U.S. Route 29 in Georgia
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U.S. Highway 29 | ||||
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US 29 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by GDOT | ||||
| Length | 207 mi (333 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 29 at the Alabama state line in West Point | |||
| North end | US 29 at the South Carolina state line near Lake Hartwell | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Georgia | |||
| Counties | Troup, Coweta, Fulton, Clayton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Barrow, Oconee, Clarke, Madison, Franklin, Hart | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Highway 29 (US 29) in the state of Georgia is a north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs southwest to northeast from West Point at the Alabama state line to the South Carolina state line, near Lake Hartwell. From West Point to Downtown Atlanta, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has cosigned US 29 with State Route 14 (SR 14). North of Downtown Atlanta, the route runs along SR 8 to Dacula and again from west of Statham to the South Carolina state line.
Concurrencies of US 29 with U.S. Highways in Georgia include US 27 in LaGrange as well as US 27 Alternate (US 27 Alt.) from Moreland to Newnan. Others include US 19/US 41 from Castleberry Hill to the vicinity of Georgia Tech in Atlanta, US 78 from Georgia Tech to Scottdale, and again from near Bogart to Athens, US 278 from Georgia Tech to Druid Hills, US 23 from east Atlanta to Decatur, and US 129/US 441 in the vicinity of Athens.
Route description
The following portions of US 29 in Georgia are part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense:
- The concurrency with US 27/SR 1 in LaGrange
- From Interstate 85 (I-85) just south of East Newnan to SR 34 in Newnan
- From SR 74 in Fairburn to US 29 Alt./SR 14 Alt./SR 14 Connector (SR 14 Conn.) in Red Oak
- From I-20 in Atlanta to the intersection with Jimmy Carter Boulevard and Mountain Industrial Boulevard in Tucker
- From US 29 Business (US 29 Bus.)/SR 8/SR 316 just west of Dacula to SR 72 in Athens[1][2][3]
History
Former sections of the road have included local streets named "Old Highway 29" in various locations as well as Broad Street (SR 14 Conn.) in LaGrange[4][5] and US 29 Bus. between Dacula and west of Statham. Other former segments include Old West Point Road south of LaGrange, Wynne-Russell Drive in Lilburn, Old Athens Road in Lawrenceville, Sam Groves Street in Danielsville, Old Royston Road in Bluestone, and Franklin Springs Circle in Royston.
Parts of US 29 to the southwest of Atlanta has been named Roosevelt Highway, since Franklin D. Roosevelt made his final journey northward from Warm Springs along this stretch of highway. Large crowds gathered along US 29 on this day in April 1945 to pay their final respects to the deceased president. Unfortunately, for those who waited along the highway, they missed seeing the president's body being transported back to Washington DC on a train that ran on nearby tracks.
Major intersections
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| County | Location | mi | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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| Chambers | Lanett | 0.0 | 0.0 |   US 29 south / SR 15 south | Continuation into Alabama; southern end of SR 14 concurrency; southern terminus of SR 14 | |
| Troup | West Point | John C. Barrow Bridge over the Chattahoochee River | US 29 leaves West 9th Street and becomes East 10th Street. | |||
  SR 18 east (East 10th Street) | Western terminus of SR 18 | |||||
| LaGrange |   SR 109 west (Roanoke Road) | Southern end of SR 109 concurrency | ||||
  SR 14 Conn. north (Broad Street) | Western terminus of SR 14 Conn. | |||||
   US 27 south / SR 1 south / SR 219 south / SR 109 east (Martha Berry Highway) | Northern end of SR 109 concurrency; southern end of US 27/SR 1/SR 219 concurrency | |||||
| SR 14 Conn. south / SR 219 north (Broad Street) | Southern end of SR 219 concurrency; eastern terminus of SR 14 Conn.; Broad Street becomes Greenville Street east of US 27/US 29. | |||||
