Marietta Parkway
Marietta Parkway | |
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Route information | |
Length | 8.64 mi (13.90 km) |
Component highways |
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Major junctions | |
Beltway around Marietta, Georgia | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
Counties | Cobb |
Highway system | |
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North and South Marietta Parkway form a
SR 5 is concurrent with SR 120 Alt. until the intersection with SR 120, and then with SR 120 for a short distance before continuing south.
Route description
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History
SR 120 Loop was built over an approximately 20-year span from 1967 to 1989. The first sections complete and open to traffic extended east of US 41 and included the interchanges with then-new I-75, and with mainline SR 120. While the northern part went through what is still farmland as of December 2007[update], the southern part went through existing neighborhoods, destroying several homes and cutting-off several streets, much like I-75 had done previously.
Initially, mainline SR 120 followed what is now the northern part of the loop between
Work did not commence again on the remainder of the highway until the late 1970s. Work to upgrade Clay Street from US 41 to
Work began again in the early 1980s to complete most of the northern quadrant when the roadway was extended from the previously-mentioned diamond interchange to connect to and take over Page Street. The planned overpass of US 41 was never built and an at-grade intersection was put there instead. However, the ramps still curiously remain, with the southern (eastbound) one actually used as an entrance ramp, and the northern (westbound) one connecting to Barnes Mill Road instead. Page Street had previously ended at Fairground Street, and the extension completed all parts of the loop except one final part.
1989 saw completion of the final leg of the loop at its northwestern corner, going west past Church Street (by then a
In October 2007, the portion of SR 120 along Roswell Street between US 41 and SR 5 and SR 120 Loop was downgraded to a local city street, along with portions of SR 5. Since SR 120 required a new routing, SR 120 mainline was moved to the southern part of SR 120 Loop, and SR 120 Alternate was created on the north loop. As a result, SR 120 Loop no longer exists, though as of December 2007[update] only some of the signs have been changed, leaving a hodgepodge of confusing and contradictory information in different places, in addition to there being no public notice of the change by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). Compared to the northern route, the new routing takes mainline SR 120 around Marietta the indirect way, making it a longer distance by going out of the way to the south and back north, causing drivers to turn on a different road to stay on the same highway at a third point at Powder Springs Road (in addition to either end where it turns off to original route), and causing further driving delays with more traffic lights. In January 2008, GDOT crews began discreetly changing and removing signs along SR 120 Loop and the SR 120 mainline.
The remaining state-maintained part of Roswell Road between the eastern intersection with the loop and US 41 was renumbered
Names
Along the north side from Whitlock Avenue (where SR 120 continues west, becoming Dallas Highway), northeast to Church Street, east to Roswell Road, and southeast to Lower Roswell Road, it is known as North Marietta Parkway. Much of this route used to be known as Page Street. Almost all of it is in the county's northeast quadrant for
Along the west side from Whitlock Avenue south to the "new" Powder Springs Street, then east to Atlanta Road, southeast to Manget Street, east to I-75, then northeast to Lower Roswell Road, it is known as South Marietta Parkway. Much of this route used to be known as Clay Street. Almost all of it is in the county's southeast quadrant for street addresses, except west of the railroad tracks where it is southwest.
Purpose
Its main purpose is as a bypass route around the central business district of Marietta, like most loop roads. However, it is also a common surface street for locals. The two main interchanges with I-75 in Marietta are along this road in the eastern part of Marietta.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Marietta, Cobb County.
mi | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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0.00 | 0.00 | SR 5 north (Church Street / Cherokee Street) – Woodstock, Canton | Northern end of SR 5/SR 120 Alt. concurrency | ||
0.52 | 0.84 | SR 120 west (Whitlock Avenue) / SR 120 Alt. ends – Dallas | Marietta Parkway transitions from SR 120 Alt. to SR 120; northern end of SR 5/SR 120 concurrency; southern end of SR 5/SR 120 Alt. concurrency; western terminus of SR 120 Alt. | ||
0.88 | 1.42 | SR 360 (Powder Springs Street) / Reynolds Street – Powder Springs, Chattahoochee Technical College | |||
1.00 | 1.61 | SR 5 south (Atlanta Street) – Fair Oaks, Austell | Southern end of SR 5/SR 120 concurrency | ||
3.08 | 4.96 | US 41 / SR 3 (Cobb Parkway) – Kennesaw, Smyrna, Dobbins Air Reserve Base | Access from SR 120 east to US 41/SR 3 north via White Avenue | ||
3.79 | 6.10 | SR 401) – Atlanta, Chattanooga | I-75 exit 263 | ||
5.33 | 8.58 | Marietta Parkway transitions from SR 120 to SR 120 Alt.; eastern terminus of SR 120 Alt.; interchange | |||
6.92 | 11.14 | SR 401) – Atlanta, Chattanooga | I-75 exit 265 | ||
7.39 | 11.89 | US 41 / SR 3 (Cobb Parkway) – Kennesaw, Smyrna | |||
8.64 | 13.90 | SR 5 north (Church Street / Cherokee Street) – Woodstock, Canton | Northern end of SR 5/SR 120 Alt. concurrency | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ "Revisions to the State Highway System in Cobb County" (PDF). Georgia Department of Transportation. January 29, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 20, 2011.