| One mile north of the Exit 99 diamond interchange with Georgia 140 (Jimmy Carter Boulevard). The upcoming exit represents the eastern terminus of state highway. Note the missing Georgia 140 shield on the overhead and adjacent Brook Hollow Parkway to the right. Photo taken 01/17/04.
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| Southbound at the Carter Way over crossing near the Exit 99 ramp departure for Georgia 140 west (Jimmy Carter Boulevard). Jimmy Carter Boulevard carries Georgia 140 westbound three miles through Norcross to junction Georgia 141 (Peachtree Industrial Boulevard). From there Georgia 140 continues via Holcomb Bridge Road to Roswell (pop. 79,334). Photo taken 01/17/04.
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| A pair of lanes depart Interstate 85 southbound for Exit 99 and Georgia 140 west (Jimmy Carter Boulevard). Jimmy Carter Boulevard travels south of the freeway to U.S. 29 and the Dekalb County seat of Tucker (pop. 26,532). Georgia 140 used to continue southward from Exit 99 to the intersection of U.S. 29 (Lawrenceville Highway) and Mountain Industrial Boulevard at the Dekalb/Gwinnett County line. Photo taken 01/17/04.
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| Seven lanes of Interstate 85 southbound draw to within one mile of the Exit 96 off-ramp to Pleasantdale and Northcrest Roads near Doraville (pop. 9,862). The ramp to Pleasantdale Road becomes a southbound frontage road (Northeast Expressway) to adjacent Northcrest Road. From there a collector/distributor roadway begins and travels southward through the upcoming Spaghetti Junction complex of Interstate 85 & 285. Photo taken 01/17/04.
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| Flyover ramps of Spaghetti Junction (Exit 95) come into view as Interstate 85 rounds the bend toward the Pleasantdale Road off-ramp (Exit 96). Pleasantdale and Northcrest Roads stem northward from Chamblee-Tucker Road to U.S. 23 & Georgia 13 (Buford Highway). Photo taken 01/17/04.
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| Interstate 85 southbound at the Dawson Boulevard over pass ahead of the Exit 96 ramp departure. Overheads advise motorists of the upcoming Exit 95B/A flyover ramps to the Atlanta Perimeter Highway (Interstate 285). The Pleasantdale Road off-ramp carries traffic to Northcrest Road in 0.75 miles. The southbound c/d roadway otherwise continues another one quarter mile to where it splits into ramps for both directions of Interstate 285 and the return ramp to Interstate 85 south. Photo taken 01/17/04.
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| The right-hand two lanes prepare to yield the Exit 95B flyover ramp to Interstate 285 Outer. Guide signs posted at the Pleasantdale Road overpass indicate the Interstate 285 westbound (outer) control cities as Chattanooga and Birmingham for the connections with Interstate 75 north (Exit 20) and Interstate 20 west (Exit 10). Photo taken 01/17/04.
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| Five southbound lanes continue through Spaghetti Junction on Interstate 85 as the Exit 95B/A ramps claim the two right-hand ramps. Exit 95B leaves first for Interstate 285 Outer and the adjacent Exit 32 interchange with U.S. 23 & Georgia 13 (Buford Highway) at Doraville. Motorists utilizing this ramp have the opportunity to merge onto the Interstate 285 westbound mainline or the Exit 32 c/d roadway. Photo taken 01/17/04.
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| Interstate 85 southbound at the Exit 95B gore point for Interstate 285 outer. The right-hand lane of the mainline expands into a two-lane flyover for Interstate 285 inner ahead. Like Exit 95B, Exit 95A features the control cities of the Interstate junctions with Interstate 20 east (Augusta) and Interstate 75 south (Macon). Photo taken 01/17/04.
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| Exit 95A leaves Interstate 85 southbound for Interstate 285 south (inner). A southbound collector/distributor roadway of Interstate 285 coincides with the Perimeter Highway mainline between U.S. 23 & Georgia 13 (Exit 32) and Exit 34 (Chamblee-Tucker Road). The flyover ramp of Exit 95A features a slip ramp to the Chamblee-Tucker Road c/d roadway before merging onto Interstate 285 Inner. Photo taken 01/17/04.
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| A look at the Pleasantdale & Northcrest Road (Exit 96) collector/distributor roadway ramp split from the Interstate 285 westbound off-ramp of Interstate 85 south (Exit 95B). The right-hand ramp above merges with the U.S. 23 off-ramp from Exit 95B ahead. Photo taken 01/17/04.
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| Exit 95B splits for Interstate 285 Outer and U.S. 23 & Georgia 13 (Buford Highway) and Doraville. The Exit 96 c/d roadway ramp to Interstate 285 Inner skirts overhead. Photo taken 01/17/04.
