Lakewood Freeway
(Arthur B. Langford Pkwy)

Interstate 420 was a part of the interstate highway system that was killed here in the Atlanta area. The highway was to run east to west midway between downtown and the airport -- originally from I-20 on the east side of town near the present I-20 intersection with Flat Shoals Avenue near the Decatur/Atlanta border in DeKalb County, west, then northwest/northerly to an intersection with I-20 in Douglas County, somewhere west of the present I-20 intersection with Thornton Rd (GA 6).

The section of the road that was actually built was the Lakewood Freeway through the southwest side of Atlanta and the northern edge of East Point between I-75/85 on the east and I-285 on the west.

The present freeway is a four-lane with a grass median, and narrow to non-existant shoulders. It is certainly not up to present interstate standards. The eastern end of the road runs up to the parking area for the Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre, a popular outdoor concert venue for Metro Atlanta.

And as is the seemingly common practice in Georgia, the freeway was "renamed" for someone "important" around here just before the Olympics.
Exit  
Number  
State Highway,  Street Or Exit Destination  
Other  
Features  
WB Only  
 SOUTH  WEST 
Campbellton Rd  
Ben Hill  
 NORTH  EAST
Lakewood Freeway  
(Arthur B. Langford, Jr., Pkwy)  
East Point 
  
  
Atlanta Perimeter  
(Atlanta Circumferential Highway)  
Birmingham  
Chattanooga  
Montgomery  
Macon  
  
  
Greenbriar Parkway  
(Campbellton Rd. - EAST)  
Greenbriar Mall  
EB Only  
DeLowe Dr  
  
WB Only  
Stanton Rd  
  
  
 NORTH    
Main Street  
(Lee Street)  
College Park  
Ft. McPherson  
Lakewood - Fort McPherson  
MARTA Station  
 EAST 
Lakewood Freeway 
(Arthur B. Langford Pkwy) 
WB Only  
Sylvan Rd 
  
  
     
Lakewood Ave  
Perkerson Rd  
Stewart Ave  
(Metropolitan Pkwy)  
Atlanta Metropolitan College  
  
  North  
(Downtown Connector)  
Downtown Atlanta  
  
  
  South  
(Downtown Connector)  
Atlanta Airport  
Montgomery  
Macon  
  
EB Only  
 EAST TO 
Lakewood Ave  
Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre  

*Big-time Disclaimer: Services on this table are based on personal observation, the ADC Metro Atlanta fold-out map, and on the Rand McNally 1998 Road Atlas. No claims for accuracy or guarantees of availability are made by the author of this web page, but of course, corrections and additions are welcomed.
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Michael King
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Modified 21 Apr 1998