Downtown Connector
South end:	I-85 towards Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Major junctions:	SR 166 in Atlanta I-20 in Atlanta
North end:	I-85 near Buckhead
< SR 400 SR 402 > < SR 402 SR 404 >

In Atlanta, Georgia, the Downtown Connector or 75/85 (pronounced "seventy-five eighty-five") is the overlapped connector of Interstate 75 and Interstate 85 through the core of the city. Beginning at the I-85/Langford Parkway interchange, the Downtown Connector runs generally due north, meeting the east-west Interstate 20 in the middle. Just north of this is the Grady Curve around Grady Memorial Hospital. Continuing north, the terminus of the Downtown Connector is the Brookwood Interchange or Brookwood Split in the Brookwood area of the city. The overall length of the Downtown Connector is approximately seven and one-half miles. Image File history File links I-75. ... Image File history File links I-85. ... Image File history File links I-85. ... In the U.S. state of Georgia, Interstate 85 runs northeast-southwest through Atlanta. ... FAA diagram of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (IATA: ATL, ICAO: KATL, FAA LID: ATL), known locally as Atlanta Airport, Hartsfield Airport, Hartsfield-Jackson is located seven miles (11 km) south of the central business district of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ... Image File history File links Georgia_166. ... Georgia State Route 166 starts at the Alabama line west of Carrollton in Carroll County. ... Atlanta redirects here. ... Image File history File links I-20. ... Interstate 20 (abbreviated I-20) is a major east-west interstate highway in the southeastern United States. ... Atlanta redirects here. ... Image File history File links I-85. ... In the U.S. state of Georgia, Interstate 85 runs northeast-southwest through Atlanta. ... Buckhead is a community within the city of Atlanta, comprising over 100,000 residents, forming approximately the northern one-fifth of Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Buckhead is legally defined as that portion of the city of Atlanta northwest of I-85 and northeast of I-75. ... Image File history File links Georgia_400. ... Georgia State Route 400 (always known locally as Georgia 400 or just 400, or by its nickname, the Alpharetta Autobahn) is a highway in the U.S. state of Georgia, muliplexed with U.S. 19 from exit 4B until its terminus just south of Dahlonega. ... Image File history File links Georgia_401. ... Georgia State Route 402 is the hidden state route number for Interstate 20 from the Alabama state line (entering in Haralson County) to the South Carolina state line near Augusta. ... Image File history File links Georgia_402. ... Image File history File links Georgia_402. ... Georgia State Route 402 is the hidden state route number for Interstate 20 from the Alabama state line (entering in Haralson County) to the South Carolina state line near Augusta. ... Image File history File links Georgia_403. ... Georgia State Route 404 is the hidden state route number for Interstate 16 from I-75 in Macon to the end of I-16 at Martin Luther King, Jr. ... Image File history File links Georgia_404. ... Atlanta redirects here. ... A multiplex or concurrency on a road network occurs where a single physical road carries two or more different highway, motorway or other road numbers. ... A connector is a highway or freeway road which connects to another highway or freeway. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 85 Interstate 85 (abbreviated I-85) is an interstate highway in the southeastern United States. ... Arthur B. Langford Jr. ... “I-20” redirects here. ... Grady Memorial Hospital, frequently referred to as Grady Hospital or simply Grady, is the largest hospital in the state of Georgia, and is the public hospital for the city of Atlanta. ...

