Georgia State Route 13
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North end | SR 369 in Gainesville | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Georgia | |||
Counties | Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Hall | |||
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State Route 13 (SR 13) is a 49.5-mile-long (79.7 km)
It begins at West
SR 13 ends at Jesse Jewell Parkway (SR 369) in Gainesville. The name changes from Buford Highway to Atlanta Highway at the northeast city limits of Buford.
SR 13 once continued northeast past Gainesville, roughly along present
Route description
Buford–Spring Connector
SR 13 begins at an
The portion of SR 13, from I-85 in the northwestern part of Atlanta to the I-285 interchange in Doraville, is part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense.[5]
Buford Highway
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In the
The Buford Highway community is home to one of the highest concentration of foreign-born residents in the country, notably Mexican, Central American,
Buford Highway is, in most places in the corridor, a seven-lane highway with no
Most properties along the corridor are in the form of strip malls, retail businesses surrounded by large parking lots, and large apartment complexes. The largest strip malls are the 466,000-square-foot (43,300 m2) Northeast Plaza, 355,000-square-foot (33,000 m2) Plaza Fiesta and the Buford Highway Farmers Market complex.
Northeast of Atlanta, Buford Highway is an international community spanning multiple counties including Fulton, Dekalb, and Gwinnett. The area generally spans along, and on either side of, a stretch of SR 13 in DeKalb County. It begins just north of Midtown Atlanta, continues northeast through the towns of Brookhaven, Chamblee, and Doraville, and ends 1.3 miles (2.1 km) northeast of the Atlanta Bypass at the DeKalb–Gwinnett county line.
Atlanta Highway (Gainesville Connector)
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Extending north of Buford, the name changes from "Buford Highway" to "Atlanta Highway" and continues to SR 369 in Gainesville. It is also a short hispanic corridor between Chicopee and SR 369.[10]
History
1920s
SR 13 was established at least as early as 1919 from
1930s
By the middle of 1930, the portion from Lawrenceville to the northeastern part of Gainesville was completed.
1940s to 1980s
Between November 1946 and February 1948,
Buford Highway originated as a non-descript state roadway connecting Atlanta and points northeast, including the then-railroad towns of Chamblee and Doraville, as well as points farther north. The towns of Doraville, Chamblee, and Norcross had long been home to a blue collar, largely white, lower middle-class population. The highway was characterized by strip mall development, and apartment complexes sprouted up in the 1960s and 1970s.[6] In 1976, the first ethnic restaurant opened, the Havana Sandwich Shop. In the 1980s, immigrants settled in the area due to affordable housing, available public transportation, and proximity to construction jobs in growing Gwinnett County.[51] The area attracted many Latino workers during the construction boom that preceded the 1996 Olympic Games. Asian business owners were attracted to the stretch of highway by cheap leases and reliable traffic flow.[9]
During the 1996 Olympics, Chamblee embraced the growing international character of Buford Highway, while more conservative Doraville resisted it. As the Southern Foodways Alliance reported:
"'Why would we want to attract more immigrants when we got all we want?' asked Doraville mayor Lamar Lang to the press. 'That’s just not our way of life here,' agreed the city council. 'We’re basically Baptists and Methodists and Presbyterians.'"[51]
Accidents
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On July 22, 2010
In 2017, the
Public transportation
Buford Highway is served by MARTA bus route 39 (Lindbergh Center station to Doraville) as well as privately run "jitneys",[53] or minibuses.[54] Since 1992, the Doraville MARTA metro rail station is also a block away from Buford Highway at the end of the Gold Line. Originally the North and then Northeast Line, MARTA's 2009 change to a color-based system created controversy with the Asian community along the highway when it was to originally have become the Yellow Line.
In popular culture
The city of Chamblee, in which part of the Buford Highway community is located, is sometimes referred to as "Chambodia" due to its high Asian population and the concentration of Asian restaurants along Buford Highway in Chamblee. A chapter of Tom Wolfe's novel A Man in Full is titled "Chambodia".[55][56]
Major intersections
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County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Downtown Atlanta | Southern terminus; freeway section begins. | ||||
0.42 | 0.68 | US 19 north / SR 9 north (Peachtree Street) – Buckhead | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
1.38 | 2.22 | SR 403) to I-75 | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; I-85 exit 86 | ||
2.01 | 3.23 | Armour Drive / Monroe Drive to Piedmont Road south | |||
2.18 | 3.51 | Piedmont Road ) | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
2.87 | 4.62 | SR 403) – Greenville | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; I-85 exit 86 | ||
3.17 | 5.10 | Sidney Marcus Boulevard to Piedmont Road) / SR 400 | Northern end of freeway | ||
DeKalb | Brookhaven | 4.35 | 7.00 | SR 42 south (North Druid Hills Road) to I-85 | Northern terminus of SR 42 |
Southern end of US 23 concurrency; northern terminus of SR 155 | |||||
SR 13 Conn. west (Motors Industrial Way) | Eastern terminus of SR 13 Conn. | ||||
10.55 | 16.98 | SR 407) to I-85 | I-285 exit 32 | ||
Gwinnett | Norcross | 14.27 | 22.97 | SR 140 (Jimmy Carter Boulevard) to I-85 / SR 141 – Roswell, Tucker | |
15.70 | 25.27 | SR 378 east (Beaver Ruin Road) to I-85 – Lilburn | Western terminus of SR 378 | ||
Duluth | 18.37 | 29.56 | Pleasant Hill Road to I-85 | Interchange | |
21.04 | 33.86 | SR 120 (Duluth Highway) / West Lawrenceville Street – Alpharetta, Lawrenceville | |||
Suwanee | 27.18 | 43.74 | SR 317 south (Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road) to I-85 | Northern terminus of SR 317 | |
I-985 – Cumming, Coolray Field | Northern end of US 23 concurrency | ||||
I-985 | |||||
| 42.08 | 67.72 | HF Reed Industrial Parkway west to I-985 / Martin Road east | Eastern terminus of HF Reed Industrial Parkway; western terminus of Martin Road | |
44.58 | 71.74 | SR 332 south (Poplar Springs Road) to SR 60 – Talmo | Northern terminus of SR 332 | ||
45.19 | 72.73 | SR 419 ) | I-985 exit 17 | ||
Gainesville | 49.53 | 79.71 | SR 369 (Browns Bridge Road) | Northern terminus; no left turn onto SR 369 west from SR 13 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Special routes
Doraville connector route
Location | Doraville |
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Length | 1.1 mi[57] (1.8 km) |
Existed | 1971[58][59]–present |
State Route 13 Connector (SR 13 Conn.) is a 1.1-mile-long (1.8 km)
SR 13 Conn. is not part of the National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[5]
The roadway that would eventually become SR 13 Conn. was established between February 1948 and April 1949 as part of
The entire route is in Doraville, DeKalb County.
mi[57] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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0.0 | 0.0 | US 23 / SR 13 (Buford Highway NE) | Southern terminus | ||
1.0 | 1.6 | SR 407 / Atlanta Bypass) | No access to I-285 west from SR 13 Conn. and no access from I-285 to SR 13 Conn. | ||
1.1 | 1.8 | Northern terminus | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Buford spur route
Location | Buford |
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Existed | 1946[61][29]–1964[62][63] |
State Route 13 Spur (SR 13 Spur) was a
The entire route was in Gwinnett County.
Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Buford | US 23 / SR 13 / SR 20 east | Southern terminus; south end of SR 20 concurrency | |||
SR 20 west | North end of SR 20 concurrency | ||||
| US 23 / SR 13 | Northern terminus | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Buford loop route
Location | Buford |
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Existed | 1964[62][63]–1990[46][47] |
State Route 13 Loop (SR 13 Loop) was a
The entire route was in Gwinnett County.
Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Buford | SR 13 | Southern terminus | |||
SR 20 Spur west | Eastern terminus of SR 20 Spur | ||||
| SR 13 | Northern terminus | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Hall County connector route
Location | Hall County |
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Existed | 1970[34][58]–1980[37][38] |
State Route 13 Connector (SR 13 Conn.) was a connector route of SR 13 that existed in rural parts of Hall County, south of the Gainesville area. In 1970, the connector was established from SR 13 east-northeast of Flowery Branch to SR 53 north-northwest of Chestnut Mountain.[34][58] In 1980, this highway was decommissioned.[37][38]
The entire route was in Hall County.
Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| SR 13 | Western terminus | |||
| SR 53 | Eastern terminus | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Gainesville connector route
Location | Gainesville |
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Existed | 1963[66][67]–1969[33][34] |
State Route 13 Connector (SR 13 Conn.) was a short-lived
The entire route was in Gainesville, Hall County.
mi | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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US 23 / SR 13 (Peachtree Road) | Southern terminus | ||||
US 129 / SR 11 (Athens Road) | |||||
US 23 / SR 13 (Broad Street / East Spring Street) | |||||
US 129 / SR 11 (Morningside Drive) | Northern terminus | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Stephens County connector route
Location | Stephens County |
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Existed | 1986[42][43]–1991[47][48] |
State Route 13 Connector (SR 13 Conn.) was a
The entire route was in Stephens County.
Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| US 123 / SR 13 / SR 184 | Western terminus | |||
| SR 63 / SR 106 | ||||
| SR 145 | ||||
| SR 17 | Eastern terminus | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
References
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External links
- Media related to Georgia State Route 13 at Wikimedia Commons
- Georgia Roads (Routes 1 - 20)