| Original button copy overheads at the Norfolk-Southern Railroad crossing. Georgia Avenue is the original name for the Ralph D. Abernathy Boulevard at Turner Field. The Exit 90 (Exit 245) panel for the Capital Avenue interchange refers to Fulton County Stadium. The facility once known
as "The Launching Pad" due to the propensity of home runs hit there is the predecessor of Turner Field. Photo taken 04/95.
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| The Abernathy Boulevard and Capital Avenue exit departs Interstate 75 & 85 at the Pryor Street overpass. Abernathy Boulevard is three blocks to the north. Capital Avenue is two blocks to east. Ormond Street continues east to Grant Park. Photo taken 08/22/03.
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| The magnificent downtown skyline of Atlanta draws into view between Exits 245 and 246. At this point Interstate 75 & 85 widen to 14 overall lanes. The innermost lane in each direction is reserved for HOV-2 (High Occupancy Two) vehicles at all times. The carpool lane is in effect 24 hours a day and remains throughout the nine mile overlap. Photo taken 08/22/03.
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| The Exit 246 Downtown ramp departs the freeway south of Abernathy Boulevard and west of Turner Field. The two lane ramp splits into two prongs. The western prong descends onto Capital Avenue west of Interstate 75 & 85. The eastern prong continues northward to Fulton Street adjacent to the Interstate 20 stack interchange. Photo taken 08/22/03.
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| Two lanes allocate for the Exit 247 stack interchange with Interstate 20. Known as the Ralph D. Abernathy Freeway, Interstate 20 bisects the city and metropolitan area of Atlanta between Birmingham, Alabama and Augusta. The overpass in the background is that of the Capital Avenue off-ramp of Exit 246. Photo taken 10/04/01.
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| Five lanes of Interstate 75 & 85 continue northward through the Exit 247 junction. Departing in this scene are the ramps for Interstate 20 and the HOV only ramp to Memorial Drive. The HOV ramp curves into downtown at the intersection of Central Avenue and Memorial Drive. Photo taken 08/22/03.
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| Detail of the Interstate 20 (Exit 247) overhead. Interstate 20 varies between 12 and 16 lanes on the trek through the central business district of Atlanta. The metropolitan area encompasses the freeway between mileposts 24 and 96. Photo taken 08/22/03.
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| Interstate 75 & 85 northbound at the Fulton Street overpass and Exit 247 gore point. Above is the end of the Exit 246 off-ramp to Fulton Street and Interstate 75 & 85 on-ramp from Fulton Street. The Interstate 20 off-ramp splits into its respective components below. Photo taken 08/22/03.
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| Entering the intricate network of the Interstate 20 stack interchange on Interstate 75 & 85 north. The Memorial Drive HOV off-ramp is visible to the left. The interchange itself is a modified version of a standard symmetrical stack. Photo taken 10/04/01.
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| Asides the connections between Interstates 75 & 85 with
Interstate 20, ramps also exist within this confluence to/from Pryor Street from Interstate 20. The
southbound off-ramp and northbound return ramp from Fulton Street to Interstates 75 & 85 also add to the
complexity. Photo taken 08/22/03.
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| The Georgia State Capital dome pokes above the flyover
ramps of the Interstate 20 junction. The government complex is situated one an a half blocks to the north at
the intersection of Capital Avenue and Mitchell Street. Photo taken 08/22/03.
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| A short tunnel system places Capital Avenue above Interstate
75 & 85 and the respective ramps to/from Interstate 20. The first upcoming exits sign posted for the freeway
features Exits 248B, 248C, and 249B. Exits 248A and 249A can be found in the southbound direction of the
paired routes. Photo taken 08/22/03.
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| The Interstate 20 northbound on-ramp merges onto Interstate
75 & 85 at the Martin Luther King Drive overcrossing. Traffic from Martin Luther King Drive (Exit 248A southbound)
merges onto the freeway ahead. The addition of the Exit 248A on-ramp becomes an exit-only auxiliary lane
for Exit 248B (Edgewood Avenue). Photo taken 08/22/03.
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| Approaching the Exit 248B off-ramp for Edgewood, Auburn, and
JW Dobbs Avenues. This folded diamond interchange utilizes Fort Street northbound and Bell Street southbound
to connect the freeway with Auburn and JW Dobbs Avenues. The ramps themselves tie into intersections with
Edgewood Avenue. Photo taken 08/22/03.
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| Seven northbound lanes progress toward Exit 248C (Georgia 10).
