Georgia State Route 140


State Route 140 is a state highway in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It connects the Armuchee and Norcross areas, within portions of Floyd, Bartow, Cherokee, Fulton, Gwinnett counties.

Route description

SR 140 begins at an intersection with US 27/SR 1 near Armuchee, within Floyd County. It travels east, crosses over the Oostanaula River, and meets SR 53. It crosses into Bartow County and enters Adairsville. In town, it has an intersection with US 41/SR 3 and an interchange with Interstate 75. It continues to the east and then curves to the southeast to meet US 411/SR 61, just north of Rydal. It heads east into Cherokee County and then curves to the southeast. In Waleska, the highway intersects SR 108. The roadway continues to the southeast and enters Canton. Here, it has an intersection with SR 5 Connector. Farther to the south it has a concurrency with SR 5 Business. The two routes curve to the southwest, cross over the Etowah River, and meet SR 20, which joins the concurrency for less than. At Interstate 575/SR 5, SR 5 Business ends, SR 20 joins the freeway to the northeast, and SR 140 curves to the northeast, before heading southeast again. SR 140 enters Fulton County. In the county is SR 372. The route enters Roswell, where it joins a concurrency of SR 9/SR 120. At the Roswell Town Center, the three routes meet the eastern terminus of SR 92. At this intersection, SR 9/SR 120 depart to the southwest, while SR 140 continues to the southeast. Less than later is US 19/SR 400. To the southeast, it crosses over the Chattahoochee River on the Fulton–Gwinnett County border for a short while, before it enters Gwinnett County proper and the city of Peachtree Corners. Just to the west of Norcross, SR 140 meets SR 141. Shortly to the southeast, in town, it intersects US 23/SR 13. It continues to the southeast until it meets its eastern terminus, an interchange with I-85, just south of Norcross.
The section of SR 140 from Roswell to its eastern terminus is the only part of the route that is included in the National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.

Improvements

In February 2019, the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners approved a study to determine the need for various improvements along a section of the road. The Georgia Department of Transportation currently plans to expand the route from two to four lanes by the year 2037; the board's chairman called that timeline "completely unacceptable."

Major intersections