Site Navigation Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee     Interstate 20 Eastbound Interstate 20 cuts a 200 mile path across northern Georgia serving both Atlanta and Augusta. The highway also links north Georgia to other southern cities such as Columbia, Birmingham, and Jackson. From milepost 24 to 92, Interstate 20 carries at least six lanes of travel within the metro area of Atlanta. Near downtown, this number swells to 12 lanes, including an HOV Lane in each direction. Near the state line with Alabama, and from the metro east to Augusta, Interstate 20 carries four lanes with 70 mph speed limits through forested settings. The speed limit drops in the Augusta area to 55, with four to six lanes of travel. Interstate 20 East Upcoming exits sign for the first three eastbound off-ramps within the Atlanta Perimeter Highway on Interstate 20. Holmes Road (Georgia 280) intersects the freeway in one-half mile via five-ramp partial cloverleaf interchange. Georgia 280 begins nearby at Georgia 139 (Martin Luther King Junior Drive). Photo taken 01/17/04. Four lanes of Interstate 20 eastbound continue to within one half mile of Exit 53 with Georgia 139 (Martin Luther King Junior Drive). The freeway sees a split diamond interchange for the state highway with ramps to Helena & Anderson Avenues just north of Georgia 139. Photo taken 01/17/04. Exit 53 leaves Interstate 20 east for Helena Avenue and Martin Luther King Junior Drive. Georgia 139 parallels Interstate 20 from near Exit 49 (Georgia 70) to U.S. 29 near Downtown Atlanta. The on-ramp for Georgia 139 departs Lake Avenue one block from the state highway departure from Martin Luther King Drive for Gordon Street/Ralph D. Abernathy Boulevard. Photo taken 01/17/04. The next eastbound exit of Interstate 20 is that of Exit 55A for Lowery Boulevard and the West End section of the city. Westbound sees a lone off-ramp for Langhorn Street that constitutes Interstate 20 Exit 54. Photo taken 01/17/04. The two-mile overhead of the Interstate 75 & 85 junction resides ahead of the Exit 55A off-ramp for Lowery Boulevard. The junction between Interstate 20 with Interstate 75 & 85 features high speed flyovers in association with a multi-level stack interchange. Photo taken 01/17/04. Situated between the Interstate 75 & 85 stack interchange and the Lowery Boulevard off-ramp are ramps for Exits 56A (U.S. 19 & 29) and 56B (Windsor and Spring Streets). A small auxiliary guide sign posted in the background exists for Rev. Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard. Photo taken 01/17/04. Exit 55A departs Interstate 20 eastbound onto adjacent Oak Street ahead of its intersection with Ashby Street. One of these surface streets was renamed for Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, however we are unsure as to which it is. Ashby Street travels between White Street and Marietta Street north-south through the West End neighborhood of Atlanta. A pair of half-diamond interchanges serve Ashby Street and nearby Lee Street to return motorists onto Interstate 20 east. Photo taken 01/17/04. An auxiliary lane adds to Interstate 20 east for Exit 56A. The upcoming exit consists of a half-diamond interchange with McDaniel Street. McDaniel Street travels one block north to Whitehall Street (U.S. 29), two blocks to Peters Street (Georgia 154), and three blocks to Northside Drive (U.S. 19 & 41). Photo taken 01/17/04. Traffic to McDaniel Street and U.S. Highways 19-29-41 & Georgia 154 depart Interstate 20 via the Exit 56A off-ramp. Exit 56B leaves Interstate 20 just beyond the McDaniel Street overpass for Windsor, Spring, and Rawson Streets. Windsor and Rawson Streets carry motorists toward Turner Field, home of the Atlanta Braves baseball franchise. Northward Windsor