Interstate 985

Infobox road
state=GA
type=I
route=985
alternate_name=Sidney Lanier Parkway


maint=Georgia DOT
length_mi=24.04
length_round=2
length_ref= [ [http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/routefinder/table2.htm Route Log - Auxiliary Routes of the Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways - Table 2] ]
established=1985 (roadway already complete)
direction_a=South
terminus_a=Jct|state=GA|I|85|SR|365 near Buford
junction=
direction_b=North
terminus_b=Jct|state=GA|US|23|US-Bus|129|dab2=Gainesville|SR|365|SR|369 in Gainsville
previous_type=GA
previous_route=417
browse_route=
next_type=GA
next_route=421

Interstate 985 (I-985) is a convert|24.04|mi|km|2|lk=on|sing=on long auxiliary Interstate Highway in Georgia. It begins at Interstate 85 near Suwanee and continues northward to the north Georgia city of Gainesville.

I-985 is also known as the Sidney Lanier Parkway and is the unsigned State Route 419. The highway was built in the mid 1960s as State Route 365; it was given the I-985 designation in 1985. I-985 and SR 365 currently run concurrently - both routes end at the interchange with I-85 near Suwanee - but only the I-985 signs are displayed. I-985 also overlaps U.S. Route 23 from exit 4 northward; US 23 was moved onto the Interstate once it was completed.

The speed limit is 70 mph (113km/h) except north of exit 22 where the speed limit drops to 65 mph (105 km/h). After exit 24, I-985 ends, and the freeway becomes a four-lane highway with at-grade intersections.

Major cities

Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs.
*Atlanta, Georgia (via I-85 south)
*Gainesville, Georgia

Exit list

References

*cite paper | author=Georgia Deartment of Transportation, Office of Transportation Data | title=Interstate Mileage Report (438 Report) | date=2003 | url=http://www.dot.state.ga.us/DOT/plan-prog/transportation_data/400reports/2003/dpp438_2003.pdf
* [http://georgiaroads.tripod.com/gahwy19.htm Georgia Roads]