Interstate 520 Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System
Bobby Jones Expressway (Georgia) Palmetto Parkway (South Carolina)
Length:	10.34 mi[1] (16.64 km)
Formed:	1980
West end:	I-20 / SR 232 in Augusta, GA
East end:	US 1 / US 78 / US 278 in North Augusta, SC

Interstate 520 (I-520) partly encircles Augusta, Georgia. I-520 is also known as Bobby Jones Expressway and unsigned State Route 415. It begins at Interstate 20 northwest of the city, and hooks around to the south and then east. Its current terminus is at U.S. Route 1 in North Augusta, South Carolina.

At the moment, construction projects are underway to link the highway to its parent at Exit 5 in North Augusta. As of the last update, the SCDOT project was said to be completed "within thirty-one months," implying a projected completion before January, 2010 ^[2]. The highway becomes known as the Palmetto Parkway once it crosses east into South Carolina. I-20 runs north of the city, with Aiken, South Carolina across the Savannah River to the east side.

In Georgia, it is named for golfer Bobby Jones, in South Carolina it is named for the Sabal palmetto, the state tree.

I-520 loses its state route designation in South Carolina, as it does not co-number its interstates with state highway numbers.

[edit] Exit list

I-20 eastbound at I-520 interchange. Flyover ramp under construction for I-20 westbound to I-520 eastbound (I-20 exit 196A replacement). Second flyover ramp from I-520 westbound to I-20 westbound (I-520 exit 1) also under construction.

U.S. Route 1 and I-520 entrance ramp as seen from I-520 overpass in North Augusta, South Carolina. Downtown Augusta, Georgia in distance. U.S. Route 1 is currently the terminus and only interchange of I-520 in South Carolina.

County	Location	#		Destinations	Notes
		Old
Richmond	Augusta	1	1	I-20 – Atlanta, Columbia	Signed as exits 1A (west) and 1B (east)
		2	1C	Wheeler Road
		3	2	Wrightsboro Road - Daniel Field
		4	3	US 78 / US 278 / SR 10 (Gordon Highway) – Fort Gordon	Signed as exits 3A (west) and 3B (east)
		5	5	US 1 (Deans Bridge Road, SR 4) – Wrens, Augusta	Signed as exits 5A (south) and 5B (north)
		6	7	US 25 (Peach Orchard Road, SR 121) / Windsor Spring Road
		7	9	SR 56 (Mike Padgett Highway)
		8	10	SR 56 Spur (Doug Barnard Parkway) – Bush Field
		9	16	SR 28 (Sand Bar Ferry Road) / Laney-Walker Boulevard
Bridge over the Savannah River (state line)
Aiken	North Augusta		17	US 1 / US 78 / US 278 – Aiken, North Augusta	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance

[edit] See also

U.S. Roads Portal

U.S. Route 1 in South Carolina

U.S. Route 25

State of Georgia portal

South Carolina portal

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 520

• South Carolina DOT: Palmetto Parkway
• Georgia DOT: I-20 (and I-520) real-time traffic information
• Georgia DOT: I-20/I-520 Interchange Upgrade

v • d • e Auxiliary routes of Interstate 20 Texas: 820 — Louisiana: 220 • 420 (former) — Mississippi: 220 — Georgia: 420 (former) — Georgia-South Carolina: 520

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