Georgia State Route 279

State Route 279
State Route 279
	SR 279 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by GDOT
Length	9.5 mi (15.3 km)
Major junctions
South end	SR 85 northeast of Fayetteville
	SR 314 north of Fayetteville; SR 138 in southeastern Fulton County; I-285 in College Park
North end	US 29 / SR 14 in College Park
Location
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Counties	Fayette, Fulton
Highway system
	Georgia State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; ; Special;

State Route 279 (SR 279) is a south–north state highway in the southwestern part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. Its routing is within northern Fayette and southern Fulton County.

Route description

SR 279 begins at an intersection with SR 85 northeast of Fayetteville. Here, the roadway continues to the east as Carnegie Place. It heads west, and northwest, along Old National Highway to an intersection with SR 314 (W. Fayetteville Road). The route heads northwest until it intersects SR 138 (Jonesboro Road). SR 279 heads north into College Park to an interchange with Interstate 285 (I-285, aka Atlanta Bypass). It crosses a bridge over US 29/SR 14 (Roosevelt Highway) just north of this. The road curves to the east to Herschel Road, where it turns right to meet its northern terminus, an intersection with US 29/SR 14.

History

Major intersections

County	Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Fayette		0.0	0.0	SR 85 – Fayetteville, Riverdale	Southern terminus; roadway continues as Carnegie Place.
Fayette		2.0	3.2	SR 314 (West Fayetteville Road) – Fayetteville, College Park
Fulton		3.9	6.3	SR 138 (Jonesboro Road) – Union City, Jonesboro
	College Park	8.7	14.0	I-285 (Atlanta Bypass / SR 407) to I-85	I-285 south leads to I-85 north; I-285 north leads to I-85 south.
	College Park	9.5	15.3	US 29 / SR 14 (Roosevelt Highway) – Union City, Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport	Northern terminus; US 29/SR 14 north lead to the College Park Downtown Business District.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi