State Route 120 (SR 120) is a
state highway
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that runs west-to-east through portions of
Haralson,
Paulding,
Cobb,
Fulton
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, and
Gwinnett
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in
northwestern part of the
U.S. state
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of
Georgia
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.
Route description
![Georgia State Route 120, Alpharetta, Georgia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Georgia_State_Route_120%2C_Alpharetta%2C_Georgia.JPG)
SR 120 begins at an
intersection
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with
SR 100 (Bowdon Street) in
Tallapoosa, in Haralson County. It heads northeast into
Buchanan. Here, it first intersects
US 27 Business/
SR 1 Business. Then, it meets
US 27/
SR 1. Just before leaving the county, it enters
Draketown, where it intersects
SR 113 (Buchanan Highway). The two routes run
concurrent
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to the northeast. In Paulding County, it enters
Union
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. There, they intersect
SR 101. At this intersection, SR 113 departs to the north. About later, it intersects
SR 120 Connector (Scoggins Road). Nearly later, SR 120 enters
Dallas
Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
. Almost immediately, it meets
US 278/
SR 6 (Jimmy Campbell Parkway). At this intersection,
SR 6 Business (Buchanan Street) east begins and heads northeastward. US 278/SR 6/SR 120 head concurrently to the southeast. At the east end of town is
SR 61 (
Nathan Dean
Nathan Dean (May 9, 1934 – June 8, 2013) was an insurance executive from Rockmart, Georgia, who served 15 consecutive terms in the Georgia General Assembly as Senator for district 31. Boulevard). Farther to the east, in
Hiram, the concurrency intersects
SR 360 and Bill Carruth Parkway. At this intersection, SR 120/SR 360 head northward on Charles Hardy Parkway. Just over later, they meet SR 6 Business (Atlanta Highway). At Macland Road, SR 360 splits off to the southeast, while SR 120 continues to the northeast. A short distance later, it intersects
SR 92 (Hiram Acworth Highway). Approximately later, the road enters Cobb County. Just before entering
Marietta
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*Marietta, Jacksonville, Florida
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*Marietta, Illinois
*Marietta, Indiana
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*Marietta, Mississippi
*Mar ...
, the highway passes through
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kennesaw Battlefield Park preserves a Civil War battleground of the Atlanta Campaign, and also contains Kennesaw Mountain. It is located at 900 Kennesaw Mountain Drive, between Marietta and Kennesaw, Georgia. The name "Kennesaw" derives from ...
. In the central part of the city, it intersects
SR 5 and the western terminus of
SR 120 Alternate (North
Marietta Parkway
North and South Marietta Parkway form a ring road in Marietta, Georgia that was once designated as Georgia State Route 120 Loop (SR 120 Loop) before route realignments in 2007. The full loop is approximately in circumference and has an ...
NW). At this intersection, SR 5/SR 120 head to the southeast. About later, they intersect SR 360 (Powder Springs Street). Only a short distance later, the two routes split. To the southeast is
Southern Polytechnic State University
Southern Polytechnic State University (also called Southern Poly; abbreviated SPSU) was a public, co-educational, state university in Marietta, Georgia, United States approximately northwest of downtown Atlanta. Until 2015, it was an independe ...
and then
US 41/
SR 3 (
Cobb Parkway
U.S. Route 41 (US 41) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs from Miami, Florida, to the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. In the U.S. state of Georgia it travels from the Florida state line so ...
SE). A short distance later is an
interchange with
Interstate 75
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(I-75). To the northeast, the highway meets the eastern terminus of both
SR 3 Connector (Roswell Road) and SR 120 Alternate (North Marietta Parkway NE). It crosses over the
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into Fulton County. In
Roswell, it intersects
SR 9 (South Atlanta Street), where they begin a concurrency to the northeast. In the central part of the city, they intersect the eastern terminus of
SR 92 (East Crossville Road) and
SR 140 (Holcomb Bridge Road). For about a block, SR 140 joins the concurrency, until it departs to the northwest on Houze Road. SR 9/SR 120 pass the North Fulton Hospital, just before entering
Alpharetta
Alpharetta is a city in northern Fulton County, Georgia, United States, and is a part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2020 US Census, Alpharetta's population was 65,818 The population in 2010 was 57,551.
History
In the 1830s, the Ch ...
. In the central part of the city, SR 9 departs to the north on South Main Street, while SR 120 heads eastward on Old Milton Parkway. Farther to the east is an interchange with
US 19/
SR 400 (Turner McDonald Parkway). In
Johns Creek
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History
In the early 19th century, the Johns Creek area was dotted with ...
, it meets
SR 141 (Medlock Bridge Road). The road crosses over the
Chattahoochee River
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over the Abbotts Bridge and enters Gwinnett County and the
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
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. In
Duluth
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is an intersection with
US 23/
SR 13 (Buford Highway). The route continues to the southeast, until just before it meets
I-85
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. Just before entering Lawrenceville, it meets the southern terminus of
SR 317 (Lawrenceville Suwannee Road). Slightly to the southeast, is an interchange
SR 316 (University Parkway). The city limits pass within the interchange. SR 120 continues to the southeast until it meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with
US 29
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/
SR 8, in the central part of the city.
