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State Route 5 ( SR 5 ) is a 155.325-mile-long (249.971 km) state highway that travels south-to-north through portions of Carroll , Douglas , Cobb , Cherokee , Pickens , Gilmer , and Fannin counties in the western and northern parts of the U.S. state of Georgia . The highway travels from its southern terminus at SR 48 at the Alabama state line, north-northwest of Ephesus , to its northern terminus at SR 60 and SR 68 at the Tennessee state line on the McCaysville – Copperhill line, bisecting the northwestern portion of the state.

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240-535: A concurrency with US 41. In 1969, it was redesignated as a southern extension of SR 3E. The entire route was in Atlanta , Fulton County . State Route 3 Spur ( SR 3 Spur ) was a spur route of SR 3 that existed in Marietta . At least as early as 1919, SR 3 traveled on essentially the same path as it currently does through the city. By the end of 1926, US 41 had been designated on

360-603: A partial interchange with US 41 / SR 3 /SR 5 ( Cobb Parkway ). It curves to the northeast and has an interchange with I-75 /SR 5. The freeway portion of the highway ends at an intersection with the northern terminus of Sandy Plains Road and the southern terminus of Guffin Lane. The highway curves to the north-northwest and intersects Canton Road. SR 5 Spur travels on Canton Road for about one block. Just south of Kurtz Road, it reaches its northern terminus. The roadway that would eventually become SR 5 Spur

480-586: A completed hard surface. In May, the northern terminus had a completed semi hard surface. In July, the entire Blue Ridge–Tennessee state line had a completed hard surface. In the third quarter of 1935, the Ellijay–Blue Ridge segment was also completed. By the end of the year, a portion northeast of Ellijay was under construction. In the first quarter of 1937, SR 5 was extended southwest from Marietta to SR 6 in Powder Springs. The next year,

600-663: A completed hard surface. A portion north-northeast of McWhorter had a sand clay or top soil surface. In 1953, the northern two-thirds of the McWhorter–Douglasville segment was hard surfaced. A portion east of Roopville had a sand clay or top soil surface. Three segments had completed grading, but was not surfaced: from the Alabama state line to Roopville, the Carroll County portion of the Whitesburg–McWhorter segment, and

720-465: A completed hard surface. The segment from the south end of the SR ;22 concurrency to south-southeast of Thomaston had completed grading , but had no surface course. By the end of the year, all of the then-current path of SR 3 had a completed hard surface. In 1934, the segment north of Ringgold was shifted west to travel northwest from that city. A segment north-northwest of Thomasville, as well as

840-559: A fifth time just south of Resaca , and continues to head north into Whitfield County . Heading through Dalton , the route crosses I-75 yet again, before heading northwest into Catoosa County , where it crosses I-75 for the seventh and final time, before reaching its northern terminus at the Tennessee state line, south of Chattanooga . Here, US 41, joined by US 76 , enters Tennessee, concurrent with unsigned state highway SR 8 . The following portions of SR 3 are part of

960-524: A portion north-northeast of McWhorter. Between June 1955 and July 1957, a portion east of Roopville had completed grading, but was not surfaced. Between July 1957 and June 1960, three segments were paved: the central portion of the Bucktown–Roopville segment, the western half of the Roopville–Whitesburg segment, and from southwest of Whitesburg to north-northeast of McWhorter. By June 1963,

1080-457: A portion of the extension southwest of Marietta had completed grading , but was not surfaced. By the middle of 1939, the central portion of this extension was under construction. In the third quarter of the year, this portion had completed grading, but was not surfaced. Between April and October 1940, SR 5 was established on a segment from SR 16 in Whitesburg to Douglasville. There

1200-418: A portion of the highway northeast of it was built. The proposed northern terminus was truncated to SR 5 northeast of Marietta. In 1976, SR 705's path from I-75 to its intersection with SR 5 northeast of Marietta was built as SR 5 Conn. In 1984, the same year that SR 5 was shifted westward, onto I-75 and I-575 , SR 5 Conn. was redesignated as SR 5 Spur . The entire route

1320-681: A route high of 93,000 vehicles seen south of Woodstock, close to I-75. Numbers generally decrease as the route travels further north, going from the mark seen in Woodstock down to 59,000 in Holly Springs, around 55,000 in Canton, and further down to 26,000 near Ball Ground. Once the freeway portion of the route ends in Pickens County, averages fall further from around 24,000 to around 12,000, but stabilize in that vicinity from Talking Rock in Pickens County all

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1440-462: A route low seen west of US 27 at just over 1,000 vehicles per day. Averages quickly rise from about 7,500 vehicles north of SR 166 to reach numbers near 22,000 around I-20, then level off between 10,000 and 15,000 between Douglasville and Austell. Vehicle loads climb again north of Austell, reaching numbers between 27,000 and 38,000 between Austell and Marietta. Once SR 5 becomes concurrent with I-575, averages increase drastically, with

1560-466: A sand clay or top soil surface. From the Florida state line to Thomasville and a segment north-northeast of Zebulon were indicated to be under construction. By the end of 1931, three segments had a completed hard surface: from the Florida state line to Thomasville, a segment north of Ellaville, and a segment north-northeast of Zebulon. Two segments were under construction: from north of Ellaville to Butler and

1680-577: A sand clay or top soil surface: from Butler to south-southeast of Thomaston and from north-northwest of that city to north-northeast of Zebulon. Two segments were under construction: from Albany to Leesburg and from Ringgold to the Tennessee state line. By the end of the year, the Albany–Ellaville segment and the Rinngold–Tennessee segment had a completed hard surface. A segment south of Zebulon had

1800-487: A sand clay or top soil surface: from the Alabama state line to a point south-southwest of Bowdon, the northern two-thirds of the McWhorter–Douglasville segment, and the southern part of the Powder Springs–Marietta segment. By April 1949, the segment from Alabama to Roopville was shifted southward to a more direct path. Between August 1950 and the beginning of 1952, the entire Powder Springs–Marietta segment had

