U.S. 78 East - Atlanta






U.S. 29-78-278/SR 8 overlap east along North Avenue from Georgia Tech into Midtown. The four routes split into a one way couplet between Juniper Strete and Piedmont Avenue.
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U.S. 29-78-278/SR 8 shift one block north from North Avenue onto Ponce De Leon Avenue via Piedmont Avenue in Midtown Atlanta.
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Reassurance markers posted along Ponce De Leon Avenue eastbound ahead of Glen Iris Dive south, Midtown Place and Ponce City Market.
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Advancing east from Ponce City Market, U.S. 29-78-278 (Ponce De Leon Avenue) intersect SR 10 at Freedom Parkway. Built in the 1990s, Freedom Parkway is a controlled access road curving south to the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum and I-75/85 at Downtown Atlanta.
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SR 10 originates within the exchange joining I-75/85 with Freedom Parkway, Ellis Street and Andrew Young International Boulevard, 1.96 miles to the southwest. A portion of this route was previously designated as Interstate 485.
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Continuing east along Ponce De Leon with SR 10, U.S. 29-78-278 intersect U.S. 23 south and SR 42 (Briarcliff Road) at Atkins Park. U.S. 23/SR 42 straddle the Fulton/Dekalb County line southward.
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U.S. 23 accompanies U.S. 29-78-278 and SR 8/10 for 1.66 miles east from Springdale Park in Atlanta to E Lake Road at Deepdene Park.
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U.S. 278/SR 10 branch southeast from U.S. 23-29-78/SR 8 (Ponce De Leon Avenue) onto E Lake Road to Howard Avenue through the city of Decatur. SR 10 eventually returns to U.S. 78 near Stone Mountain.
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U.S. 29/78 part ways 3.62 miles northeast from the split with U.S. 278 on respective courses to Lawrenceville and Stone Mountain.
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U.S. 23 remains alongside U.S. 29/78-SR 8 another 1.46 miles to Clairemont Avenue to North Druid Hills.
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U.S. 23-29-78/SR 8 separate from Ponce De Leon Avenue for Scott Boulevard just beyond a 1911-built concrete arch bridge along the CSX Railroad.
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Ponce De Leon Avenue east from U.S. 23-29-78 (Scott Boulevard) was formerly a part of U.S. 29BU east to Church Street in Downtown Decatur.
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Turning northwest along Scott Boulevard, U.S. 23-29-78 approach SR 155 (Clairemont Avenue) north from Decatur.
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U.S. 23 combines with SR 155 (Clairemont Avenue) 5.48 miles through North Decatur, North Druid Hills and SR 13 (Buford Highway) at Chamblee.
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U.S. 23 rejoins its original alignment along Buford Highway northeast from Chamblee to Doraville, Norcross and Duluth. SR 155 continues south from Decatur to Candler-McAfee, Panthersville and McDonough.
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An Interstate 285 trailblazer stands at the intersection with SR 155 (Clairemont Avenue). U.S. 29/SR 8 meet the Perimeter Highway at Exit 38. U.S. 78/SR 410 cross the Atlanta Beltway at Exit 39.
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U.S. 29/78-SR 8 (Scott Boulevard) converge with Church Street at a wye intersection north of Decatur.
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Photo Credits:
- Alex Nitzman, Justin Cozart: 01/17/04
Page Updated Wednesday March 16, 2022.