Talk:Interstate 285 (Georgia)/Archive 1

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As you may have noticed, there are 3 roads, exits 28-30, that have names that suggest 2 communities that they go between, but guess what?? There is no Ashford. How often are roads named illogically (they say they go between 2 communities, only one of which exists)?? 66.245.94.89 01:04, 7 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Do we know there's no archaic community of Ashford? You used to have to strain to find the Macedonia side of Cary-Macedonia Road; I think the whole road has been taken over by Walnut Street now. —C.Fred (talk) 04:06, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

Atlanta Bypass

Is there any extant signage on the interstates approaching Atlanta that refers to it as the Atlanta Bypass? I know thee signs used to call it that, but I'm thinking those signs are long gone. —C.Fred (talk) 04:06, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

• I seem to recall such signage still existing on I-85 northbound approaching I-285 on the south side as of about three weeks ago; I can't be 100 percent certain, though. —Pedriana 05:12, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
  • Signage does exist on Interstates 75 and 85 approaching the Perimeter -- I believe that it may refer to it as such on the east side of town on I-20 as well, but I'm not 100 percent sure of that. --Mhking 16:41, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Yes, there is a signage on I-75, I-85, and I-20 just outside the I-285 highway refer it as "Atlanta Bypass", I have drove on I-85 last year driving to Atlanta Airport and I saw the "Atlanta Bypass" signage for the exit for I-285. Bucs2004 20:39, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Exit list: shields for the unsigned routes?

I've got no problem with Georgia 400 having its shield shown in the exit list, since it's signed that way. But what about the interstates? No SR 401 shield appears on I-75, so I don't think it makes sense to have it in the exit list. Does anybody else agree? —C.Fred (talk) 22:14, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

I'd be inclined to agree with you there. But as far as determining whether a route is unsigned for the purpose of displaying its shield, something else we should consider: is it enough that the route is signed along the road it follows, or should it actually be signed from the interstate? Take the Bankhead Highway exit on the west side, for instance, which carries US 78, US 278, and S.R. 8. All of those are signed along the road itself, but last time I checked there was no S.R. 8 shield on the Big Green Signs on I-285. Should we include its shield here anyway? (I personally would say yes.) –Pedriana 01:43, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

I'm referring to 401, 403, 413, etc. All of those 400-series roads do not have a Georgia shield on them. The only place you see those shields are the online mapping services. :) 400 and 410 are signed, so I can agree with them being listed. —C.Fred (talk) 02:35, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Sounds like we're in agreement, then. And yes, the online mapping services are quite weird about that – heck, as far as I can tell, Google Maps has no knowledge of the existence of I-285; it's shown exclusively as S.R. 407 all the way around, at all zoom levels! –Pedriana 02:42, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Perimeter Perez

Does anyone other than wikipedia claim his nickname is I-285? http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A8972 for just example

JonBenet Ramsey

JonBenet Ramsey is mentioned in that the hospital she was born at can be seen from this interstate. Sure it's a piece of trivia, but is it relevant in an article about I-285? I think not. 64.203.216.146 21:39, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Compass direction changes?

Is anywhere aware of a published source of at what point the compass directions change on the Perimeter? I think it would be a useful addition to the exit list to have a header row saying "I-285 north now signed as I-285 east" etc. at each point. Has anybody seen this information? (Or if you have a Pascual Perez tour planned, can you post your findings to the talk page? :) ) —C.Fred (talk) 15:58, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

One Thing I know is wrong

Interstate 285 is not the startpoint/endpoint for the Stone Mountain Freeway. As the Stone Mountain Freeway heads west, access control ends at Lawrenceville Hwy in Decatur, not at the US 78/285 interchange.

Yellow and orange tag

Those tag say Misc. of list should be avoid, what should I do with that list? Move it at another place? Or what? I know it did not cite any source its obvious.--Freewayguy ^{Call? Fish} 23:27, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Should Miscellenous section be avoid, by erasing it? Alot of it is non-encyclopediac, and belongs to mostly AA Highways stuff.--Freewayguy ^{Call? Fish} 16:09, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

Tax increase did not pass

The tax increase mentioned in the section on the future did not pass. The article should be updated to reflect that.

www.policymic.com/articles/12144/tsplost-results-tea-party-wins-big-as-georgia-road-tax-fails — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.255.60.98 (talk) 23:18, 1 August 2012 (UTC)