1920-569: A segment just north-northeast of Butler, from the south end of the SR 22 concurrency to south-southeast of Thomaston, from south of the Upson–Pike county line to Zebulon, a segment in the northwestern part of Marietta, from just south of the Cobb–Bartow county line to Cartersville, from just south of the Gordon–Murray county line to Dalton, and from northwest of Dalton to Ringgold. Six segments of

2040-443: A segment south of Zebulon. In January 1932, the entire highway from Florida to north of Ellaville had a completed hard surface. In April that year, the entire highway from south-southeast of Thomaston to the Tennessee state line had a completed hard surface. A segment south-southeast of Thomaston was under construction. Later that year, the segment from north of Ellaville to Butler had a sand clay or top soil surface. From Butler to

2160-476: Is designated as State Route 3 Connector ( SR 3 Conn. ). The route is little more than a high-capacity set of ramps to and from I-75 and is unsigned. Its entire length is just west of Morrow . The entire route is in Clayton County . State Route 3 Connector ( SR 3 Conn. ) is a 0.2-mile-long (0.32 km) connector route in the city limits of Atlanta . The entire length travels along

2280-468: Is in Atlanta , Fulton County . State Route 3 Spur ( SR 3 Spur ) was a short-lived spur route of SR 3 that existed in the central part of the city limits of Atlanta . Between June 1963 and the beginning of 1966, it was established on the path of U.S. Route 41 (US 41; Northside Drive ) from Marietta Street , where SR 3 split off of US 41, to an interchange with Interstate 75 (I-75), where SR 3E began

2400-501: Is in Canton , Cherokee County . State Route 5 Connector ( SR 5 Conn. ) is a 1.4-mile-long (2.3 km) connecting route of SR 5 in the central part of Canton . It is known as Reinhardt College Parkway for its entire length. It is signed as a north–south highway, but it appears to be backward, since its "southern" terminus is north of its "northern" terminus. It begins at an intersection with SR 140 . It travels to

2520-693: The Chattahoochee River , where it turns northeast to parallel the river, and travels through Whitesburg . SR 5 continues northeast, then cuts north into Douglas County, where it is locally known as Bill Arp Road, crosses Interstate 20 (I-20) in Douglasville . Continuing northeast, and having picked up a concurrency with US 78 / SR 8 , the highway heads through Lithia Springs , crosses US 278 / SR 6 , and enters Cobb County and Austell . In Austell, SR 5 splits from US 78/SR 8 and heads slightly northeast through

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2640-574: The Etowah River , they pass Cherokee High School . After curving to the east-northeast, SR 140 splits off to the north. SR 5 Bus. passes the Riverplace Shopping Center and then intersects the northern terminus of SR 5 Conn. (Reinhardt College Parkway). It then has a second interchange with I-575/SR 5, where it reaches its northern terminus. Between 1981 and 1986, it was established on its current path. The entire route

2760-557: The Marietta Square to its west. Curving to the northeast past the square, SR 5 leaves its concurrency with SR 120 Loop behind and heads north yet again, first as Cherokee Street, then Church Street, and curves to the northeast as it crosses US 41 / SR 3 . Soon thereafter, SR 5 merges with I-75 for a very short distance, and then splits off I-75 north of Marietta, together with its concurrency with I-575 , and heads north and northeast into Cherokee County in

2880-483: The National Highway System , a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense: SR 3 was established at least as early as 1919 starting at the Florida state line southwest of Thomasville; no numbered highway extended south-southeast from that city at the time. SR 3 traveled on essentially the same path as it currently does. The main differences were

3000-470: The National Highway System , a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense: The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) average annual daily traffic (AADT) numbers for the year 2011 show a variety of average daily traffic load numbers as the route travels across western and northern Georgia. At the route's western portion in rural Carroll County, daily vehicle load averages hover around 3,000, with

3120-1103: The Tennessee state line, in East Ridge , where US 41 / US 76 continue, concurrent with State Route 8 . It travels through Thomasville, Albany , Griffin , Atlanta , Calhoun , and Dalton . SR 3 starts at the Florida state line in Thomas County , and is concurrent with US 19 and SR 300 from its inception. SR 3 heads slightly northwest and skirts east past Thomasville , before heading through Pelham to Camilla in Mitchell County . SR 3 turns slightly northeast in Camilla and heads through Baconton, Georgia to Albany in Dougherty County , where its concurrency with SR 300 ends, before turning north and heading to Leesburg in Lee County . In Leesburg,

3240-422: The city limits of Canton . It begins at an interchange with I-575 /SR 5 in the southern part of the city. At this interchange, SR 5 Bus. begins a concurrency with SR 20 and SR 140 . The three highways travel to the east-northeast on a freeway . They curve to the northwest and split at Marietta Highway, with SR 5 Bus./SR 140 heading in a northerly direction. After crossing over

3360-558: The Alabama state line just east of Graham and north-northwest of Ephesus , in Carroll County , where the highway continues west into Randolph County , Alabama as SR 48 . In Carroll County, the highway initially travels northeast, but soon turns to the east, and bisects the southern portion of rural Carroll County. SR 5 crosses U.S. Route 27 / SR 1 (US 27/SR 1) in Roopville , and continues east until it nears

3480-710: The Canton–Jasper segment of SR 5 had a "completed hard surface". Two segments had a "completed semi hard surface": the Cherokee County portion of the Canton–Jasper segment and the southern half of the segment from Blue Ridge to the Tennessee state line. Two segments had a "sand clay or top soil": the Douglasville–Austell segment of US 78/SR 8 and the Cherokee County portion of the Marietta–Canton segment of SR 5. Two segments were under construction:

3600-436: The Ellijay–Blue Ridge segment had a sand clay or top soil surface. Between April and August 1932, a portion south of Canton had a sand clay or top soil surface. A portion northeast of Canton was under construction. In August, the portion south of Canton was under construction. In October, a small portion at the northern terminus was under construction. By May 1933, the entire length of SR 5 from Marietta to Ellijay had