| US 27 north / SR 1 north / SR 219 north (Martha Berry Highway) | Northern end of US 27/SR 1 and SR 219 concurrencies | |||||
 SR 14 Spur south (Davis Road) | Northern terminus of SR 14 Spur | |||||
| Hogansville |   SR 54 / SR 100 south (Main Street) | Southern end of SR 100 concurrency | ||||
| SR 100 north (Corinth Road) | Northern end of SR 100 concurrency | |||||
| Coweta | Grantville |  I-85 (SR 403) | I-85 exit 35 | |||
| Moreland |   US 27 Alt. south / SR 41 south | Southern end of US 27 Alt. concurrency; northern terminus of SR 41 | ||||
| | I-85 (SR 403) | I-85 exit 41 | ||||
| East Newnan |  SR 16 east | Southern end of SR 16 concurrency | ||||
| Newnan |  US 27 Alt. north / SR 16 west / SR 34 (Temple Avenue / Bullsboro Drive) | Northern end of SR 16 concurrency | ||||
 SR 70 north (Roscoe Road) | Southern terminus of SR 70 | |||||
 SR 34 Byp. (Millard Farmer Industrial Boulevard) | ||||||
| |  SR 154 south | Southern end of SR 154 concurrency | ||||
| Fulton | Palmetto |   SR 154 north / US 29 Alt. north / SR 14 Alt. north (Cascade Palmetto Highway) | Northern end of SR 154 concurrency; southern terminus of US 28 Alt. and SR 14 Alt. | |||
| Fairburn |  SR 74 south (Virlyn B Smith Road, Fairburn Industrial Boulevard) | Northern terminus of SR 74 | ||||
 SR 92 (Campbellton Street) | ||||||
| Union City |  SR 138 (Beverly Engram Parkway) | |||||
| Red Oak |   US 29 Alt. south / SR 14 Alt. south / SR 14 Conn. east to I-85 / I-285 | Northern terminus of US 29 Alt. and SR 14 Alt., western terminus of SR 14 Conn. | ||||
| College Park |  SR 279 south (Old National Highway) | Northern terminus of SR 279 | ||||
  SR 6 / SR 139 south (Camp Creek Parkway) | Southern end of SR 139 concurrency | |||||
| East Point |  SR 154 west / SR 166 (Arthur B. Langford Jr. Parkway) | Southern end of SR 154 concurrency | ||||
| Atlanta | SR 139 north (Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard) | Northern end of SR 139 concurrency | ||||
  SR 14 north / SR 154 east / SR 3 Conn. north | Northern end of SR 14 and SR 154 concurrencies; southern end of SR 3 Conn. concurrency | |||||
   US 19 south / US 41 south / SR 3 south (Northside Drive Northwest) | Southern end of US 19/US 41/SR 3 concurrency | |||||
   US 19 north / US 41 north / SR 3 north / US 78 west / US 278 west / SR 8 west (Northside Drive Northwest) | Northern end of US 19/US 41/SR 3 concurrency; southern end of US 78/US 278/SR 8 concurrency | |||||
 To I-75 (SR 401) / I-85 (SR 403) / Spring Street Northwest | I-75 exit 249D | |||||
 SR 10 west (Freedom Parkway Northeast) – Carter Center | Western end of SR 10 concurrency | |||||
| Fulton–DeKalb county line |   US 23 south (Briarcliff Road Northeast / Moreland Avenue Northeast) / SR 42 | Southern end of US 23 concurrency | ||||
| DeKalb | Druid Hills | US 278 east / SR 10 east | Northern end of US 278/SR 10 concurrency | |||
| Decatur |  US 23 north / SR 155 (Clairemont Avenue) | Northern end of US 23 concurrency | ||||
| Scottdale |  US 78 east / SR 410 east (Stone Mountain Freeway) | Northern end of US 78 concurrency; western terminus of SR 410 | ||||
| North Druid Hills Road | To westbound Exit 1 on Stone Mountain Freeway | |||||
| Tucker | I-285 (Atlanta Bypass / SR 407) | I-285 exit 38 | ||||
 SR 236 east (Hugh Howell Road) – Snellville | Southern end of SR 236 concurrency | |||||
| SR 236 west (LaVista Road) – Atlanta | Northern end of SR 236 concurrency | |||||
| Gwinnett | Lilburn |  SR 378 west (Beaver Ruin Road) – Norcross | Eastern terminus of SR 378 | |||
| Lawrenceville | Lawrenceville–Suwanee Road | Future US 29 north[6] | ||||
 SR 120 west (West Pike Street) | Eastern terminus of SR 120 | |||||
 SR 20 south (South Perry Street) | Southern end of SR 20 concurrency | |||||
 SR 20 north / SR 124 north (Buford Drive N.E. / Jackson Street) | Northern end of SR 20 concurrency; southern end of SR 124 concurrency | |||||
| SR 124 south (Scenic Highway) – Snellville, Lithonia | Northern end of SR 124 concurrency | |||||
| Dacula |   US 29 Bus. / SR 8 east (Winder Highway) / SR 316 west (University Parkway) | Northern end of SR 8 concurrency; southern end of SR 316 concurrency; western terminus of US 29 Bus.; future US 29 south via University Parkway[6] | ||||