SR 120 has two sections that are included as part of the
National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility. They are:
* From the western end of the concurrency with US 278/SR 6 in Dallas, then northeast into Marietta, to the eastern end of the concurrency with SR 5
* From the intersection with Sewell Mill Road NE, just northeast of Marietta, to its eastern terminus
History
From 1969 to 2007,
SR 120 Loop looped around Marietta. In October 2007, SR 120 Loop was decommissioned, and mainline SR 120 was rerouted to the southern part of the loop. Prior to October 2007, mainline SR 120 ran through downtown Marietta and formed the southern part of Marietta Square. The portion of SR 120 from U.S. 41/SR 3 to SR 120 Alternate was renumbered SR 3 Connector. This was done at the same time changes were made to
SR 5.
Major intersections
Special routes
Dallas–Hiram connector route
State Route 120 Connector (SR 120 Conn.) exists within the south-central and southeastern parts of
Paulding County Paulding County is the name of two counties in the United States of America:
* Paulding County, Georgia
* Paulding County, Ohio
Paulding County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was about 18 ...
.
The route begins at an
intersection
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with the SR 120 mainline (Buchanan Highway) southwest of
Dallas, Georgia
Dallas is a city in, and the county seat of, Paulding County, Georgia, United States. The estimated population, as of 2010, was 11,544. Dallas is a northwestern exurb of Atlanta, located approximately from the downtown area. It was named for G ...
. It heads east as Scoggins Road to an intersection with
SR 61 (Villa Rica Highway) At this intersection, the highway takes the name Hiram Sudie Road. It continues to the east and meets the Bill Carruth Parkway, before it reaches its eastern terminus, an intersection with
SR 92 (Hiram Douglasville Highway) on the southwestern edge of
Hiram.
SR 120 Connector is not part of the
National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.
Lost Mountain–New Hope connector route
State Route 120 Connector (SR 120 Conn.) was a
connector route
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A connector route is a type of special route or su ...
of SR 120 in
Paulding County Paulding County is the name of two counties in the United States of America:
* Paulding County, Georgia
* Paulding County, Ohio
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. The highway that would eventually become SR 120 Conn. was established at the end of 1940 as
SR 176 from
SR 6 in
Hiram to
SR 92 in
New Hope.
A portion of SR 176 just west of
Lost Mountain
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Its summit is 791 feet above sea level.Oklah ...
had a "sand clay, top soil, or stabilized earth" surface.
By the middle of 1950, a portion just west of Lost Mountain was hard surfaced.
In 1953, a portion west of Lost Mountain had completed
grading, but was not surfaced.
By the middle of 1955, this entire segment of SR 176 had a sand clay, topsoil, or stabilized earth surface.
About two years later, it was indicated to have a "topsoil or gravel, unpaved" surface.
Between 1957 and 1960, it was paved.
About a decade later, the segment of SR 176 between Lost Mountain and New Hope was shifted to the northeast. Its former alignment was redesignated as
SR 92 Conn. In 1979, SR 92 Conn. was redesignated as SR 120 Conn.
In 1983, SR 120 Conn. was
decommissioned.
Marietta alternate route
State Route 120 Alternate (SR 120 Alt.) exists within the central and eastern parts of
Marietta
Marietta may refer to:
Places in the United States
*Marietta, Jacksonville, Florida
*Marietta, Georgia, the largest US city named Marietta
*Marietta, Illinois
*Marietta, Indiana
*Marietta, Kansas
*Marietta, Minnesota
*Marietta, Mississippi
*Mar ...
. It serves as the northern section of the
Marietta Parkway
North and South Marietta Parkway form a ring road in Marietta, Georgia that was once designated as Georgia State Route 120 Loop (SR 120 Loop) before route realignments in 2007. The full loop is approximately in circumference and has an ...
.
It begins at an
intersection
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with the SR 120 mainline (Whitlock Avenue SW) in the central part of the city. At this intersection, SR 120 Alt. is
concurrent
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Law
* Concurrence, in jurisprudence, the need to prove both ''actus reus'' and ''mens rea''
* Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...
with
SR 5 north of the intersection. The two highways head north and curve to the east and meet
US 41/
SR 3 (
Cobb Parkway
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SE). Here, SR 5 turns north onto Cobb Parkway, while SR 120 Alt. continues to the east on Marietta Parkway. The road meets an
interchange with
Interstate 75 (I-75) before curving to the southeast to meet its eastern terminus, an interchange with the eastern terminus of
SR 3 Conn. (Roswell Road) and the SR 120 mainline.
SR 120 Alt. is not part of the
National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.
The road that is now SR 120 used to be the northern half of SR 120 Loop, before that designation was
decommissioned.
Marietta loop route
State Route 120 Loop (SR 120 Loop) was the former designation of the entire length of the
Marietta Parkway
North and South Marietta Parkway form a ring road in Marietta, Georgia that was once designated as Georgia State Route 120 Loop (SR 120 Loop) before route realignments in 2007. The full loop is approximately in circumference and has an ...
, completely within the
city limits
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of
Marietta
Marietta may refer to:
Places in the United States
*Marietta, Jacksonville, Florida
*Marietta, Georgia, the largest US city named Marietta
*Marietta, Illinois
*Marietta, Indiana
*Marietta, Kansas
*Marietta, Minnesota
*Marietta, Mississippi
*Mar ...
. As its name implies, it was a loop around the center of the city.
These intersections start from the western meeting with the SR 120 mainline and proceed counterclockwise. As a loop, it did not have actual beginning or ending terminii.
See also
*
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References
External links
* {{Commons category-inline
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