Interstate 59 North

Interstate 59 travels wholly within Dade County in Georgia. The county spreads west from Lookout Mountain to both the Alabama and Georgia state lines.

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The freeway curves around the east slopes of Fox Mountain. U.S. 11/SR 58 run just to the east.

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Johnson Crook on Lookout Mountain appears along the northern horizon as Interstate 59 advances toward the community of Rising Fawn.

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I-59 and parallel U.S. 11 navigate between Fox Mountain and an unnamed hill (el. 1,109 feet) between Dean Gulf and Lookout Creek.

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Deer Head Cove Road (CR 119) links Interstate 59 with U.S. 11/SR 58 at a diamond interchange (Exit 4) in one mile.

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Interstate 59 passes just west of Rising Sun as it traverses northern reaches of Fox Mountain.

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Exit 4 departs I-59 north for Deer Head Cove Road east to U.S. 11/SR 58 and west to Deer Head Cover in DeKalb County, Alabama.

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Trenton, seat of Dade County, lies seven miles to the north along I-59. The freeway ends in 14 miles at Interstate 24.

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Progressing north, I-59 gains elevation along hills east of Pudding Ridge.

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An abandoned set of ramps line both sides of Interstate 59 at Trenton.

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A diamond interchange joins Interstate 59 with SR 136 (White Oak Gap) in 0.75 miles.

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West from Exit 11, SR 136 climbs onto Sand Mountain through Magby Gap, as it heads from Trenton to become SR 71 en route to Higdon, Alabama. East of I-59, SR 136 briefly overlaps with U.S. 11 (Main Street) before turning along Lafayette Street toward Lookout Mountain.

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Interstate 59 straddles the west side of the Trenton street grid to McClain Branch.

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Seven miles ahead of I-24, Nashville debuts on distance signage along Interstate 59 north. I-24 travels 121 miles west from Interstate 59 to the Tennessee capital city and ten miles east to Chattanooga.

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Curving around the periphery of Sand Mountain near Range Point, Interstate 59 passes by the community of New England.

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Slygo Road spans Interstate 59 as the freeway approaches Slygo Valley. Lawson Mountain rises to the north.

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Slygo Road runs along the west side of I-59 to Hales Gap Road, where it turns east to cross the freeway at a diamond interchange (Exit 17).

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Exit 17 leaves Interstate 59 north for Slygo Road. Slygo Road leads south back to New England and north to SR 299 at Hooker.

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The last northbound confirming marker for the 445 mile long route of Interstate 59.

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Dugan Loop Road spans I-59 one mile south of the three wye interchange with Interstate 24.

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Interstate 24 loops south around Raccoon Mountain into north Georgia between Whiteside and Tiftonia, Tennessee. The freeway stretches 316 miles overall from I-75 in Chattanooga to I-57 in southern Illinois.

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Two lane ramps link I-59 north with I-24 west to Monteagle, Murphreesboro and Nashville, Tennessee and east to Lookout Mountain and Downtown Chattanooga.

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