U.S. Route 29 in Georgia

U.S. Highway 29
U.S. Highway 29
	US 29 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by GDOT
Length	211.0 mi (339.6 km)
Major junctions
South end	US 29 at the Alabama state line in West Point
	US 27 in LaGrange; I-85 in Grantville and East Newnan; I-285 in Red Oak and Tucker; US 19 / US 41 in Atlanta; US 78 / US 278 in Atlanta; I-75 / I-85 in Atlanta; US 129 / US 441 in Athens;
North end	US 29 at the South Carolina state line near Lake Hartwell
Location
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Counties	Troup, Coweta, Fulton, Clayton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Barrow, Oconee, Clarke, Madison, Franklin, Hart
Highway system
	United States Numbered Highway System; List; Special; Divided; Georgia State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; ; Special;

U.S. Highway 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 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.

Concurrencies of US 29 with U.S. Highways in Georgia include US 27 in LaGrange as well as US 27 Alternate (US 27 Alt.) from Moreland to Newnan. Others include US 19/US 41 from Castleberry Hill to the vicinity of Georgia Tech in Atlanta, US 78 from Georgia Tech to Scottdale, and again from near Bogart to Athens, US 278 from Georgia Tech to Druid Hills, US 23 from east Atlanta to Decatur, and US 129/US 441 in the vicinity of Athens.

Route description

The following portions of US 29 in Georgia are 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 concurrency with US 27/SR 1 in LaGrange
From Interstate 85 (I-85) just south of East Newnan to SR 34 in Newnan
From SR 74 in Fairburn to US 29 Alt./SR 14 Alt./SR 14 Connector (SR 14 Conn.) in Red Oak
From I-20 in Atlanta to the intersection with Jimmy Carter Boulevard and Mountain Industrial Boulevard in Tucker
From US 29 Business (US 29 Bus.)/SR 8/SR 316 just west of Dacula to SR 72 in Athens^[1]^[2]^[3]

Alabama state line to Moreland

US 29 enters Georgia while concurrent with SR 14. US 29/SR 14 exits West Point and heads toward Several Parks. (R. Schaefer Heard Park, Schaefer Heard Campground, Long Cane Park) As US 29/SR 14 continues to parallel West Point lake, It encounters Gabbettville Road which provides access to I-85. From West Point to LaGrange the highway continues as West Point Road. US 29/SR 14 enters LaGrange and intersects Vernon and Roanoke Roads and passes by Wellstar Georgia Medical Center and shortly afterwards is another interchange with Vernon Road. The highway enters the downtown of LaGrange as Vernon Street and later intersects SR 109/SR 219/US 27/SR 1 (Martha Berry Highway). US 29/SR 14/US 27/SR 1/SR 219 proceeds to exit LaGrange but before SR 219 leaves the concurrency, US 29/SR 14 breaks away and exits the city. The highway does not encounter any major junctions from that point on until Hogansville. In Hogansville, the highway intersects SR 100 and SR 54 but starts a concurrency with the former. Both highways provide access to I-85. SR 100 then leaves the concurrency and US 29/SR 14 exits Hogansville and heads toward Grantville with no major junctions but bypasses the town. Shortly after bypassing the town, US 29/SR 14 intersects I-85 (exit 35). Again, there are no major junctions from that point until Moreland. US 29/SR 14 intersects US 27 Alt. in the said location and the concurrency heads toward I-85 for a second time. Shortly afterwards is an intersection with SR 16 and the said highway joins the concurrency. US 29/SR 14/US 27 Alt./SR 16 heads towards Newnan with no major intersections.

