Georgia State Route 6

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SR 74 at the Alabama state line, northwest of Esom Hill
Major intersections
East end
Atlanta Airport
Location
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountiesPolk, Paulding, Cobb, Douglas, Fulton, Clayton
Highway system
  • Georgia State Highway System
← SR 5→ SR 7

State Route 6 (SR 6) is a 72.1-mile-long (116.0 km)

SR 74. Its eastern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 85 (I-85) west of the Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
.

Route description

SR 6 starts at the Alabama state line, southwest of Cedartown, and northwest of Esom Hill in Polk County, and initially heads east to Cedartown, concurrent with US 278 from its western terminus. Skirting Cedartown around the south, the highway continues east to Rockmart, where it turns sharply to the south and then southeast into Paulding County and Dallas. Bypassing Dallas to the south, SR 6 continues traveling to the southeast and travels through the southwestern corner of Cobb County, through Powder Springs, to Austell in Douglas County.

In

half-diamond interchange. Forming the county line between Cobb and Douglas counties, the highway continues traveling to the southeast, and crosses the Chattahoochee River into Fulton County. Curving to the east, the highway crosses I-285 and reaches its eastern terminus at the western edge of Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in College Park
.

The entire length of SR 6 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.[2]

History

SR 6 was established at least as early as 1919 from SR 1 in Cedartown east-southeast through Dallas to SR 8 in Austell.

SR 726, was proposed from an unnumbered road south-southwest of Powder Springs to US 78/SR 5/SR 8 southwest of Austell.[21][22]

In 1986, a slightly northern rerouting of US 278/SR 6 was proposed from just east of the Paulding–Cobb county line to the northern part of Powder Springs. US 278/SR 6 in the Powder Springs–Austell area was shifted westward, onto the path of SR 726 and the northern part of the unnumbered road in Powder Springs. The former path from Powder Springs to Austell was redesignated as

SR 387.[27][28] The next year, the path of US 278/SR 6 in Cedartown was shifted southward from the central part of the city to the southern part, onto the proposed path of SR 744 Spur. US 278/SR 6, as well as part of US 27/SR 1, was routed onto parts of the former path of SR 744. US 278/SR 6 in Rockmart was shifted northward onto a more direct path just north of the city. US 278/SR 6 in the Powder Springs area was shifted northward, onto the former path of SR 726. Also, SR 387 was decommissioned.[28][29] In 1987, SR 6 was extended on the entire length of Camp Creek Parkway, to its eastern terminus.[30][31]

On March 14, 1984, US 278 and SR 6, between Powder Springs and Austell, was designated as the 'C. H. (Fat) James, Sr., Memorial Highway'.[32]

Recently, at the intersection of SR 6 and I-285 in East Point, there has been a renaissance for southern Fulton County: the opening of the Camp Creek MarketPlace. It was opened in late 2003, and the second portion opened in spring or summer of 2006.[citation needed]

On August 1, 2008, Camp Creek Parkway, the 12-mile (19 km) stretch of SR 6, between SR 70 and I-85, was honorarily designated Tuskegee Airmen Parkway.[33]

As of March 2009, the portion of the highway in Fulton County is no longer signed as SR 6. The only signage on this route are the Tuskegee Airmen Parkway signs. The portion near I-285 and the Atlanta Airport, which is in Clayton County, is still signed as SR 6.[citation needed]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
SR 74) – Piedmont
Alabama state line; western terminus
​
 SR 100 north – Cave Spring, Summerville		West end of SR 100 concurrency
SR 1 Bus. (Main Street) – Rome, Cedartown, Buchanan
11.117.9
SR 1 south / SR 100 south (Martha Berry Highway) – Buchanan, Tallapoosa
East end of SR 100 concurrency; west end of US 27/SR 1 concurrency
12.920.8
SR 1 north / East Avenue – Rome, Cedartown
Interchange; east end of US 27/SR 1 concurrency
SR 6 Bus. east / SR 101
north		Western terminus of US 278 Bus./SR 6 Bus.
23.437.7
SR 6 Bus. west / SR 101 north – Rome, Aragon, Rockmart
Eastern terminus of US 278 Bus./SR 6 Bus.; west end of SR 101 concurrency
24.339.1
 SR 113 north (Cartersville Road) – Cartersville, Rockmart		West end of SR 113 concurrency
​27.143.6Old Atlanta Highway – RockmartFormer segment of US 278/SR 6/SR 101/SR 113
​28.045.1

