Interstate 185 (I-185) is a 49.30 mile (79.34 km) secondary interstate in western Georgia. I-185 is also known as unsigned State Route 411.It provides a freeway connection from Columbus and Fort Benning to Atlanta. Its southern terminus is at U.S. 27, U.S. 280, and Georgia 520 in Columbus, just north of Fort Benning; south of this interchange, a freeway continues onto the base. Its northern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 85 near LaGrange.

Exit list

County	Location	#		Destinations	Notes
		Old
Muscogee	Columbus	Fort Benning Gate
		1	1		Signed as 1A (east) and 1B (west) southbound
		2	3	St. Marys Road
		3	4	Buena Vista Road
		4	6
		5	7		Signed as 7A (north) and 7B (south) northbound
		6	8	Airport Thruway – Columbus Airport
		7	10	, Phenix City, J.R. Allen Parkway
		8	12	Williams Road – Welcome Center (8:30am-5:30pm ET)
		9	14	Smith Road
Harris		10	19
		11	25
		12	30	Hopewell Church Road – Whitesville
		13	34
Troup		14	42
		15	46	Big Springs Road
		16		, Montgomery	Northbound exit and southbound entrance

Miscellanea

I-185 is named the Chet Atkins Parkway for its entire length. It is also known as the unsigned State Route 411.

The rural portions of I-185 (north of Exit 10) were equipped with call boxes as part of a pilot program. It is currently the only stretch of Interstate Highway in Georgia to be so equipped.

In 2006 business and government officials began a campaign to have the interstate extended to Monticello, Florida, and connect with Interstate 10. [77007] The proposed route would run parallel Georgia State Route 520 (known as Corridor Z) to Albany, and then parallel to U.S. Route 19. [77008]

In 2007, repaving began for the first time since the interstate was opened to traffic.

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