Street ends at the confluence of Whitehall and Spring Streets (U.S. 29). Photo taken 01/17/04. Upcoming exits sign posted just beyond the Exit 56B gore point. Ramps to Interstate 75 & 85 split from Interstate 20 underneath the Windsor Street overpass in one quarter mile. The north-south freeways link the city of Atlanta to the cities of Chattanooga and Macon via Interstate 75 and Montgomery and Greenville via Interstate 85. Photo taken 01/17/04. Interstate 20-U.S. 278 & Georgia 12 eastbound at the suburb of Conyers (pop. 10,689). Pictured here is the one-mile guide sign for Exit 80 with West Avenue. West Avenue continues Klondike Road eastward into downtown Conyers at Green Street (original U.S. 278). Visible to the right is the frontage road of Iris Drive. Photo taken 01/18/04. Nearing the diamond interchange with West Avenue (Exit 80) on Interstate 20-U.S. 278 & Georgia east. Iris Drive parallels the eastbound side of the freeway between Turner Hill Road [U.S. 278 & Georgia 12] (Exit 75) and Georgia 162 (Exit 84). The freeway maintains six lanes for another 12 miles. Photo taken 01/18/04. The second Conyers interchange of Interstate 20 is Exit 82. Intersecting the freeway here is the pair of Georgia 20 & 138 (Walnut Grove Road). The state highways overlap for 2.5 miles through the Conyers vicinity between Stockbridge & McDonough Highways and Sigman Road. Photo taken 01/18/04. Exit 82 departs Interstate 20-U.S. 278 & Georgia 12 for Georgia 20 & 138. Georgia 20 loops around Greater Atlanta through McDonough (pop. 8,493), Conyers, Loganville (pop. 5,435), Lawrenceville (pop. 22,397), Buford (pop. 10,668), Cumming (pop. 4,220), Canton (pop. 7,709), and Cartersville (pop. 15,925). Georgia 138 skims the southern metro between Fairburn (pop. 5,464) and Union City (pop. 11,621) eastward to Jonesboro (pop. 3,829), Stockbridge (pop. 9,853), and Conyers. The state highway ends 21 miles to the northeast at U.S. 78 in the city of Monroe (pop. 11,407). Photo taken 01/18/04. Georgia 162 spurs 20 miles south from Exit 84 of Interstate 20-U.S. 278 & Georgia 12 to southern Newton County and junction Georgia 36. The state highway follows Salem Road within the vicinity of Conyers. Northward Salem Road becomes Sigman Road at the intersection of Old Covington Road (original U.S. 278). Photo taken 01/18/04. U.S. 278 & Georgia 12 overlap with Interstate 20 between Exits 75 (Lithonia) and 90 (Covington-Oxford). The former alignment of U.S. 278 consists of Old Covington Highway, Almon Road, and Old Atlanta Highway to the north of Interstate 20. An eastbound side frontage road continues into Newton County from Iris Road in Rockdale County. The Interstate 20 Frontage Road receives mileposts and is state-maintained. The question to be answered then is: Is it a Secret State Route, Old U.S. 278, part of Interstate 20, or All Three? Photo taken 01/18/04. U.S. 278 & Georgia 12 split from Interstate 20 at the Exit 90 interchange with Clark Street at the city of Covington (pop. 11,547). U.S. 278 & Georgia 12 cut a swath through Covington to the south of Interstate 20. Emory Street leads north from the pair to the adjacent community of Oxford (pop. 1,892). Photo taken 01/18/04. The Exit 90 interchange features a loop ramp for the departure of U.S. 278 & Georgia 12 eastbound onto the adjacent frontage road. Clark Street intersects the road just east of the ramp and carries the westbound on-ramp and off-ramps to Interstate 20. Clark Street otherwise links the three routes with Georgia 81 (Washington Street) to the west of town. Photo taken 01/18/04. Alcovy Road travels northeast out of Covington from the intersection of Elm Street with U.S. 278 & Georgia 12. The surface roadway intersects Interstate 20 at the partial cloverleaf interchange of Exit 