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Interstate 985 | ||||
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| Sidney Lanier Parkway Gainesville Connector | ||||
 I-985 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Auxiliary route of I-85 | ||||
| Maintained by GDOT | ||||
| Length | 24.04 mi[1] (38.69 km) | |||
| Existed | 1985[2][3]–present | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   I-85 / SR 365 in Suwanee | |||
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| North end |  US 23 / SR 365 in Gainesville | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Georgia | |||
| Counties | Gwinnett, Hall | |||
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Interstate 985 (I-985) is a 24.04-mile-long (38.69 km) auxiliary Interstate Highway in Northeast Georgia. It links the Atlanta metropolitan area to the city of Gainesville via Suwanee. I-985 is also known as the Sidney Lanier Parkway, after the musician and poet, and is also designated as unsigned State Route 419 (SR 419). The roadway was designated as I-985 in 1985. I-985 and SR 365 are concurrent for I-985's entire length, but only the I-985 signs are displayed. I-985 is also concurrent with US Route 23 (US 23) from exit 4 northward. I-985 is the highest-numbered spur route of a north–south Interstate and is second only to I-990, which serves the town of Amherst, New York.
- ^ Starks, Edward (January 27, 2022). "Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways". FHWA Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ Georgia Department of Transportation (1984). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1984–1985 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
- ^ Georgia Department of Transportation (1986). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1986–1987 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 30, 2013.