Georgia State Routes Former

Interstate 185 (I-185) is a 49.30-mile (79.34-km) secondary interstate in western Georgia. I-185 is also known as unsigned State Route 411, and is named the Chet Atkins Parkway for its entire length. It provides a freeway connection from Fort Benning, just south of Columbus to LaGrange, Georgia.

Its southern terminus is at US 27, US 280, SR 1, and SR 520 in Columbus, just north of Fort Benning; south of this interchange, a freeway continues onto the base.[citation needed] Its northern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 85 (I-85) near LaGrange.

The rural portions of I-185 (north of Exit 10) were equipped with call boxes as part of a pilot program.[when?] It is currently the only stretch of Interstate Highway in Georgia to be so equipped.

In 2007, reshoeing began for the first time since the interstate was opened to traffic.[citation needed]

In 2006, business and government officials began a campaign to have the interstate extended to Monticello, Florida, and connect with Interstate 10. The proposed route would run parallel to SR 520 (known as Corridor Z) to Albany, and then parallel to US 19.