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Posted on 7/1/14 at 9:41 am to Grillades
Posted on 7/1/14 at 9:41 am to Grillades
I get why you would take your son a tour of UGA campus, I really do, but don't you have a local Scared Straight program? Seems like an awful lot of unnecessary driving.
I'm sorry, Dawgs. Y'all actually do have a great campus and collegiate town atmosphere. And lots of athletic criminals.
I'm sorry, Dawgs. Y'all actually do have a great campus and collegiate town atmosphere. And lots of athletic criminals.
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Posted on 7/1/14 at 9:41 am to WG_Dawg
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we get on 78 and literally dead end into the varsity parking lot/spring street without making any turns.
The road does but 78 technically turns at Juniper.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 9:43 am to WG_Dawg
Ok that part is true, you get let out in the back of the Varsity parking lot when you hit Spring.
I was thinking of it in terms of from the North Avenue front entrance with the sign.
And only a year or two ago did they update that very last block of Ponce by the Fox theater to be two ways. It was one way for the longest time, eta which made it impossible to get immediately back on Ponce going home.
I was thinking of it in terms of from the North Avenue front entrance with the sign.
And only a year or two ago did they update that very last block of Ponce by the Fox theater to be two ways. It was one way for the longest time, eta which made it impossible to get immediately back on Ponce going home.
This post was edited on 7/1/14 at 9:44 am
Posted on 7/1/14 at 9:44 am to parkjas2001
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The road does but 78 technically turns at Juniper.
It turns into ponce after juniper. My point still stands that after getting on 78, you make 0 turns before arriving at the varsity. Quit semantic-ing me to death dammit!
Posted on 7/1/14 at 9:46 am to WG_Dawg
No it's always Ponce after changing from Scott Boulevard. The coding is independent of the name
ETA: Little history lesson
US 78 currently spans from Memphis to Charleston. It was previously associated with the Bankhead Hwy system that spanned coast to coast. Parts of the Alabama stretch of US 78 and the surface streets coded as US 78 in NW Atlanta were named to reflect that name sake. It gave rise to the naming of the notoriously rough neighborhood of Bankhead in Atlanta. They've since renamed Bankhead HWY to Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy to rebrand from the tarnished Bankhead identity.
Pretty sure they're about to make an interstate out of a portion of it from Birmingham to Memphis. If you've been to Ole Miss games recently you'll see progress on that front.
ETA: Little history lesson
US 78 currently spans from Memphis to Charleston. It was previously associated with the Bankhead Hwy system that spanned coast to coast. Parts of the Alabama stretch of US 78 and the surface streets coded as US 78 in NW Atlanta were named to reflect that name sake. It gave rise to the naming of the notoriously rough neighborhood of Bankhead in Atlanta. They've since renamed Bankhead HWY to Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy to rebrand from the tarnished Bankhead identity.
Pretty sure they're about to make an interstate out of a portion of it from Birmingham to Memphis. If you've been to Ole Miss games recently you'll see progress on that front.
This post was edited on 7/1/14 at 9:52 am
Posted on 7/1/14 at 9:48 am to Swoopin
yeah well whatever man
Posted on 7/1/14 at 10:14 am to Grillades
Traffic downtown is terrible between 3pm-8pm. Get through before 3pm
Posted on 7/1/14 at 10:23 am to Swoopin
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heck traffic, and if I-85N looks bad, take US78.
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Posted on 7/1/14 at 10:55 am to parkjas2001
I usually go I-20 east to Hwy 138 in Conyers. Take 138 to Monroe and merge onto 78 there. That will run you right into West Athens. A number of ways to enter Athens from there but I usually exit 78 to Epps Bridge Rd and that dumps you onto Atlanta Hwy.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 11:09 am to Grillades
Just make sure you leave early enough out of Atlanta to get past Hi-Hope Rd on 316 by 2:45, then you are fine. Most likely, 78 will just slow you down, too many lights and a higher ratio of retarded drivers than 316 (it's metro Atlanta, going to be a lot of idiot drivers regardless so be ready, seriously nobody knows how to drive out here).
This post was edited on 7/1/14 at 11:09 am
Posted on 7/1/14 at 11:11 am to Nicolae
www.511ga.org/
That site should be helpful for you.
That site should be helpful for you.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 2:06 pm to Grillades
What everyone else said. Either 316 or 78, depending on traffic and time of day you're heading to Athens.
I don't recommend going all the way up I-85 and taking the Jefferson/129 exit. You may as well exit onto 316.
I don't recommend going all the way up I-85 and taking the Jefferson/129 exit. You may as well exit onto 316.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 2:46 pm to Dick Leverage
I tried to tell'em.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 2:48 pm to Grillades
Hit 85-N
Get onto 316
Profit
Get onto 316
Profit
Posted on 7/2/14 at 1:59 pm to Grillades
Need driving info, Downtown Atlanta to UG campus.................... East till you smell it and South till you step in it. 
Posted on 7/2/14 at 2:01 pm to Grillades
The main state of GA university is ~2 hrs south on 85.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 2:01 pm to UFMatt
quality bump 
Posted on 7/2/14 at 2:02 pm to NYCAuburn
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quality bump
I try my best.
This post was edited on 7/2/14 at 2:03 pm
Posted on 7/2/14 at 2:05 pm to UFMatt
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East till you smell it and South till you step in it.
Athens is Northeast of atlanta dumbfrick.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 2:05 pm to NYCAuburn
Why would you be leaving from "downtown Atlanta", is that where you live? If you are coming thru the airport, it's not downtown and you don't want to go thru downtown, you go around. Not sure what you are doing, but have a safe journey.
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