I-520 Clinched - Augusta, GA

Follows I-520 east completely around Augusta GA, clinching the route.

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Travel & Events

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• Interstate
• freeway
• highway
• parkway
• I-520
• Bobby
• Jones
• Expressway
• GA
• Georgia
• SC
• South
• Carolina
• Augusta
• Moody
• Blues
• Blue
• World
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[alysnwndrlnd]

what is the road that is taped on your newest videos like this one?

[Freewayjim]

@alysnwndrlnd I'm not sure I understand the question.

[starr522]

First, let me say what a surperb piece of work you have complied. The fly overs are now completed and the system is one of the best in the nation. They completed it ahead of schedule and under budget. Damn, go figure that. But they did. Everyone in Augusta while it was happening was going, " what the hell they doing". What a mess. Completed, GENIUS. Great job to all of the men and women that were involved.

[Freewayjim]

@starr522 Thanks, I thought GDOT did a great job on that interchange too.

[tmarshall23]

Hmmm, I had no clue the I-520 beltway on the South Carolina side was completed all the way around North Augusta to I-20, although I had seen newer maps of the South Carolina side for several years showing several miles had been constructed. The grassy median that has a jersey barrier on the Georgia part of I-520 is definitely interesting like you said, since it's very rare for grassy medians to have that barrier.

Great video, and especially interesting to see the dog in that pickup!

[Freewayjim]

@tmarshall23 -Thanks, I actually saw the grass/barrier thing a few places in Texas last month, it's an odd sight indeed.

[SallySalle]

Wow I've lived in Augusta almost 2 years and I have never drove past Exit 7 on Bobby Jones. I had no idea it went around like that. This video is very cool. But I will say I disagree with people around here respecting the speed limit. I drive 65 and still almost get run over on Bobby Jones.

[Boomer1947]

@19crash84 He's Georgia dog and he's smart enough not to jump out!

[MrMbtaguy]

You need to use that song in another video.

[19crash84]

I never understand how people are able to keep dogs in the back of trucks. Any dog I have ever had probably would have jumped out. However I see it all the time and only once have I seen one jump out and that was when they were stopped at a traffic light. The dog was not hurt and the owners got it.

[north5880]

I first saw the I-520 exit at exit 5 last December. Finally they got it completed to circle around the Augusta area! The new section of 520 leading to I-20 is clean and superb. And I also saw the revamped Exit 196 interchange at I-520 with the spectacular high flyover bridges and how they expanded the road the first 5miles into Georgia. Is it me, or does that Moody Blues song sound like a Lionel Richie song from the same year of 1983? It was like hearing Hello a little bit, but I liked it.