| Apalachee River | Unnamed bridge over the Apalachee River, which marks the Gwinnett–Barrow county line | |||||
| Barrow | Auburn |  SR 324 west (Hill's Shop Road) | Eastern terminus of SR 324 | |||
| Bethlehem |  SR 81 (South Broad Street) | |||||
| Russell |  SR 11 south (Monroe Highway) | Southern end of SR 11 concurrency | ||||
| |  US 29 Bus. west / SR 53 – Winder, Watkinsville | Eastern terminus of US 29 Bus.; southern end of SR 8 concurrency | ||||
| Statham |  SR 211 north – Statham | Southern terminus of SR 211 | ||||
| Oconee | |  US 78 west / US 78 Bus. east / SR 10 (Moina Michael Highway) – Monroe, Bogart | Southern end of US 78 concurrency; western terminus of US 78 Bus.; interchange | |||
| |  SR 10 Loop inner (Athens Perimeter / SR 422 inner) – Jefferson | Northern end of SR 316 concurrency; western end of SR 10 Loop/SR 422 concurrency; eastern terminus of SR 316; SR 10 Loop exit 1 | ||||
| Clarke | Athens | 4 |    US 129 south / US 441 south / SR 15 south (Macon Highway) / Timothy Road – Watkinsville, Madison | Southern end of US 129/US 441/SR 15 concurrency | ||
| 6 |   SR 15 Alt. north (Milledge Avenue) – State Botanical Garden | Southern terminus of SR 15 Alt.; provides access to University Health Center | ||||
| 7 | College Station Road – University of Georgia | |||||
| 8 | US 78 east / SR 10 east (Lexington Road) US 78 Bus. west / SR 10 west (Oconee Street) – Lexington, Washington | Northern end of US 78 concurrency; eastern terminus of US 78 Bus. | ||||
| 9 | Peter Street / Olympic Drive | |||||
| 10A | Old Hull Road | |||||
| 10B-D | US 129 north / US 441 north / SR 10 Loop outer / SR 15 north (Athens Perimeter / SR 422 outer) – Commerce, Jefferson | Northern end of SR 10 Loop/SR 422 and US 129/US 441/SR 15 concurrencies | ||||
 SR 72 east (Hull Road) – Elberton | Western terminus of SR 72 | |||||
| Madison | Hull |  SR 106 north (Fortson Store Road) – Ila | Southern terminus of SR 106; northern terminus of former SR 393 | |||
| | Garnett Ward Road | Former SR 182 | ||||
| Danielsville |  SR 98 (Ila–Comer Road) | |||||
| |  SR 281 (Wildcat Bridge Road) | |||||
| |  SR 191 | |||||
| Bond |  SR 174 south | Southern end of SR 174 concurrency | ||||
| Hudson River | Unnamed bridge over the Hudson River, which marks the Madison–Franklin county line | |||||
| Franklin | | SR 174 north (Salem Road) | Northern end of SR 174 concurrency | |||
| Franklin Springs |  SR 145 west (Toccoa Carnesville Road) | Eastern terminus of SR 145 | ||||
 SR 327 north (Bryant Park Road) | Southern terminus of SR 327 | |||||
| Royston |  SR 17 Bus. (Bowersville Street) | |||||
| Hart |  SR 17 (Royston Bypass) | |||||
| Hartwell |   SR 51 south / SR 77 north (West Howell Street) | Southern end of SR 51 and SR 77 concurrencies | ||||
| SR 51 north (Chandler Street) | Northern end of SR 51 concurrency | |||||
 SR 172 south (Webb Street) | Northern terminus of SR 172 | |||||
| SR 77 south (Carter Street) | Northern end of SR 77 concurrency | |||||
| |  SR 181 south (Smith McGee Highway) | Northern terminus of SR 181 | ||||
| Savannah River | Hartwell Dam Bridge at Georgia–South Carolina state line; northern end of SR 8 concurrency; eastern terminus of SR 8 | |||||
| 207 | 333 | US 29 north – Anderson | US 29 continues into South Carolina. | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ National Highway System: Georgia (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 8, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ National Highway System: Atlanta, GA (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 9, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ National Highway System: Athens-Clarke County, GA (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 9, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1970). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia.[full citation needed]
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1971). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia.[full citation needed]
- ^ a b Cooper, John R. (March 14, 2018). "Relocation of United States Route 84" (PDF). Alabama Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
External links
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