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I-520 Update From South Carolina - 6/20/2009

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This entry was posted on 6/20/2009 11:30 AM and is filed under uncategorized.

This afternoon, I'm coming to you from Roswell, Georgia, where I am helping Mary at their annual Magnolia Storytelling Festival.

Since I had a break, plus Internet access, I decided to check my e-mails... and lo and behold, I saw some potentially exciting news from the Augusta Chronicle regarding I-520 (Bobby Jones Expressway/Palmetto Parkway).

Regardless of the day South Carolina's stretch of I-520 is fully opened to traffic, I would like to be in the line of cars that travels this historic new stretch of Interstate literally at the moment that the ribbon is cut. If anyone at GDOT or SCDOT is reading this, please let me know if you need any help cutting the ribbon on opening day.

From the exit numbering that was announced in the article, the I-520 mileposts will continue uninterrupted through South Carolina, making I-520 not only the first odd-numbered Interstate in the United States to begin and end at it's "parent" route (I-20), but also a very rare Interstate highway that carries mileposts across state lines (as opposed to "resetting" to "Mile 0" at the western or southern state boundary). On I-24's brief "dip" into Georgia, Georgia DOT uses the Tennessee milepost numbers for exit numbers, but a separate set of mileposts for the Georgia distance.

NOTE: If you want to hear some great stories tonight from both locally- and nationally-renowned storytellers, then please come by today and get your tickets. Stories will start at 5:45 PM. Please tell them "The Georgia Road Geek" sent you.

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

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    • 6/20/2009 10:04 PM Bryant wrote:
      Can't wait to drive I-520 in South Carolina. I'm also itching to drive Future I-22 again and get it on tape.

      Thanks for commenting on my blog, Steve.
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    • 6/21/2009 2:06 AM JT wrote:
      I was noticing on the latest GDOT map that I-520 was downgraded to SR 520 along the new portion. I hope that's just an error
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      1. 7/19/2009 6:56 AM Bryant wrote:
        That portion may be designated as "S.R. 520" until it's brought up to Interstate standard, probably.
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    • 6/23/2009 12:43 PM Earl Robbins wrote:
      I was sure there was another odd-numbered interstate that does what I-520 will, but I couldn't find one. (I-540 in NC comes close). It's cool to find out about unique facts like this, thanks!
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    • 7/19/2009 6:58 AM Bryant5493 wrote:
      On a sidenote, I was going to film the I-20/520 reconstruction and my car died in Madison, so I had to get it towed back home. A cost of... $243! State Farm will reimburse me, but still.
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