Interstate 85 ( I-85 ) is the main Interstate Highway that moves northeast to southwest in the US state of Georgia. It enters a state in Alabama near West Point, and Lanett, Alabama, travels through the Atlanta metropolitan area and to the state line of South Carolina, where it crosses the Savannah River near Lake Hartwell. I-85 connects north Georgia with Montgomery, Alabama, to the southwest, and with South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia to the northeast. In Georgia, I-85 is also designated as State Route 403 ( SRÃ, 403 ).
I-85 in Georgia typically runs approximately parallel to Route 29 US routes (29 US). However, from northeast Atlanta to South Carolina, the I-85 explored away from the route, traveling about halfway between US $ 29 and a combination of US $ 23 and US $ 123.
In the City of Atlanta, I-85 has a concurrency with I-75 known as the "Downtown Connector". After separating from Downtown Connector, this is known as Northeast Expressway to its intersection with I-285 (Atlanta perimeter).
Video Interstate 85 in Georgia
Route description
Alabama state line to Interstate 185
I-85 entered the state of Georgia from Alabama through twin bridges over the Chattahoochee River, and then immediately circled West Point town, with a multibillion Kia mill located adjacent to the freeway east of West Point. After leaving West Point, I-85 entered LaGrange, Georgia's first major city on the way to the northeast. Northeast of LaGrange, I-85 has intersections with highway spur, I-185, to Columbus, Georgia Metropolitan Area. This is the only connection between Columbus and the Interstate Highway System.
From Interstate 185 to Atlanta
From LaGrange, I-85 leads northeast to Atlanta. Before reaching Atlanta, the highway stretched through a recently expanded expanse covering six to eight lines between exits 35 and 77, passing near the suburbs of Moreland, Newnan, Fairburn, Union City, College Park and East Point and cutting I- 285 at the southwest corner and provides access to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The I-85 then runs along the northwest border of the airport, providing access to the domestic terminal. (The airport is restricted on all sides by I-85, I-75, and I-285, all of which provide highway access to the airport.)
On the southwestern edge of the Atlanta city limits, the I-85 blends with I-75 to form the Downtown Connector, which has a width of 12 to 14 lanes. At the southern end of downtown Atlanta, this freeway has intersections with the main east-west Interstate Highway, I-20. Two highways then circled the eastern edge of the city center, marched north, past the Georgia Tech campus and the Atlanta Atlantic Station section before the two highways were split, with the I-75 exiting through the three right lanes and then heading northwest while I -85 using three lanes left and then headed northeast.
Atlanta to South Carolina state line
Head north after Brookwood Interchange with I-75, I-85 is routed along a ten-lane wide ramp from the Buford Highway Connector (exit 86) to State Route 400 (SR 400, exit 87). Continuing northeast Atlanta, I-85 continues through the northeastern suburbs, past Chamblee and Doraville, where there is another intersection with I-285 (dubbed Spaghetti Junction). Interstate then travels through the northeastern suburbs of Atlanta, including Lilburn, Duluth, Lawrenceville. Interstate has a highway intersection with SR 316 in Duluth and I-985 in Suwanee, which provides links to Gainesville. I-85 then left the Atlanta area, continuing to travel through the northeastern Georgia countryside. At Lake Hartwell - formed by the damming of the Savannah River - I-85 across to South Carolina.
Express line
I-85 has the first express line in Georgia, located in the Gwinnett and DeKalb regions; they were originally HOV lanes. From Chamblee-Tucker Road (exit 94) to Old Peachtree Road (exit 109), travelers using the 15.5-mile (24.9 km) line will be subject to a toll fee ranging from 10 to 90 cents per mile (6.2-55.9 Ã , Â ¢/km), depending on traffic conditions and usage. Although not signed on the highway, they are HOT lanes, meaning registered transport vehicles, carpools with three or more occupants, motorbikes, and buses are exempt from toll charges as long as they are registered as such. Toll is collected using an electronic toll collection system. All travelers using the line must have a Peach Pass sticker to avoid fines. Starting in November 2014, SunPass (Florida) and NC Quick Pass (North Carolina) can be operated with Peach Pass, enabling the rider with the transponder to use an express line.
