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==Route description== ===Gwinnett County=== In [[Gwinnett County, Georgia|Gwinnett County]], I-985 begins [[Concurrency (road)|concurrent]] with SR 365 at an [[interchange (road)|interchange]] with [[Interstate 85 in Georgia|I-85]] on the southeastern edge of Suwanee. The two highways head northeast to [[Buford, Georgia|Buford]], at an interchange with [[U.S. Route 23 in Georgia|US 23]]/[[Georgia State Route 20|SR 20]] (Buford Drive). Here, US 23 joins the concurrency of I-985/SR 365.<ref name="Google">{{Google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=I-985+N&daddr=I-985+N+to:I-985+N+to:I-985+N+to:I-985+N+to:I-985+N+to:I-985+N+to:I-985+N+to:I-985+N+to:US-23+N&hl=en&ll=34.191926,-83.903275&spn=0.4822,1.056747&sll=34.219109,-83.861159&sspn=0.482044,1.056747&geocode=FTN1BwIdrcj9-g%3BFUEUCAIda1b--g%3BFV3lCAIdcPv--g%3BFTB9CQId-4n_-g%3BFa40CgIdb0QA-w%3BFfE_CgId11QA-w%3BFbXQCgIdIv0A-w%3BFb8aCwIdUDMB-w%3BFUmSCwIdTX8B-w%3BFQvbCwIdqpUB-w&mra=pr&t=h&z=11|title=Route of Interstate 985|access-date=October 30, 2013}}</ref> ===Hall County=== [[File:Georgia I985nb end.jpg|thumb|left|I-985 northbound end just past SR 369]] The three routes head northeast into [[Hall County, Georgia|Hall County]] until they meet [[Georgia State Route 347|SR 347]]. In [[Flowery Branch, Georgia|Flowery Branch]], they meet Spout Springs Road at the Rankin Smith Interchange, named after the [[Rankin M. Smith Sr.|respective businessperson]]. Then, at exit 14 by Martin Road (HF Reed Industrial Pkwy). Then, they enter [[Oakwood, Georgia|Oakwood]] and meet [[Georgia State Route 53|SR 53]] (Mundy Mill Road), which does not have any return access from southbound I-985/US 23/SR 365. Just after, they enter Gainesville, where they intersect [[Georgia State Route 13|SR 13]] (Atlanta Highway). Its interchange has access to both SR 13 and SR 53. Farther into Gainesville is [[Georgia State Route 53 Connector (Gainesville)|SR 53 Connector]] (SR 53 Conn)/[[Georgia State Route 60|SR 60]] (Candler Road/Queen City Parkway). In the main part of the city, [[U.S. Route 129 in Georgia|US 129]]/[[U.S. Route 129 Business (Gainesville, Georgia)|US 129 Business]] (US 129 Bus)/[[Georgia State Route 11|SR 11]] (Athens Highway) meet the concurrency. US 129/SR 11 head south toward [[Jefferson, Georgia|Jefferson]], while US 129 joins the concurrency through the rest of the city. Meanwhile, US 129 Bus/SR 11 head north into the heart of Gainesville. Nearly {{convert|2.5|mi|km}} later US 129 departs to the north with [[Georgia State Route 369|SR 369]] on Jesse Jewell Parkway. [[File:I-985 signage error GA369 East.jpg|left|thumb|An erroneous SR 23 shield previously posted along SR 369 (Jesse Jewell Parkway) east ahead of the diamond interchange with I-985]] About {{convert|1.4|mi|km}} later, I-985 ends, while US 23/SR 365 continue north.<ref name="Google" /> Then, US 23 enters North Carolina ===National Highway System=== All of I-985 is included as part of the [[National Highway System (United States)|National Highway System]],<ref name="NHS Georgia">{{cite map |title=National Highway System: Georgia |url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/georgia/ga_georgia.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=Federal Highway Administration |date=May 8, 2019 |access-date=August 10, 2019 |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/georgia/ga_georgia.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="NHS Gainesville">{{cite map |title=National Highway System: Gainesville, GA |url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/georgia/gainesville_ga.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=Federal Highway Administration |date=May 9, 2019 |access-date=August 10, 2019 |archive-date=August 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811010657/https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/georgia/gainesville_ga.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.
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