3720-531: The Fulton–Cobb county line to the eastern part of Marietta. By the end of the next year, the entire length of SR 3E had a completed hard surface. By the end of 1946, SR 3W was projected to be designated from the western part of Albany to US 19/SR 3 north of the city. The SR 3W in Atlanta and Marietta was redesignated as part of the SR 3 mainline. By February 1948, SR 3E in Atlanta

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3840-600: The Gordon–Murray county line. By the end of 1929, US 19 was designated on the then-current highway from the Florida state line to Atlanta. Also, an unnumbered road was built on the current path of SR 3 south-southeast of Thomasville. By the middle of 1930, SR 35 was designated on the unnumbered road south-southeast of Thomasville. Four segments of SR 3 had a completed hard surface: from Thomasville to Albany, from Leesburg to Ellaville, from south-southeast of Thomaston to north-northwest of that city, and from north-northeast of Zebulon to Ringgold. Two segments had

3960-508: The I-75 path in the southern part of Atlanta) was built east of US 19/US 41/SR 3. In 1952, US 41 Temp. was redesignated as part of the US ;41 mainline, which was shifted off of SR 3W and onto SR 3E. The next year, US 19/US 41/SR 3 was shifted eastward onto the "Expressway" in the southern part of Atlanta, traveled west on Lakewood Avenue, and then resumed

4080-659: The Jasper–Ellijay segment and the northern half of the Blue Ridge–Tennessee segment. By the end of 1929, two segments had a completed hard surface: a small portion just north of the Cobb–Cherokee county line and from a point northeast of Canton to just north of the Pickens–Gilmer county line. Two segments had a completed semi hard surface: nearly the entire Gilmer County portion of the Jasper–Ellijay segment (except for

4200-403: The Marietta–Canton segment was under construction. By the end of 1931, the Douglasville–Austell segment of US 78/SR 8 had a completed hard surface. Three segments of SR 5 also were completed: from Marietta to the halfway point between the Cobb–Cherokee county line and Canton, from northeast of Canton to Ellijay, and from northeast of Ellijay to Blue Ridge. The southern two-thirds of

4320-579: The Mitchell–Dougherty county line to Albany, from south of Americus to Ellaville, from north-northeast of Zebulon to just south of the Spalding–Henry county line, from just north of this county line to just south-southeast of the Henry–Clayton county line, and from just north-northwest of this county line to Marietta. Five segments of the highway had a "completed semi hard surface": a segment south of

4440-547: The Mitchell–Dougherty county line, from Leesburg to the Lee–Sumter county line, from Cartersville to the southeastern part of Calhoun, a segment in the northwestern part of Dalton, and from Ringgold to the Tennessee state line. Ten segments of the highway had a "sand clay or top soil" surface: a segment on both sides of the Grady–Thomas county line, a segment north-northwest of Thomasville, from Ellaville to north-northeast of Rupert,

4560-460: The Pelham–Camilla segment, was under construction. By the end of the year, a segment of SR 35 south-southeast of Thomasville had a completed hard surface. From the Florida state line to south-southeast of the city, this segment was under construction. By April 1935, the central portion of the segment of SR 35 had completed grading, but was not surfaced. By the end of the year, nearly

4680-459: The beginning of 1945 and November 1946, the portion north-northeast of Bucktown and the portion from the south-southeastern part of Bowdon to the Carroll–Douglas county line were indicated to be "projected mileage". Two segments of the highway were hard surfaced: a portion south-southwest of Bowdon and the northern part of the Powder Springs–Marietta segment. By February 1948, three segments had

4800-513: The city was shifted westward, replacing SR 5 Byp. Part of its former path was redesignated as SR 5 Bus. The entire route was in Fannin County . State Route 5 Business ( SR 5 Bus. ) was a business route of SR 5 that existed in the central part of Fannin County , mostly within the city limits of Blue Ridge . Between 1974 and 1977, SR 5's path through Blue Ridge

4920-528: The city. In 1966, SR 5 was hard surfaced from Alabama to Douglasville. In 1973, SR 705 was proposed from SR 3 (Church Street) in Marietta to SR 5 south of Blackwell, with an interchange with I-75. In 1977, I-575/ SR 713 was proposed from I-75 north of Marietta to just south of the Cherokee–Pickens county line. It was completed from SR 140 south of Canton to SR 20 east of

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5040-455: The city. The next year, the entire Cobb County portion (except for the southern end) of I-575/SR 713 was under construction. SR 5 through Blue Ridge was shifted westward, replacing the entire length of SR 5 Byp. Its former path through the city was redesignated as SR 5 Bus. By the end of the decade, SR 733 was proposed between two intersections with US 76/SR 5 northeast of Ellijay. At this time, SR 734

5160-427: The current US 76/SR 5/SR 515 north of East Ellijay. SR 5 was established at least as early as 1919 from SR 3 in Marietta to the Tennessee state line north-northwest of Blue Ridge. SR 8 was established at this time on the path of SR 5 from Douglasville to Austell. By the end of 1926, US 78 was designated on SR 8 between Douglasville and Austell. The Pickens County portion of

5280-419: The direction of Blue Ridge in Fannin County . In Blue Ridge, US 76/SR 2/SR 515 head off to the east, while SR 5 heads northwest to McCaysville and its northern terminus at the Tennessee state line, where the route intersects the northern terminus of SR 60 (Toccoa Avenue) and continues into Tennessee as SR 68 (Ocoee Street). The following portions of SR 5 are part of

5400-402: The direction of Woodstock . From Marietta to Blue Ridge , the route parallels the Marietta and North Georgia Rail Line . SR 5 remains concurrent with I-575 for that route's entire length, as the two highways bisect Cherokee County, and bypass Holly Springs , Canton (crossing the Etowah River north of Canton), and Ball Ground . North of Ball Ground, near Nelson , I-575, as well as

