Georgia State Route 13

State Route 13 marker
State Route 13
Map
Georgia State Route 13 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Length49.5 mi[1] (79.7 km)
Major junctions
South end US 19 / SR 9 in Atlanta
Major intersections
North end SR 369 in Gainesville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountiesFulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Hall
Highway system
  • Georgia State Highway System
SR 12 SR 14

State Route 13 (SR 13) is a 49.5-mile-long (79.7 km) state highway in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Georgia, that travels through portions of Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, and Hall counties.

It begins at West Peachtree Street and Spring Street (US 19/SR 9) just to the north of 17th Street in the northern part of Midtown Atlanta. The section south of Buckhead is a full freeway, from its southern terminus to Sidney Marcus Boulevard, built in 1953 as an extension of the Downtown Connector (built in 1952).[2] This was later the original alignment of Interstate 85 (I-85; Northeast Expressway) through northeast Atlanta until 1985, when it was replaced by several lanes in each direction on a new roadway and viaduct immediately adjacent to it during the Freeing the Freeways construction boom.

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 SR 365, to the South Carolina state line on US 123.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Overview map of SR 13" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  2. ^ Peebles, Jennifer (March 31, 2017). "Last inspection on I-85 bridge that collapsed given high marks". WSB-TV. Retrieved May 30, 2017.