The highway was constructed in the early 1950s as a six-lane thoroughfare, and was numbered State Route 295,^[1] and was slated to carry U.S. Route 19 and U.S. Route 41 at one point.^[2] The route was heavily reconstructed during the 1980s as part of the Freeing the Freeways program to widen Atlanta-area interstates. Today the highway carries as many as 16 lanes of traffic in some sections, placing it among the widest roads in the world. In addition to the general purpose lanes, there is a High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane in each direction for the entire length of the highway. The proposed Interstate 485 was originally planned by GDOT to carry some north/south traffic through the eastern side of the city, but most of this was cancelled in the 1970s under Jimmy Carter, former governor of Georgia. (Parts of that road are now Interstate 675 and State Route 400.) U.S. Route 19 is a north-south United States highway. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: U.S. Route 41 U.S. Route 41 is a north-south United States Highway that runs from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Miami, Florida. ... A permanent, separated high-occupancy vehicle lane on I-91 in Connecticut A high occupancy vehicle (or HOV) is any vehicle with a driver and one or more (or sometimes two or more, or three or more) passengers. ... Interstate 485 was originally planned to run from Interstate 75/85 (the Downtown Connector), just north of downtown Atlanta, USA, east to the Stone Mountain Expressway. ... GDOT is an acronym for Georgia Department of Transportation, the government agency responsible for building and maintaining state roads in the U.S. state of Georgia. ... For other persons named Jimmy Carter, see Jimmy Carter (disambiguation). ... This is a list of Governors of the state of Georgia, including governors of the British colony of Georgia. ... Interstate 675 (abbreviated I-675) was built in southeast metro Atlanta during the mid-1980s to alleviate Interstate 75 to the west, for traffic bound to Interstate 285 east. ... Georgia State Route 400 (always known locally as Georgia 400 or just 400, or by its nickname, the Alpharetta Autobahn) is a highway in the U.S. state of Georgia, muliplexed with U.S. 19 from exit 4B until its terminus just south of Dahlonega. ...

The Downtown Connector carries more than 323,000 vehicles per day at its busiest point — between Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Edgewood Avenue, while no portion of the Downtown Connector carries fewer than 236,000 vehicles per day.^[3] The area around the connector and associated interchanges are considered one of the 10 most congested stretches of interstate in the U.S.[1]. Due to this fact, many motorists often compare Atlanta to Los Angeles, California, which is also known for its notoriously-congested freeway system. Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ...

The highway is fully instrumented with Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) devices. There are nineteen closed-circuit television cameras between the Langford Pkwy interchange (south end) and the Brookwood Interchange (north end). Additionally, the Downtown Connector has three large overhead electronic message signs, and four smaller HOV-dedicated message signs on the median barrier wall. Traffic flow data is gathered through a video detection system, using pole-mounted black-and-white cameras spaced every 1/3 mile on both sides of the roadway. All video and data is fed into the Georgia Department of Transportation's Transportation Management Center (TMC), via fiber optic cable located under the shoulders of the roadway. The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) program is a worldwide initiative to add information and communications technology to transport infrastructure and vehicles. ... This article refers to a surveillance system. ... Fiber Optic strands An optical fiber in American English or fibre in British English is a transparent thin fiber for transmitting light. ...

Atlanta's skyline, both Downtown and Midtown, can be seen from the highway, especially at the northern and southern ends. The route also goes directly past Turner Field; formerly known as Centennial Olympic Stadium, where the opening and closing ceremonies and track and field events were held for the Centennial 1996 Summer Olympics. For other uses, see Skyline (disambiguation). ... Downtown Atlanta refers to the largest financial district for the city of Atlanta. ... Midtown Atlanta is a district in Atlanta, Georgia situated between the commercial and financial district of downtown to the south and the affluent residential, shopping, and nightlife district of Buckhead to the north. ... View from the outfield Turner Field is a baseball stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Centennial Olympic Stadium, looking due north Centennial Olympic Stadium was the 85,000-seat main stadium of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. ... Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ... The 1996 Summer h Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ...

Gallery

North end of the Downtown Connector where I-75 and I-85 converge in Midtown Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1944x2592, 838 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Midtown Atlanta is a district in Atlanta, Georgia situated between the commercial and financial district of downtown to the south and the affluent residential, shopping, and nightlife district of Buckhead to the north. ...

Downtown Connector view of the Downtown skyline Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 801 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Downtown Atlanta refers to the largest financial district for the city of Atlanta. ...

Downtown Connector facing south from Tenth Street bridge Image File history File links Download high resolution version (900x675, 157 KB) Downtown connector in Atlanta, GA, USA 10th Street bridge, facing South Photo taken in 2004 File links The following pages link to this file: Downtown Connector ...

Downtown Connector facing south from Fifth Street bridge; nighttime view Image File history File links Download high resolution version (900x675, 109 KB) Downtown connector in Atlanta, GA, USA 5th Street bridge, facing South Photo taken in 2004 File links The following pages link to this file: Downtown Connector ...

Exit list

Exits are numbered from south to north, in accordance with AASHTO guidelines. Mile markers and exit numbers have always been posted according to I-75 only, but once re-joining I-85 the numbers continue as if the motorist were traveling I-85 the entire time (not just picking up where they left off). This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ... A milestone A milestone is one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals, typically at the side of the road or in a median. ...

#		Destinations	Notes
Old	New
Southern terminus of Downtown Connector and I-85/ I-85 concurrency. Freeway continues southbound as I-75 south.
87	242	Interstate 85 south - Atlanta Airport, Montgomery	Southbound exit and northbound entrance. I-85 is concurrent with unsigned GA 403.
88	243	SR 166 (Langford Parkway) - East Point	Southbound has I-75/I-85 concurrency. Northbound has I-75 only.
89	244	University Avenue, Pryor Street	Unsigned GA 54 begins here.
90	245	Abernathy Boulevard, Capitol Avenue, Turner Field	Northbound exit and southbound entrance.
91	246	Fulton Street, Central Avenue, Downtown	Exit to reach Georgia State University, Turner Field and downtown northbound. Signed "Fulton Street, Turner Field" southbound.
92	247	I-20 (Ralph D. Abernathy Freeway) - Augusta, Birmingham	Unsigned GA 402 is concurrent with I-20.
93	248A	Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, State Capitol	Southbound exit and northbound entrance.
94	248B	Edgewood Avenue, Auburn Avenue, J.W. Dobbs Avenue
96	248C	GA 10 east - Andrew Young International Boulevard, (Freedom Parkway) - Carter Center	Signed GA 10 (Freedom Parkway) - Carter Center southbound.
95	248D	J.W. Dobbs Avenue, Edgewood Avenue	Southbound exit.
97	249A	Courtland Street, Georgia State University	Southbound exit only.
98	249B	Pine Street, Peachtree Street, Civic Center	Northbound exit only. Exit to reach Crawford Long Hospital.
99	249C	Williams Street, Georgia World Congress Center, Georgia Dome	Southbound exit only.
100	249D	US 19/US 29 - Spring Street, West Peachtree Street	Northbound exit. Exit to access US 78 and US 278.
100	249D	US 78/US 278 (North Avenue) - Georgia Tech	Southbound exit.
101	250	10th Street, 14th Street, Georgia Tech	Northbound exit.No northbound entrance to I-85.
102	250	16th Street, 14th Street, 10th Street	Southbound exit. Exit to access Georgia Tech.
103	251	I-85 north - Greenville	Left exit northbound.
Northern terminus of Downtown Connector and I-85/ I-85 concurrency. Freeway continues northbound as I-75 north

