that time, I-285 had only four lanes (two each way). Today, it is eight to 12 lanes wide, with the northern part from I-75 to Georgia 400 to I-85 being by far the most heavily traveled.

To many residents of Atlanta, the Perimeter defines a useful boundary to separate metro Atlanta's core from its surrounding suburbs. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. Many people will distinguish a location as being inside or outside the Perimeter, sometimes abbreviated as ITP and OTP, a recent local neologism. A neologism (from Greek neo = "new" + logos = "word" is a word that although devised relatively recently in a specific time period has been This was also the rough boundary chosen by BellSouth for separating landline telephone exchanges in suburban area code 770 from the existing area code 404 in 1995. BellSouth Corporation is an American Telecommunications holding company based in Atlanta Georgia. A landline, main line or fixed-line is a Telephone line which travels through a solid medium either metal Wire or Optical fibre In the field of Telecommunications, a telephone exchange or telephone switch is a system of electronic components that connects telephone calls 770 is a Telephone Area code in the NANP, assigned to metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia 's Suburbs and Exurbs It Area code 404 covers Atlanta and its immediate Neighbors roughly within Interstate 285. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995

About half of the total mileage of I-285 is covered by Georgia NaviGAtor, Georgia's intelligent transportation system (ITS). Georgia Navigator (sometimes also as Georgia NaviGAtor) is the Intelligent transportation system (ITS in the U The term intelligent transportation system (ITS refers to efforts to add Information and communications technology to Transport Infrastructure Sixty-two CCTV video cameras, nine electronic message signs and full traffic-detection sensors are installed between I-75 in the northwest and I-20 in the east. A video camera is a Camera used for electronic Motion picture acquisition initially developed by the Television industry but now common in other applications A variable- (also changeable-, electronic-, or dynamic-) message sign, often abbreviated VMS, CMS, or DMS, is Traffic on Roads may consist of Pedestrians ridden or herded Animals Vehicles Streetcars and other Conveyances either singly A sensor is a device that measures a physical quantity and converts it into a signal which can be read by an observer or by an instrument Additional ITS coverage is currently under construction on the west and southeast sides of the loop, with completion expected in spring 2007.

Because the Perimeter was built so near the city, a second Outer Perimeter (Georgia 500) was proposed, to exist outside even most of the exurbs. The Outer Perimeter was an Expressway originally planned to encircle Atlanta about 20 to 25 miles (about 30 to 40 km further away from the city than the existing The Outer Perimeter was an Expressway originally planned to encircle Atlanta about 20 to 25 miles (about 30 to 40 km further away from the city than the existing A commuter town is an urban community that is primarily residential from which most of the Workforce commute out to earn their livelihood Due to local opposition, most of the idea has been shelved indefinitely; however the Northern Arc section continues to come up, particularly under former governor of Georgia, Roy Barnes. The Outer Perimeter was an Expressway originally planned to encircle Atlanta about 20 to 25 miles (about 30 to 40 km further away from the city than the existing Colonial governors James Oglethorpe, Resident Trustee, 1733 - 1743 ( Oglethorpe County) William Stephens, Roy Eugene Barnes (born March 11 1948) was the Governor of the U

A portion of the section between I-75 and I-85 on the south side of I-285 has been bridged with a new runway and taxiway for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. A bridge is a Structure built to span a Gorge, Valley, Road, railroad track, River, Body of water A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. A taxiway is a path on an Airport connecting Runways with ramps Hangars terminals and other facilities Computer animations were developed prior to construction to simulate a jumbo jet touching down on the runway from a driver's perspective. Computer-generated imagery Computer animation is the art of creating moving images with the use of Computers It is a subfield of Computer graphics The entire highway within the tunnels is outfitted with stopped-vehicle sensors and fire detectors. A tunnel is an underground passageway The definition of what constitutes a tunnel is not universally agreed upon Vehicles, derived from the Latin word vehiculum, are non-living Means of transport. A smoke detector is a device that detects Smoke and issues an Alarm. Two electronic signs on either side of the tunnels can warn drivers if the tunnel is closed in an emergency. An emergency is a situation which poses an immediate risk to Health, Life, Property or environment.

