Interstate 185 North - Columbus

Lindsey Creek Parkway extends 1.18 miles north from a parclo interchange with Custer Road in Fort Moore to become Interstate 185 at U.S. 27/280-SR 1/520. Exit 1 A links the freeway with U.S. 27/280 southeast to the city of Cusseta.

07/27/22

Lindsey Creek Parkway enters the city of Columbus within the directional cloverleaf interchange at U.S. 27/280-SR 1/520 (Victory Drive).

07/27/22

2007-11 construction upgraded the cloverleaf at the south end of Interstate 185 by adding a directional ramp from U.S. 27/280-SR 1/520 (Victory Drive) east onto Lindsey Creek Parkway north.

07/27/22

A begin shield for Interstate 185 stands where the loop ramp from Victory Drive east onto Lindsey Creek Parkway north was located.

07/27/22

Exit 1 B loops onto U.S. 27/280 (Victory Drive) leading northwest toward Downtown Columbus and across the Chattahoochee River to Phenix City, Alabama. SR 520 is Corridor Z / South Georgia Parkway, a cross state highway overlaying other routes from the state line east to Jekyll Island.

07/27/22

Lindsey Creek Parkway runs east of the Benning Hills neighborhood, where the first confirming marker for Interstate 185 north appears.

07/25/22

LaGrange is 50 miles to the north via I-185 and U.S. 27.

07/25/22

Interstate 185 heads north from Victory Drive with six overall lanes to a commercialized diamond interchange (Exit 3) with St. Marys Road.

07/25/22

St. Marys Road curves southeast from Buena Vista by an array of neighborhoods including Greenwood, St. Marys Hill and Hampton Hills.

01/19/19

Going back to at least 2003, there is no guide sign posted at Exit 3 for St. Marys Road.

07/25/22

Passing under St. Marys Road, I-185 advances north one mile to meet Buena Vista Road. Buena Vista Road historically was SR 103 between Wynnton Road and Brennan Road, and a part of SR 357 east from Brennan Road to Schatulga Road.

07/25/22

Concealed by vegetation next to this confirming marker, a sound wall separates Interstate 185 from the adjacent Dimon Woods neighborhood.

07/25/22

A diamond interchange (Exit 4) joins Buena Vista Road with I-185 north. Future work at Exit 4 will convert the exchange into a diverging diamond interchange (DDI).¹

07/25/22

Interchange sequence signs outline the succeeding exits along Interstate 185 throughout the urban six lane section through Columbus. SR 22 Spur (Macon Road) converges with the freeway at Exit 6 in two miles.

07/25/22

Buena Vista Road angles southeast from 13th Avenue, east of Downtown Columbus, as part of SR 22 Spur. SR 22SP turns east along Wynnton Road as Buena Vista Road continues southeast by the Brooksville community to cross Lindsey Creek and split with St. Marys Road. The ensuing stretch east comprises a five lane commercial boulevard to Exit 4 and Floyd Road.

07/25/22

Macon Road leads SR 22 Spur northeast from Wynnton Road and the Briarwood community to a commercialized stretch at Interstate 185.

07/25/22

U.S. 27 Alternate (Manchester Expressway) converges with Interstate 185 at the subsequent exit northbound by Peachtree Mall. Originally named Columbus-Manchester Road, the arterial was the second alignment of U.S. 80 took across Columbus.

07/25/22

Interstate 185 progresses north between the Emerald Forest subdivision and industrial businesses along parallel Box Road to the single point urban interchange (SPUI) with SR 22 Spur (Macon Road).

07/25/22

SR 22 Spur (Wynnton Road through MidTown Columbus represents the original alignment of U.S. 80 through Columbus.

07/25/22

Exit 6 leaves I-185 north for SR 22SP (Macon Road) west to Midtown Shipping Center and Cross Country Plaza and east to the Edgewood community.

07/25/22

SR 22SP angles 10.31 miles southwest from U.S. 80/SR 22 to U.S. 27/SR 1 (Veterans Parkway) in Downtown.

07/25/22

SR 22SP is Macon Road northeast from Wynnton Road at MidTown to U.S. 80/SR 22-540.

07/25/22

Interstate 185 continues north from Macon Road through the Hilton Heights community.

07/25/22

A six-ramp parclo interchange (Exits 7 A/B) joins Interstate 185 with U.S. 27 ALT/SR 85 (Manchester Expressway) in one mile.

