Northside Drive is a road in

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which begins on Whitehall Street in

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just north of Interstate 20 (I-20), and ends by abruptly turning right near the

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near

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, at which point it becomes Heards Ferry Road. Parts of the road are designated as US 19/

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/ US 41/ SR 3.

Route description

Its southern endpoint is located just east of

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, then travels north from there, passing by

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. Next, it passes by the west side of

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, followed by the Atlanta

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. After crossing

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at an interchange which was the site of the

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in 2007. This interchange has also been the site of many other accidents. Northside Drive then passes

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's current location (as opposed to its new location, which is on Northside Parkway), before splitting between US 41/ SR 3 (Northside Parkway) to the west and Northside Drive to the east. It then crosses West

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Road. After this

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, Blackland Road splits off from the east, and the road then intersects with Mount Paran Road; near this intersection is

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. At I-285, Northside Drive forms an unusual interchange, with the road splitting off to the right to form New Northside Drive, a

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. New Northside Drive then joins back together with Northside Drive at a four-way intersection with Riveredge Lane, just before it ends by a sharp right turn to avoid the Chattahoochee River.

Redevelopment

In 2013, it was announced that $2 billion would be spent on rejuvenating a section of Northside Drive south of I-75, much of which will go to the new Falcons stadium.

References

Roads in Atlanta U.S. Route 19 U.S. Route 29 U.S. Route 41 English Avenue and Vine City {{GeorgiaUS-road-stub

Route description

Redevelopment

See also

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