5520-513: The east-central part of the city. Here, the roadway continues as Roswell Street. At this intersection is the Big Chicken restaurant of KFC . SR 3 Conn. proceeds to the east and has an incomplete interchange with the northbound lanes of Northwest Corridor Express Lanes of Interstate 75 (I-75). The highway then curves to the northeast and reaches its eastern terminus, an interchange with SR 120 ( Marietta Parkway /Roswell Road) and

5640-699: The east-southeast and curves to the east-northeast. It passes by some residential neighborhoods before curving to the south-southeast. It passes the Riverstone Village shopping center. It then curves to the southeast, passing the RiverStone Medical Center. Just before its northern terminus, it travels between the Mainstreet at RiverStone and RiverStone Plaza shopping centers. It meets its northern terminus, an intersection with SR 5 Bus. (RiverStone Parkway). At least as early as 1940, an unnumbered road

5760-565: The eastern terminus of SR 120 Alt. (Marietta Parkway). The highway was formed in 2007 when SR 120 was rerouted out of downtown Marietta. The entire route is in Marietta , Cobb County . State Route 3 Connector ( SR 3 Conn. ) is in Whitfield County south of Dalton ; it connects Interstate 75 (I-75) to US 41 /SR 3 and the Dalton Bypass. All of SR 3 Conn., from I-75 to its eastern terminus,

5880-441: The end of 1926, a segment north-northwest of Thomasville had a "sand clay or top soil" surface. By the end of 1929, US 19 was designated on SR 3 in the state. By the middle of 1930, the segment of US 19/SR 3 between Thomasville and Meigs had a "completed hard surface". By June 1963, SR 333 had been designated on this stretch of US 19, with SR 3 being shifted westward onto US 19 Bus. By

6000-412: The end of 1929, US 19 was designated on the highway through Albany. By the end of 1946, SR 3W was projected to be designated from the western part of Albany to US 19/SR 3 north of the city. By April 1949, the southern part of SR 3W was hard surfaced, while its northern part had completed grading, but was not surfaced. By the middle of 1950, the entire length of SR 3W

6120-402: The end of 1965, the northern terminus of US 19 Bus. was truncated to just east of Ochlocknee. In 1986, US 19 Bus. was decommissioned . In 2000, the segment of SR 3 between Thomasville and Meigs was shifted eastward, onto US 19/ SR 300 . Its former path became SR 3 Alt. The entire route is in Thomas County . State Route 3 Connector ( SR 3 Conn. )

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6240-521: The end of its concurrency with SR 515 and its northern terminus. In 2005, the interchange between SR 5 and SR 515 in Blue Ridge was designated as the "A. L. Stepp Interchange". State Route 5 Spur ( SR 5 Spur ) was a spur route of SR 5 that existed in the central part of Marietta . In 1969, it was proposed to be established from SR 5 (Powder Springs Street) north-northwest to Polk Street. Between 1966 and 1973, it

6360-413: The entire length of SR 3 in this area. This segment of US 41/SR 3 had a "completed hard surface". By the end of 1965, SR 3S was designated in Marietta from SR 3 to SR 5 . Between 1974 and March 1980, SR 3S was redesignated as SR 3 Spur. Between March 1980 and 1985, SR 3 Spur was decommissioned . State Route 3 Connector ( SR 3 Conn. )

6480-466: The extreme southern part) and the northern half of the Blue Ridge–Tennessee segment. The Ellijay–Blue Ridge segment was under construction. By the middle of 1930, the southern part of the Gilmer County portion of the Jasper–Ellijay segment had a completed hard surface. By the end of the year, the segment from Blue Ridge to the Tennessee state line also was completed. The entire Cobb County portion of

6600-475: The former routing of SR 5 has become a minor roadway and is known as Talking Rock Road to Talking Rock, where it briefly becomes concurrent with SR 136, then heads north as Ellijay Road, having crossed to the west of the current SR 5 together with SR 136. Paralleling SR 5 very closely once more, the former routing travels through downtown Ellijay, crosses the Ellijay River , and merges into

6720-465: The former routing of SR 5, parallel to I-575, and the new routing in Pickens and Gilmer counties, still exists today, and is utilized by local traffic. From the northbound exit 267A on I-75, the old routing of SR 5 follows what is today locally known as Canton Road Connector (and is signed as SR 5 Spur ), which merges into Canton Road. This routing parallels I-575 very closely to its east as

6840-584: The freeway in Albany. It was named Liberty Expressway. Also, SR 3E in the Atlanta area was decommissioned. In 1986, US 19 Bus. in the southern part of the state was decommissioned. The next year, SR 3W in Thomaston was redesignated as SR 3S , and SR 3E there was redesignated as SR 3N . In 1988, SR 50 was truncated to its current eastern terminus, with its entire former path redesignated as part of SR 520 . SR 3N in Thomaston

6960-483: The freeway portion of the highway, terminates, and SR 5, now concurrent with SR 515 , enters Pickens County . The highways curve northwest around Jasper , then turn back to the north near Talking Rock on their way into Gilmer County and Ellijay . In East Ellijay , SR 5 picks up a concurrency with US 76 / SR 2 , and heads northeast into the Chattahoochee National Forest in

7080-633: The highway first enters Fulton County , then crosses I-285 , and I-75 again, as well as I-85 , in quick succession, as it makes its way through the southern Atlanta suburban communities of Hapeville and East Point , forming one side of the perimeter of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport near Hapeville. Turning north, the highway parallels the Downtown Connector very closely, crosses I-20 in downtown Atlanta, and continues north, beginning and ending concurrencies with US 19, US 78 , and US 278 , as well as forming part of

7200-489: The highway turns northwest yet again and travels to Thomaston . Turning back to the north, SR 3 enters Pike County , and travels through Zebulon on its way slightly northeast to Griffin in Spalding County . South of Griffin, SR 3 intersects and begins a concurrency with US 41 , in addition to its continued concurrence with US 19. SR 3 also features a brief freeway section as it travels through

