Interstate 85 (Georgia)

Interstate 85
Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Length:	179.9 mi (289.5 km)
Existed:	1960 – present
Major junctions
South end:	I‑85 at the Alabama state line
	I‑185 near LaGrange I‑285 / SR 14 Conn. in College Park I‑75 in Atlanta I‑20 in Atlanta I‑75 in Atlanta SR 400 in Atlanta I‑285 near Doraville SR 316 near Lawrenceville I‑985 / US 23 / SR 365 in Suwanee
North end:	I-85 at the South Carolina state line
Location
Counties:	Harris, Troup, Meriwether, Coweta, Fulton, Clayton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Barrow, Jackson, Banks, Franklin, Hart
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future Georgia State Routes Interstate U.S. State ← SR 84 SR 85 → ← SR 402 SR 403 SR 404 →

Interstate 85 (I-85) is a major Interstate Highway that travels northeast-to-southwest in the U.S. state of Georgia. It enters the state at the Alabama state line near West Point, and Lanett, Alabama, traveling through the Atlanta metropolitan area and to the South Carolina state line, where it crosses the Savannah River near Lake Hartwell. I-85 connects northern Georgia with Montgomery, Alabama, to the southwest, and with South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia to the northeast. Within Georgia, I-85 is also designated as the unsigned State Route 403 (SR 403).

I-85 in Georgia usually travels roughly parallel with the route of U.S. Route 29 (US 29). However, from Atlanta northeast to South Carolina, I-85 ventures away from that route, traveling about halfway between US 29 and the combination of US 23 and US 123.

Within the City of Atlanta, I-85 has a concurrency with I-75 known as the "Downtown Connector". After splitting from Downtown Connector, it is known as Northeast Expressway until its junction with I-285 (Atlanta's perimeter).

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