This past Saturday (4/25), as I was traveling back to GRG HQ from a disaster response training session, I decided to do a little "impropmtu roadgeeking" with my digital camera.

This first photo was taken on GA 162 northbound (a.k.a. Salem Road) in Rockdale County...



I could understand the GA 162 assurance marker having no "NORTH" sign, but who decided to put the "TO" sign under the I-20 shield?

Next, we reach the end of GA 162 at I-20 (Exit 84) itself and find this particular sign...


Georgia has tended to start using only one assurance marker instead of 2 (perhaps to save money), but wouldn't it be a little more logical to put the "EAST" and right arrow signs on the right instead of the left? There is a similar setup on the other side of the bridge, but in that case, the "EAST" and "WEST" were configured much more logically IMHO.

As for signpost-mounted Interstate shields, Georgia seems to be very inconsistent when it comes to putting up shields with the state name (such as the one in the above "East/West" photo) and those without the state name (such as the one in the "TO" photo).

Also at this point, US 278/GA 12 shares pavement with I-20, but at Exit 84, there is to US 278 marker. Since I-20 and US 278 share pavement from Exit 75 (US 278 West/GA 124/Turner Hill Road) in DeKalb County to Exit 90 (US 278 East/Covington/Oxford) in Newton County, I think it would be fitting for both the Interstate and the US routes to be fully recognized at each interchange just as most other states do in similar situations.

As I was traveling along I-20/US 278 westbound, I snapped this photo as I approached Exit 82 (GA 20/138/Conyers)...



On the right side of the photo, there are the remains of a former rest area that was closed several years ago. This particular rest area contained only enough room for just a few cars and maybe 2 or 3 tractor-trailers. It's only amenities were a group of pay phones.

A similar rest area existed on I-20 eastbound between Exit 78 (Sigman Road) and Exit 80 (West Avenue/Conyers), but it, too, has long since been closed. However, the 2009-2010 Georgia Official Highway and Transportation map erroneously indicates that these rest areas still exist as shown by the 2 circles with diamonds on the scan below...


NOTE TO GDOT: I just found this error today as I was checking out the map to verify the exit numbers for blog research purposes.

As I was approaching I-285, I finally got the opportunity to take a photo of a new style of milepost that GDOT is implementing along sections of Metro Atlanta Interstates covered by their motorist assistance (HERO) units...



This is similar to the style of mileposts that both Florida and Tennessee have along Interstate sections that their respective motorist assistance units cover. Like Georgia's, Florida's version is also on a green background, but Tennessee's version is on a blue background such as this one I observed along I-24 in the Chattanooga area about 2 years ago...


My final picture was taken just after I merged onto I-285 northbound from I-20 westbound...


Now don't you wish that the travel times could always be this good?

I didn't shoot any video footage on this particular jaunt, but here is my latest "ROADGEEK-CAM!!!" produced from video I took last week along US 27/GA 1 northbound as I went over Taylor's Ridge.

That's it for now. Thanks for reading and watching and please come back again.

        

 

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