92. Photo taken 01/18/04. Exit 92 leaves Interstate 20 for Alcovy Road. The roadway departs the city of Covington for rural environs en route to the village of Jersey (pop. 163) in Walton County. Photo taken 01/18/04. Georgia 142 junctions with Interstate 20 at the Exit 93 diamond interchange. The state highway travels four miles south from Georgia 81 to the interchange. Just south of the freeway Georgia 142 merges onto U.S. 278 & Georgia 12 for a 2.3-mile overlap. Photo taken 01/18/04. Georgia 11 is a lengthy north-south route through eastern Georgia. The state highway travels between the communities of Winder (pop. 10,201), Monroe, Social Circle (pop. 3,379), Mansfield (pop. 392), Monticello (pop. 2,428), and Gray (pop. 1,811) among others. Pictured here is the guide sign at the Exit 98 diamond interchange with Georgia 11. Photo taken 01/18/04. U.S. 278 & Georgia 12 cross paths with Interstate 20 right along the Newton and Walton County line. The federal highway travels seven miles east from this diamond interchange to Rutledge (pop. 707). Photo taken 01/18/04. A pair of interchanges serve the Morgan County seat of Madison (pop. 3,636) from Interstate 20. The first of which is Exit 113 with Georgia 83 (Monticello Road). The one-mile guide sign for Monticello Road resides just ahead of the Clack Road overpass. Photo taken 01/18/04. Just one mile east of Georgia 83 (Exit 113) is the junction with U.S. 129 & 441 (Eatonton Road). The federal highway pair overlap between Eatonton (pop. 6,764) 21 miles to the south northward 31 miles to Athens (pop. 100,266). U.S. 129 & 441 have a Bypass route east of Madison that begins just north of Exit 114. The mainline travels through town along Main Street with U.S. 278. Photo taken 01/18/04. Just north of the village of Siloam (pop. 331) is the Exit 138 diamond interchange of Interstate 20. Georgia 77 (Siloam Union Point Road) begins at Georgia 15 in Siloam. From the terminus northward, the state highway travels five miles to Union Point (pop. 1,669) and U.S. 278. Connections via Georgia 15 southbound link Interstate 20 with Sparta (pop. 1,522). Photo taken 12/15/01. Interstate 20 eastbound at the north-south Georgia 22 (Exit 148). This diamond interchange serves the town of Crawfordville (pop. 572) and the Hancock County community of Sparta. Photo taken 12/15/01. U.S. 278 (Atlanta Highway) snakes to the south of Interstate 20 from the northwest at Exit 154. The federal highway travels between Crawfordville (pop. 572) and Warrenton (pop. 2,013) within the vicinity of Interstate 20. The Wilkes County seat of Washington (pop. 4,295) is accessible via Georgia 269 and 47. This town features the western terminus of U.S. 378. Photo taken 12/15/01. Georgia 150 intersects Interstate 20 at the Exit 175 diamond interchange in rural McDuffie County. This north-south state highway links the freeway with the city of Thomson (pop. 6,828) and settlement of Stones Crossroads. Georgia 150 travels 15 miles northeast of Interstate 20 to U.S. 221. Photo taken 12/15/01. One west of the Exit 190 diamond interchange with Georgia 388 (Horizon South Parkway & Lewiston Road) at the Chamblin Road overpass. Georgia 388 follows the Horizon South Parkway two miles to the intersection of Wrightsboro Road and Hardy Drive in Grovetown (pop. 6,089). One half mile south of there the state highway comes to an end at Georgia 223 (Robinson Avenue). Photo taken 07/07/04. Interstate 20 eastbound at the Exit 190 off-ramp to Georgia 388 (Horizon South Parkway & Lewiston Road). Georgia 388 follows Lewiston Road north of the freeway 1.75 miles to its terminus at junction Georgia 232 (Columbia Road) and Hereford Farm Road. Photo taken 07/07/04. Entering Augusta metro on Interstate 20 eastbound at Exit 194 (Georgia 383). This