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Miscellanea

Exit list

The following exits are listed clockwise: south to north, west to east, north to south and east to west. In 2000, Georgia replaced the actual sequential exit numbers with mile-log numbers. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. An exit number is a number assigned to a Road junction, usually an exit from a Freeway.

County # Destinations Notes
Old
Fulton 2 1 Washington Road
3 2 Camp Creek Parkway (SR 6) - Atl Airport
4 5 SR 154 / SR 166 (Langford Parkway, Campbellton Road) Signed as exits 5A (north/east) and 5B (south/west)
5 7 Cascade Road Former SR 154
6 9 SR 139 (ML King Jr. An exit number is a number assigned to a Road junction, usually an exit from a Freeway. Fulton County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. State Route 6 (also known as Tuskegee Airmen Parkway in Fulton County Thornton Road in Douglas County C State Route 6 (also known as Tuskegee Airmen Parkway in Fulton County Thornton Road in Douglas County C State Route 154 begins at SR 54 in Sharpsburg and ends at SR 10 (Memorial Drive/ Cynthia McKinney Parkway just to the east of Avondale State Route 166 starts at the Alabama line west of Carrollton in Carroll County. Arthur E Langford Jr Parkway ( State Route 166), formerly known as the Lakewood Freeway, is a six- Mile (10 km) Freeway through State Route 154 begins at SR 54 in Sharpsburg and ends at SR 10 (Memorial Drive/ Cynthia McKinney Parkway just to the east of Avondale State Route 139 is a Georgia state route that starts in Clayton County at S Drive) – Adamsville
7 10 I-20 (Ralph D. Adamsville is a predominantly African-American Neighborhood on the west side of Atlanta Georgia. In Georgia, Interstate 20 runs from the Alabama border to the Savannah River, which the Georgia- South Carolina border straddles Abernathy Freeway, Tom Murphy Freeway, SR 402) – Atlanta, Birmingham Signed as exits 10A (east) and 10B (west)
8 12 US 78 (Hollowell Parkway, SR 8) / US 278
9 13 Bolton Road Clockwise exit and counterclockwise entrance; former SR 70
Cobb 10 15 SR 280 (South Cobb Drive) – Smyrna
11 16 South Atlanta Road - Smyrna Former US 41/SR 3
12 18 Paces Ferry Road - Vinings
13 19 US 41 (Cobb Parkway, SR 3) – Dobbins ARB Counterclockwise exit is part of exit 20
14 20 I-75 (SR 401) – Atlanta, Chattanooga, Marietta Cobb Cloverleaf
Fulton 15 22 Northside Drive, New Northside Drive, Powers Ferry Road
16 24 Riverside Drive
17 25 US 19 south (Roswell Road, SR 9) – Sandy Springs Counterclockwise end of US 19 overlap
18 26 Glenridge Drive, Glenridge Connector Clockwise exit and counterclockwise entrance; former SR 407 Loop
19 27 US 19 north / SR 400Atlanta, Dahlonega, Cumming Clockwise end of US 19 overlap
DeKalb 20 28 Peachtree-Dunwoody Road Counterclockwise exit and clockwise entrance
21 29 Ashford-Dunwoody Road
22 30 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, North Shallowford Road, North Peachtree Road
23 31 SR 141 (Peachtree Industrial Boulevard) – Chamblee Signed as exits 31A (south) and 31B (north)
25 32 US 23 (Buford Highway, SR 13) – Doraville
26 33 I-85 (SR 403) – Atlanta, Greenville Spaghetti Junction; signed as exits 33A (south) and 33B (north) clockwise
27 34 Chamblee-Tucker Road Clockwise exit is part of exit 33A
27A 36 Northlake Parkway Clockwise exit and counterclockwise entrance
28 37 SR 236 (LaVista Road) – Tucker
29 38 US 29 (Lawrenceville Highway, SR 8)
30 39 US 78 (SR 410) – Decatur, Atlanta, Snellville, Athens Signed as exits 39A (west) and 39B (east)
31 40 East Ponce de Leon Avenue - Clarkston Clockwise exit and counterclockwise entrance
31 40 Church Street - Clarkston Counterclockwise exit and clockwise entrance
32 41 SR 10 (Memorial Drive) – Avondale Estates
32A 42 Indian Creek Transit Station Counterclockwise exit and clockwise entrance
33 43 US 278 (Covington Highway, SR 12)
34 44 Glenwood Road Former SR 260
35 46 I-20 (Ralph D. In Georgia, Interstate 20 runs from the Alabama border to the Savannah River, which the Georgia- South Carolina border straddles Birmingham (ˈbɝmɪŋhæm is the largest City in the US state of Alabama and is the County seat of Jefferson County. US Highway 78 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 715 miles (1151 km from Memphis Tennessee, to Charleston South Carolina. State Route 8 is a west-east route located in the US state of Georgia. US Route 278 is a spur of US Route 78. It currently runs for 1074 Miles (1728 km) from Hilton Head Island South Carolina to Wickes State Route 70 begins just east of Newnan Georgia at Millard Farmer Industrial Boulevard ( S Cobb County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. Its County seat and largest city is Marietta, located in the center State Route 280 is a state route located in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area in the U Smyrna is a City in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2000 Census, the city had a total Population Smyrna is a City in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2000 Census, the city had a total Population US Route 41 is a north-south United States Highway that runs from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Miami Florida. State Route 3 runs in a generally north-south orientation from Georgia's northern