FORSYTH — What has long been a sleepy interstate exit about an hour south of Atlanta will soon enough be anointed American roadside royalty.

The rural I-75 exit in southern Monroe County will sport the crown of a grinning beaver, the symbol of the modern-day, travel-stop meccas known as Buc-ee’s.

Motorists across the country can’t seem to get enough of the Texas retail chain’s sprawling establishments, where gas pumps and snack foods seem endless and restrooms gleam.

The new Buc-ee’s, with a projected opening date of March 2027, was recently approved by Monroe County commissioners. It will be Georgia’s fourth Buc-ee’s, and it will be a bucktoothed behemoth.

At 74,000 square feet, it will be as large as the Buc-ee’s that recently opened along I-95 in Brunswick, and bigger than a pair of

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