7320-427: The highway turns slightly northwest once more, travels through Smithville , and enters Sumter County . Turning north again, SR 3 continues through Americus and enters Schley County , curving slightly northwest to Ellaville . Leaving Ellaville in a northerly direction again, SR 3 bisects Schley County and heads into Taylor County and through Butler into Upson County . Just after entering Upson County,

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7440-414: The highway were indicated to be under construction: a segment north of the Lee–Sumter county line, from south-southeast of Thomaston to north-northwest of that city, a segment north-northeast of Zebulon, from just south of the Spalding–Henry county line to just north of that line, from northwest of Marietta to just south of the Cobb–Bartow county line, and from the southeastern part of Calhoun to just south of

7560-413: The north-northeast and leave Ball Ground. They turn to the left, onto Appalachian Highway, and curve to the northwest. After slipping through the southwestern corner of Nelson , they reach their northern terminus, an intersection with SR 5/ SR 515 at the northern terminus of I-575. The highway that eventually became SR 5 Bus. was established at least as early as 1919 as part of SR 5 from

7680-456: The northern extension of SR 713. The former path of SR 5 was redesignated as SR 5 Alt. At this time, SR 719 was under construction. In 1982, I-575/SR 713 was under construction from SR 92 southwest of Woodstock to south of Canton and from east of Canton to I-575's northern terminus north-northwest of Ball Ground. SR 713 was proposed to be extended northwest to SR 5 west-northwest of Talking Rock and north to

7800-422: The northern part of Atlanta was hard surfaced. From the north part of the city to the northwest part, the highway had completed grading, but was not surfaced. Later that year, all of SR 3E from Atlanta to northwest of the Fulton–Cobb county line had a completed hard surface. In 1940, nearly the entire segment of SR 3E in Marietta had a completed hard surface. It was under construction from northwest of

7920-410: The northern path. The former path became US 19 Bus. / US 41 Bus. By June 1954, SR 3W was designated between Atlanta and Marietta. By June 1955, it was redesignated as SR 3. By July 1957, SR 3 in the northern part of Albany was redesignated as SR 3 Conn. due to the SR 3W in the city being redesignated as part of SR 3. Between Griffin and Lovejoy, SR 3

8040-578: The old SR 5 routing heads north through the heart of Woodstock. The local road name changes to Main Street through Woodstock, and to Holly Springs Parkway on its way to Holly Springs, where it crosses under I-575 to its west at exit 14. As the old route travels through Canton, it becomes briefly concurrent with SR 140 (and is signed as SR 5 Bus. ), then crosses under I-575 once more to its east again (at exit 20), and heads northeast as Ball Ground Highway. Rarely more than 0.5 miles (0.80 km) separate

8160-436: The old routing and I-575/SR 5/SR 515, as the old SR 5 passes through the heart of Ball Ground (where it is again signed as SR 5 Bus.), and it briefly becomes concurrent with SR 372. "Old Highway 5" continues north as Canton Road/Canton Highway, now somewhat further removed from the current SR 5, and travels through Nelson, then becomes concurrent with SR 53 Bus. into Jasper. North of Jasper,

8280-523: The original path, while SR 3E traveled north-northwest on a more eastern path between the two cities. SR 3E's path from SR 120 in the east part of Marietta to US 41/SR 3 in the northwestern part of the city. The rest of SR 3E was under construction. By the end of the year, SR 3W was established, traveling northwest with US 41 on Marietta Street and Old Marietta Road, while SR 3E traveled north-northwest on Hemphill Street and Northside Drive . All of SR 3E in

8400-448: The proposed path of SR 713 at the proposed northern terminus of I-575 south-southwest of Nelson. In 1981, the path of SR 5 in this area was shifted westward, replacing SR 713 Spur and the northern extension of SR 713. The former path of SR 5 was redesignated as SR 5 Alt. In 1986, SR 5's path from Canton to south of Nelson was shifted westward, onto I-575, replacing SR 713. Part of its former path

8520-439: The roadway continues east as Piedmont Road. The entire length of SR 5 Conn. is part of the National Highway System , a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense. State Route 5 Spur ( SR 5 Spur ) was a spur route of SR 5 that existed in the central part of Cherokee County , mostly within the city limits of Canton . At least as early as 1940, it

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8760-402: The segment from west-northwest of Tyus to Roopville was paved. By the end of 1965, the segment from the Alabama to east-southeast of Lowell was hard surfaced. The segment from east-southeast of Lowell to south-southwest of Whitesburg had a "topsoil or gravel" surface. At this time, SR 5 Byp. was built and hard surfaced from US 76/SR 5 southwest of Blue Ridge to SR 5 north of

8880-471: The segment of SR 35 had a completed hard surface. By the middle of 1936, the entire segment of SR 35 had a completed hard surface. Late in 1937, US 19 south of Thomasville was shifted eastward to travel concurrently with this segment of SR 35, with US 319 designated on its former path southwest of Thomasville. SR 3 was split into two parts between Atlanta and the northwest part of Marietta. US 41/SR 3 traveled northwest on

9000-411: The south end of the SR 22 concurrency was under construction. Before the year ended, this segment had a completed hard surface. The segment of SR 3 from the south end of SR 22 concurrency to south-southeast of Thomaston, as well as the segment of SR 35 in the southern part of Thomasville, was under construction. By the middle of 1933, the segment from north of Ellaville to Butler had

9120-441: The southeastern edge of Spelman College . It starts at an intersection with US 29 / SR 14 / SR 154 , just northeast of an overpass for Interstate 20 (I-20). US 29/SR 3 Conn. travel north-northwest. Just before an intersection with Westview Drive, they curve to the northeast and meet the northern terminus of SR 3 Conn., an intersection with US 19 / US 41 /SR 3. The entire route

