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Directions to Chicopee Complex

1180 East Broad St.
Athens, GA 30602
706.542.2736

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From Atlanta:

  • Take I-85N to Exit 106 (GA-316 Lawrenceville/Athens)
  • Remain on GA-316 for approximately 40 miles, going past the US-78 interchange, the GA-10 interchange, and the Home Depot/Lowe's area. GA-316 merges into Atlanta Highway/Broad Street after a couple more miles.
  • Remain on Atlanta Highway/Broad Street for approximately 6 miles.
  • At the five-point intersection at the end of downtown, continue straight (via the middle of three lanes).
  • Turn right to remain on East Broad Street after the bridge.
  • Immediately turn right into the parking lot. Chicopee is across East Broad Street from the parking lot.

From the north (US-441S via I-85):

  • From I-85, take Exit 149 (US-441 Commerce/Homer/Banks Crossing)
  • Turn southward off the exit ramp onto US-441S.
  • Remain on US-441 for approximately 20 miles.
  • Continue under the GA-10Loop/US-29 overpass.
  • After the 4th light past the overpass (East Broad Street/First Street), turn right into the parking lot. Chicopee is across East Broad Street from the parking lot.

From the northwest (US-129 via I-85):

  • From I-85, take Exit 137 (US-129 Gainesville/Jefferson)
  • Turn southward off the exit ramp onto US-129S.
  • After approximately 40 miles at the end of the road, turn left onto Thomas Street/North Avenue.
  • Turn right onto Martin Luther King Drive at the first light.
  • After the 1st traffic light (East Broad Street/First Street), turn right into the parking lot. Chicopee is across East Broad Street from the parking lot.

From the south (US-441N via I-20):

  • Take Exit 114 (US-129/US-441 Madison/Eatonton)
  • Turn northward off the exit ramp onto US-441N.
  • Turn right onto the US-441 Bypass which becomes US-129/US-441.
  • Remain on US-129/US-441 for appoximately 25 miles.
  • Turn right onto GA-10Loop/US-29 toward University of Georgia.
  • Take the third exit (Downtown Athens/Athens Airport/US-78).
  • Turn left off the exit ramp onto Lexington Highway/Oconee Street.
  • Turn right onto Wilkerson Street at the bottom of the hill.
  • Turn right onto East Broad Street.
  • Turn right to remain on East Broad Street after the bridge.
  • Immediately turn right into the parking lot. Chicopee is across East Broad Street from the parking lot.

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