I-575/State Route 5 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.

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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.

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Interstate 575 is the Phillip M. Landrum Memorial Highway.

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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.

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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).

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

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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.

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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).

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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.

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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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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

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The tolled Express Lanes along Interstate 575 commence one mile south of Sixes Road.

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

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

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The Northwest Corridor Express Lanes default onto the southbound managed lanes at Interstate 75.

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

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

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

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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).

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Towne Lake Parkway meets Interstate 575 at the second of three exits for Woodstock.

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

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

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Towne Lake Parkway heads west from Exit 8 to the Towne Lake community.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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).

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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

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

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

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