Funds generated from expressways will be used to finance construction, operation and maintenance costs of the lanes. Long term revenue allocations are being studied and decisions about future excess revenue will be made later in the project process.
Advocates for the express line say it is to provide commuters with more reliable travel options, free flow; complementing the country's multi-modal approach to managing traffic demand; and set a vision for the future system of HOT lines in the region. Detractors point out that existing infrastructure is being reused for expressways and travel time on non-paying trips has doubled since implementation.
Maps Interstate 85 in Georgia
History
Originally built as a four to six-lane line in the 1950s, an I-85 stretch between the south joined I-75 and North Druid Hills Road was reconstructed as part of the Freeing the Freeways program from the Georgia Department of Transportation. The project includes rebuilding all flyovers, new ramps ready for HOV (with systems implemented in 1996), and the expansion of freeway capacity. Along with this project is the construction of the Civic Center MARTA Station as part of the West Peachtree Street overpass, which opened in December 1981.
The 30 mile (48 km) section between LaGrange and Newnan is incomplete for a much longer time than the rest of I-85 in Georgia and requires a two-lane detour on Hwy 27 & amp; Hwy 29 between the cities. The northern part between Newnan and Grantville finished first, then stretching further south into LaGrange was completed in 1977.
The section of the highway from the Buford Highway Connector to the SR 400 was built in the early 1980s, and was designed as a substitute for the original four-lane I-85 route (now SR 13). In addition, the new viaduct is designed to accommodate connections to the SR 400 toll road (later in planning), the HOV line, and the bridge that carries the North Line of MARTA (currently under construction).
Until 2000, the state of Georgia used a sequential interchange numbering system on all of its Interstate Highways. The first exit on every highway will start with the number 1 and increase numerically with each exit. In 2000, the Georgian Department of Transportation switched to a mileage-based out system, where outgoing numbers corresponded to the closest milepost.
On October 1, 2011, GDOT changed the HOV 16.0 mile (25.7 km) lane in North Atlanta to express/HOT lines.
From Atlanta, I-85 north was originally planned to be built through the city of Athens to provide an easy link between the capital and the University of Georgia. However, then-Gov. Ernest Vandiver worked to make sure the highway crossed his native Franklin, the place that now became his name. At that time, he promised equal access to Athens and Gainesville. It was not until the completion of SR 316 in the late 1990s that it finally existed, a relatively fast multi-lane highway connecting Athens and Atlanta, (the US 78 is also multi-lane between Athens and Atlanta but not the highway) although the SR 316 is still largely in-grade.
As of March 30, 2017, the fire began at around 18:15. in a storage area beneath the highway along Piedmont Road in the Piedmont Heights area of ​​Midtown Atlanta. This causes the collapse of the 100-foot section (30 m) from I-85 to the north. Roads in both directions need to be destroyed and replaced. According to the Georgia Transportation Department, the work was completed ahead of schedule. The northern and southern portions of the interstate opened on May 15, 2017, a month before expectations.
Exit list
Additional routes
There are three additional Interstate I-85 highways in Georgia and the fourth proposed, and then canceled. I-185 is a boost from Lagrange to Columbus. It mainly provides a highway between the metropolitan areas of Columbus and Atlanta. The I-285 is a very frequent belt traveling around Atlanta, which helps the I-75 and I-85 drivers to get through town. The I-485 is a short motorway in Atlanta (now Freedom Parkway) which was incomplete for many years and then closed due to local opposition. Also, I-985 is a boost from I-85 to Gainesville.
See also
- Georgian portal (U.S. state)
- U.S. Road Portal.
References
External links
- Media related to Interstate 85 in Georgia on Wikimedia Commons
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