9240-416: The southeastern part of Ball Ground to west of Nelson. By the end of 1926, the Pickens County portion of this segment had a "completed hard surface". The Cherokee County portion had a "completed semi hard surface". By the end of 1929, the entire aforementioned segment had a completed hard surface. Between the beginning of 1979 and March 1980, SR 713 Spur was proposed from SR 5 south of Nelson to

9360-426: The southern part of the state was truncated to just east of Ochlocknee. In 1968, a northern extension of SR 333 was projected to be designated from its US 19/US 82/SR 50S interchange in the eastern part of Albany north and northwest to US 19/SR 3W in the northwestern part of the city. In 1970, all of SR 333 north of Griffin was also decommissioned . In 1973, SR 3W in Albany

9480-412: The southern terminus and the northern terminus. It traveled north from Ringgold to the Tennessee state line. By the end of 1926, US 41 had been designated on the entire length of SR 3 from Griffin to the Tennessee state line. Seven segments of the highway had a "completed hard surface": a segment in the northern part of Thomasville, from approximately Ochlocknee to north-northeast of Camilla, from

9600-510: The southern terminus of SR 719 at SR 5. The next year, SR 5's path from Powder Springs to Marietta was shifted eastward, replacing SR 340 . I-575/SR 713 was completed from SR 92 southwest of Woodstock to south of Canton. SR 5 in the Ellijay area was shifted eastward. US 76/SR 282 was extended southeast to East Ellijay to rejoin it. This shifting of SR 5 replaced SR 719. The former path of SR 5

9720-428: The southwestern part of Ball Ground. It travels east-southeast on Howell Bridge Road to the intersection with Ball Ground Highway and Canton Highway. Both of these roads are former portions of SR 5. There, it turns left onto Canton Highway and travels to the north-northeast. It passes Ball Ground Elementary School before beginning a concurrency with SR 372 (A.W. Roberts Drive). The two highways continue to

9840-463: The town of Leesburg in Lee County , which was completed in 2009. It is concurrent with US 19 Byp. for its entire length. The entire length of SR 3 Byp. is part of the National Highway System , a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense. The portion of Tara Boulevard in Clayton County that is not covered by US 19 / US 41 /SR 3 near Interstate 75 (I-75)

9960-493: The way through Ellijay in Gilmer County to Blue Ridge in Fannin County. As SR 5 approaches its northern terminus, vehicle load decreases once more to a low of 7,200, and hovers around 9,000 as the Tennessee state line is reached. With the construction of I-575 and other projects between Cobb and Gilmer counties, SR 5 saw significant routing changes in the 1980s and 1990 (see History below for additional details). All of

10080-502: The western boundary of the campus of Georgia Tech . SR 3 subsequently crosses I-75 for a third and fourth time just northwest of where I-75 and I-85 split, and crosses I-285 once more east of Smyrna , just after having entered Cobb County . Heading northwest through Marietta and Kennesaw , the highway leaves the Atlanta area and enters Bartow County , through Emerson , Cartersville and Adairsville , and on into Gordon County . SR 3 heads through Calhoun , crosses I-75 for

10200-657: The western part of the U.S. state of Georgia , roughly paralleling Interstate 75 (I-75). The highway travels from its southern terminus at the Florida state line, where SR 3 and SR 300 both reach their southern terminus, concurrent with US 19 . Here, US 19 travels concurrent with State Road 57 , 12 miles (19 km) south-southeast of Thomasville . SR 3 travels through portions of Thomas , Mitchell , Dougherty , Lee , Sumter , Schley , Taylor , Upson , Pike , Spalding , Henry , Clayton , Fulton , Cobb , Bartow , Gordon , Whitfield , and Catoosa counties to its northern terminus at

10320-414: The western parts of Smyrna to just west of Dobbins Air Reserve Base . Traveling concurrently with SR 280 , the highways wind to the north around Dobbins as South Cobb Drive, and SR 5 splits off and travels to the north by itself into Marietta as Atlanta Road. The highway then makes a sharp turn to the west and travels concurrently with SR 120 Loop , and both turn north again to just avoid

10440-551: The western portion of Griffin. Heading north, the route enters the western portion of Henry County , and heads through Hampton , where the Atlanta Motor Speedway has direct access from the highway, which regularly sees massive backups on weekends when NASCAR races take place there. Continuing north into Clayton County , SR 3 heads through Jonesboro , and crosses I-75 in Morrow . Heading north through Forest Park ,

10560-480: Was decommissioned . The entire route was in Cobb County . State Route 5 Connector ( SR 5 Conn. ) was a connecting route of SR 5 that existed in the central part of Cobb County . Between 1961 and 1966, SR 705 was proposed from SR 5 southwest of Marietta to SR 5 in the southern part of Cherokee County . By 1973, SR 705's interchange with Interstate 75 (I-75) and

10680-516: Was decommissioned . The entire route was in Ellijay , Gilmer County . State Route 5 Bypass ( SR 5 Byp. ) was a bypass route of SR 5 that existed in the central part of Fannin County , mostly within the city limits of Blue Ridge . Between June 1963 and the end of 1965, it was established from US 76 /SR 5 south-southwest of the city to SR 5 in the northern part of it. Between 1974 and 1977, SR 5's path through

10800-487: Was decommissioned . Its southern portion was redesignated as an eastern extension of SR 382 . The entire route was in Gilmer County . State Route 5 Spur ( SR 5 Spur ) was a short spur route of SR 5 that existed in the eastern part of Ellijay in the central part of Gilmer County . Between 1953 and 1960, it was established from SR 52 to US 76 /SR 5. Between 1977 and 1980, it

10920-459: Was a connecting route of SR 3 in Marietta . it was designated from SR 5 to SR 3. In 1984, it was redesignated as part of SR 5. State Route 3 Connector ( SR 3 Conn. ) is a 1.6-mile-long (2.6 km) connector for SR 3 that exists entirely within the city limits of Marietta . It is known as Roswell Road for its entire length. It begins at an intersection with US 41 /SR 3 (Cobb Parkway) in

