Interstate 516
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Interstate 516 (abbreviated I-516) is a 6.48 mile (10.43 km) long auxiliary interstate highway near the southeastern, coastal Georgia city of Savannah. It is 6.48 miles (10.43 km) long and crosses Interstate 16. I-516 was formerly signed Georgia State Route 21 and even early as Georgia State Route 26 Loop. It is still today S.R. 21 and Georgia State Route 421 was added as a hidden reference route numbering in 2000 to make sure that all interstates in Georgia had 400 series reference numbers. It spurs both northeast and southwest of I-16, extending from Abercorn Street/Georgia State Route 204 to the split of U.S. 80, S.R. 25 and S.R. 26 in Garden City
Interchanges
The following exits are listed east to west with the mile-log numbering used since 2000 above, and the actual exit numbers originally used below.
| Mile # (exit#) | Road(s) intersected | Destination(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | DeRenne Avenue (S.R. 21)
Abercorn Street (S.R. 204) | Savannah | Hunter Army Airfield |
| 1 (n/a) | Veterans Parkway | Savannah | |
| 3 (1) | Ogeechee Road | Savannah | |
| 4 (2) | Tremont Road | Savannah | |
| 5 (3) | Jim L. Gillis Highway (I-16/S.R. 404) | Macon, Atlanta | |
| 6 (4) | Gwinnett Street | Savannah | |
| 7A (5) | Augusta Avenue (S.R. 25 Connector) | Savannah | Westbound only.
To access Augusta Avenue on eastbound I-516, utilize exit 7 (Bay Street/U.S.80-Downtown). |
| 7B (n/a) | Lathrop Avenue | Savannah | Westbound only.
To access Lathrop Avenue on eastbound I-516, utilize exit 7 (Bay Street/U.S.80-Downtown). |
| 8 (6) | Main Street/Atlantic Coastal Highway
(S.R. 25) | Garden City | |
| n/a | Washington Highway/Tom Trimplett Parkway
(S.R. 21) | Garden City, Wheat Hill | Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport |
Future Plans
I-516 forms the southern end of S.R. 21, part of a highway that will soon be redubbed as Georgia State Route 565, and will be part of the Savannah River Parkway, connecting Savannah to Augusta. A more recent proposal will upgrade the entire route as a new Interstate 3 with I-516 becoming the southern terminus of the new highway.