State Route 166
Beginning at the Alabama state line west of Jonesville, SR 166 heads 63.25 miles east through Carollton en route to Atlanta. SR 154 accompanies the highway east from Douglas County onto Campbellton Road to East Point. The two routes meet Interstate 285 where they upgrade to Langford Parkway, a four lane urban freeway. Futher east, SR 154 splits with SR 166 to join U.S. 29/SR 14, while SR 166 remains along Langford Parkway to I-75/85 (Downtown Connector) and a conclusion at Lakewood Avenue in south Atlanta.
Lakewood Freeway under construction in Atlanta and East Point, Georgia in 1965.
Unconstructed Interstate 420
Named Lakewood Freeway until July 1995, Georgia State Route 166 was once part the proposed alignment for Interstate 420 approved by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) on June 17, 1975. Meant to provide traffic relief to Interstate 20 through central Atlanta, I-420 was first proposed as part of an urban loop beginning at Douglasville and ending at Gresham Park in Dekalb County.
The proposed eastern leg of Interstate 420 extending the Lakewood Freeway east to I-20 in 1979.
The western leg of the eventual Lakewood Freeway was dropped early during the planning phase, so that the loop would start at the Perimeter Highway (I-285) instead of I-20 in Douglas County. With community opposition arising in neighborhoods east of the Downtown Connector and in adjacent Dekalb County, I-420 was never completed. Although still included in the 1988 Metro Atlanta Planning Map, I-420 was decommissioned by the mid 1980s, with the Lakewood Freeway canceled beyond the half diamond interchange with Lakewood Avenue, just east of I-75/85.
East
A parclo interchange lies just east of I-285, linking Langford Parkway with Greenbriar Parkway south to adjacent Greenbriar Mall and parallel Campbellton Road to the north.
08/22/03
Turning northeast from Greenbriar Parkway, Langford Parkway passes under Childress Drive. Construction underway in 2003 added a barrier median.
08/22/03
SR 154/166 diverge east from parallel Campbellton Road ahead of the Dodson Road overpass. Campbellton Road is the former alignment of SR 166 to U.S. 29 at the Capitol View neighborhood.
08/22/03
A split diamond interchange connects SR 154/166 with Delowe Drive and Stanton Road at northern reaches of East Point.
08/22/03
A fiberglass guide sign directed traffic to the exit ramp at Knotts Avenue taking SR 154 east from SR 166 (Langford Parkway) onto U.S. 29/SR 14-139 (Main Street) north to Fort McPherson.
08/22/03
East
A slip ramp departs SR 166 (Langford Parkway) east onto adjacent Lakewood Avenue ahead of Sylvan Road. Sylvan Road leads south 1.1 miles to Cleveland Avenue.
08/22/03
Langford Parkway shifts southward to the RIRO ramps with Perkerson Road at Lakewood Avenue west. Perkerson Road arcs southward through Perkerson Park to connect SR 166 with U.S. 19/41 (Metropolitan Parkway).
08/22/03
Advancing a quarter mile east to the exchange with the Downtown Connector, SR 166 eastbound expands to three lanes. U.S. 19/41 (Metropolitan Parkway) parallel I-75/85 south to Hapeville and north toward Downtown Atlanta.
08/22/03
Passing over U.S. 19/41 (Metropolitan Parkway), traffic on SR 166 east separates into ramps for the Downtown Connector. I-75/85 split just south of Langford Parkway on respective routes to Macon and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL).
08/22/03
SR 166 spurs 0.32 miles east from the directional cloverleaf interchange with I-75/85 to Lakewood Avenue.
07/08/13
Roadway stubs remain at the half diamond interchange with Lakewood Avenue from the unbuilt section of Interstate 420 leading east to I-20 at Gresham Park.
07/08/13
Lakewood Avenue heads east from the Polar Rock neighborhood to Lakewood Heights. Lakewood Amphitheatre lies just north off of Lakewood Way.
08/22/03
West
Lakewood Avenue turns northeast from the Polar Rock neighborhood of Atlanta into the half diamond interchange with SR 166 (Langford Parkway) west.
08/17/13
SR 166 travels 63.57 miles from Lakewood Avenue in Atlanta to Alabama State Route 46 west of Bowden.
08/17/13
Langford Parkway passes under Pryor Road just ahead of the directional cloverleaf interchange with I-75/85 (Downtown Connector).
08/17/13
I-75/85 head north to the Georgia State Capitol, Downtown Atlanta, Georgia Tech and Midtown Atlanta.
08/17/13
Beyond their adjacent separation, I-85 turns southwest to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), Union City, Fairburn and Montgomery, Alabama. I-75 runs along the east side of ATL Airport by the Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal en route to McDonough and Macon.
08/17/13
Entrance ramps from I-75/85 converge with SR 166 (Langford Parkway) ahead of the RIRO ramps with adjacent Lakewood Avenue east to U.S. 19/41 (Metropolitan Parkway), Fleet Street north and Perkerson Road west.
01/17/04
A lane drop occurs along SR 166 westbound at the modified diamond interchange with Sylvan Road. Sylvan Road links Langford Parkway with Cleveland Avenue, 1.2 miles to the south in East Point.
01/17/04
The last button copy sign posted along Langford Parkway preceded the folded diamond interchange with U.S. 29/SR 14-139-154 (Main Street) south of Fort McPherson.
01/17/04
West
Advancing west through an S-curve, SR 166 continues through northeast East Point to a split diamond interchange with Stanton Road and Delowe Drive. This sign bridge was erected by late 2003.
01/17/04
West from Delowe Drive, SR 154/166 (Langford Parkway) wholly enter the Atlanta city limits ahead of succeeding exits for Campbellton Road (old SR 166) and Interstate 285.
01/17/04
Ramps along SR 154/166 (Langford Parkway) westbound link with parallel Campbellton Road just beyond the intersection with Mt. Gilead Road north and Greenbrier Parkway south.
01/17/04
Traffic to both I-285 north to Smyrna and south to College Park leaves Langford Parkway in unison west of Greenbriar Mall. SR 154/166 transition to a five lane commercial boulevard along Campbellton Road beyond the Perimeter Highway.
01/17/04
Photo Credits:
- Alex Nitzman, Justin Cozart: 08/22/03, 01/17/04
- ABRoads: 07/08/13, 08/17/13
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Page Updated Wednesday March 23, 2022.