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Ronald Reagan Parkway

Highway in Georgia

Field	Value
state	GA
name	Ronald Reagan Parkway
maint	Gwinnett County DOT
map
map_custom	yes
length_mi	7.3
length_ref
length_round	1
established	1995
direction_a	West
terminus_a	Pleasant Hill Road northeast of Lilburn
junction	northeast of Lilburn
direction_b	East
terminus_b	in Snellville
counties	Gwinnett

Ronald Reagan Parkway (RRP) is a controlled-access highway in northeastern Atlanta metropolitan area in the US state of Georgia. Its route is entirely within the south-central portion of Gwinnett County, connecting the Lilburn area with Snellville. It is named after Ronald Reagan, the 40th president. The highway project was initiated under the leadership of Gwinnett County chairman Wayne Mason in the mid-1990s.

Route description

The parkway begins at an intersection with Pleasant Hill Road, northeast of Lilburn. It passes just north of Browne Lake and has an interchange with U.S. Route 29 (US 29) and State Route 8 (SR 8; Lawrenceville Highway). On the northeast side of Bethesda Park is an interchange with Bethesda Church Road, which partially travels through the park. After crossing the Yellow River, it curves southeast and has an interchange with Five Forks–Trickum Road. Then, it meets Webb Gin House Road SW and passes to the west of Eastside Medical Center. At Presidential Circle, the freeway portion ends, and the parkway continues southeast as an at-grade road. Approximately 1000 ft later, the parkway intersects SR 124 (Scenic Highway SW). Here, the roadway continues to the southeast as Pinehurst Road SW.

All of Ronald Reagan Parkway is included as part of the National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.

History

The parkway was established in 1995 along the same alignment it runs today. For a short period of time, the parkway had an unsigned designation of State Route 864 (SR 864), even though it is considered a county road.

In 2009, new plans were developed to extend Ronald Reagan Parkway as a toll road to directly connect with I-85. On June 23, 2009, Gwinnett County voted to approve a partnership with a private firm to study extending the Ronald Reagan Parkway to I-85. The study cost $1.4 million and was funded by the County. The plans were abandoned in February 2013 due to public concerns about tolls, potential traffic and the road path.

Exit list

References

"Overview map of Ronald Reagan Parkway".
{{Cite GDOT map. (1994)
{{Cite GDOT map. (1996)
Federal Highway Administration. (October 1, 2012). "National Highway System: Atlanta, GA". Federal Highway Administration.
"Ronald Reagan Parkway".
Fox, Patrick. (June 23, 2009). "Gwinnett proceeds with Reagan Parkway study". [[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]].
Klepal, Dan. (March 10, 2013). "Reagan Parkway extension shelved". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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