Georgia State Route 3
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| State Route 3 |
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| Length: | 348 mi[1] (560 km) | |||||||||||
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| South end: |   US 19/FL SR 57 at Florida state line, 12 miles south-southeast of Thomasville |
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| North end: |    US 41/US 76/TN SR 8 at Tennessee state line near Chattanooga |
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State Route 3 runs in a generally north-south orientation from Georgia's northern border to its southern border. Its northern terminus is at the Tennessee state line just southeast of Chattanooga (connecting with Tennessee State Route 8), and its southern terminus is at the Florida state line about twelve miles south-southeast of Thomasville (connecting with Florida State Road 57).
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[edit] Routing
State Route 3 spends almost the entirety of its route concurrent with one or both of U.S. 19 and U.S. 41. It is concurrent with U.S. 41 on its run through the northwestern portion of the state, passing through such cities as Dalton, Calhoun, and Cartersville, and is also concurrent with U.S. 76 from the Tennessee state line to just east of Dalton. In addition, this portion of the route parallels Interstate 75.
S.R. 3 and U.S. 41 enter the Atlanta area from the northwest via Cobb Parkway, passing through Marietta, one of Atlanta's largest suburbs. Upon entering Fulton County and the city of Atlanta, this becomes Northside Drive, which forms part of the western boundary of the campus of Georgia Tech. U.S. 19 joins the route at Fourteenth Street. The route briefly picks up U.S. 78 and U.S. 278 near Midtown before continuing south on Metropolitan Parkway along with U.S. 19, U.S. 41, and U.S. 29, still paralleling Interstates 75 and 85 (the Downtown Connector). U.S. 29 departs shortly afterward, just before the I-20 overpass. S.R. 3 touches the perimeter of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport near Hapeville before crossing I-75 and I-285 and leaving Atlanta proper. The highway then serves southern suburbs such as Forest Park and Jonesboro, still carrying U.S. 19 and U.S. 41. The Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton has direct access from the highway, which regularly sees massive backups on weekends when NASCAR races take place there.
S.R. 3 has a brief freeway section around the west side of Griffin. South of Griffin, U.S. 19 and U.S. 41 diverge, with S.R. 3 following U.S. 19 south through Thomaston, Butler, and Americus. Both routes join U.S. 82 and the Liberty Expressway around the north and east sides of Albany, with U.S. 82 leaving and S.R. 300 (the Georgia-Florida Parkway) joining near the end of the freeway. Both S.R. 3 and S.R. 300 follow U.S. 19 the rest of the way to the Florida state line.
[edit] Highways intersected
| County | Location | Roads intersected | Notes |
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| Catoosa | Ringgold |  SR 146 West (Cloud Springs Road) |
To Rossville |
 SR 2 West (Battlefield Parkway) |
SR 2 East joins SR 3 South. To Fort Oglethorpe |
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 SR 151 South |
SR 151 North joins SR 3 South. | ||
| SR 151 North (Ooltewah-Ringgold Road) |
SR 151 North diverges from SR 3 East and goes to Ooltewah, TN. | ||
| SR 2 East |
SR 2 East diverges from SR 3 South. | ||
 I-75 |
Interchange I-75 North to Chattanooga, TN; I-75 South to Atlanta |
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| Whitfield | Tunnel Hill |  SR 201 North |
SR 201 South joins SR 3 South SR 201 North to Varnell |
| Rocky Face | SR 201 South |
SR 201 South diverges from SR 3 South and goes to LaFayette | |
| Dalton | I-75 |
Interchange | |
  US 76 / SR 52 Connector |
US 76 East diverges from SR 3 South and goes to Chatsworth | ||
  SR 52 / SR 71 |
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 SR 3 Connector |
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| Gordon | Resaca |  SR 136 East (Nicklesville Road) |
SR 136 West joins SR 3 South SR 136 East to Talking Rock |
| SR 136 West |
SR 136 West diverges from SR 3 South and goes to LaFayette | ||
| Calhoun | I-75 |
Interchange | |
 SR 225 North (Chatsworth Highway) |
To Chatsworth | ||
 SR 156 (Red Bud Road) |
West to Armuchee; East to Ranger | ||
 SR 53 Connector (Court Street) |
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 SR 53 (Belmont Drive) |
