Route Description
State Route 280 begins in northwest Atlanta at Martin Luther King Jr. Drive (SR 139) The route travels north along Hamilton E. Holmes Drive and James Jackson Parkway, meeting Interstate 20 at an interchange, then continues north, across the Chattahoochee River into Cobb County, where it is known as South Cobb Drive. The route continues north, then northwest, and has an interchange at Interstate 285 in Vinings. The route continues northwest out of Vinings and passes through the western portions of Smyrna. In the community of Fair Oaks, the route becomes cosigned with SR 5. After arcing back to the north, then to the east as Delk Road, S.R. 5 departs, and SR 280 continues east, past Lockheed-Martin and through Dobbins Air Reserve Base. After an interchange with US 41, the route meets its northern terminus at I-75, exit 261 (Delk Road), in Marietta.
In northwest Atlanta, S.R. 280 was known as Hightower Road, but was renamed to honor Hamilton E. Holmes.
The route has at least four lanes for its entire length, and has 6 lanes in Marietta and between US 41 and I-75.
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