Georgia State Route 236
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State Route 236 is a 13.84 miles (22.3 km) long state highway
in Fulton County
and DeKalb County, Georgia
. The route begins at Piedmont Road (SR 237) in south Buckhead
and ends at Stone Mountain Freeway
(US 78
/SR 10) exit 7 in Stone Mountain
. It is signed as Lindbergh Drive in Fulton County, and LaVista Road and Hugh Howell Road in DeKalb County. It is also concurrent with US 29
/SR 8 for less than a mile in DeKalb.
(Piedmont Road) in Buckhead
, Atlanta
. The route heads east on Lindbergh Drive, a street which begins a mile to the west of SR 237 at US 19/SR 9
. Midway between SR 237 and the Fulton
-DeKalb County
line, SR 236 passes under a large interchange connecting Interstate 85, SR 13
, and SR 400
and connects to I-85 northbound HOV lane via an on-ramp located in the center of the interchange.
Past I-85, SR 236 curves to the southeast and crosses into DeKalb County, where it becomes LaVista Road at Cheshire Bridge Road. As LaVista Road, SR 236 is two lanes wide and has a 35 miles per hour speed limit. As the route heads east toward Tucker
, SR 236 intersects a number of primary north–south arterials, including SR 42
, US 23/SR 155
, and Interstate 285
(at exit 37). SR 236 becomes 5 lanes wide about 1/2 mile before Northlake. Upon crossing Northlake Parkway, the speed limit increases to 45 mi/h.
In Tucker, LaVista Road comes to an end at Lawrenceville Highway
(US 29/SR 8
); however, SR 236 turns right onto Lawrenceville Highway, joining US 29 and SR 8 for a short distance southward before separating at Hugh Howell Road, a roadway connecting Tucker to Stone Mountain Park. SR 236 follows Hugh Howell Road east, passing through largely industrial and business districts. After it crosses Mountain Industrial Boulevard
, the surroundings along the road become largely residential as it heads southeast through a subdivision known as Smoke Rise.
SR 236, as well as Hugh Howell Road, comes to an end at an interchange with the Stone Mountain Freeway
(US 78/SR 10
) southeast of Smoke Rise and directly north of Stone Mountain Park.
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|Briarcliff Road
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|Fellowship Road / Chamblee-Tucker Road / Main Street
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|SR 236 joins US 29/SR 8 eastbound and leaves westbound
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|SR 236 leaves US 29/SR 8 eastbound and joins westbound
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|Mountain Industrial Boulevard
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State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in Fulton County
Fulton County, Georgia
Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. Its county seat is Atlanta, the state capital since 1868 and the principal county of the Atlanta metropolitan area...
and DeKalb County, Georgia
DeKalb County, Georgia
DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population of the county was 691,893 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is the city of Decatur. It is bordered to the west by Fulton County and contains roughly 10% of the city of Atlanta...
. The route begins at Piedmont Road (SR 237) in south Buckhead
Buckhead (Atlanta)
Buckhead is the uptown district of Atlanta, Georgia, United States, comprising approximately the northern one-fifth of the city. Buckhead is a major commercial and financial center of the Southeast, and it is the third-largest business district in Atlanta, behind Downtown and Midtown...
and ends at Stone Mountain Freeway
Stone Mountain Freeway
The Stone Mountain Freeway is a limited-access highway that connects Interstate 285 on the east side of Atlanta, Georgia, with the suburbs of Stone Mountain and Snellville before transitioning into an arterial road that continues to Athens. The freeway is signed as U.S...
(US 78
U.S. Route 78
U.S. Highway 78 is an east–west United States highway that runs for 715 miles from Memphis, Tennessee, to Charleston, South Carolina. Between Memphis and Birmingham, Alabama, it is being upgraded to become Interstate 22....
/SR 10) exit 7 in Stone Mountain
Stone Mountain, Georgia
Stone Mountain is a city in eastern DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,802 at the 2010 census. It is an outer suburb of the Atlanta Metropolitan Area.-Geography:...
. It is signed as Lindbergh Drive in Fulton County, and LaVista Road and Hugh Howell Road in DeKalb County. It is also concurrent with US 29
U.S. Route 29
U.S. Route 29 is a north–south United States highway that runs for from the western suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland, to Pensacola, Florida. This highway's northern terminus is at Maryland Route 99 in Ellicott City, Maryland...
