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Georgia State Route 141

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State Route 141 marker
State Route 141
Map
Georgia State Route 141 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained byGDOT
Length34.1 mi[1](54.9 km)
Major junctions
South endUS 19/SR 9inBuckhead,Atlanta
Major intersections
North endSR 20west of Cumming
Location
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountiesFulton,DeKalb,Gwinnett,Forsyth
Highway system
  • Georgia State Highway System
←SR 140→SR 142

State Route 141(SR 141) is a 34.1-mile-long (54.9 km)state highwaythat runs southwest-to-northeast in thenorthwest partof theU.S. stateofGeorgia.It connects theBuckheadarea ofAtlantawithCumming.Its routing exists within portions ofFulton,DeKalb,Gwinnett,Forsythcounties.

Route description

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State Route 141 inPeachtree Corners

SR 141 begins at anintersectionwithUS 19/SR 9(Roswell Road NE) in theBuckhead neighborhoodofAtlanta,inFulton County.It travels to the northeast to an intersection withSR 237(Piedmont Road NE). Just after that intersection, it goes over, but does not have aninterchangewithSR 400(T. Harvey Mathis Parkway). Immediately after is the southern terminus ofSR 141 Connector(Lenox Road NE). The highway passes just northwest of the Buckhead Heights neighborhood, crosses intoDeKalb County,and passes throughBrookhaven.SR 141 passesOglethorpe Universityand the Peachtree Golf Club, just before passing throughChamblee.InDoraville,it has an intersection withSR 13 Connectorand an interchange withInterstate 285(I-285). The road becomes a freeway on the northeast of the interchange, served by a pair ofone-wayfrontage roadswith "Texas U-turns";it has a few exits along its length. It entersGwinnett Countynear the middle of the freeway; near the end of the freeway isSR 140where it is called Peachtree Parkway. It passes throughPeachtree Corners.Then, it crosses over theChattahoochee Riverback into Fulton County. It travels throughJohns Creekand meetsSR 120(Abbotts Bridge Road). Northeast of there, it entersForsyth County.The roadway curves to the northwest and then to the north. It has an interchange with US 19/SR 400 (Hospitality Highway), southwest ofCumming.Until 2020, SR 141 ended just to the northwest at SR 9, but it was extended north on Bethelview Road where it now ends atSR 20.SR 371was removed from the state highway system as a mileage swap in order to add Bethelview Road to the state highway system.[citation needed]

All of SR 141 from its southern terminus in Buckhead to a point southwest ofDuluthis part of theNational Highway System,a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[2]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
FultonAtlanta0.00.0US 19/SR 9(Roswell Road NE) / West and East Paces Ferry RoadSouthern terminus
0.60.97SR 237(Piedmont Road NE)
1.32.1

SR 141 Conn.north (Lenox Road NE) toSR 400/ Monarch Drive / Ritz Drive / Phipps Drive		Southern terminus of SR 141 Connector
DeKalbDoraville7.411.9SR 13 Conn.(Motors Industrial Way)
7.612.2I-285(Atlanta Bypass /SR 407) –Greenville,Marietta,ChattanoogaI-285 exit 31; southern end of freeway
8.413.5Tilly Mill Road –Georgia State University
DeKalb–Gwinnett
county line		Doraville–Peachtree Corners
city line		9.515.3Winters Chapel Road / Amwiler Road
GwinnettPeachtree Corners10.617.1Jones Mill Road, Peachtree Corners CircleNorthbound exit, Southbound entrance
11.218.0SR 140(Jimmy Carter Boulevard) –Roswell,TuckerNorthbound exit, Southbound entrance. Southern Terminus of SR 141 Conn.
11.618.7Peachtree Industrial Boulevard –DuluthNorthern end of freeway; Northbound exit, Southbound entrance
11.618.7
ToSR 140(Jimmy Carter Boulevard) / Jones Mill Road, Peachtree Corners Circle		Northern end of freeway; Southbound exit, Northbound entrance via frontage road
11.919.2Holcomb Bridge RoadNorthern terminus of SR 141 Conn.
13.521.7Spalding Drive
FultonJohns Creek17.127.5State Bridge Road –Gwinnett Medical Center-Duluth
19.531.4SR 120(Abbotts Bridge Road) –Alpharetta,Duluth
Fulton–Forsyth
county line		21.033.8McGinnis Ferry Road –Emory HealthcareJohns Creek Hospital
Forsyth​27.744.6US 19/SR 400(Hospitality Highway) –Atlanta,DahlonegaSR 400 Exit 13
​28.045.1SR 9(Atlanta Highway) –Milton,CummingFormer northern terminus from 1971-2020
​34.154.9SR 20(Canton Highway) –Canton,CummingNew northern terminus in 2020
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Atlanta connector route

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State Route 141 Connector marker
State Route 141 Connector
LocationBuckhead,Atlanta
Length0.9 mi[3](1,400 m)

State Route 141 Connector(SR 141 Conn.) is a 0.9-mile-long (1.4 km)connecting routeof SR 141 that exists entirely within theBuckheadsection ofAtlanta,in easternFulton County.It is known asLenox Road NE,as well asPaul CoverdellMemorial Parkway, for its entire length. It was built in the early 1990s in conjunction withSR 400to serve area businesses and offices.

