Interstate 985

Interstate 985
Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System in Georgia

Sidney Lanier Parkway

Length:

24.04 mi^[1] (38.69 km)

Formed:

1985 (roadway already complete)

South end:

I-85 near Buford, GA

North end:

SR 369 near Gainesville, GA

Georgia State Routes
< SR 417		SR 421 >

Interstate 985 (I-985) is a mile ( km) long auxiliary Interstate Highway in Georgia. It begins at Interstate 85 near Suwanee and continues northward to the north Georgia city of Gainesville.

I-985 is also known as the Sidney Lanier Parkway and is the unsigned State Route 419. The highway was built in the mid 1960s as State Route 365; it was given the I-985 designation in 1985. I-985 and SR 365 currently run concurrently - both routes end at the interchange with I-85 near Suwanee - but only the I-985 signs are displayed. I-985 also overlaps U.S. Route 23 from exit 4 northward; US 23 was moved onto the Interstate once it was completed.

The speed limit is 70 mph (113km/h) except north of exit 22 where the speed limit drops to 65 mph (105 km/h). After exit 24, I-985 ends and the freeway becomes a four-lane highway with at-grade intersections.

Major cities

Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs.

Atlanta, Georgia (via Interstate 85)
Gainesville, Georgia

Exit list

Exits are numbered from south to north, in accordance with AASHTO guidelines.

County	#	Old #	Destinations	Notes
Gwinnett	Southern terminus of I-985. Southbound I-985 defaults onto I-85 south (unsigned GA 403).
	4	1	US 23 south/SR 20 - Buford, Cumming
	Southern terminus of I-985/ US 23 concurrency.
Hall	8	2	SR 347 (Friendship Road) - Lake Lanier
	12	3	Spout Springs Road - Flowery Branch
	(14)		Tourist information center	Northbound side only (old rest area on southbound side closed)
	16	4	SR 53 - Oakwood, Chestnut Mountain	Exit 17 southbound
	20	5	SR 60 (Candler Road) - Gainesville
	22	6	US 129 south/SR 11 south - Gainesville, Jefferson
	24	7	US 129 north/SR 11 north/SR 369 west - Gainesville, Cleveland, Cumming
	Northern terminus of I-985. Freeway ends. Northbound I-985/ US 23 becomes US 23/ GA 365 north.