Memorial Drive (Atlanta)
Memorial Drive is a long road that travels from Stone Mountain to Downtown Atlanta in the U.S. state of Georgia. In 2000, a part of Memorial Drive was named "Cynthia McKinney Parkway,"[1] but the naming has come under scrutiny since her primary defeat in 2006.[2]
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| SR 10 / SR 154 | |
| Location | DeKalb, Fulton counties |
| West end | Whitehall Street |
| East end |   US 78 / SR 410 (Stone Mountain Freeway) |
The Tupac Shakur memorial statue is located on this road.[3]
Major intersections
Memorial Drive in Dekalb County
| County | Location | Mile | Destination(s) | Notes |
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| Fulton | Whitehall Street – Atlanta | Western terminus | ||
| Pryor Street – Atlanta | ||||
| Central Avenue – Atlanta | ||||
| Courtland Street – Atlanta | ||||
| Trinity Avenue, Capitol Avenue – Atlanta | Georgia State Capitol, crosses   I-85 / I-75 | |||
| Hill Street – Atlanta | ||||
| Boulevard – Atlanta | Zoo Atlanta | |||
  US 23 (Moreland Avenue) / SR 42 – Atlanta |
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| DeKalb | Second Avenue – Atlanta | East Lake Golf Club | ||
 SR 155 (Candler Road) – Atlanta |
South DeKalb Mall | |||
| Columbia Drive – Decatur | Avondale Mall | |||
  US 278 (Covington Highway) / SR 12 – Decatur, Avondale Estates |
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| SR 10 west (Mountain Drive) – Decatur |
SR 154 ends here as SR 10 east merges with Memorial Drive from this point on | |||
 I-285 – Decatur |
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| Rockbridge Road – Stone Mountain | ||||
| Rays Road – Stone Mountain | ||||
| North Hairston Road – Stone Mountain | ||||
| James B. Rivers Memorial Drive – Stone Mountain | Stone Mountain Village | |||
| East Ponce de Leon Avenue – Stone Mountain, Clarkston | Memorial Drive continues as Stone Mountain Bypass | |||
| US 78 (Stone Mountain Freeway) / SR 410 – Stone Mountain, Snellville |
SR 10 east merges with US 78 east |
See also
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Georgia (U.S. state) portal- Transportation in Atlanta
References
- "H.R.1231 - Part 4 of a Resolution Act approved May 1, 2000 (Ga. L. 2000, p. 1894)". Archived from the original on June 8, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- Dell'Orto, Giovanna (2007-03-15). "Naming places after living politicians can be embarrassing". The Florida Times-Union. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- "RoadsideAmerica.com report". Retrieved 2010-08-05.
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