It begins at anintersectionwith the SR 141 mainline (Peachtree Road NE) just northwest of the Buckhead Heights neighborhood of Atlanta. The highway heads northwest, curves to the west-southwest underneath, where it crosses SR 400 (T. Harvey Mathis Parkway) with asingle-point urban interchange.It curves to the southwest to meet its northern terminus, an intersection withSR 237(Piedmont Road NE), at theBuckhead Forestneighborhood of Atlanta.[3]

SR 141 Conn. is not part of theNational Highway System,a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[2]

The entire route is inAtlanta,Fulton County.

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0SR 141 (Peachtree Road NE) –ChambleeSouthern terminus
0.10.16

To SR 141 north / Monarch Drive / Ritz Drive / Phipps Drive		Interchange with left exit and entrance in each direction
0.50.80SR 400–Atlanta,DahlonegaSingle-point urban interchange
0.91.4SR 237(Piedmont Road NE)Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Gwinnett County connector route

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State Route 141 Connector marker
State Route 141 Connector
LocationWest ofNorcross
Length0.8 mi[4](1,300 m)

State Route 141 Connector (SR 141 Conn.)is a.8 mile long (1.3 km) connecting route of SR 141 that exists entirely withinGwinnett County.It is just west ofNorcross.The route atSR 140(Jimmy Carter Boulevard) and goes north along afrontage roadparallel to SR 141/Peachtree Industrial Boulevard. After the split of SR 141 and Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, SR 141 Conn. merges with Peachtree Industrial Boulevard. The route then turns left onto Holcomb Bridge Road and ends at the intersection of Holcomb Bridge Road and SR 141. The route connects traffic from SR 140 to SR 141 north, since there is no direct entrance ramp between these two roads. SR 141 Conn. south does not exist because traffic can exit from SR 141 south directly to SR 140.

The entire route is inPeachtree Corners,Gwinnett County.

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0SR 140(Jimmy Carter Boulevard)Southern terminus
0.81.3SR 141 (Peachtree Parkway)Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Peachtree Industrial Boulevard

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Peachtree Industrial Boulevard
LocationChamblee–Buford
Length25.4 mi[5](40.9 km)

Peachtree Industrial Boulevardis a road in the U.S. state ofGeorgiathat begins inChambleeand ends inBuford.BetweenInterstate 285andSR 140(Jimmy Carter Boulevard), the road is concurrent with SR 141. North of SR 140, in Peachtree Corners, Peachtree Industrial Boulevard splits from SR 141 and continues to the northeast as a highway with at least four lanes and center median, traveling through the cities ofPeachtree Corners,Duluth,Suwanee,Sugar Hill,and Buford. The portion of the road concurrent with SR 141 is maintained by the state; the rest is maintained by Gwinnett County.[6]

Peachtree Industrial Boulevard was originally built in the 1960s. The portion of the road concurrent to SR 141 was upgraded to alimited-access highwayin the 1980s and 1990s.

In 2008, the section within the city limits ofChambleewas renamed to Peachtree Boulevard, to reflect the changing nature of the city.[7]Prior to this change, the "industrial" name extended until Peachtree Road merges in near the city line with present-dayBrookhaven.In November 2018, theDoravilleCity Council passed a resolution to authorize the city manager to rename Peachtree Industrial Boulevard within the city limits to Peachtree Boulevard, following the changes made by Chamblee.[8]This change was implemented in 2023.

In 2013, Gwinnett County decreased the speed limit the road to 45 mph between SR 141 (Peachtree Parkway) andSR 20(Nelson Brogdon Boulevard) and 50 mph between SR 20 and theHall Countyline. The goal of the change was to reduce speeding and accidents.[9]

In June 2018, the Atlanta Regional Commission Board approved funding to equip intersections along Peachtree Industrial Boulevard with connected vehicle technology.[10]

Gwinnett County has looked at adding and improving sidewalks along Peachtree Industrial Boulevard.[11]

TheWestern Gwinnett Bikewayis a multi-use trail under construction along Peachtree Industrial Boulevard.


CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
DeKalbDoraville0.00.0SR 13 Conn.(Motors Industrial Way) / SR 141 (Peachtree Boulevard) –ChambleeSouthern end of SR 141 concurrency; southern terminus; road continues as SR 141/Peachtree Boulevard.
0.20.32I-285(Atlanta Bypass /SR 407) –Greenville,Marietta,ChattanoogaI-285 exit 31; southern end of freeway
GwinnettPeachtree Corners3.25.1Jones Mill Road / Peachtree Corners CircleNo southbound exit; SR 141 southbound exit viaSR 140exit
3.86.1SR 140(Jimmy Carter Boulevard) –Roswell,TuckerNo southbound exit
4.26.8

SR 141 north toSR 400/ Peachtree Parkway –Cumming,Dahlonega		Northern end of SR 141; northern end of freeway; northbound exit, southbound entrance
4.57.2
SR 141 Conn.north (Holcomb Bridge Road)
Duluth10.316.6Pleasant Hill Road –Gwinnett Medical Center-Duluth
11.618.7SR 120(Abbotts Bridge Road / Duluth Highway) –Alpharetta,Duluth
12.920.8

