Interstate 985

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Interstate 985
Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System
Sidney Lanier Parkway
Length: 24.04 mi[1] (38.69 km)
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
Georgia State Routes
< SR 417 SR 421 >

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
Old
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

  1. ^ Route Log - Auxiliary Routes of the Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways - Table 2
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Auxiliary routes of Interstate 85