Former Interstate 420 Georgia

Interstate 420 Georgia
southwest Atlanta, GA ↔ Lakewood Avenue – south Atlanta, GA•6.62 miles

Overview

Interstate 420 represents a planned southern bypass of the Atlanta Central Business District by way of the Lakewood Freeway (SR 166). The Interstate was to run east from I-285 in west Atlanta along northern reaches of East Point to reenter Atlanta through Lakewood Heights. This portion was built in the mid-1960s and signed as Georgia State Route 166. The remainder of the route east to Interstate 20 near Gresham Park was unconstructed.

Mileage by State

Georgia6.62 mi

Data Sources

December 31, 2021 Interstate Route Log and Finders List

History

Interstate 420 was approved by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) on June 17, 1975. It was never signed along the Lakewood Freeway however, and I-420 was subsequently dropped on the Georgia Official Highway Map in 1985. The freeway was renamed Langford Parkway in 1995 to honor Arthur Langford, Jr., a former Georgia State Senator and Atlanta City Councilman.

1979 Map of Atlanta, Georgia
Interstate 420 appeared on the Atlanta inset within the 1979 Rand McNally Northern American Road Atlas.
1979 Map of Atlanta, Georgia
Interstate 420 and I-675 on the 1979 Georgia Official Highway Map.
1982 Map of Atlanta, Georgia
Interstate 420 and I-675 on the 1982 Georgia Official Highway Map.

East End Georgia State Route 166 ‐ Lakewood Avenue – south Atlanta, GA

Georgia State Route 166 East at Lakewood Ave

SR 166 east at Lakewood Av - Atlanta, GA

Pryor Road spans Langford Parkway midway between the Downtown Connector (I-75/85) and the freeway end at Lakewood Avenue. 08/22/03

SR 166 east at Lakewood Av - Atlanta, GA SR 166 east at Lakewood Av - Atlanta, GA

Georgia State Route 166 West

Lakewood Av north at SR 166 - Atlanta, GA

Lakewood Avenue eastbound at the entrance ramp for SR 166 (Langford Parkway). 08/22/03

Lakewood Av north at SR 166 - Atlanta, GA SR 166 west at I-75/85 - Atlanta, GA

West End Interstate 285 Georgia State Route 154 Georgia State Route 166 ‐ southwest Atlanta, GA</h2> <div class=

Interstate 285 North at Georgia State Route 154 Georgia State Route 166

I-285 north at SR 154/166 - Atlanta, GA

One half mile south of the cloverleaf interchange where Interstate 420 would have connected with the Perimeter Highway. Overlapping with SR 166 east to U.S. 29 (Lee Highway) at Fort McPherson, SR 154 was realigned onto Langford Parkway in the mid 1990s. 08/22/03

I-285 north at SR 154/166 - Atlanta, GA I-285 north at SR 154/166 - Atlanta, GA

Updated March 26, 2022