{{Short description|State highway in Georgia, United States}} {{Use American English|date=March 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{One source|date=December 2013}} {{Infobox road |state=GA |type=SR |route=279 |map={{maplink-road|from=Georgia State Route 279.map}} |map_custom=yes |map_notes=SR 279 highlighted in red |length_mi=9.5 |length_ref=<ref name="Google">{{Google maps | url = https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=GA-279+N&daddr=Herschel+Rd&hl=en&ll=33.573152,-84.448814&spn=0.143597,0.220757&sll=33.628583,-84.473188&sspn=0.001121,0.001725&geocode=FRpQ_wEdWLX3-g%3BFcUgAQId_gz3-g&oq=Coll&mra=dme&mrsp=1&sz=19&t=m&z=12 | title = Route of SR 279 |accessdate = February 14, 2013 }}</ref> |established= |direction_a=South |direction_b=North |terminus_a={{jct|state=GA|SR|85}} northeast of Fayetteville |junction={{jct|state=GA|SR|314}} north of Fayetteville<br>{{jct|state=GA|SR|138}} in southeastern Fulton County<br>{{jct|state=GA|I|285}} in College Park |terminus_b={{jct|state=GA|US|29|SR|14}} in College Park |counties=Fayette, Fulton |previous_type=SR |previous_route=278 |next_type=US |next_route=280 }}
'''State Route 279''' ('''SR 279''') is a south–north state highway in the southwestern part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. Its routing is within northern Fayette and southern Fulton County.
==Route description== SR 279 begins at an intersection with SR 85 northeast of Fayetteville. Here, the roadway continues to the east as Carnegie Place. It heads west, and northwest, along '''Old National Highway''' to an intersection with SR 314 (W. Fayetteville Road). The route heads northwest until it intersects SR 138 (Jonesboro Road). SR 279 heads north into College Park to an interchange with Interstate 285 (I-285, aka Atlanta Bypass). It crosses a bridge over US 29/SR 14 (Roosevelt Highway) just north of this. The road curves to the east to Herschel Road, where it turns right to meet its northern terminus, an intersection with US 29/SR 14.
==Major intersections== {{jcttop|state=GA|length_ref=<ref name="Google"/>}} {{GAint |county=Fayette |cspan=2 |location=none |mile=0.0 |road={{jct|state=GA|SR|85|city1=Fayetteville|city2=Riverdale}} |notes=Southern terminus; roadway continues as Carnegie Place. }} {{GAint |location=none |mile=2.0 |road={{jct|state=GA|SR|314|name1=West Fayetteville Road|city1=Fayetteville|city2=College Park}} }} {{GAint |county=Fulton |cspan=3 |location=none |mile=3.9 |road={{jct|state=GA|SR|138|name1=Jonesboro Road|city1=Union City|city2=Jonesboro}} }} {{GAint |location=College Park |lspan=2 |mile=8.7 |road={{jct|state=GA|I|285|name1=Atlanta Bypass / SR 407|to2=y|I|85}} |notes=I-285 south leads to I-85 north; I-285 north leads to I-85 south. }} {{GAint |mile=9.5 |road={{jct|state=GA|US|29|SR|14|name2=Roosevelt Highway|city1=Union City|location2=Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|extra=airport}} |notes=Northern terminus; US 29/SR 14 north lead to the College Park Downtown Business District. }} {{Jctbtm}}
thumb|right|Aerial view of SR 279.
==See also== * {{portal-inline|Georgia (U.S. state)}} * {{portal-inline|U.S. roads}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Attached KML|display=title,inline}} * {{Commons category-inline}}
279 Category:Transportation in Fulton County, Georgia Category:Transportation in Fayette County, Georgia Category:College Park, Georgia