I-575/State Route 5 South

South

Interstate 575 begins as SR 5 Business splits from SR 5 south along a short expressway to Canton Road (old SR 5) north to Nelson and Ball Ground Highway south to the city of Ball Ground. 03/15/22

SR 5BU returns to I-575/SR 5 in 3.7 miles. SR 372 angles southeast from Ball Ground nine miles to SR 20 at Free Home. 03/15/22

Interstate 575 is the Phillip M. Landrum Memorial Highway. 03/15/22

I-575/SR 5 south crosses the Cherokee County and Ball Ground city lines just south of the Fairview Road underpass. The speed limit is 70 miles per hour. 03/15/22

Canton, seat of Cherokee County, is 12 miles to the south. Woodstock lies at the south end of the county in 23 miles. 03/15/22

SR 5 Business returns to I-575 by way of Howell Bridge Road west from Ball Ground Highway at Exit 27 in one mile. 03/15/22

Southbound at the diamond interchange (Exit 27) with Howell Bridge Road east to Ball Ground and west through rural hills 1.90 miles to Long and Hornage Roads. 03/15/22

I-575/SR 5 parallels Ball Ground Highway (old SR 5) south to a diamond interchange (Exit 24) with Airport Drive. 03/15/22

Airport Drive links the freeway with Cherokee County Regional Airport (CNI) to the north and Ball Ground Highway south to Keithsburg. 03/15/22

Remaining rural, I-575/SR 5 angle southwest toward the city of Canton, turning by Hickory Log Creek Reservoir. 03/15/22

Lower Bethany Road spans I-575 by this distance sign posted six miles from Downtown Canton and 45 miles from Atlanta. 03/15/22

A second business route from I-575/SR 5 loops 4.06 miles west from forthcoming Exit 20 to encircle the city of Canton along Riverstone Parkway and Marietta Highway. 03/15/22

Riverstone Parkway constitutes a four lane commercial arterial west from the diamond interchange (Exit 20) with I-575 to SR 140 (Waleska Street) north of Downtown Canton. The parkway north becomes Ball Ground Highway (old SR 5) beyond the Canton city limits. 03/15/22

Crossing the Etowah River, Interstate 575 rises between Canton Cherokee Industrial Park and the Oakridge Estates subdivision to a six-ramp parclo interchange (Exit 19) with SR 20 (Cumming Highway) east and Main Street (old SR 20 west). 03/15/22

Exit 20 leaves I-575/SR 5 south for SR 20 east to Cumming and Main Street west to Downtown Canton. 03/15/22

South West

Construction from January 2007 and September 2008 expanded Exit 19 to include two new ramps and distributor roadways on the south side of Cumming Highway. 03/15/22

SR 20 west combines with I-575 as the freeway curves west around Canton Golf Club to a parclo interchange (Exit 16B) with SR 140 (Hickory Flat Highway). 03/15/22

South West

SR 140 travels 16.8 miles north from SR 9 in Roswell to briefly combine with Interstate 575 south at Canton. Hickory Flat Highway extends west from Exit 16B to Marietta Road (old SR 205) and Downtown. 03/15/22

A loop ramp brings SR 140 northbound onto Interstate 575 south, forming an auxiliary lane to Exit 16A. 03/15/22

SR 20/140 part ways with I-575/SR 5 west along an expressway spur (SR 5 Business) to Marietta Highway. 03/15/22

West from Canton, SR 20 continues to Allatoona Lake and Cartersville. SR 140 combines with SR 5 Business (Marietta Highway) along the west side of Canton before turning northwest to Waleska and Adairsville. 03/15/22

Flyovers with the SR 5BU-20-140 expressway pass overhead as part of the three-wye interchange with I-575/SR 5. 03/15/22

South

2019 traffic counts along I-575 south increased from 62,200 vehicles per day (vpd) ahead of Exit 16B to 67,800 vpd south of Exit 16A. 03/15/22

Marietta Highway (old SR 5) winds through south Canton to converge with I-575/SR 5 at a diamond interchange (Exit 14) in one mile. 03/15/22

South from Exit 14, old SR 5 follows Holly Springs Parkway to the Holly Springs city center. 03/15/22

This set of confirming markers for I-575/SR 5 south stand just within the Holly Springs city limits near the Hidden Springs subdivision. 03/15/22

Sixes Road meanders southeast from Bells Ferry Road (former SR 205) and the community of Sixes to meet Interstate 575 at a diamond interchange (Exit 11) in south Holly Springs. 03/15/22

Construction for the Northwest Corridor Express Lanes through Summer 2018 added toll lanes to I-575/SR 5 south from Exit 11 to Interstate 75. 03/15/22

Holly Springs Parkway (old SR 5/SR 5BU) leads north to the Holly Springs city center from Sixes Road just east of Exit 11. 03/15/22

