INTERSTATE 185 (GEORGIA)

'Interstate 185' (abbreviated 'I-185') is a 49.30 mile (79.34 km) secondary interstate in western Georgia.
It provides a freeway connection from Columbus and Fort Benning to Atlanta. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 27 in Columbus, just north of Fort Benning; south of this interchange, the freeway continues onto the base. Its northern terminus is at Interstate 85 near LaGrange.

Contents

Major cities

Exit list

Notes

References

Major cities

Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs.

★ 'Columbus, Georgia'

★ 'Atlanta, Georgia' (via Interstate 85)

Exit list

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

County	#		Destinations	Notes
	Old
Muscogee			First Division Road	Southern terminus; at-grade intersection
			Marne Road - Mall; Hospital	No southbound entrance
			Custer Road - Sand Hill
	Fort Benning gate (southbound)
	1	1	US 27/US 280/SR 520/SR 1, to U.S. Route 431 (Victory Drive) - Cusseta, Albany, Columbus	Split into 1A (east/south) and 1B (west/north)
	2	3	St. Marys Road
	3	4	Buena Vista Road
	4	6	SR 22 Spur (Macon Road)
	5	7	US 27 Alternate/SR 85 - Manchester, Columbus	Split into 7A (north) and 7B (south) northbound
	6	8	Airport Thruway - Columbus Airport
	7	10	US 80/SR 22, to US 27 and SR 1 - Macon, Phenix City (AL)
	8	12	Williams Road
	9	14	Smith Road
Harris	10	19	SR 315 - Mulberry Grove
	11	25	SR 116 - Hamilton
	12	30	Hopewell Church Road - Whitesville
	13	34	SR 18 - Pine Mountain, West Point
Troup	14	42	US 27/SR 1 - LaGrange, Pine Mountain
	15	46	Big Springs Road
	16		Interstate 85 - Atlanta, LaGrange, Montgomery (AL)	Northern terminus; unsigned SR 403

Notes

I-185 is named the Chet Atkins Parkway for its entire length. It is also known as the unsigned 'State Route 411'.
The rural portions of I-185 (north of Exit 10) were equipped with call boxes as part of a pilot program. It is currently the only stretch of interstate highway in Georgia to be so equipped (Kolb, et al. 2000).
In 2006 business and government officials began a campaign to have the interstate extended to Monticello, Florida, and connect with Interstate 10. [1] The proposed route would run parallel Georgia State Route 520 (known as Corridor Z) to Albany, and then parallel to U.S. Route 19. [2]

References

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1. Route Log - Auxiliary Routes of the Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways - Table 2