State Route 378 (SR 378) is a 6.4-mile-long (10.3 km), four-lane divided highway that travels west-to-east entirely within Gwinnett County in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The road is designated as a state highway. The route is heavily commercialized with numerous office and industrial parks. It is known along its entire length as Beaver Ruin Road. The roadway was built in the mid-1960s and designated a decade later.
 State Route 378 | ||||
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| Beaver Ruin Road | ||||
 SR 378 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by GDOT | ||||
| Length | 6.4 mi[1] (10.3 km) | |||
| Existed | January 1, 1976[2][3]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   US 23 / SR 13 in Norcross | |||
 I-85 east of Norcross | ||||
| East end |   US 29 / SR 8 in Lilburn | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Georgia | |||
| Counties | Gwinnett | |||
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Route description
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SR 378 begins at an intersection with US 23/SR 13 (Buford Highway) in Norcross. It travels to the southeast, and curves to the northeast. Then, after it curves back to the southeast, it has an interchange with Interstate 85 (I-85). It continues to the southeast and meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with US 29/SR 8 (Lawrenceville Highway) in Lilburn.
SR 378 is not part of the National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[4]
History
editThe road that would eventually be designated as SR 378 was built along its current alignment between 1963 and 1966.[5][6] By 1976, the entire road was designated as SR 378.[2][3]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Gwinnett County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Norcross | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 23 / SR 13 (Buford Highway) – Doraville, Atlanta, Duluth, Suwanee | Western terminus | |
| | 2.9 | 4.7 | I-85 (SR 403) – Atlanta, Greenville | I-85 exit 102 | |
| Lilburn | 6.4 | 10.3 | US 29 / SR 8 (Lawrenceville Highway) – Decatur, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Overview map of SR 378" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- ^ a b Georgia Department of Transportation (January 1974). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1974–1975 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ^ a b Georgia Department of Transportation (January 1975). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1975–1976 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ^ "National Highway System: Atlanta, GA" (PDF). Federal Highway Administration. October 1, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (1963). State Highway System and Other Principal Connecting Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved August 14, 2015. (Corrected to June 1, 1963.)
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1966). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
External links
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Media related to Georgia State Route 378 at Wikimedia Commons