07/25/22

U.S. 27 ALT (Manchester Expressway) upgrades to a freeway east beyond Reese Road and the separation with Warm Springs Road.

07/25/22

U.S. 27 ALT loops east from U.S. 27 between Columbus and Carrollton to Manchester, Greenville and Newnan.

07/25/22

U.S. 27 ALT (Manchester Expressway) follows an arterial route west 1.4 miles from Exit 7 B to U.S. 27/SR 1 (Veterans Parkway).

07/25/22

An auxiliary lane accompanies I-185 north from U.S. 27 Alternate to the diamond interchange (Exit 8) with Airport Thruway.

07/25/22

Airport Thruway constitutes a commercial arterial leading east from U.S. 27 (Veterans Parkway) to Columbus Airport (CSG) and Britt David Road at the Tanglewood community.

07/25/22

Interstate 185 and U.S. 80/SR 22-540 (J.R. Allen Parkway) converge in 1.5 miles at Exit 10.

07/26/22

U.S. 27/SR 1 (Veterans Parkway) crosses over I-185, 0.75 miles south of Exit 10.

07/26/22

U.S. 80 east connects I-185 with U.S. 27 by Columbus Park Crossing shopping center. U.S. 27 loops away from the I-185 corridor northward to Hamilton and Pine Mountain before returning west across I-185 at Exit 42.

07/26/22

SR 540, the Fall Line Freeway, was established by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) in 2018.² A multi lane and mostly at-grade route, SR 540 generally overlays preexisting routes along a 215 mile long corridor between Columbus and Augusta.

07/26/22

Although this distance sign references Newnan at 74 miles away, the city is 65 miles north via I-185, I-85 and U.S. 27 ALT. LaGrange is 40 miles away instead of 42 and Downtown Atlanta is 100 miles instead of 97.

07/26/22

GDOT began signing SR 540 along the Fall Line Freeway on September 24, 2018.² The state route extends west along U.S. 80 to the Alabama state line.

07/26/22

Collector distributor roadways line both sides of I-185 through the cloverleaf interchange (Exit 10) with U.S. 80/SR 22-540 (J.R. Allen parkway). J.R. Allen Parkway stretches 12.3 miles across north Columbus as a freeway between U.S. 280 in Phenix City, Alabama and U.S. 27 ALT/SR 85 (Manchester Expressway).

07/25/22

Joining Columbus with Macon, SR 540 (Fall Line Freeway) accompanies U.S. 80 east to Geneva, and SR 96 from there to Butler and SR 49 around Fort Valley.

07/25/22

The exit for U.S. 80/SR 22 east joins a c/d roadway to interchanges with U.S. 27 and Moon Road. U.S. 80 separates from SR 540 (Fall Line Freeway) north to Talbotton and continues east to Roberta and Macon.

07/25/22

A loop ramp follows from the c/d roadway at Exit 10 for U.S. 80/SR 22-SR 540 (J.R. Allen Parkway) southwest to Phenix City. J.R. Allen Parkway is named after a former mayor of Columbus.

01/12/19

Progressing north from the Double Churches Road overpass, a lane drop occurs at the parclo interchange (Exit 12) with Williams Road. The forthcoming exchange marks the end of the six lane urban section along I-185.

07/26/22

Williams Road expands into a four lane arterial west from Exit 12 to the adjacent Georgia Visitor Center and Whitesville Road.

07/26/22

Confirming marker for I-185 north posted where the freeway passes between the Big Creek and Birchwood subdivisions in north Columbus.

07/26/22

Williams Road extends Moon Road west from U.S. 27 with two lanes to Interstate 185.

07/26/22

Interstate 185 travels north by Bridgemill, the last Columbus subdivision, becoming a rural freeway north to LaGrange.

07/26/22

The remainder of Interstate 185 north to LaGrange is a Georgia Scenic Byway. Travelers headed north from Columbus reach Newnan in 62 miles and Atlanta in 97 miles via I-85.

09/28/10

A pair of quarries lie to the east of Interstate 185 along forthcoming Smith Road.

07/26/22

Smith Road winds west from the diamond interchange (Exit 14) with I-185 to Whitesville Road by Pine Knoll Lake and east to Fortson and Woodbridge Roads, south of Fortson.

07/26/22