The Northwest Corridor Express Lanes extend 19.9 miles south along I-575 and I-75 to Interstate 285 at Cumberland. 03/15/22

Accommodating future growth, a second bridge for Sixes Road at Exit 11 was constructed over I-575 as part of a $7.9 million construction project from June 2011 to March 2013. Work also reconstructed the exit ramps.1 03/15/22

The tolled Express Lanes along Interstate 575 commence one mile south of Sixes Road. 03/15/22

The William G. Long Interchange connects I-575/SR 5 with Ridgewalk Parkway at forthcoming Exit 9. 03/15/22

The Northwest Corridor Express Lanes operate southbound to Atlanta during the morning and northbound to the suburbs during the afternoon and evening. 03/15/22

The Northwest Corridor Express Lanes default onto the southbound managed lanes at Interstate 75. 03/15/22

South from Sixes Road, I-575/SR 5 enter the city of Woodstock ahead of the Little River. 03/15/22

Costing $17.1 million, construction on the diamond interchange with Ridgewalk Parkway ran from 2010 to November 2012.2 03/15/22

The tolled Express Lanes on I-575/SR 5 begin just south of the Little River. 03/15/22

Ridgewalk Parkway north connects with Ashland Parkway into the Brookshire development. South from Exit 9, Ridgewalk Parkway heads to The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta and Main Street (old SR 5). 03/15/22

Towne Lake Parkway meets Interstate 575 at the second of three exits for Woodstock. 03/15/22

I-575/SR 5 make a gradual S-curve south to the exchange (Exit 8) with Towne Lake Parkway. 03/15/22

Work associated with the William G. Long Interchange at Exit 9 added an auxiliary lane south to Exit 8. 03/15/22

Towne Lake Parkway heads west from Exit 8 to the Towne Lake community. 03/15/22

East from the diamond interchange with I-575/SR 5, Towne Lake Parkway continues 0.6 miles to Main Street (old SR 5) at Downtown Woodstock. 03/15/22

Continuing south across Noonday Creek, I-575/SR 5 proceed one mile to Exit 7 with SR 92 (Alabama Road). 03/15/22

An auxiliary lane accompanies the southbound roadway from Towne Lake Parkway to the diamond interchange (Exit 7) with SR 92 (Alabama Road). 03/15/22

SR 92 constitutes an arterial route west from Woodstock to Acworth and east to Mountain Park and Roswell. 03/15/22

Paralleling Noonday Creek, I-575/SR 5 south crosses into Cobb County. 03/15/22

A second ingress point for the Northwest Corridor Express Lanes on I-575/SR 5 south follows the Shallowford Road overpass. 03/15/22

Bells Ferry Road weaves through suburban areas of Cherokee County south from Allatoona Lake to I-575 at Exit 4. 03/15/22

The diamond interchange (Exit 4) with Bells Ferry Road lies one mile south of the Express Lanes ingress point. 03/15/22

Sound walls were completed along this stretch of I-575/SR 5 by November 2016 as part of the Northwest Corridor Express Lanes project. 03/15/22

South from Exit 4, Bells Ferry Road parallels I-575 from the Durham Estates and Chastain Lakes neighborhoods to north Marietta. 03/15/22

Turning south again, Interstate 575 advances to a diamond interchange (Exit 3) with Chastain Road. 03/15/22

I-75 and I-575 converge in three miles, with the intervening exits at both Chastain Road and Barrett Parkway connecting the two freeways. 03/15/22

Chastain Road constitutes a four to six lane commercial arterial west from Exit 3 to Kennesaw State University. McCollum Parkway extends the arterial west to Cobb County International Airport (RYY). 03/15/22

An array of industrial parks, office complexes and big box retail spread along both sides of Interstate 575 to Exit 1 for Ernest W. Barrett Parkway. 03/15/22

Angling southwest from I-575 and I-75, Barrett Parkway continues to the city of Kennesaw. Connections with Old 41 Highway lead motorists south to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. 03/15/22

Toll schedule sign for the final ingress point from I-575 to the Northwest Corridor Express Lanes. 03/15/22

Barrett Parkway is a heavily developed arterial west from Bells Ferry Road to U.S. 41 (Cobb Parkway). Town Center at Cobb mall lies just north of the parkway between I-575 at Exit 1 and I-75 at Exit 269. 03/15/22

Construction for the Northwest Corridor Express Lanes added a flyover ramp from I-575 to the managed lanes leading south to Interstate 285. 03/15/22

Interstate 575 south concludes at a wye interchange with I-75 west of Laura Lake. 03/15/22

SR 5 combines with I-75 south to the succeeding exit with the Canton Road Connector. 03/15/22

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03/15/22 by AARoads

Connect with:
Interstate 75
State Route 372

Page Updated 03-25-2022.