 SR 101 south / SR 113 south – Villa Rica, Temple		East end of SR 101 and SR 113 concurrencies
Dallas
Business District		Former segment of US 278/SR 6
37.660.5
SR 6 Bus. east / SR 120 west (Buchanan Street) – Dallas, Tallapoosa, Buchanan
West end of SR 120 concurrency; western terminus of SR 6 Bus.
39.663.7
SR 6 Bus. – Cartersville, Dallas, Villa Rica
Hiram42.468.2

 SR 120 east / SR 360 east (Charles Hardy Parkway) – Marietta		East end of SR 120 concurrency
42.868.9
SR 6 Bus.
west (Atlanta Highway)		Eastern terminus of SR 6 Bus.
44.070.8
Pickett's Mill Historic Site
Powder Springs, Sun Valley Beach
Lithia Springs54.187.1
 US 78 / US 278 east / SR 5 / SR 8 (Bankhead Highway) – Austell, Lithia Springs, Douglasville		East end of US 278 concurrency
56.791.2
Birmingham
I-20 exit 44
Fulton​60.697.5


 SR 70 (Fulton Industrial Boulevard) to SR 154 west / I-20 – Newnan, Palmetto
​62.7100.9
 SR 154 / SR 166 (Campbellton Road) to I-285 – Palmetto, Carrollton, East Point, Atlanta
SR 407) – Birmingham, Montgomery
I-285 exit 2
Clayton–Fulton
county line		College Park71.7115.4Main Street (US 29/SR 14/SR 139) – Union City, Fairburn, Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, AtlantaInterchange
71.9115.7
SR 403) – Montgomery, Atlanta, Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Eastern terminus; I-85 exit 72; roadway continues as Airport Boulevard.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Special routes

Cedartown loop route

State Route 6 Loop marker

State Route 6 Loop

LocationCedartown
Existed1965[10][11]–1982[34][21]

State Route 6 Loop (SR 6 Loop) was a short

SR 1 in the northern part of the city.[15][16] In 1982, the path of SR 6 was shifted westward one block, replacing the path of SR 6 Loop.[34][21]

The entire route was in Cedartown, Polk County.

mikmDestinationsNotes
US 278 / SR 6 / SR 100Southern terminus
SR 1
Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Rockmart business loop

State Route 6 Business marker

State Route 6 Business

LocationRockmart
Length3.2 mi[35] (5.1 km)
Main article:
U.S. Route 278 Business (Rockmart, Georgia)

State Route 6 Business (SR 6 Bus.) is a 3.2-mile-long (5.1 km)

U.S. Route 278 Business
(US 278 Bus.).

Dallas spur route

State Route 6 Spur marker

State Route 6 Spur

LocationDallas
Existed1966[11][36]–1983[21][22]

State Route 6 Spur (SR 6 Spur) was a spur route of SR 6 that existed southeast of the city limits of Dallas. In 1966, it was established from SR 61 to US 278/SR 6.[11][36] In 1983, it was decommissioned.[21][22]

The entire route was in Paulding County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
​ SR 61Western terminus
​ US 278 / SR 6Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Dallas bypass route

State Route 6 Bypass marker

State Route 6 Bypass

LocationDallas

State Route 6 Bypass (SR 6 Byp.) was a proposed

SR 768 was proposed on the path that SR 6 Byp. was planned to travel, thereby replacing it.[24][25]

Dallas–Hiram business loop

State Route 6 Business marker

State Route 6 Business

LocationDallas–Hiram
Length6.0 mi[37] (9.7 km)
Existed1992[29][38]–present

State Route 6 Business (SR 6 Bus.) is a 6.0-mile-long (9.7 km)

SR 6 Bus. in Rockmart, it is not concurrent with a business route of U.S. Route 278
(US 278).

SR 6 Bus. begins along Buchanan Street as

railroad bridge, before making a curve back towards the east-northeast as it gets closer to downtown Dallas. At the intersection of North Confederate Avenue and Main Street, SR 61
leaves North Confederate Avenue and joins SR 6 Bus. in a concurrency, and the name changes from West Memorial Drive to East Memorial Drive.

