Sugarloaf Parkway is an

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and

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in the north-central part of the

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. The highway provides a cross-county route from

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to Dacula. In 2010, a freeway extension opened past the former eastern terminus at

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(SR 20), and the highway was extended to

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/ SR 316 (University Parkway) in Dacula.

Route description

220px, Sugarloaf Parkway Sugarloaf Parkway begins at an

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with Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in

. It travels in a southeasterly direction. Almost immediately is an intersection with US 23/ SR 13 (Buford Highway). Upon leaving Duluth, it intersects Old Peachtree Road NW. It continues to an

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with

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(I-85) and passes to the east of Sugarloaf Mills. Then, it intersects SR 120 (Duluth Highway). After skirting along the northeastern edge of

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, it has an interchange with SR 316 (University Parkway). The parkway passes to the east of Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology and intersects

/ SR 8 (Lawrenceville Highway) just southwest of Lawrenceville. After curving to the east, it intersects SR 124 (Scenic Highway). It skims the southern edge of the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds and meets SR 20 (Grayson Highway). Here, the highway becomes a

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and travels to the northeast. It has an interchange with New Hope Road. Then, it has interchanges with Martins Chapel Road/Brooks Road SE and Campbell Road. The parkway continues to the northeast and enters Dacula, where it meets its eastern terminus, an interchange with US 29/SR 316 (University Parkway).

Future

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, and will connect SR 316 with

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near Buford.

Major intersections

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Route description

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