Interstate 285 Outer Loop - I-20 to Tucker

Advancing north from Interstate 20, I-285 next meets Glenwood Road. Glenwood Road was formerly a part of SR 260 east to U.S. 278 and west to I-20 at Kirkwood, Atlanta.

09/22/22

Crossing over Snapfinger Road, the first reassurance shield for Interstate 285 north appeared.

07/29/11

One half mile ahead of the diamond interchange (Exit 44) with Glenwood Road on I-285 north. Glenwood Road runs west between the Belvedere Park and Candler-McAfee communities to SR 155 (Candler Road).

09/22/22

A distance sign references the beltway junctions with I-85 I-75, and I-20 for motorists who entered the Perimeter Highway from Interstate 20 at Exit 46.

09/22/22

Exit 44 leaves Interstate 285 north for Glenwood Road (old SR 260). A short segment of Glenwood Road remains SR 260, from I-20 west to U.S. 23/SR 42 in Atlanta.

09/22/22

U.S. 278 (Covington Highway) angles northwest from Glenwood Road to cross paths with Interstate 285 in one mile.

09/22/22

One half mile ahead of the diamond interchange (Exit 43) with U.S. 278 (Covington Highway) on I-285 north. U.S. 278 forms a commercial route west to the Avondale Estates community and into the city of Decatur.

09/22/22

Reassurance marker for I-285 north, posted midway between Exits 44 and 43. GDOT recorded 182,000 vehicles per day (vpd) on this stretch in 2016.

09/22/22

Redwing Circle passes over Interstate 285 at the ramp departure of Exit 43 to U.S. 278/SR 12 (Covington Highway). U.S. 278 parallels the I-20 corridor east to Redan, Conyers and Covington to the east. West from Decatur, U.S. 278 combines with U.S. 78 into Druid Hills, Atlanta.

09/22/22

Interstate 285 continues north one mile from the Covington Highway overpass to the Indian Creek Transit Station at Exit 42.

07/29/11

Progressing north toward Clarkston, the Perimeter Highway meets SR 10 (Memorial Highway) at Exit 41 in one mile.

09/22/22

Redan Road crosses over I-285 north just south of the wye interchange (Exit 42) with the Indian Creek Transit Station.

09/22/22

Taking commuters west toward Downtown Atlanta, the East Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) originates at Indian Creek Station by Exit 42.

09/22/22

SR 10 (Memorial Drive) doubles as the state route counterpart for U.S. 78 throughout most of Georgia. Through Dekalb County, SR 10 branches southwest from the US highway at Stone Mountain to Exit 41 and U.S. 278 (Covington Highway) at Avondale Estates. Memorial Drive is the former alignment of U.S. 78, prior to the 1969 completion of the Stone Mountain Freeway.

09/22/22

Curving northwest, I-285 reaches the diamond interchange (Exit 41) with SR 10 (Memorial Drive). SR 10 accompanies U.S. 278 west on its return to U.S. 78 through Decatur. Memorial Drive east constitutes a commercial arterial by the city of Pine Lake to James B. Rivers Drive at Stone Mountain. SR 10 upgrades to a freeway as part of the Stone Mountain Bypass with U.S. 78.

09/22/22

The first of two exits for the city of Clarkston lies one mile ahead with Church Street. Church Street parallels both the CSX Railroad and Ponce de Leon Avenue northeast from Scottdale.

09/22/22

U.S. 78 separates from Ponce de Leon Avenue to bypass Decatur northward ahead of the Stone Mountain Freeway (SR 410). The US route meets I-285 a half mile north of Clark Street at Exits 39 B/A.

09/22/22

A split diamond interchange (Exit 40) joins Interstate 285 with Church Street from the south and Ponce de Leon Avenue from the north. The parallel two lane streets connect the beltway with the Clarkston city center.

09/22/22

The forthcoming Stone Mountain Freeway (SR 410) arcs eastward around Clarkston to Georgia Stone Mountain Park. Attractions at the park include a scenic train encircling the mountain, the Summit Skyride high-speed cable car ride, and laser light shows.