border to its southern border Vinings is a Census-designated place and an unincorporated Town in Cobb County, Georgia, just across the Chattahoochee River US Route 41 is a north-south United States Highway that runs from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Miami Florida. State Route 3 runs in a generally north-south orientation from Georgia's northern border to its southern border In the US state of Georgia, Interstate 75 runs north-south through Atlanta. In the US state of Georgia, Interstate 75 runs north-south through Atlanta. Marietta is a City located in central Cobb County Georgia, and is its County seat. The Cobb Cloverleaf is the name given to the intersection of Interstate 75 (unsigned Georgia 401} Interstate 285 {unsigned Georgia 407} U Fulton County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. US Route 19 is a north-south US Highway. Despite encroaching Interstate Highways the route has remained a long-haul route connecting Lake Erie with State Route 9 is a north-south highway running from Atlanta to just north of Dahlonega. Sandy Springs is a newly incorporated city incorporated in December 2005 US Route 19 is a north-south US Highway. Despite encroaching Interstate Highways the route has remained a long-haul route connecting Lake Erie with Georgia State Route 400 (known commonly as Georgia 400 or just 400) is a Highway in the U Dahlonega is a city in Lumpkin County, Georgia, United States, and is its County seat. Cumming is a city in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4220 at the 2000 census DeKalb County is located in the US state of Georgia. In 2000 the population of the County was 686712 State Route 141 ( Peachtree Road Peachtree Industrial Boulevard Peachtree Parkway and Medlock Bridge Road) is a north-south route which begins where Roswell Peachtree Industrial Boulevard is a very long road that runs from Peachtree Street just south of Chamblee, and ends in Buford. Chamblee is a city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 9552 at the 2000 census US Route 23 is a long north-south US highway between Jacksonville Florida, and Mackinaw City Michigan. State Route 13, known as Buford Highway and Atlanta Highway, is a state highway in the U Doraville is a city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. In the US state of Georgia, Interstate 85 runs northeast-southwest through Atlanta. In the US state of Georgia, Interstate 85 runs northeast-southwest through Atlanta. Greenville is a mid-sized city located in the upstate of South Carolina. " Spaghetti Junction " is a nickname sometimes given to a complicated or massively intertwined interchange that resembles a plate of Spaghetti. Chamblee-Tucker Road is a multilane road that connects Tucker to Chamblee, in Metro Atlanta. State Route 236 is a State Route 236 is a Tucker is a Census-designated place in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. US Route 29 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 1036 miles (1667 km from the western suburbs of Baltimore Maryland, to Pensacola Florida State Route 8 is a west-east route located in the US state of Georgia. US Highway 78 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 715 miles (1151 km from Memphis Tennessee, to Charleston South Carolina. For the south-western Georgia County, see Decatur County Georgia. Snellville is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, east of Atlanta. Athens-Clarke County is a unified city-county in Georgia, US, in the northeastern part of the state at the intersection of U East Ponce de Leon Avenue provides a link between Decatur and Stone Mountain Georgia, also passing through Clarkston. Clarkston is a city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. Clarkston is a city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. State Route 10 begins at the Downtown Connector ( I-75 / I-85) in Atlanta and ends at the Georgia - South Carolina line in Memorial Drive is a long road that runs from Stone Mountain to downtown Atlanta Georgia. Avondale Estates is a city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. Indian Creek station serves portion of DeKalb County Georgia just outside of Interstate 285. US Route 278 is a spur of US Route 78. It currently runs for 1074 Miles (1728 km) from Hilton Head Island South Carolina to Wickes State Route 12 begins in Avondale Estates, DeKalb County Georgia at its intersection with S State Route 260 is a short west-east state route located in the northern part of the U In Georgia, Interstate 20 runs from the Alabama border to the Savannah River, which the Georgia- South Carolina border straddles Abernathy Freeway, Purple Heart Highway, SR 402) – Augusta, Atlanta Signed as exits 46A (west) and 46B (east) counterclockwise
36 48 SR 155 (Flat Shoals Road, Candler Road)
37 51 Bouldercrest Road
38 52 I-675 south (SR 413) – Macon
39 53 US 23 (Moreland Avenue, SR 42) – Fort Gillem
Fulton 40 55 SR 54 (Jonesboro Road) – Forest Park
Clayton 41 58 I-75 (SR 401) – Atlanta, Macon, Tampa
42 59 Clark Howell Highway, Loop Road - Air Cargo Clockwise exit is part of exit 58
43 60 SR 139 (Riverdale Road)
Clayton, Fulton 44 61 I-85 (SR 403) – Columbus, Montgomery, Atl Airport, Atlanta
1 62 SR 14 Spur (South Fulton Parkway) / SR 279 (Old National Highway)