Moreland to Atlanta

The highway enters Newnan and intersects Salbide Avenue, Spring Street and South and North Court Square. As US 29/SR 14/US 27 Alt./SR 16 exits Newnan, it is joined by SR 34 for a short concurrency before the intersection with Jackson and Clark streets. US 29/SR 14 exits Newnan heading east towards Atlanta while US 27 Alt./SR 16/SR 34 heads north towards West Newnan. Shortly after exiting Newnan, US 29/SR 14 intersects the western terminus of SR 70 and later SR 34 Byp. afterwards. US 29/SR 14 continues towards Atlanta and begins a concurrency with SR 154 (which also provides access to I-85). US 29/SR 14/SR 154 passes by Arbor Springs Elementary School and enters Palmetto a few miles after. In Palmetto, the highway intersects minor streets such as Church and Toombs streets. Before exiting the town, SR 154 departs from US 29/SR 14 as it intersects Cascade Palmetto Highway and Phillips Road. US 29/SR 14 heads toward Fairburn and does not encounter any major junctions. In Fairburn, it intersects SR 74 at an interchange and SR 92 and SR 138 afterwards in Downtown Fairburn. US 29/SR 14 immediately enters Atlanta after exiting Fairburn, as well as bypassing Union City.

History

Former sections of the road have included local streets named "Old Highway 29" in various locations as well as Broad Street (SR 14 Conn.) in LaGrange^[4]^[5] and US 29 Bus. between Dacula and west of Statham. Other former segments include Old West Point Road south of LaGrange, 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 DC on a train that ran on nearby tracks.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Chambers	Lanett	0.0	0.0		US 29 south / SR 15 south	Continuation into Alabama, southern end of SR 14 concurrency
Troup	West Point	0.5	0.80		John C. Barrow Bridge over the Chattahoochee River	US 29 leaves West 9th Street and becomes East 10th Street
	West Point	0.9	1.4		SR 18 east (East 10th Street)	Western terminus of SR 18
	LaGrange	14.3	23.0		SR 109 west (Roanoke Road)	Western end of SR 109 concurrency
		15.6	25.1		SR 14 Conn. north (Broad Street)	Western terminus of SR 14 Connector
		16.6	26.7		US 27 south / SR 1 south / SR 219 south / SR 109 east (Martha Berry Highway)	Southern end of US 27/SR 1/SR 219 concurrency, eastern end of SR 109 concurrency
		16.7	26.9		SR 14 Conn. south / SR 219 north (Broad Street)	Eastern terminus of SR 14 Connector; northern end of SR 219 concurrency; Broad Street becomes Greenville Street east of US 27/29
		17.4	28.0		US 27 north / SR 1 north / SR 219 north (Martha Berry Highway)	Northern end of US 27/SR 1 concurrency
		20.0	32.2		SR 14 Spur south (Davis Road)	Northern terminus of SR 14 Spur
	Hogansville	29.9	48.1		SR 54 / SR 100 south (Main Street)	Southern end of SR 100 concurrency
	Hogansville	30.4	48.9		SR 100 north (Corinth Road)	Northern end of SR 100 concurrency
Coweta	Grantville	38.2	61.5		I-85	Exit 35 (I-85)
	Moreland	41.8	67.3		US 27 Alt. south / SR 41 south	Northern terminus of SR 41, southern end of US 27 Alt. concurrency
		45.0	72.4		I-85	Exit 41 (I-85)
	East Newnan	48.7	78.4		SR 16 east	Southern end of SR 16 concurrency
	Newnan	49.3	79.3		US 27 Alt. north / SR 16 west / SR 34 (Temple Avenue, Bullsboro Drive)	Northern end of SR 16 concurrency
		50.2	80.8		SR 70 north (Roscoe Road)	Southern terminus of SR 70
		50.7	81.6		SR 34 Byp. (Millard Farmer Industrial Boulevard)
		57.7	92.9		SR 154 south	Southern end of SR 154 concurrency
