Georgia State Route 13
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| Buford Highway | ||||
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| Maintained by GDOT | ||||
| Length: | 49.53 mi[1] (79.71 km) | |||
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| South end: |   US 19 / SR 9 in Atlanta |
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 I-285 at Doraville US 23 at Buford I-985 near Gainesville |
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| North end: |  SR 369 in Gainesville |
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| Counties: | Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Hall | |||
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→State Route 13 (SR 13), known as Buford Highway, Falcon Parkway, and Atlanta Highway, is a state highway in Georgia. It begins at West Peachtree Street and Spring Street (U.S. Route 19 (US 19) / SR 9) just to the north of 17th Street in north Midtown Atlanta. The section near downtown Atlanta is a full freeway, from its south end to Sidney Marcus Boulevard. This was the original alignment of Interstate 85 (Northeast Expressway) through northeast Atlanta. The route ends at Jesse Jewell Parkway (SR 369) in Gainesville. The name changes from Buford Highway to Atlanta Highway at the northeast city limits of Buford. The stretch between the DeKalb/Fulton County line and several miles northeast of I-285 is often regarded as a community (see Buford Highway).
SR 13 once continued northeast past Gainesville, roughly along present SR 365, to the South Carolina state line on U.S. Route 123.[2][3]
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[edit] Route description
SR 13 begins at an intersection with US 19 and SR 9, which are aligned onto two one-way streets, Spring Street southbound and West Peachtree Street northbound. The route starts heading west but curves around to the northeast along a section of freeway adjacent to I-85. A half-interchange provides a shortcut for southbound SR 13 traffic to Peachtree Street and from Peachtree to northbound SR 13. The connection provides a savings of 3⁄4 miles (1.2 km) by allowing vehicles to avoid the southernmost section of SR 13.[4][5]
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile | Destinations | Notes |
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| Fulton |
Atlanta | 0.00 | US 19 / SR 9 (West Peachtree Street north; Spring Street south) |
Freeway section begins |
| 0.42 | US 19 / SR 9 (Peachtree Street) – Buckhead |
Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
| 1.38 |   I-85 south to I-75 |
Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
| 2.01 | NB: Monroe Drive to Piedmont Road south SB: Armour Drive to Monroe Drive |
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| 2.18 |  SR 237 north (Piedmont Road) |
Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
| 2.87 | I-85 north – Greenville |
Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
| 3.17 |  To SR 400 Toll north (Sidney Marcus Boulevard) |
Freeway section ends | ||
| DeKalb |
Pine Hills | 4.35 |  SR 42 (North Druid Hills Road) |
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| Brookhaven | 6.69 |  US 23 south / SR 155 south (Clairmont Road) |
South end of US 23 overlap | |
| Doraville |  SR 13 Conn. (Motors Industrial Way) |
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| 10.55 | I-285 |
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| Gwinnett |
Norcross | 14.27 |  SR 140 (Jimmy Carter Boulevard) |
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| 15.70 |  SR 378 east (Beaver Ruin Road) |
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| Duluth | 21.04 |  SR 120 (Duluth Highway) |
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| Suwanee | 27.18 |  SR 317 |
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| Buford | 31.29 |  US 23 north / SR 20 |
North end US 23 overlap | |
| Hall |
35.78 |  SR 347 |
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| Oakwood | 44.33 |  SR 53 (Mundy Mill Road) |
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| 44.58 |  SR 332 (Poplar Springs Road) |
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| 45.19 | I-985 / US 23 (Lanier Parkway) |
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| Gainesville | 49.53 | SR 369 (Browns Bridge Road) |
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| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus • Closed/former • Incomplete access • Unopened |
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[edit] Related route
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| Location: | Doraville |
| Length: | 1.03 mi[1] (1.66 km) |
State Route 13 Connector is a 1-mile-long (1.6 km) route that connects US 23 and SR 13 to SR 141 in Doraville. The entire route runs along Motors Industrial Way, a four-lane expressway with a grassy median. The route is separated from the inner lanes of Interstate 285 by a Jersey barrier.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Office of Information Services (December 31, 2002). "State Highway System Mileage in Each County Classified by State Route Number and Federal-Aid System" (PDF). Georgia Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070926031200/http://www.dot.state.ga.us/DOT/plan-prog/transportation_data/400reports/2002/dpp444_2002.pdf. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ Georgia Department of Transportation (1986). Official State Map (Map). Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070930024053/http://psr.southeastroads.com/mapclips/SR197_1986south.jpg. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ 1977 USGS topographic map
- ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – SR 13 to Peachtree via SR 13 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Spring+Buford+Conn&daddr=33.7995891,-84.3908756+to:Peachtree+St+NE&hl=en&sll=33.799834,-84.386523&sspn=0.009415,0.013797&geocode=Fe7KAwIdzGP4-g%3BFaW9AwIdJUz4-invJ2z6UwT1iDEBF4TaYg92fw%3BFQa4AwId_Ez4-g&mra=dpe&mrsp=1&sz=16&via=1&t=h&z=16. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – SR 13 to Peachtree via exit (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Spring+Buford+Conn&daddr=Peachtree+St+NE&hl=en&sll=33.799834,-84.386523&sspn=0.009415,0.013797&geocode=Fe7KAwIdzGP4-g%3BFQa4AwId_Ez4-g&mra=prv&t=h&z=16. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
