Editing Interstate 985 (section)

{{short description|Highway in Georgia}}
{{More citations needed|date=July 2008}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox road
| state = GA
| type = I
| route = 985
| alternate_name = Sidney Lanier Parkway<br>Gainesville Connector
| map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=290|frame-lat=34.179|frame-long=-83.909|zoom=10|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Interstate 985}}}}
| map_custom = yes
| map_notes = I-985 highlighted in red
| length_mi = 24.04
| length_ref = <ref name="FHWA">{{cite web |last=Starks |first=Edward |date=January 27, 2022 |title=Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways |url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/interstate_highway_system/routefinder/table02.cfm |access-date=September 2, 2022 |work=FHWA Route Log and Finder List |publisher=[[Federal Highway Administration]] |archive-date=July 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703182115/https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/interstate_highway_system/routefinder/table02.cfm |url-status=live }}</ref>
| established = 1985<ref name="GDOT 1984">{{Cite GDOT map |year=1984 |access-date=October 30, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="GDOT 1986">{{Cite GDOT map |year=1986 |access-date=October 30, 2013 }}</ref>
| spur_type = I
| spur_of = 85
| direction_a = South
| terminus_a = {{jct|state=GA|I|85}} in [[Suwanee, Georgia|Suwanee]]
| junction =
*{{jct|state=GA|US|23|SR|20}} in [[Buford, Georgia|Buford]]
*{{jct|state=GA|SR|347}} in [[Lake Lanier, Georgia|Lake Lanier]]
*{{jct|state=GA|SR|53}} in [[Oakwood, Georgia|Oakwood]]
*{{jct|state=GA|SR|13}} near [[Blackshear Place]]
*{{jct|state=GA|SR|60}} near [[Gainesville, Georgia|Gainesville]]
*{{jct|state=GA|US|129|US-Bus|129|dab2=Gainesville|SR|11}} in [[Gainesville, Georgia|Gainesville]]
| direction_b = North
| terminus_b = {{jct|state=GA|US|23}} in Gainesville
| counties = [[Gwinnett County, Georgia|Gwinnett]], [[Hall County, Georgia|Hall]]
| previous_type = SR
| previous_route = 962
| next_type = SR
| next_route = 1011
| browse = {{ga browse|previous_type=SR|previous_route=417|route=SR 419|next_type=SR|next_route=421}}
}}

'''Interstate&nbsp;985''' ('''I-985''') is a {{convert|24.04|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} [[auxiliary Interstate Highway]] in [[Northeast Georgia]]. It links the [[Atlanta metropolitan area]] to the city of [[Gainesville, Georgia|Gainesville]] via [[Suwanee, Georgia|Suwanee]]. I-985 is also known as the '''Sidney Lanier Parkway''', after the [[Sidney Lanier|musician and poet]], and is also designated as unsigned '''State Route&nbsp;419''' ('''SR&nbsp;419'''). The roadway was designated as I-985 in 1985. I-985 and [[Georgia State Route 365|SR&nbsp;365]] are [[Concurrency (road)|concurrent]] for I-985's entire length, but only the I-985 signs are displayed. I-985 is also concurrent with [[U.S. Route 23 in Georgia|US Route&nbsp;23]] (US&nbsp;23) from exit&nbsp;4 northward. I-985 is the highest-numbered spur route of a north–south Interstate and is second only to [[Interstate 990|I-990]], which serves the town of [[Amherst, New York]].