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The original plans for the Atlanta freeway system (map, p.2 [permanent dead link ]) included several freeways that were never built.One was a north-south freeway parallel to, and 2–3 miles (3.2–4.8 km) east of today's Downtown Connector (I-75/85), connecting the southern end of today's Georgia 400 with I-675 at the southeast Perimeter.
Georgia State Route 3; Georgia State Route 3 Connector (Atlanta) Georgia State Route 3 Spur (Atlanta) Georgia State Route 3E (Atlanta–Marietta) Georgia State Route 3W (Atlanta–Marietta 1937–1946) Georgia State Route 3W (Atlanta–Marietta 1954–1955) Georgia State Route 8; Georgia State Route 9; Georgia State Route 13; Georgia State Route 14
The State Highway Department was created on August 16, 1916 by an act of the Georgia General Assembly. In 1918 came the creation of the Georgia State Highway Commission, which made surveys and oversaw plans for road projects. [3] Finally, in 1972, came the creation of the Georgia Department of Transportation by Governor Jimmy Carter. [4]
The road was built, but not as a freeway; it is SR 300, the Florida–Georgia Parkway. I-475 is a western bypass of Macon , shortening the trip for through I-75 traffic. I-575 is a spur from near Marietta north to Canton and Nelson , and I-675 is a cutoff from I-75 south of Atlanta north to I-285 (Atlanta's perimeter )—east of I-75.
Jul. 13—TIFTON — The long-in-the-works Westover Boulevard-Ledo Road Connector project was part of $32.5 million Georgia Department of Transportation construction contracts include awarded ...
Georgia State Route 400 (SR 400; commonly known as Georgia 400) is a freeway and state highway in the U.S. state of Georgia serving parts of Metro Atlanta.It is concurrent with U.S. Route 19 (US 19) from exit 4 (Interstate 285) until its northern terminus south-southeast of Dahlonega, linking the city of Atlanta to its north-central suburbs and exurbs.
Photos: Atlanta experiences major flooding as Helene hits Georgia A car in a flooded street is seen after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 27, 2024.
A sinkhole opened under a Georgia road, swallowing part of a truck and trapping it under the pavement, a photo shows. The sinkhole was one of two that formed after a water main break on Thursday ...