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North and South Marietta Parkway form a ring road in Marietta, Georgia that was once designated as Georgia State Route 120 Loop (SR 120 Loop) before route realignments in 2007. The full loop is approximately 9 miles (14 km) in circumference and has an interchange with Interstate 75 (I-75) twice, once on the north side of Marietta and once on ...
Marietta is a city in and the county seat of Cobb County, Georgia, United States. [4] At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 60,972. The 2019 estimate was 60,867, making it one of Atlanta's largest suburbs. Marietta is the fourth largest of the principal cities by population of the Atlanta metropolitan area. [5]
CobbLinc (formerly Cobb Community Transit) is the bus public transit system in Cobb County, Georgia, one of metro Atlanta's three most populous suburban counties.CobbLinc began operations in July 1989 (as Cobb Community Transit) [2] and has had relatively strong ridership (3,793,253 total passengers in 2005) since then.
Approximately 1 Mile later, It passes through Lost Mountain Road and Eventually, Lost Mountain. Just before entering Marietta, the highway passes through Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. In the central part of the city, it intersects SR 5 and the western terminus of SR 120 Alternate (North Marietta Parkway NW). At this intersection ...
Verizon Wireless offers mobile phone services through a variety of devices. [10] Its LTE in Rural America Program, with 21 rural wireless carriers participating, covers 2.7 million potential users in 169 rural counties. [11] Verizon Wireless announced in 2015 that it was developing a 5G, or fifth-generation, network. [12]
Five Points is a subway station that serves as a transfer point for all rail lines, and serves as the main transportation hub for MARTA.It provides access to the Five Points Business District, Georgia State University, Underground Atlanta, City Hall, the Richard B. Russell Federal Building, CobbLinc (Formerly known as Cobb Community Transit), Ride Gwinnett (Formerly known as Gwinnett County ...
The Big Chicken is a KFC restaurant in Marietta, Georgia, which features a 56-foot-tall (17 m) steel-sided structure designed in the appearance of a chicken rising up from the top of the building. It is located at the intersection of Cobb Parkway (U.S. 41/Georgia 3) and Roswell Road (Georgia 120) and is a well-known landmark in the area. [1]
It is believed that the county seat of Marietta was named for Judge Cobb's wife, Mary. [10] The state started acquiring right-of-way for the Western & Atlantic Railroad in 1836. A train began running between Marietta and Marthasville (modern-day Atlanta) in 1845. [11] An 1891 lithograph of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain by Kurz & Allison