final interchange of Interstate 20 eastbound in Columbia County serves Georgia 383 (Belair Road) and Dyess Parkway at Grovetown (pop. 6,089). Belair Road loops northward from Wrightsboro Road to junction Georgia 104 (Washington Road) within the Evans (pop. 17,727) vicinity. Photo taken 07/07/04. Eastbound at the Exit 194 off-ramp to Georgia 383 (Belair Road). A frontage road travels from Belair Road to Wheeler Road alongside Interstate 20 eastbound. Wheeler Road itself begins just north of Interstate 20 from Belair Road. Photo taken 07/07/04. Neutered eastbound reassurance shield posted between Exit 194 (Georgia 383) and Exit 195 (Wheeler Road). Photo taken 07/07/04. 1.25-mile overhead for Interstate 520 (Bobby Jones Expressway) on Interstate 20 eastbound situated within the Exit 195 diamond interchange at Wheeler Road. Interstate 520 encircles the city of Augusta to the west and south, serving not only the city, but Fort Gordon to the west and Augusta Regional Airport to the south. The Bobby Jones Expressway ends just north of this standard cloverleaf interchange at Pleasant Home Road. Photo taken 07/07/04. A second neutered shield for Interstate 20 eastbound resides between Wheeler Road and Exits 196A/B (Interstate 520 east & Georgia 232 west). Photo taken 07/07/04. Closer look at the Exit 196A/B overheads depicted in the above photograph. The eastern beginning of Interstate 520 departs Interstate 20 via the Exit 196A off-ramp. The Augusta belt line scoots southeast toward Bush Field before curving eastward into South Carolina via the June 2004 opened Palmetto Parkway. The 1.7 mile extension brings Interstate 520 into North Augusta, South Carolina. Photo taken 07/07/04. Traffic to Interstate 520 (Bobby Jones Expressway) eastbound departs Interstate 20 east at Exit 196A. The belt line of Augusta will return to Interstate 20 in South Carolina to create a full freeway loop of the Augusta and North Augusta metropolitan area. Construction will begin on the link between U.S. 1 and Interstate 20 within South Carolina between 2004 and 2005. Photo taken 07/07/04. The second to last interchange on Interstate 20 eastbound within the Peach State (Exit 199) serves Georgia 28 (Washington Road) and the city of Augusta. The state highway follows Washington Road southward to the Calhoun Expressway and Greene Street in downtown Augusta. Northward Georgia 28 becomes South Carolina 28 upon crossing the Savannah River into the Sumter National Forest of the Palmetto State. Photo taken 07/07/04. Three quarters of a mile west of Exit 200 with Georgia 104 (River Watch Parkway) at the Exit 199 partial-cloverleaf interchange with Washington Road. As the name implies, the River Watch Parkway skirts the Savannah River southeastward from Interstate 20 into downtown Augusta to 15th Street, Jones Street, and Reynolds Street. Photo taken 07/07/04. Interstate 20 crosses over Georgia 104 (River Watch Parkway) at the Exit 200 loop ramp. A folded-cloverleaf interchange facilitates the movements between the two highways. Georgia 104 overtakes the Washington Road alignment from Georgia 28 through the northern suburbs of Evans and Martinez (pop. 27,749). Photo taken 07/07/04. Scenes Related to Interstate 20 Interstate 20 shield assembly on Georgia 70 (Fulton Industrial Boulevard) eastbound at the Exit 49 interchange west of the Atlanta Beltway. Photo taken 12/07/99. Junction Interstate 20 Georgia shield posted along Georgia 223 northbound near Exit 160. This diamond interchange serves the nearby village of Norwood (pop. 229). Interstate 20 is designated as the Carl Sanders Highway from the state line of South Carolina westward. Many small placards such as this are in place as intersecting roads. Photo taken 08/05/00. Page Updated July 12, 2004.