11040-508: Was a connecting route of SR 3 that existed completely in the city limits of Albany . It traversed portions of Dougherty and Lee counties. At least as early as 1919, SR 3 traveled on essentially the same path as it currently does through the Albany metropolitan area . By the end of 1926, the segment from the Mitchell –Dougherty county line to Albany had a "completed hard surface". By

11160-404: Was a 8.3-mile-long (13.4 km) short-lived alternate route of SR 5 that existed in the central part of Gilmer County . In 1983, SR 5 in the Ellijay area was shifted eastward. US 76 / SR 282 was extended southeast to East Ellijay to rejoin it. This shifting of SR 5 replaced SR 719 . The former path of SR 5 was redesignated as SR 5 Alt. In 1985, it

11280-415: Was actually established on this proposed path. By 1984, it was decommissioned . The entire route was in Marietta , Cobb County . State Route 5 Spur ( SR 5 Spur ) is a 1.670-mile-long (2.688 km) spur route of SR 5 that exists mostly within the city limits of Marietta . It starts at Church Street in the north-central part of the city. It travels to the north-northeast and has

11400-428: Was also shifted onto the freeway. Between 1974 and March 1980, SR 3S in Marietta was redesignated as SR 3 Spur . Later that year, the northern terminus of SR 333 was truncated to the US 19/ US 19 Bus. /US 82/ US 82 Bus. / SR 50 / SR 50 Bus. / SR 62 /SR 333 interchange in Albany, with SR 50 shifted onto the freeway. In 1982, all of SR 333 that remained

11520-481: Was built on the current path of SR 5 Conn. Between 1997 and 2009, it was established. The entire route is in Canton , Cherokee County . State Route 5 Business ( SR 5 Bus. ) is a 1.325-mile-long (2.132 km) business route of SR 5 that exists in the northeastern part of Cherokee County and the south-central part of Pickens County . Part of it is in the city limits of Ball Ground . It starts at an interchange with I-575 /SR 5 in

11640-471: Was completed. SR 5's path from northeast of Canton to north-northwest of Ball Ground was shifted westward, onto I-575. The northern part was redesignated as a northern extension of SR 372. Between 1981 and 1986, SR 5's path in the Ball Ground–Nelson area was shifted westward, onto I-575. Part of the former path was redesignated as a northern extension of SR 372. In 1989, SR 515

11760-485: Was designated as the 'Admiral Mack Gaston Parkway' where SR 3 connects SR 52 and SR 71 in Dalton. State Route 3 Alternate ( SR 3 Alt. ) is an 18.9-mile-long (30.4 km) alternate route of SR 3. It uses an older routing of US 19 /SR 3 for 15.5 miles (24.9 km) between Thomasville and Meigs . At least as early as 1919, SR 3 traveled between Thomasville and Meigs, like it does today. By

11880-410: Was designated on SR 5 from I-575's northern terminus west of Nelson to Blue Ridge. Between 1984 and 1991, US 76/SR 5/SR 515 was shifted onto the path of SR 733 and SR 734, replacing them. On March 28, 1988, SR 5 was designated as "Chieftains Trail" between Canton and Ellijay . On April 28, 1999, SR 5 was designated as "C. F. 'Coote' Mason Highway" between

12000-418: Was designated on US 19 from the Florida state line to Camilla, which truncated SR 35 Thomasville. SR 3's Thomasville–Meigs segment was shifted westward onto US 19 Bus. Its former path, on US 19, was redesignated as part of SR 333. SR 333 was also designated on a sole path from Camilla to Albany. The path of SR 3 in Thomaston was split into SR 3W and SR 3E . It

12120-471: Was established from SR 5/ SR 205 south-southwest of Canton to SR 20 in the city. By 1954, SR 20 was rerouted in the area, replacing all of SR 5 Spur. The entire route was in Cherokee County . State Route 5 Business ( SR 5 Bus. ) is a 1.750-mile-long (2.816 km) business route of SR 5 that exists in the central part of Cherokee County , entirely within

12240-430: Was hard surfaced, while its northern part had completed grading, but was not surfaced. By the middle of 1950, US 41 Byp. was redesignated as part of the US 41 mainline. US 41 Temp./SR 3E was shifted off of US 19 on Spring Street and 14th Street, and traveled on Hemphill Avenue again. The entire length of SR 3W in Albany was hard surfaced. By the end of 1951, an "Expressway" (currently part of

12360-401: Was hard surfaced. By July 1957, SR 3 in the northern part of Albany was redesignated as SR 3 Conn. due to SR 3W being redesignated as part of SR 3. By June 1960, SR 3 Conn. was redesignated as the SR 3 mainline, and its old path was redesignated as SR 3W . State Route 3 Bypass ( SR 3 Byp. ) is a 1.8-mile-long (2.9 km) western bypass of

12480-714: Was in Cobb County . State Route 5 Connector ( SR 5 Conn. ) is a connecting route the partially exists in Kennesaw . It starts at the intersection of Barrett Parkway and US 41 / SR 3 in Kennesaw, less than 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of where the SR 5 main line crosses the same two highways. SR 5 Conn. heads northeast, locally known as Ernest W. Barrett Parkway on both sides of that intersection, and crosses Interstate 75 (I-75) just before passing by Town Center Mall . The connector terminates just east of its interchange with I-575 /SR 5, where

12600-516: Was moved off of Hemphill Avenue. It, along with US 41 Temp. , followed US 19 on Spring Street, then traveled west on 14th Street and resumed the Northside Drive path. The segment of US 41 on SR 3W in this area was redesignated as US 41 Alt. By April 1949, US 41 Alt. was redesignated as US 41 Byp. US 41 Temp./SR 3E's southbound lanes traveled on Hemphill Avenue. The southern part of SR 3W in Albany