Fulton	Palmetto	63.6	102.4		SR 154 north / US 29 Alt. north / SR 14 Alt. north (Cascade Palmetto Highway)	Southern terminus of US 29 Alt. and SR 14 Alt., northern end of SR 154 concurrency
	Fairburn	68.3	109.9		SR 74 south (Virlyn B Smith Road, Fairburn Industrial Boulevard)	Northern terminus of SR 74
	Fairburn	69.2	111.4		SR 92 (Campbellton Street)
	Union City	70.2	113.0		SR 138 (Beverly Engram Parkway)
	Red Oak	76.4	123.0		US 29 Alt. south / SR 14 Alt. south / SR 14 Conn. east to I-85 / I-285	Northern terminus of US 29 Alt. and SR 14 Alt., western terminus of SR 14 Conn.
	College Park	77.3	124.4		SR 279 south (Old National Highway)	Northern terminus of SR 279
	College Park	79.2	127.5		SR 6 / SR 139 south (Camp Creek Parkway)	Southern end of SR 139 concurrency
	East Point	83.2	133.9		SR 154 west / SR 166 (Arthur B. Langford Jr. Parkway)	Southern end of SR 154 concurrency
	Atlanta	86.2	138.7		SR 139 north (Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard)	Northern end of SR 139 concurrency;
		86.6	139.4		SR 14 north / SR 154 east / SR 3 Conn. north	Northern end of SR 14/SR 154 concurrency; southern end of SR 3 Connector concurrency
		88.7	142.7		US 19 south / US 41 south / SR 3 south (Northside Drive Northwest)	Sorthern end of US 19/US 41/SR 3 concurrency
		88.8	142.9		US 19 north / US 41 north / SR 3 north US 78 west / US 278 west / SR 8 west (Northside Drive Northwest)	Northern end of US 19/US 41/SR 3 concurrency; western end of US 78/US 278/SR 8 concurrency
		89.6	144.2		To I-75 / I-85 (SR 401 / SR 403) / Spring Street Northwest	I-75 exit 249D
		91.5	147.3		SR 10 west (Freedom Parkway Northeast) – Carter Center	Western end of SR 10 concurrency
Fulton–DeKalb county line		92.1	148.2		US 23 south (Briarcliff Road Northeast / Moreland Avenue Northeast) / SR 42	Western end of US 23 concurrency
DeKalb	Druid Hills	93.8	151.0		US 278 east / SR 10 east	Eastern end of US 278/SR 10 concurrency
	Decatur	95.3	153.4		US 23 north / SR 155 (Clairemont Avenue)	Eastern end of US 23 concurrency
	Scottdale	97.5	156.9		US 78 north / SR 410 (Stone Mountain Freeway)	Eastern end of US 78 concurrency
	Scottdale	97.8	157.4		North Druid Hills Road	To westbound Exit 1 on Stone Mountain Freeway
	Tucker	99.5	160.1		I-285 (The Perimeter)	I-285 Exit 38
		102.6	165.1		Hugh Howell Road	Former segment of SR 236
		102.9	165.6		SR 236 west (LaVista Road) – Atlanta	Eastern terminus of SR 236
Gwinnett	Lilburn	109.2	175.7		SR 378 west (Beaver Ruin Road) – Norcross	Eastern terminus of SR 378
	Lawrenceville	117.9	189.7		Lawrenceville–Suwanee Road	Future US 29 north^[6]
		118.3	190.4		SR 120 west (West Pike Street)
		119.7	192.6		SR 20 south (South Perry Street)	Western end of SR 20 concurrency
		120.3	193.6		SR 20 north / SR 124 north (Buford Drive N.E./Jackson Street)	Eastern end of SR 20 concurrency; western end of SR 124 concurrency
		122.2	196.7		SR 124 south (Scenic Highway) – Snellville, Lithonia
	Dacula	123.9	199.4		US 29 Bus. / SR 8 east (Winder Highway) / SR 316 west (University Parkway)	Eastern end of SR 8 concurrency; western end of SR 316 concurrency; western end of US 29 BUS; future US 29 south via University Parkway^[6]
Apalachee River		129.5	208.4	Unnamed bridge over the Apalachee River, which marks the Gwinnett–Barrow county line
Barrow	Bethlehem	134.4	216.3	5	SR 81 (Loganville Highway)
	Russell	136.9	220.3	7	SR 11 (Monroe Highway)
		140.6	226.3	27	US 29 Bus. west / SR 53 (Hog Mountain Road) – Winder, Watkinsville	Eastern end of US 29 Bus.; western end of SR 8 concurrency
	Statham	143.5	230.9		SR 211 north – Statham