The original Exit 24 went to Tilly Mill Road and Flowers Road. In Georgia, Interstate 20 runs from the Alabama border to the Savannah River, which the Georgia- South Carolina border straddles Augusta Georgia is a city in Richmond County, Georgia, United States. State Route 155 begins at US 19 / US 41 / SR 3, just south of Griffin Georgia, and ends at Buford Highway ( S Interstate 675 (I-675 was built in southeast Metro Atlanta during the mid- 1980s to alleviate Interstate 75 to the west for Traffic bound to Interstate 675 (I-675 was built in southeast Metro Atlanta during the mid- 1980s to alleviate Interstate 75 to the west for Traffic bound to Macon is a city located in central Georgia, USA It is among the largest metropolitan areas in Georgia and the county seat of Bibb County. US Route 23 is a long north-south US highway between Jacksonville Florida, and Mackinaw City Michigan. State Route 42 is a Georgia state highway that runs in a generally north-south orientation from a short distance northeast of Atlanta in DeKalb County to Fort Gillem is a US Army Military base located in Forest Park Georgia, on the southeast edge of Atlanta. Fulton County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. State Route 54 starts at US 27 / SR 1 in Troup County and ends in southwest Atlanta, as University Avenue at the Downtown Connector Forest Park is a city in Clayton County, Georgia, United States. Clayton County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. In the US state of Georgia, Interstate 75 runs north-south through Atlanta. In the US state of Georgia, Interstate 75 runs north-south through Atlanta. Macon is a city located in central Georgia, USA It is among the largest metropolitan areas in Georgia and the county seat of Bibb County. State Route 139 is a Georgia state route that starts in Clayton County at S Clayton County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. Fulton County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. In the US state of Georgia, Interstate 85 runs northeast-southwest through Atlanta. In the US state of Georgia, Interstate 85 runs northeast-southwest through Atlanta. Columbus is a City in Muscogee County, Georgia, United States. Montgomery (məntˈgəmɜriː is the Capital, second most populous city and the 4th most populous metropolitan area in the Southern U South Fulton Parkway is a Divided highway in south Fulton County Georgia, United States. State Route 279 is a Georgia state route in south Fulton County and north Fayette County. When I-285 was reconfigured in the 1990s, the exit was removed.

References

  1. ^ a b c Route Log - Auxiliary Routes of the Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways - Table 2

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