Exit numbers on Interstate 4 in Volusia County, Florida. ... Image File history File links I-75. ... Image File history File links I-85. ... A multiplex or concurrency on a road network occurs where a single physical road carries two or more different highway, motorway or other road numbers. ... Image File history File links I-75. ... Image File history File links South_plate_blue. ... Image File history File links I-85. ... In the U.S. state of Georgia, Interstate 85 runs northeast-southwest through Atlanta. ... Hartsfield_Jackson Atlanta International Airport is located in Atlanta, Georgia, airports considered the busiest airport in the world. ... Montgomery is a city located in Montgomery County, Alabama. ... Georgia State Route 403 is the hidden state route number for Interstate 85 from the Alabama state line (entering in Harris County) to the South Carolina state line (entering in Franklin County). ... Image File history File links Georgia_166. ... State Route 166 starts at the Alabama line west of Carrollton in Carroll County. ... Arthur B. Langford Jr. ... East Point is a minor neighborhood of Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia, United States. ... University Avenue is one of the main north/south roads in downtown Toronto. ... Georgia State Route 54 starts at U.S. 27/S.R. 1 in Troup County and ends in southwest Atlanta, as University Avenue, at the Downtown Connector (I-75/I-85). ... View from the outfield Turner Field is a baseball stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Fulton Street is a common name. ... Main shopping road in the Five towns (specifically Cedarhurst). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Central business district. ... Georgia State University (GSU) is an urban research university in the heart of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Founded in 1913, it serves over 28,000[1] students, and is one of the University System of Georgias four research universities. ... Image File history File links I-20. ... Interstate 20 (abbreviated I-20) is a major east-west interstate highway in the southeastern United States. ... Nickname: The Garden City (of the South), Masters City, The AUG Motto: We feel Good Location Location of the consolidated areas of Augusta and Richmond County in the state of Georgia. ... Birmingham is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Jefferson County. ... Georgia State Route 402 is the hidden state route number for Interstate 20 from the Alabama state line (entering in Haralson County) to the South Carolina state line near Augusta. ... East side (back) of The Georgia State Capitol The Georgia State Capitol, in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States, is an architecturally and historically significant building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ... The Sweet Auburn Historic District is a historic African-American neighborhood along Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia. ... John Wesley Dobbs (1882-1961) was considered the unofficial mayor of Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, GA, and the African-American counterpart to Mayor William B. Hartsfield. ... Image File history File links East_plate. ... Image File history File links Georgia_10. ... Georgia State Route 10 begins at the Downtown Connector (I-75/I-85) in Atlanta and ends at the Georgia-South Carolina line in Augusta. ... Andrew Jackson Young, Jr. ... The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library The Carter Center is a human rights organization, founded in 1982 and chaired by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. ... Georgia State University (GSU) is an urban research university in the heart of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Founded in 1913, it serves over 28,000[1] students, and is one of the University System of Georgias four research universities. ... Peachtree and 10th at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Peachtree Street is the main north-south street of Atlanta, Georgia. ... Atlanta Civic Center The Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center is a theater and fine arts venue in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Crawford Long. ... The Georgia World Congress Center or GWCC is the major convention center in Atlanta, run by the state of Georgia. ... The Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia that is owned and operated by The State of Georgia who operates The Dome, The Georgia World Congress Center, and Centennial Olympic Park. ... Image File history File links US_19. ... Image File history File links US_29. ... U.S. Route 19 is a north-south United States highway. ... United States Highway 29 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 1,036 miles (1,667 km) from the western suburbs of Baltimore to Pensacola, Florida. ... MAJOR JUNCTIONS JUNCTION MILEPOST TN-14 TN 0. ... U.S. Highway 278 is a spur of U.S. Highway 78. ... Image File history File links US_78. ... Image File history File links US_278. ... MAJOR JUNCTIONS JUNCTION MILEPOST TN-14 TN 0. ... U.S. Highway 278 is a spur of U.S. Highway 78. ... The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech, is a public, coeducational research university, part of the University System of Georgia, and located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, with satellite campuses in Savannah, Georgia, Metz, France, Shanghai, China, and Singapore. ... Image File history File links North_plate_blue. ... Image File history File links I-85. ... In the U.S. state of Georgia, Interstate 85 runs northeast-southwest through Atlanta. ... Greenville is a large city and county seat located in Greenville County6 in South Carolina. ... Image File history File links I-75. ... Image File history File links I-85. ... Image File history File links I-75. ...

References

External links

• Near real-time traffic image of I-75/85 near Tenth St
• Near real-time traffic image of I-75/85 near North Ave/Georgia Tech
• Near real-time traffic image of I-75/85 near Grady Hosp
• Near real-time traffic image of I-75/85 at University Ave

v · d · eMajor Roads in Metro Atlanta
Interstates and Freeways
	Interstate 75 | Northwest Expressway | Southeast Expressway		Downtown Connector		Interstate 20 | R.D. Abernathy Freeway | West Expressway | East Expressway
	Interstate 85 | Northeast Expressway | Southwest Expressway		The Perimeter		Stone Mountain Freeway
	Interstate 575		Georgia 400		University Parkway
	Interstate 675		Freedom Parkway		Buford Highway | Old 85
	Lanier Parkway		Langford Parkway		Ronald Reagan Parkway
	South Fulton Parkway		Peachtree Industrial Boulevard
Major Throughfares
	Peachtree Street | Peachtree Road | Peachtree Industrial Boulevard | Roswell Road		Ponce de Leon Avenue | North Avenue | D.L. Hollowell Parkway		Cobb Parkway | Northside Drive | Metropolitan Parkway | Tara Boulevard
	Memorial Drive		Piedmont Avenue | Piedmont Road		West Paces Ferry Road
	Buford Highway		Lawrenceville Highway
Unbuilt expressways
	Interstate 485		Outer Perimeter | Northern Arc		Interstate 420