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Moreland Avenue is a major city street that runs from southeast of Atlanta, Georgia, USA, and then along its eastern border. Upon crossing Ponce de Leon Avenue, it becomes Briarcliff Road, which is also an arterial road and runs past the Atkins Park and Virginia Highland neighborhoods of Atlanta, through Druid Hills and North Druid Hills to the Northlake district in DeKalb County. It carries U.S. 23 for most of its length, and Georgia 42 south of North Druid Hills Road.
Much (if not most) of Moreland Avenue is perfectly straight and due north/south, and this section forms a significant part of the county line between DeKalb on the east and Fulton on the west. The northern and southern parts of this section also form the eastern city limit of Atlanta, while the city spills over from Fulton into DeKalb in the middle section, since its 1909 annexation. Moreland Avenue separates some of the early neighborhoods of Atlanta: Poncey-Highland from Candler Park in the north, Inman Park and Reynoldstown from Edgewood in the middle, and Ormewood Park and North Ormewood Park from East Atlanta in the south, on the west and east sides respectively. Between Freedom Parkway East and its DeKalb Avenue / Georgia Railroad underpass, it also forms two of the five "points" (streets) in Little Five Points, running as the main street through the middle of the historic and counterculture business district.
Road(s) intersected Destination(s) Notes Interstate 675 Interstate 75 south to Macon Moreland runs parallel to I-675, passing Conley, Fort Gillem, Forest Parkway and Ellenwood, and Rex, then becomes North Henry Boulevard upon crossing east of 675 Forest Parkway Ellenwood, Forest Park, I-675 Hood Road (west), Anvil Block Road (east) Fort Gillem, I-675 Hood Road is the only street that runs through Fort Gillem from end to end, and is its only two entrances
Thurmond/Thurman Road (southwest)Cedar Grove, Forest Park 54C was formerly 160 until 2005; Cedar Grove Road is the continuation of the road to the east but is not a state road Interstate 285 Constitution Road southern end of concurrency with county line and city limit McDonough Boulevard Glenwood Avenue East Atlanta, East Lake Interstate 20 Atlanta, Augusta mile 60A/B, former exit 28A/B Memorial Drive Downtown Atlanta, East Lake DeKalb Avenue Five Points, Decatur connected by loop roads—Moreland goes under DeKalb and Georgia Railroad tracks; DeKalb Avenue becomes Decatur Street, which is one of the five points at the center of downtown Atlanta
Freedom Parkway EastPoncey-Highland Jimmy Carter Presidential Library (west), which along with empty parkland to east was canceled route of Interstate 485 to Stone Mountain Freeway North Avenue SoNo, Candler Park divides downtown/midtown Atlanta to the west
Ponce de Leon AvenueAtlanta, Decatur, Stone Mountain Moreland Avenue to south, Briarcliff Road to north; U.S. 23 North leaves Moreland Avenue and turns right and joins Ponce de Leon Avenue. Georgia 42 continues onto Briarcliff Road. North Decatur Road Atlanta Emory University Johnson Road Atlanta Clifton Road Atlanta Emory University LaVista Road (Georgia 236) Atlanta LaVista's south meeting with Briarcliff.
North Druid Hills Road (Georgia 42 North)Atlanta S.R. 42 North leaves Briarcliff Road and turns left and joins North Druid Hills Road. Clairmont Road
(U.S. 23 / Georgia 155)Atlanta DeKalb-Peachtree Airport
Emory UniversityOak Grove Road Atlanta Lakeside High School Briarlake Road Atlanta Shallowford Road Atlanta / Doraville Briarcliff Way Atlanta Henderson Mill Road Atlanta LaVista Road (Georgia 236) Atlanta / Tucker Northlake Mall Major Roads in Metro Atlanta Interstates and Freeways Interstate 75 (Northwest Expressway/Southeast Expressway) • Downtown Connector • Interstate 20 (R.D. Abernathy Freeway/West Expressway/East Expressway • Interstate 85 (Northeast Expressway/Southwest Expressway) • The Perimeter • Stone Mountain Freeway • Interstate 575 • Georgia 400 • University Parkway • Interstate 675 • Freedom Parkway • Buford Highway/Old 85 • Lanier Parkway • Langford Parkway • Ronald Reagan Parkway • South Fulton Parkway • Peachtree Industrial Boulevard
Major Throughfares Peachtree Street/Peachtree Road • Peachtree Boulevard/Peachtree Industrial Boulevard/Peachtree Parkway • Roswell Road • Ponce de Leon Avenue • North Avenue • D.L. Hollowell Parkway • Cobb Parkway • Metropolitan Parkway • Memorial Drive • Piedmont Avenue/Piedmont Road • West Paces Ferry Road • Buford Highway • Lawrenceville Highway • Spalding Drive • Sugarloaf Parkway
Unbuilt Expressways See also Freeway revolts in Atlanta Architects Historic buildings Briarcliff (mansion) - Callanwolde - Lullwater House - Rainbow TerraceHistoric districts Druid Hills Historic District - Emory University District - Emory Grove Historic District - University Park-Emory Highlands-Emory Estates Historic DistrictInstitutions Callanwolde Fine Arts Center - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Druid Hills Golf Club - Druid Hills High School - Emory University - Emory University Hospital - Fernbank Forest - Fernbank Museum of Natural History - Fernbank Science Center - The Paideia SchoolPeople Asa Griggs Candler - Asa G. Candler, Jr. - Enrico Leide - Jimmy Carnes - Louie De Votie Newton - Lucy Beall Candler Owens Heinz Leide - Ron BlombergTransportation Atlanta freeway revolts - Clifton Corridor - Freedom Parkway - Moreland Avenue - PATH trails - Ponce de Leon Avenue - Stone Mountain FreewayOther Inman Park · Midtown · Morningside-Lenox Park · Old Fourth Ward · Poncey-Highland · Virginia-Highland · All neighborhoods of Atlanta Briarcliff Plaza • Carter Center • Clermont Lounge • Copenhill • Ford Assembly Plant • Freeway revolt (1970's) • George Harwell Bond • I-485 • Moreland Avenue • Murder Kroger • Nine-Mile Circle Streetcar Line • Plaza Theatre • Ponce de Leon AvenueDruid Hills · Inman Park · Midtown · Morningside-Lenox Park · Old Fourth Ward · Virginia-Highland · All neighborhoods of Atlanta Virginia Highland neighborhood, Atlanta Adair Mansion • Amsterdam Walk • Arc Light Controversy of 1916 • Asa G. Candler, Jr. • Atkins Park • BeltLine • Briarcliff Hotel • Clear Creek • Fire Station 19 • Freeway revolt (1970's) • George W. Adair, Jr. • Inman Middle School • I-485 • John Howell Memorial Park • New Highland Park • Nine-Mile Circle Streetcar Line • Orme Park • Piedmont Park • Ponce de Leon Avenue • Ponce de Leon Springs • Richard Copeland Todd • Symphony of ColorDruid Hills · Inman Park · Midtown · Morningside-Lenox Park · Old Fourth Ward · Poncey-Highland · All neighborhoods of Atlanta Categories:- Neighborhoods in Atlanta, Georgia
- Transportation in DeKalb County, Georgia
- Transportation in Fulton County, Georgia
- Roads in Atlanta, Georgia
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