U.S. Highway 29 | ||||
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Route of US 29 highlighted in red
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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 | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 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 at the 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.
Former sections of the road have included local streets name "Old Highway 29" in various locations as well as Broad Street (GA 14 Connector) in LaGrange and U.S. Route 29 Business between Dacula and west of Statham. Other former segments include 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 on a train than ran on nearby tracks.