Moreland Avenue is a major city street that runs from southeast of Atlanta, Georgia, USA, and then along its eastern border. Upon crossing Ponce de Leon Avenue, it becomes Briarcliff Road, which is also an arterial road and runs past the Atkins Park and Virginia Highland neighborhoods of Atlanta, through Druid Hills and North Druid Hills to the Northlake district in DeKalb County. It carries U.S. 23 for most of its length, and Georgia 42 south of North Druid Hills Road.
Much (if not most) of Moreland Avenue is perfectly straight and due north/south, and this section forms a significant part of the county line between DeKalb on the east and Fulton on the west. The northern and southern parts of this section also form the eastern city limit of Atlanta, while the city spills over from Fulton into DeKalb in the middle section, since its 1909 annexation. Moreland Avenue separates some of the early neighborhoods of Atlanta: Poncey-Highland from Candler Park in the north, Inman Park and Reynoldstown from Edgewood in the middle, and Ormewood Park and North Ormewood Park from East Atlanta in the south, on the west and east sides respectively. Between Freedom Parkway East and its DeKalb Avenue / Georgia Railroad underpass, it also forms two of the five "points" (streets) in Little Five Points, running as the main street through the middle of the historic and counterculture business district.
| Road(s) intersected | Destination(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Interstate 675 | Interstate 75 south to Macon | Moreland runs parallel to I-675, passing Conley, Fort Gillem, Forest Parkway and Ellenwood, and Rex, then becomes North Henry Boulevard upon crossing east of 675 |
| Forest Parkway | Ellenwood, Forest Park, I-675 | |
| Hood Road (west), Anvil Block Road (east) | Fort Gillem, I-675 | Hood Road is the only street that runs through Fort Gillem from end to end, and is its only two entrances |
Thurmond/Thurman Road (southwest) |
Cedar Grove, Forest Park | 54C was formerly 160 until 2005; Cedar Grove Road is the continuation of the road to the east but is not a state road |
| Interstate 285 | ||
| Constitution Road | southern end of concurrency with county line and city limit | |
| McDonough Boulevard | ||
| Glenwood Avenue | East Atlanta, East Lake | |
| Interstate 20 | Atlanta, Augusta | mile 60A/B, former exit 28A/B |
| Memorial Drive | Downtown Atlanta, East Lake | |
| DeKalb Avenue | Five Points, Decatur | connected by loop roads—Moreland goes under DeKalb and Georgia Railroad tracks; DeKalb Avenue becomes Decatur Street, which is one of the five points at the center of downtown Atlanta |
Freedom Parkway East |
Poncey-Highland | Jimmy Carter Presidential Library (west), which along with empty parkland to east was canceled route of Interstate 485 to Stone Mountain Freeway |
| North Avenue | SoNo, Candler Park | divides downtown/midtown Atlanta to the west |
Ponce de Leon Avenue |
Atlanta, Decatur, Stone Mountain | Moreland Avenue to south, Briarcliff Road to north; U.S. 23 North leaves Moreland Avenue and turns right and joins Ponce de Leon Avenue. Georgia 42 continues onto Briarcliff Road. |
| North Decatur Road | Atlanta | Emory University |
| Johnson Road | Atlanta | |
| Clifton Road | Atlanta | Emory University |
| LaVista Road (Georgia 236) | Atlanta | LaVista's south meeting with Briarcliff. |
North Druid Hills Road (Georgia 42 North) |
Atlanta | S.R. 42 North leaves Briarcliff Road and turns left and joins North Druid Hills Road. |
| Clairmont Road (U.S. 23 / Georgia 155) |
Atlanta | DeKalb-Peachtree Airport Emory University |
| Oak Grove Road | Atlanta | Lakeside High School |
| Briarlake Road | Atlanta | |
| Shallowford Road | Atlanta / Doraville | |
| Briarcliff Way | Atlanta | |
| Henderson Mill Road | Atlanta | |
| LaVista Road (Georgia 236) | Atlanta / Tucker | Northlake Mall |
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