12720-474: Was no indication if the two segments were connected via concurrencies with US 78/SR 8 from Douglasville to Austell and SR 6 from Austell to Powder Springs. By the end of the year, SR 5 was extended from Whitesburg west-southwest to US 27/SR 1 in Roopville, northwest to Bowdon , south-southwest on a concurrency with SR 100, then southwest solely to the Alabama state line. Between

12840-440: Was proposed between 1961 and 1966 as SR 705 from SR 5 southwest of Marietta to SR 5 in southern Cherokee County . By 1973, the interchange with I-75 and a short piece of SR 705 northeast of it were built. In 1976, SR 705 between I-75 and the northern intersection with SR 5 was built as SR 5 Conn. In 1984, SR 5 Conn. was redesignated as SR 5 Spur. SR 5's path north of Marietta

12960-427: Was proposed from SR 5 to SR 713 at the northern terminus of I-575. SR 719 was proposed from SR 5 south-southwest of Ellijay to US 76/SR 5 northeast of that city. Later that year, the southern completed part of I-575/SR 713 was extended south to I-75. The next year, SR 5's path from south of Nelson to southeast of Talking Rock was shifted westward, replacing SR 713 Spur and

13080-537: Was proposed from US 76/SR 5 south-southwest of Cherry Log , across US 76/SR 5 north-northeast of Cherry Log, and then to another intersection with US 76/SR 5 in Lucius . By March 1980, I-575/SR 713 was completed to SR 92 southwest of Woodstock and one exit to the south in the Canton area. SR 713 was proposed to be extended northwest to SR 5 in Talking Rock. SR 713 Spur

13200-537: Was redesignated as SR 300 . In 1983, the segment of SR 3 from the Florida state line to Thomasville was shifted eastward onto US 19/SR 300. All of SR 3 from the Meigs area to Albany was shifted eastward onto US 19/SR 300. Between 1978 and 1985, SR 3 Conn. in Marietta was decommissioned. Between March 1980 and 1985, SR 3 Spur in Marietta was decommissioned. In 1985, US 19/US 82/SR 3/SR 300 were designated on

13320-421: Was redesignated as SR 5 Alt. In 1985, SR 5's path from Marietta to northeast of Canton was shifted westward, onto I-575. Its former path from Marietta to Lebanon was redesignated as SR 754 . I-575 was completed northeast to a point southwest of Ball Ground. SR 5's path from Talking Rock to south-southwest of Ellijay was shifted westward, replacing all of SR 713. In 1986, all of I-575

13440-424: Was redesignated as SR 3, while its former path was redesignated as part of SR 133. In 1974, a freeway was built on the northern extension of SR 333 in Albany, but there was no indication as to what highways were designated on it. Three years later, US 19 through the main part of Albany was shifted northeast to travel concurrently with the SR 333 freeway. By March 1980, US 82 in Albany

13560-417: Was redesignated as a northern extension of SR 372. In 1990, SR 5 Bus. was established on its current path. State Route 5 Alternate ( SR 5 Alt. ) was an alternate route of SR 5 that existed in the northeastern part of Cherokee County and the central part of Pickens County . In 1981, the path of SR 5 from a point south of Nelson to a point southeast of Talking Rock

13680-458: Was redesignated as the northbound lanes of SR 3, while SR 3W there was redesignated as the southbound lanes. In 2000, SR 3 between Thomasville and Meigs was shifted eastward onto US 19/SR 300. Its former path became SR 3 Alt. On April 2, 1980, SR 3 was designated as the 'Andersonville Trail' at the concurrence of SR 3 with US 280 in Americus. On May 4, 1992, SR 3

13800-457: Was shifted eastward to travel concurrently with SR 333. It was unclear if the northern terminus of SR 333 was truncated to Lovejoy or not. SR 3S was designated in Marietta from SR 3 to SR 5. SR 3 Conn. in Marietta was designated from SR 5 to SR 3. US 19/US 41/SR 3 was shifted onto the former path of US 19 Bus./US 41 Bus. in the Atlanta area. The northern terminus of US 19 Bus. in

13920-448: Was shifted off of US 19/US 41 to the east. By June 1960, I-75/SR 401 were designated on US 19/US 41/SR 3 in the southern part of Atlanta, ending at Lakewood Avenue. I-75/SR 401 was also designated on the concurrency from Northside Drive to Northside Parkway. SR 3 Conn. in Albany was redesignated as the SR 3 mainline, and its old path was redesignated as SR 3W . By June 1963, SR 333

14040-536: Was shifted westward, onto I-75 and I-575 , replacing all of SR 705. Between 2004 and 2013, SR 5 Spur was extended to Church Street. The entire route is in Cobb County . State Route 5 Connector ( SR 5 Conn. ) was a connecting route of SR 5 that existed mostly in the north-central part of Marietta . Between 1954 and 1957, it was established from SR 3 (Church Street) in Elizabeth to US 41 / SR 3E in Marietta. In 1984, it

14160-404: Was shifted westward, replacing all of SR 5 Byp. In 1982, US 76 Bus. was established on the path of SR 5 Bus. In 1988, US 76 Bus./SR 5 Bus. was decommissioned . The entire route was in Fannin County . Georgia State Route 3 State Route 3 ( SR 3 ) is a 351-mile-long (565 km) state highway that travels south-to-north through portions of

14280-418: Was shifted westward. This replaced SR 713 Spur and part of SR 713 . The former path of SR 5 was redesignated as SR 5 Alt. In 1985, SR 5 replaced a little bit more of the proposed route of SR 713 west-northwest of Talking Rock. SR 5 Alt. was extended on the former path of SR 5. In 1986, it was decommissioned . State Route 5 Alternate ( SR 5 Alt. )

14400-468: Was unclear as to which highway US 19 traveled on. SR 333 was designated on US 19/US 41 from SR 16 in Griffin to an indeterminate location between Jonesboro and Hapeville. SR 333 was designated on US 19/US 41 from Griffin to Lovejoy, and on US 19/US 41/SR 3 from there to south-southwest of Forest Park. By the end of 1965, US 19 between Camilla and Albany

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