West to Rome; East to Fairmount | ||
| Bartow | Adairsville |  SR 140 |
West to Armuchee; East to Canton |
| Cartersville |  SR 293 Connector |
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  US 411 South / SR 20 West |
US 411 North/SR 20 East joins SR 3 South. | ||
 US 411 North / SR 20 East / SR 61 |
US 411 North/SR 20 East diverges from SR 3 South. SR 61 North to Fairmount; SR 61 South to Cartersville |
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 SR 113 (East Main Street) |
North to I-75; South to Rockmart | ||
| Emerson |  SR 293 North (Emerson-Allatoona Road) |
To Cartersville | |
| Cobb | Acworth |  SR 92 South (Old Acworth-Dallas Highway) |
SR 92 North joins SR 3 South, as SR 92 South goes to Hiram |
| SR 92 North (Acworth Drive) |
SR 92 North diverges from SR 3 South and goes to Woodstock | ||
 SR 176 South (Mars Hill Road) |
To Powder Springs | ||
| Kennesaw | SR 293 (South Main Street) |
SR 293 North to Emerson | |
| Marietta |  SR 120 Loop (North Marietta Parkway) |
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 SR 120 (Roswell Street) |
West to Dallas; East to Roswell | ||
| SR 120 Loop (South Marietta Parkway) |
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 SR 280 (Delk Road) |
North to I-75; South to Smyrna | ||
| Atlanta |  I-285 |
Interchange I-285 East ramp to I-75 |
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| Fulton | I-75 |
Interchange | |
| I-75 |
Interchange | ||
  US 19 (14th Street) / SR 9 |
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  US 78 West (Bankhead Highway) / US 278 West |
US 78/278 East join SR 3 South, as US 78/278 West go to Austell | ||
 US 29 North (North Avenue) / US 78 East / US 278 East |
US 78/278 East diverge from SR 3 South, as US 29 South joins it. | ||
 SR 154 (Peters Street) |
SR 3 South join SR 154 West, as SR 154 East goes to Avondale Estates | ||
 I-85 North |
Interchange Southbound exit and northbound entrance only |
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| Hapeville | I-75 |
Interchange North to Atlanta; South to Macon |
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| Clayton | Atlanta | I-285 |
Interchange |
| Forest Park |  SR 331 (Forest Parkway) |
West to I-75; East to Lake City | |
| Jonesboro | I-75 |
Interchange | |
 US 19 South / US 41 South |
SR 3 South diverges from US 19/41 South. | ||
 SR 138 |
West to Riverdale; East to Stockbridge | ||
 SR 54 (Jonesboro Road) |
North to Morrow; South to Fayetteville | ||
| US 19 North / US 41 |
SR 3 South rejoins US 19/41 South | ||
| Henry | Hampton |  SR 81 East |
To McDonough |
| SR 20 East (Woolsey Road) |
To McDonough | ||
| Spalding | Griffin | SR 92 West (West McIntosh Road) |
To Fayetteville |
 SR 16 |
Interchange West to Senoia; East to Jackson |
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 SR 362 |
Interchange West to Greenville; East to Griffin |
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 US 41 / SR 7 |
US 41 South diverges from US 19/SR 3 South as it goes to Barnesville | ||
| Pike | Zebulon |  SR 18 |
West to Concord; East to Barnesville |
| Meansville |  SR 109 North |
SR 109 South joins US 19/SR 3 South, as SR 109 North goes to SR 18 | |
| SR 109 South |
SR 109 South diverges from US 19/SR 3 South, and goes to Molena | ||
| Upson | Thomaston |  SR 74 Alternate West (West Main Street) |
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  SR 36 / SR 74 |
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| Roberta |   US 80 East / SR 22 East |
US 80/SR 22 West join US 19/SR 3 South as US 80/SR 22 East go to Downtown Roberta |
[edit] Banner routes
[edit] State Route 3 Alternate
State Route 3 Alternate uses an older routing of U.S. 19 for about fifteen miles between Meigs and Thomasville. Until recently, this was the S.R. 3 mainline, while S.R. 300 served the duty of being U.S. 19's state route concurrency.
[edit] State Route 3 Bypass
State Route 3 Bypass is a short western bypass of the town of Leesburg in Lee County.
[edit] State Route 3 Connector
The portion of Tara Boulevard in Clayton County that is not covered by U.S. 19/U.S. 41 and S.R. 3 near Interstate 75 is designated as State Route 3 Connector. The route is little more than a high-capacity set of ramps to and from I-75 and is unsigned. Another instance of State Route 3 Connector occurs in Whitfield County south of Dalton; it connects I-75 to U.S. 41/S.R. 3 and the Dalton Bypass. A newer instance is located in Marietta, on a stretch of Roswell Road that was fomerly S.R. 120 east of U.S. 41/S.R. 3.