ToUS 23/SR 13(Buford Highway) / Rogers Bridge Road –Rogers Bridge Park
14.022.5Sugarloaf ParkwayInterchange
Suwanee16.426.4McGinnis Ferry Road –Emory HealthcareJohns Creek Hospital
Sugar Hill21.835.1SR 20(Nelson Brogden Boulevard) –Cumming,Lawrenceville
Gwinnett–Hall
county line		Buford25.440.9Cemetery Road / McEver RoadNorthern terminus; road continues as McEver Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Orphaned segments

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There are six road segments that previously carried State Route 141 or a derivative designation that no longer do.

  1. What is now Georgia SR 371 once was SR 141 between Georgia SR 9 and SR 20. It was changed to its present number in 1971. It was removed from the state highway system in 2020 when SR 141 was extended north along Bethelview Road, essentially replacing its original route with a new alignment.
  2. The State Route 141 designation was previously used in DeKalb County between Tucker and US 78 in what is now Stone Mountain Park on what is now Hugh Howell Highway (SR 236) which was at the time named Rosser Road.[12]
  3. Prior to construction of Peachtree Parkway and the extension and re-routing of SR 141 to Buckhead, SR 141 followed what is present day Medlock Bridge Road from its current intersection with Peachtree Parkway, into downtown Norcross and became North Peachtree Road, crossed the railroad tracks at Park Street, and then traveled on South Peachtree until its terminus at Buford Highway (SR 13). When plans were drawn to re-route SR 141 to its present alignment, GDOT changed the designation of this roadway to SR 141 Connector. This designation stayed in effect until 1981, when this segment was turned over to the county and converted to local roads.[13]What is now SR 141 between the Buckhead junction with Roswell Road (SR 9) and Motors Industrial Way (present day SR 13 Connector) was designated along with Motors Industrial Way as SR 13W before it was made part of the newly aligned SR 141.
  4. With the construction of Interstate 85, Norcross Tucker road, which at the time was a contiguous road, was designated SR 141 Connector, and the small segment of South Peachtree Road between Buford Highway and Norcross Tucker Road was redesigned SR 141 Spur. The South Peachtree Road (SR 141 Spur) was converted to a local road in 1981 along with truncation of SR 141 Connector to Norcross Tucker Road between South Peachtree Rd in Norcross and Interstate 85.
  5. As Jimmy Carter Boulevard was constructed in the 1970s, Norcross Tucker Road was split into North Norcross Tucker Road and South Norcross Tucker Road, and a portion of the road was incorporated into Jimmy Carter Boulevard. In 1981, Jimmy Carter Boulevard was designated as SR 141 Connector between Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and Interstate 85.[13]It was converted to State Route 140 in 1984-1985 timeframe[14]and the SR 141 Connector designation was used for what is present day SR 141 Connector at the 141/Peachtree Industrial Boulevard interchange when the Jimmy Carter Boulevard/SR 141 intersection was upgraded to a grade separated intersection.
  6. The 17.5 mile segment of State Route 369 East ofSR 9from North of Cumming to Gainesville was designated as SR 141 until 1970, when it was extended west to SR 20, and redesigned to its present-day number.[15][16]

See also

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References

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  1. ^abcde"Overview map of SR 141"(Map).Google Maps.RetrievedJune 28,2013.
  2. ^ab"National Highway System: Georgia"(PDF).United States Department of Transportation. October 1, 2012.RetrievedJune 28,2013.
  3. ^ab"Overview map of SR 141 Conn. (Atlanta)"(Map).Google Maps.RetrievedJune 28,2013.
  4. ^"Overview map of SR 141 Conn. (Gwinnett County)"(Map).Google Maps.RetrievedMarch 5,2017.
  5. ^"Overview map of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard"(Map).Google Maps.
  6. ^"Street Maintenance".City of Duluth.RetrievedDecember 29,2013.
  7. ^"Peachtree Boulevard and the New Chamblee".January 30, 2015.
  8. ^Habersham, Raisa (November 8, 2018)."Major DeKalb road could see name change in the future".The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.RetrievedSeptember 10,2019.
  9. ^"New speed limits along Peachtree Industrial Boulevard".www.gwinnettcounty.com.September 11, 2013.RetrievedSeptember 10,2019.
  10. ^Dudley, David (June 27, 2018)."ARC Board Approves $69 Million in Transportation Projects across Gwinnett County".ARC.RetrievedSeptember 10,2019.
  11. ^Transportation projectsgwinnettcounty.com
  12. ^"Georgia DOT Map Archive, DeKalb County 1900s, 1948 Map".RetrievedJune 22,2016.
  13. ^ab"Georgia DOT Map Archive - Gwinnett County 1900s".RetrievedJune 22,2016.
  14. ^"GDOT State Highway Map 1984-1985"(PDF).RetrievedJune 22,2016.
  15. ^"1970 State Highway Map GDOT"(PDF).
  16. ^"1971 State Highway Map GDOT"(PDF).
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