 State Route 500 | ||||
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| Outer Perimeter Highway Northern Arc | ||||
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| Maintained by GDOT | ||||
| Length | 55 mi[citation needed] (89 km) | |||
| History | proposed | |||
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| West end |  I-75 near Cartersville | |||
| East end |   I-85 / SR 20 in Buford | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Georgia | |||
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The Outer Perimeter is a freeway originally planned to encircle Atlanta, in the U.S. state of Georgia about 20 to 25 miles (32 to 40 km) outside of Interstate 285, which is colloquially referred to as the Perimeter and is a point of reference for local travel outside Atlanta's city core.