An eighth auxiliary lane becomes exit-only for Freedom Parkway east and Andrew Young International Boulevard
west. The short Georgia 10 freeway spur composes the only construction portion of the abandoned Interstate
485 urban loop. Photo taken 08/22/03.
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| Two ramps depart ahead of the Georgia 10 stack interchange
of Interstate 75 & 85 northbound. Exit 248C carries two lanes onto Georgia 10 (Freedom Parkway) eastbound
and Andrew Young International Boulevard westbound into Downtown. An HOV only left-hand ramp departs for
nearby Piedmont Avenue and Baker Street. Photo taken 08/22/03.
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| Looking northward at the Exit 248C ramp partition.
Traffic turning west into downtown descends upon a signalized intersection with Ellis Street to the left.
The eastbound beginning of Georgia 10 travels via Freedom Parkway to the Jimmy Carter Center and
a conclusion of U.S. 29 & 278 (Ponce De Leon Avenue). Photo taken 08/22/03.
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| The intersection of Piedmont Avenue and Baker Street
occurs above the Interstate 75 & 85 mainline. A tunnel complex shuttles traffic underneath of the surface
streets north of the Exit 248C stack interchange. Two blocks to the northwest is the departure of the Pine Street
off-ramp (Exit 249B). This curved ramp drops traffic onto Pine Street at the intersection with Peachtree
Street two blocks west of the Atlanta Civic Center. Photo taken 10/04/01.
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| Interstate 75 & 85 northbound as they round the bend underneath
Spring Street. Exit 249D serves the U.S. 19 (Spring and Peachtree Streets)
via ramps at Linden Avenue. U.S. 29 travels nearby via North Avenue one block to the north. U.S. 278 overlaps
with U.S. 29, but is not displayed on northbound guide signs for Exit 249D. Photo taken 08/22/03.
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| Exit 250 represents the last exit of the Interstate 75 & 85
overlap through Atlanta. The northbound off-ramp departs onto Williams Street northbound two blocks south of
10th Street near Georgia Tech University. Williams Street continues northward to Georgia 9 (14th Street)
and an on-ramp to Interstate 75 north. The overpass above is that of U.S. 29 & 278 (North Avenue).
Photo taken 08/22/03.
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| Northbound at the 5th Street overpass and Exit 250
ramp departure for 10th and 14th Streets. U.S. 19 parallels Williams Street two blocks to the east of Interstate
75 & 85 via Spring and Peachtree Streets. This off-ramp is the last opportunity for both Interstate 75 and 85
northbound traffic to access the federal highway. Photo taken 08/22/03.
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| Interstate 75 and 85 prepare to split as they travel underneath
the 10th Street overcrossing. An independent off-ramp also exists for the HOV-2 lane onto Interstate 75 northbound.
The Interstate 85 departure is considered Exit 251 of Interstate 75. Photo taken 10/04/01.
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| Descending toward the end of the Interstate 75 & 85 overlap.
The junction between the two highways is actually just a standard trumpet interchange. However both
freeways maintain at least six lanes overall through the junction of Exit 251. Southbound motorists do see
an Exit 250 off-ramp for Techwood Drive and Georgia Tech University within the Interstate 75 & 85 complex.
Photo taken 08/22/03.
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| Attached to the 14th Street (Georgia 9) overpass is a
diagrammatical overhead for Exit 251. Seven lanes of freeway continue a short distance before the partition
ahead. Interstate 75 travels northwest to Marietta (pop. 58,748) and other northwest suburbs before reaching
Chattanooga, Tennessee. Interstate 85 turns northeasterly, parallelling the Georgia 13 freeway,
to Norcross (pop. 8,410), Lawrenceville (pop. 22,397), and Greenville, South Carolina. Photo taken 08/22/03.
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| Traffic volumes are always heavy on the stretch of freeway
north of downtown. Connections via Interstate 575, Georgia Toll 400 (and U.S. 19), Interstate 985, and Georgia
316 serve the outer suburbs of northern Atlanta. These include the communities of Alpharetta (pop. 34,854),
Canton (pop. 7,709), Dunwoody (pop. 32,808), Gainesville (pop. 25,578), Roswell (pop. 79,334), Suwanee
(pop. 8,725), and Woodstock (pop. 10,050) among others. Photo taken 10/04/01.
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| Interstate 85 travels over Interstate 75 within the trumpet
interchange. The HOV lane of Interstate 75 & 85 partitions into separate components within the junction itself.
Interstate 85 sees 250,000 vpd (vehicles per day) continue northward from Interstate 75. Interstate 75
tallies 178,000 vpd north of the split. Photo taken 10/04/01.
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Page Updated January 5, 2004.
