Editing Interstate 516 (section)

==Route description==
[[File:Interstate 516 (GA 421) West Savannah.jpg|thumb|left|The eastern end of I-516 (W.F. Lynes Parkway) at DeRenne Avenue and Montgomery Street in [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]], February 2017]]

I-516 begins in the northeastern part of [[Garden City, Georgia|Garden City]], as a [[freeway]] continuation of [[Georgia State Route 21|SR&nbsp;21]] ([[Augusta, Georgia|Augusta]] Road), with which I-516 travels [[Concurrency (road)|concurrently]] for its entire length. The two highways travel to the southeast to an [[interchange (road)|interchange]] with [[Georgia State Route 25|SR&nbsp;25]]/[[Georgia State Route 26 Connector (Garden City)|SR&nbsp;26 Connector]] (Burnsed Blvd), which leads to [[U.S. Route 80 in Georgia|U.S. Route&nbsp;80]] (US&nbsp;80)/[[Georgia State Route 26|SR&nbsp;26]]. At this interchange, SR&nbsp;25 joins the concurrency. In the midst of this interchange is a crossing over the Dundee Canal. The three highways pass just southwest of the Mary Calder Golf Club. After beginning a curve to the south-southwest is an interchange with [[Georgia State Route 25 Connector (Savannah)|SR&nbsp;25 Connector]] (West Bay Street). Here, US&nbsp;80 and SR&nbsp;26 join the concurrency. The five highways cross over the [[Savannah–Ogeechee Canal]]. A short distance later is an incomplete interchange with West [[Button Gwinnett|Gwinnett]] Street. Almost immediately is an interchange with [[Interstate 16|I-16]]/[[U.S. Route 17 in Georgia|US&nbsp;17]] ([[Jim L. Gillis, Jr.|Jim Gillis]] Historic Savannah Parkway). At this point, US&nbsp;17 joins the concurrency. A short distance later is an incomplete interchange with Tremont Road. At Ogeechee Road, US&nbsp;17/SR&nbsp;25 depart the concurrency to the southwest, while US&nbsp;80/SR&nbsp;26 depart to the northeast. I-516/SR&nbsp;21 continue to the south-southwest and have an interchange with the northern terminus of [[Veterans Parkway (Savannah, Georgia)|Veterans Parkway]], just before curving to the east-southeast. They cross underneath, but do not have an interchange with, Liberty Parkway. They cross over some [[CSX Transportation]] railroad lines just before crossing over the Springfield Canal. Just west-northwest of Mildred Street, the freeway ends and the two highways continue to an [[intersection (road)|intersection]] with Montgomery Street. At this point, I-516 meets its eastern terminus, while SR&nbsp;21 (DeRenne Avenue) continues to the east-southeast.<ref name="Google">{{Google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=GA-21+S&daddr=GA-21+S+to:GA-21+S+to:I-516+E+to:I-516+E+to:I-516+E+to:I-516+E+to:I-516+E+to:I-516+E+to:I-516+E+to:I-516+E+to:Wm+F+Lynes+Pkwy+to:W+Derenne+Ave&hl=en&ll=32.068756,-81.12648&spn=0.123502,0.264187&sll=32.030074,-81.115274&sspn=0.001931,0.004128&geocode=Fd3T6QEdNc4p-w%3BFanQ6QEdKdMp-w%3BFcDM6QEdJNkp-w%3BFbyq6QEdRxYq-w%3BFdaZ6QEdShIq-w%3BFTeG6QEdrwgq-w%3BFQx36QEd0gIq-w%3BFQ9t6QEdFP8p-w%3BFVBF6QEdKvAp-w%3BFd0k6QEd7-Mp-w%3BFbD26AEdBM4p-w%3BFe3N6AEdNwgq-w%3BFUa96AEdAEgq-w&mra=dme&mrsp=12&sz=19&t=h&z=13|title=Route of I-516|access-date=October 24, 2013}}</ref>

I-516 is one of a small handful of Interstate Highways that is not a freeway for its entire length. The southeasternmost {{Convert|0.5|mi|km}} downgrades to an expressway with a {{Convert|45|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} speed limit, an at-grade intersection at Mildred Street, a right turn lane onto the De Renne Avenue frontage road, and a {{Convert|35|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} school zone designation following the frontage road right turn to the Interstate's eastern terminus at Montgomery Street. The southbound entrance onto Mildred Street is often closed by concrete barriers, as it's primarily used to directly access Hunter Army Air Field from the Interstate.

The entire length of I-516 is included as part of the [[National Highway System (United States)|National Highway System]], a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.<ref name="NHS Georgia">{{cite map |title=National Highway System: Savannah, GA |url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/georgia/savannah_ga.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=Federal Highway Administration |date=May 9, 2019 |access-date=August 10, 2019 }}</ref>{{clear left}}