09/22/22

U.S. 78 follows the Stone Mountain Freeway east 8.5 miles east to Mountain Park, where it transitions into a commercial arterial en route to the city of Snellville.

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Entering the directional cloverleaf interchange (Exit 39) with U.S. 78/SR 410 (Stone Mountain Freeway) on I-285 north. U.S. 78 travels 55 miles east to Athens.

09/22/22

The Stone Mountain Freeway spurs west a short distance from Exit 39 A to end at U.S. 29 (Lawrenceville Highway) by North DeKalb Mall. The Stone Mountain Freeway was once considered as an alignment for Interstate 485 west to Downtown Atlanta. Plans included a toll road extending west from the freeway end at U.S. 29 to the old Fourth Ward in Atlanta.

09/22/22

Exit 38 slips under the entrance ramp from SR 410 west well ahead of the parclo interchange with U.S. 29 (Lawrenceville Highway). U.S. 29 combines with U.S. 78 west from North Decatur to Downtown Atlanta. Northeast from I-285, U.S. 29 meanders through Tucker, Lilburn and Lawrenceville.

09/22/22

Leading north 1.25 miles from U.S. 29, Interstate 285 meets SR 236 (Lavista Road) at a commercialized diamond interchange (Exit 37).

09/22/22

Lavista Road winds southwest from a retail area anchored by Northlake Mall and Northlake Tower Festival Shopping Center to North Druid Hills. SR 236 takes the road west to Lindridge/Martin Manor in Atlanta.

09/22/22

East from Exit 37, SR 236 (Lavista Road) continues 2.3 miles to combine with U.S. 29 (Lawrenceville Highway) in the city of Tucker.

09/22/22

Overall SR 236 runs 14.69 miles from SR 237 at Lindbergh/Morosgo, Atlanta and U.S. 78/SR 10 at Stone Mountain.

07/29/11

A half diamond interchange adds traffic to Interstate 285 north from Northlake Parkway. Four lanes proceed to back to back off-ramps for both Spaghetti Junction (Exit 33) and Chamblee-Tucker Road (Exit 34).

09/22/22

Exit 33 separates from I-285 in 0.75 miles for Interstate 85. I-85 angles northeast from the Brookwood Interchange with Interstate 75 in Atlanta through the suburbs of Chamblee, Norcross, Duluth and Suwanee.

09/22/22

Chamblee Tucker Road meanders just south of Spaghetti Junction by the Embry Hills community, Presidential Drive Business Park and the Mercer University Atlanta Campus. The two lane ramp (Exit 33) for I-85 runs alongside the ramps for Exit 34 and below Chamblee Tucker Road.

09/22/22

Travelers bound for Interstate 85 north to Gainesville and Greenville, South Carolina and south to Buckhead in Atlanta depart from I-285 north.

09/22/22

A diamond interchange (Exit 34) connects the Atlanta Beltway with Chamblee Tucker Road. Exit 32 follows from within Spaghetti Junction as a c/d roadway to U.S. 23 (Buford Highway).

09/22/22

Continuing on Exit 33, motorists pass below Chamblee Tucker Road ahead of the ramp split for Interstate 85 south to Atlanta and north to Greenville, South Carolina.

05/28/05

A high speed flyover spans the Tom Moreland Interchange to Interstate 85 south ahead of south Doraville and Chamblee.

09/22/22

The northbound entrance ramp for I-85 splits again, with a connection to the Interstate 85 c/d roadway for both Northcrest and Pleasantdale Roads.

05/28/05

Interstate 285 (Perimeter Highway) angles northwest from Spaghetti Junction with five general travel lanes and a two lane collector distributor roadway (Exit 32) to U.S. 23 (Buford Highway) in Doraville.

09/22/22

Completed in 1987, the four-level interchange joining I-85/285 replaced a cloverleaf.

09/22/22

The cardinal direction for Interstate 285 changes to west at mile marker 33 within the multi-level interchange with I-85,

09/22/22