Sunday, July 13, 2008

Augusta GA

Route
I 40 West, I 85 South, Bruton Smith Parkway, US 29 South, US 29 Connector, I 85 South, NC 16 North, I 485 South, I 85 North, Billy Graham parkway, US 74 East/West, I 85 South, US 29 South, I 85 South, I 85 Business, I 585 North, US 178 North, US 178 South, I 585 South, US 178 South, SC 49 West, I 26 South, SC 72 West, US 25 South, I 20 West to Augusta
GA 104 North, Ga 47 North, US 378 East, GA 79 North, GA 44 W/E to Wilkes County, GA 72 East, SC 72 East, SC 81 North, I 85 North, I 185 North, US 29 North, I 385 Business South, I 385 South, I 85 North, I 85 Business, I 85 North, US 221 North, US 74 East, I 85 North, NC 3 South, NC 49 North, US 65 East, US 15/501 North to Chapel Hill
Notes
I 485 north of I 85 is no longer signed Future. On NC 16, the first BGS for I 485 has "TO" over the I 485 shield, but the next BGS shows just the shield. The BGS for I 485 at US 74/29 labels the southbound lanes as both "OUTER" and "SOUTH", showing a little split personality.
I 585 is signed both north and south of I 85 Business in Spartanburg, but the freeway ends at the first exit north. The interstate should only go south or all the way to connect to I 85, eliminating the hanging I 585.

Results
Clinch I 495 (NC), I 585 (SC), I 395 Business Greenville, I 595 Business Spartanburg. Mileage on I 385, I 185, US 29, US 221, US 74, US 378, US 176 and NC 3, NC 16, SC 49, SC 72, SC 81, GA 104, GA 47, GA 79, GA 72, GA 44. Five counties: Union and Abbeville SC, Lincoln, Willkes and Elbert GA for a total of 906.