SR 6 Bus. and SR 61 leave East Memorial Drive (former

SR 6 Spur
. It turns due east just before the intersection with Heritage Club Boulevard, but then curves east-northeast before the intersection of Old Harris Road, only to turn due east again after a fork in the road with Macland Road, across from an intersection with Butler Industrial Drive. Just before leaving Dallas, it travels along the south side of Carter Lake.

Before the intersection with Paris Road, the highway enters the Hiram city limits, where Merchants Drive becomes Atlanta Highway, and climbs a slight hill. At New Canaan Baptist Church and Cemetery, the road descends along another hill, but climbs back up before the intersection with Cobbler Cove Drive. At Summerhill Road, SR 6 Bus. starts to curve to the southeast and approaches an intersection with SR 120/SR 360 (Charles Hardy Parkway). Shortly after this, the business curves to the southeast and then to the south-southwest to end at US 278/SR 6 at the intersection with the northern terminus of Highland Falls Boulevard.

In 1992, SR 6 Bus. was established on its current path.[29][38]

The entire route is in Paulding County.

Locationmi[37]kmDestinationsNotes
Dallas0.00.0 US 278 / SR 6 (Jimmy Campbell Parkway) / SR 120 (Buchanan Street) – Rockmart, Powder Springs, BuchananWestern terminus
0.40.64West Memorial Drive westFormer
SR 381
south
1.21.9
 SR 61 north (North Confederate Avenue) / Main Street – Cartersville		West end of SR 61 concurrency
1.52.4East Memorial Drive eastFormer
SR 381
north
2.23.5
 SR 61 south (Nathan Dean Boulevard) – Villa Rica		East end of SR 61 concurrency
2.74.3Hardee Street northFormer
SR 6 Spur
west
Hiram5.38.5 SR 120 / SR 360 (Charles Hardy Parkway) – Buchanan, Marietta
6.09.7 US 278 / SR 6 (Jimmy Lee Smith Parkway) / Highland Falls Boulevard southEastern terminus of SR 6 Bus.; northern terminus of Highland Falls Boulevard
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Powder Springs–Austell business loop

State Route 6 Business marker

State Route 6 Business

LocationPowder Springs–Austell
Existed1986[23][24]–2001[39][40]

State Route 6 Business (SR 6 Bus.) was a

SR 726, was proposed from an unnumbered road south-southwest of Powder Springs to US 78/SR 5/SR 8 southwest of Austell.[21][22] In 1986, the path of US 278/SR 6 was shifted westward, onto the path of SR 726 and the northern part of the unnumbered road; the former path was redesignated as SR 6 Bus.[23][24] In 2001, it was decommissioned.[39][40]

The entire route was in Cobb County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Powder Springs US 278 / SR 6Western terminus
​
SR 176
north		Southern terminus of SR 176
Austell US 278 / SR 6Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Austell spur route

State Route 6 Spur marker

State Route 6 Spur

LocationAustell
Length0.8 mi[41] (1,300 m)
Existed2012[42][43]–present

State Route 6 Spur (SR 6 Spur) in

railroad tracks of Norfolk Southern Railway (NS). It passes the John W. Whitaker Intermodal Terminal for NS. It continues to the northwest until it reaches its eastern terminus, an intersection with Powder Springs Road. Here, the roadway continues as Westside Road, which provides access to Luke Garrett Middle School. The roadway that would eventually become SR 6 Spur was established in 2004.[44][45] Between the beginning of 2004 and the beginning of 2013, it was designated as SR 6 Spur.[42][43]

The entire route is in Austell, Cobb County.

mi[41]kmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0 US 278 / SR 6 (C.H. James Parkway) / Garrett Road west – Powder Springs, AtlantaWestern terminus of SR 6 Spur; eastern terminus of Garrett Road
0.81.3Powder Springs Road / Westside Road eastEastern terminus of SR 6 Spur; western terminus of Westside Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Google (April 27, 2012). "Overview map of SR 6" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
  2. ^ National Highway System: Atlanta, GA (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 9, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  3. ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (1920). System of State Aid Roads as Approved Representing 4800 Miles of State Aid Roads Outside the Limits of the Incorporated Towns (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  4. ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (1921). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
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  38. ^ a b Georgia Department of Transportation (1993). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1993–1994 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  39. ^ a b Georgia Department of Transportation (2001). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (2001–2002 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  40. ^ a b Georgia Department of Transportation (2002). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (2002–2003 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
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  42. ^
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  44. ^ Georgia Department of Transportation (2004). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (2004–2005 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
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