▁road ways ▁important ▁to ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁economy , ▁defense , ▁and ▁mob ility . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁Ath ens ▁Per imeter ▁Highway , ▁and ▁SR   3 1 6 , ▁the ▁Broad ▁Street ▁and ▁Atlanta ▁Highway ▁port ions ▁of ▁US   7 8 ▁Business ▁carried ▁US   2 9 / US   7 8 ▁through ▁Ath ens ' ▁dow nt own ▁and ▁commercial ▁west ▁side . ▁US   2 9 ▁entered ▁Ath ens ▁via ▁North ▁Avenue ▁and ▁Thomas ▁Street , ▁joining ▁US   7 8 ▁at ▁the ▁Broad ▁Street – Th omas ▁Street – O con ee ▁Street ▁intersection ▁dow nt own . ▁The ▁combined ▁high ways ▁continued ▁to ▁the ▁Pe psi ▁bott ling ▁plant ▁in ▁Bog art , ▁where ▁US   7 8 ▁turned ▁left ▁onto ▁the ▁Mo ina ▁Michael ▁Highway ▁and ▁US   2 9 ▁continued ▁straight ▁into ▁Bog art . ▁ ▁When ▁SR   1 0 ▁Loop ▁was ▁completed , ▁US   2 9 ▁was ▁rout ed ▁along ▁the ▁north ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁loop , ▁while ▁US   7 8 ▁was ▁rout ed ▁along ▁the ▁south ▁side , ▁with ▁US   7 8 ▁Bus . ▁being ▁established ▁inside ▁the ▁loop . ▁North ▁Avenue ▁and ▁Thomas ▁Street ▁had ▁their ▁state ▁route ▁design ation ▁removed . ▁SR   3 1 6 ▁( also ▁carrying ▁US   2 9 ) ▁had ▁been ▁completed ▁only ▁up ▁to ▁Mo ina ▁Michael ▁Highway , ▁so ▁the ▁stretch ▁of ▁highway ▁from ▁there ▁to ▁SR   1 0 ▁Loop ▁( sections ▁of