Oconee		149.4	240.4		US 78 west / US 78 Bus. east / SR 10 east (Moina Michael Highway) – Monroe, Bogart	Western end of US 78 concurrency; western terminus of US 78 Bus.; interchange
Oconee		152.9	246.1		SR 10 Loop inner (Athens Perimeter / SR 422 inner) – Jefferson	Eastern end of SR 316 concurrency; western end of SR 10 Loop/SR 422 concurrency; SR 10 Loop exit 1
Clarke	Athens	155.9	250.9	4	US 129 south / US 441 south / SR 15 south (Macon Highway) / Timothy Road – Watkinsville, Madison	Western end of US 129/US 441/SR 15 concurrency
		157.6	253.6	6	SR 15 Alt. north (Milledge Avenue) – State Botanical Garden	Southern terminus of SR 15 Alt.; provides access to University Health Center
		158.7	255.4	7	College Station Road – University of Georgia
		159.9	257.3	8	US 78 east / SR 10 east (Lexington Road) US 78 Bus. west / SR 10 west (Oconee Street) – Lexington, Washington	Eastern end of US 78 concurrency; eastern terminus of US 78 Bus.
		161.3	259.6	9	Peter Street / Olympic Drive
		162.1	260.9	10A	Old Hull Road
		162.3	261.2	10B-D	US 129 north / US 441 north / SR 10 Loop outer / SR 15 north (Athens Perimeter / SR 422 outer) – Commerce, Jefferson	Eastern end of SR 10 Loop/SR 422 and US 129/US 441/SR 15 concurrencies
		163.6	263.3		SR 72 east (Hull Road) – Elberton	Western terminus of SR 72
Madison	Hull	166.6	268.1		SR 106 north (Fortson Store Road) – Ila	Southern terminus; northern terminus of former SR 393
		167.5	269.6		Garnett Ward Road	Former GA 182
	Danielsville	176.1	283.4		SR 98 (Ila-Comer Road)
		177.7	286.0		SR 281 (Wildcat Bridge Road)
		179.6	289.0		SR 191
	Bond	183.5	295.3		SR 174 south	Western end of SR 174 concurrency
Hudson River		184.5	296.9	Unnamed bridge over the Hudson River, which marks the Madison–Franklin county line
Franklin		184.8	297.4		SR 174 north (Salem Road)	Eastern end of SR 174 concurrency
	Franklin Springs	188.0	302.6		SR 145 west (Toccoa Carnesville Road)
	Franklin Springs	188.1	302.7		SR 327 north (Bryant Park Road)
	Royston	191.0	307.4		SR 17 Bus. (Bowersville Street)
Hart	Royston	202.9	326.5		SR 17 (Royston Bypass)
	Hartwell	203.0	326.7		SR 51 south / SR 77 north (West Howell Street)	Western end of SR 51/SR 77 concurrency
		203.1	326.9		SR 51 north (Chandler Street)	Eastern end of SR 51 concurrency
		203.4	327.3		SR 172 south (Webb Street)
		209.4	337.0		SR 77 south (Carter Street)	Eastern end of SR 77 concurrency
		210.8	339.2		SR 181 south (Smith McGee Highway)
Savannah River		210.9	339.4	Hartwell Dam Bridge at Georgia–South Carolina state line, SR 8 concurrency ends
Savannah River		211.0	339.6		US 29 north – Anderson	US 29 continues into South Carolina.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access

References

^ National Highway System: Georgia (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 8, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
^ National Highway System: Atlanta, GA (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 9, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
^ National Highway System: Athens-Clarke County, GA (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 9, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1970). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia.^{[full citation needed]}
^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1971). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia.^{[full citation needed]}
^ ^a ^b Cooper, John R. (March 14, 2018). "Relocation of United States Route 84" (PDF). Alabama Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2023.