/SR 8 for less than a mile in DeKalb.
Route description
SR 236 begins at an intersection with SR 237Georgia State Route 237
State Route 237 begins at Buford Highway in Midtown Atlanta and ends at Roswell Road in North Buckhead. It is known best as Piedmont Road....
(Piedmont Road) in Buckhead
Buckhead (Atlanta)
Buckhead is the uptown district of Atlanta, Georgia, United States, comprising approximately the northern one-fifth of the city. Buckhead is a major commercial and financial center of the Southeast, and it is the third-largest business district in Atlanta, behind Downtown and Midtown...
, Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
. The route heads east on Lindbergh Drive, a street which begins a mile to the west of SR 237 at US 19/SR 9
Georgia State Route 9
State Route 9 is a north–south highway running from Atlanta to just north of Dahlonega. It overlaps U.S. 19 from along 14th Street, in northwest Atlanta, to Roswell Road at I-285, in Sandy Springs. It is also concurrent with U.S. 19 from Dahlonega to its northern terminus at US 129...
. Midway between SR 237 and the Fulton
Fulton County, Georgia
Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. Its county seat is Atlanta, the state capital since 1868 and the principal county of the Atlanta metropolitan area...
-DeKalb County
DeKalb County, Georgia
DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population of the county was 691,893 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is the city of Decatur. It is bordered to the west by Fulton County and contains roughly 10% of the city of Atlanta...
line, SR 236 passes under a large interchange connecting Interstate 85, SR 13
Georgia State Route 13
State Route 13 , known as Buford Highway, Falcon Parkway, and Atlanta Highway, is a state highway in Georgia. It begins at West Peachtree Street and Spring Street just to the north of 17th Street in north Midtown Atlanta. The section near downtown Atlanta is a full freeway, from its south end to...
, and SR 400
Georgia State Route 400
Georgia State Route 400 is a highway in the U.S. state of Georgia, concurrent with U.S. Route 19 from exit 4B until its terminus just south of Dahlonega. ST 400 goes from Atlanta, at Interstate 85 , to Buckhead, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Alpharetta, Cumming, Dawson County, and Dahlonega...
and connects to I-85 northbound HOV lane via an on-ramp located in the center of the interchange.
Past I-85, SR 236 curves to the southeast and crosses into DeKalb County, where it becomes LaVista Road at Cheshire Bridge Road. As LaVista Road, SR 236 is two lanes wide and has a 35 miles per hour speed limit. As the route heads east toward Tucker
Tucker, Georgia
Tucker is a census-designated place in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 27,581 at the 2010 Census. Although central Tucker, also known as "Main Street Tucker", is laid out as a planned "railroad town," it has never been formally incorporated. Municipal services such as...
, SR 236 intersects a number of primary north–south arterials, including SR 42
Georgia State Route 42
State Route 42 is a Georgia state highway that runs in a generally north–south orientation from a short distance northeast of Atlanta in DeKalb County to Byron in Peach County.-Routing:...
, US 23/SR 155
Georgia State Route 155
State Route 155 begins at U.S. 19/U.S. 41/S.R. 3, just south of Griffin, Georgia, and ends at Buford Highway in DeKalb County as Clairmont Road.-Spalding County:-Henry County:-DeKalb County:...
, and Interstate 285
Interstate 285
Interstate 285 is an Interstate Highway loop encircling Atlanta, Georgia, for . I-285 is also known as unsigned State Route 407 and is colloquially referred to as the Perimeter. Suburban sprawl has made it one of the most heavily traveled roadways in the United States, and portions of the highway...
(at exit 37). SR 236 becomes 5 lanes wide about 1/2 mile before Northlake. Upon crossing Northlake Parkway, the speed limit increases to 45 mi/h.
In Tucker, LaVista Road comes to an end at Lawrenceville Highway
Lawrenceville Highway
Lawrenceville Highway is a long road that runs through DeKalb and Gwinnett counties. The speed limit is mostly . The towns it runs through are Decatur, Tucker, Lilburn, and Lawrenceville. It is Exit 38 off Interstate 285. Lawrenceville Highway is also signed as U.S. Route 29 and Georgia State Route...