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| Traffic entering Interstate 85 from Georgia 13 (old Northeast Expressway) merges onto the freeway just north of the Interstate 75 & 85 merge at Exit 85. A one lane ramp is available for those wishing to return northbound via Interstate 75. The overpass above carries U.S. 19 & Georgia 9 (Peachtree Street). No direct access is available to this surface boulevard from Interstate 85. However, ramps from Georgia 13 southbound (accessible via Exit 86) do link with U.S. 19 nearby. Photo taken 01/17/04.
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| Just before the merge of Interstate 85 southbound onto Interstate 75 southbound is the departure of the January 2004 opened Exit 84 off-ramp. Opened on January 5, 2004, the 17th Street Bridge, known locally at the yellow bridge because of its color, carries traffic from the Downtown Connector into the Midtown area. The $38 million 829 foot span eventually will continue to Northside Drive through the new Atlantic Station complex nearby.1 Photo taken 01/17/04.
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| The Exit 84 off-ramp splits between 17th Street and Techwood Drive. The 10th & 14th Street element of the ramp utilizes Techwood Drive adjacent to the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 & 85 to the left. Photo taken 01/17/04.
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| Interstate 75 & 85 South
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| Interstate 85 southbound at the merge onto Interstate 75 (Exit 84). Departed from the right is the off-ramp to Techwood Drive and the Interstate 75 mainline. The junction between the two freeways is a trumpet interchange. Photo taken 10/14/01.
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| The first off-ramp of Interstate 75 & 85 southbound is Exit 249D. This southbound only ramp directly links the Interstate pair to North Avenue (U.S. 29 & 278). The campus of Georgia Tech University fronts the southbound lanes of the freeway between 10th Street and North Avenue. Photo taken 10/14/01.
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| A pair of ramps departs Interstate 75 & 85 southbound
at Exit 249C. Pictured here is the original set of button copy overheads and old sequential based exit numbers
for the Spring and Williams Street downtown off-ramps. Photo taken 04/95.
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| Just east of the Georgia State Capital complex is the
Exit 246 ramp departure for the Interstate 20 stack interchange. Flyover ramps compose the infrastructure
between the two 12 to 16 lane freeways. Displayed in this photograph are the non-reflective guide signs
of the former Exit 92 and 91 off-ramps. Photo taken 01/96.
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| Original Exit 88 diagrammatical overhead at the Georgia
166 directional cloverleaf interchange. The former Lakewood Freeway was rechristened Langford Parkway in
1999. The east-west highway travels between Lakewood Avenue (just east of Interstate 75 & 85) through
East Point (pop. 39,595) to Interstate 285. The alignment composes the middle portions of the never
constructed Interstate 420 urban loop. This interchange is now signed as Exit 243. Photo taken 04/95.
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| Interstate 85 South
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| Button copy sign bridge along the Interstate 285 eastbound
ramp from Interstate 85 south (Exit 69). This two lane ramp includes the Interstate 85 southbound on-ramp
from Georgia 139 (Riverdale Road). Ramps to Interstate 285 west and Interstate 85 southbound are included
because of the Riverdale Road on-ramp. Traffic on this roadway is also provided access to the Interstate
85 Georgia 279 (Old National Highway) interchange to the west. Photo taken 04/95.
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| Situated alongside a southbound rest area was this two-mile
guide sign for Interstate 185 southbound (Exit 21). The southbound beginning of Interstate 185 features a long
off-ramp from Interstate 85 southbound and a stub end for a not constructed northward extension to
U.S. 29 near Hogansville (pop. 2,774). The 49.30 mile freeway links the Atlanta metropolitan area with
the city of Columbus and Fort Benning. Photo taken 04/95.
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| Scenes Related to Interstate 85
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| Peering northward at the Interstate 85 & 285 parallel
at the southwest corner of the Perimeter Highway. The pervasive directional interchange to the left includes
Georgia Spur 14 (South Fulton Parkway) entering from the west. The north-south arterial midway between the
freeway partitioning is that of Georgia 279 (Old National Highway). Photo taken 04/95.
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| The confluence of Interstate 85, Camp Creek Parkway, and
Airport Boulevard at Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport. Interchanges link the freeway with
the two surface highways (Exits 71 & 72). A trumpet interchange also facilitates the movements between
Airport Boulevard and Camp Creek Parkway to the southeast of the Interstate. Bisecting the two interchanges
of Interstate 85 is a MARTA transit line. The north-south arterial west of Interstate 85 is that of U.S. 29
& Georgia 139 (Roosevelt Highway). Photo taken 04/95.
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Page Updated June 30, 2004.