(US 29/SR 8
Georgia State Route 8
State Route 8 is a west–east route located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The route is cosigned with either U.S. 29 or U.S. 78 for much of its entire length.-Major intersections:...
); however, SR 236 turns right onto Lawrenceville Highway, joining US 29 and SR 8 for a short distance southward before separating at Hugh Howell Road, a roadway connecting Tucker to Stone Mountain Park. SR 236 follows Hugh Howell Road east, passing through largely industrial and business districts. After it crosses Mountain Industrial Boulevard
Mountain Industrial Boulevard
Mountain Industrial Boulevard is a five-lane road that runs through the CDP of Tucker, Georgia. From the Stone Mountain Freeway to its southern terminus, East Ponce de Leon Avenue, it is considered Stone Mountain. It is also Exit 4 on Stone Mountain Freeway. It is also approximately long. It is...
, the surroundings along the road become largely residential as it heads southeast through a subdivision known as Smoke Rise.
SR 236, as well as Hugh Howell Road, comes to an end at an interchange with the Stone Mountain Freeway
Stone Mountain Freeway
The Stone Mountain Freeway is a limited-access highway that connects Interstate 285 on the east side of Atlanta, Georgia, with the suburbs of Stone Mountain and Snellville before transitioning into an arterial road that continues to Athens. The freeway is signed as U.S...
(US 78/SR 10
Georgia State Route 10
Georgia state route 10 begins at the Downtown Connector in Atlanta and ends at the South Carolina state line in Augusta, Georgia. The western end of Georgia 10 travels along Freedom Parkway, which bypasses the Carter Center to the west....
) southeast of Smoke Rise and directly north of Stone Mountain Park.
History
The segment of SR 236 east of Lawrenceville Highway was given its present name (Hugh Howell Road) during the 1960s. It was named after Hugh Howell (b. 1888), an Atlanta area attorney and developer. His career included, among other things, a stint as chair of the Democratic Party in Georgia during the 1930s.Major intersections
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Fulton County, Georgia
Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. Its county seat is Atlanta, the state capital since 1868 and the principal county of the Atlanta metropolitan area...
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Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
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DeKalb County, Georgia
DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population of the county was 691,893 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is the city of Decatur. It is bordered to the west by Fulton County and contains roughly 10% of the city of Atlanta...
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Tucker, Georgia
Tucker is a census-designated place in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 27,581 at the 2010 Census. Although central Tucker, also known as "Main Street Tucker", is laid out as a planned "railroad town," it has never been formally incorporated. Municipal services such as...
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Briarcliff Road
Moreland Avenue is a major city street that runs from southeast of Atlanta, Georgia, USA, and then along its eastern border. Upon crossing Ponce de Leon Avenue, it becomes Briarcliff Road, which is also an arterial road and runs past the Atkins Park and Virginia Highland neighborhoods of Atlanta,...
|To Northlake Mall
Northlake Mall (Atlanta)
Northlake Mall is a major shopping mall in the Northlake area of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The mall is near Tucker, Georgia, northeast of Atlanta along Interstate 285 at 4800 Briarcliff Road. It is owned and managed by Simon Property Group.Northlake Mall opened in 1971...
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Tucker High School
Tucker High School is the only public high school in Tucker, an unincorporated section of DeKalb County, Georgia, and is operated by the DeKalb County School System...
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Mountain Industrial Boulevard
Mountain Industrial Boulevard is a five-lane road that runs through the CDP of Tucker, Georgia. From the Stone Mountain Freeway to its southern terminus, East Ponce de Leon Avenue, it is considered Stone Mountain. It is also Exit 4 on Stone Mountain Freeway. It is also approximately long. It is...
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Georgia State Route 140
Georgia state route 140 begins at U.S. 27/S.R. 1 in Armuchee, travels east through Adairsville and across Interstate 75. It goes through Waleska before reaching Canton, where it meets Interstate 575. Georgia 140 then travels southeast into Roswell, where it meets Georgia 400 expressway...
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Stone Mountain, Georgia
Stone Mountain is a city in eastern DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,802 at the 2010 census. It is an outer suburb of the Atlanta Metropolitan Area.-Geography:...
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