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Atlanta ’ s Highways

GEORGIA
575 400
GEORGIA
985
GEORGIA
75
GEORGIA
85
INTERSTATE GEORGIA
75
I-75 runs through Georgia from the Tennessee border to the Florida border and joins with I-85 in Downtown Atlanta to form what locals refer to as the “ Downtown Connector .”
316
INTERSTATE GEORGIA
20
I-20 runs through Georgia from the Alabama border to the South Carolina border , and is often referred to as the “ East-West Connector .” The intersection of I-75 / 85 and I-20 is the heart of Downtown Atlanta .
INTERSTATE GEORGIA
675
I-675 is a bypass between I-75 and the south end of I-285 .
GEORGIA
20
316
Also known as University Parkway , Georgia State Route 316 runs from I-85 in Atlanta to Athens .
GEORGIA
75
GEORGIA
85
INTERSTATE GEORGIA
575
I-575 is an auxiliary Interstate Highway that branches off I-75 in Kennesaw and connects the Atlanta metropolitan area with the North Georgia mountains .
GEORGIA
285
INTERSTATE GEORGIA
985
The highest-numbered spur route of a north – south Interstate , I-985 acts as a commuter freeway joining the Atlanta metropolitan area with Lake Lanier and the city of Gainesville .
GEORGIA
75
GEORGIA
675
GEORGIA
85
INTERSTATE GEORGIA
85
I-85 runs through Georgia from the South Carolina border to the Alabama border and joins with I-75 in Downtown Atlanta to form what locals refer to as the “ Downtown Connector .”
INTERSTATE GEORGIA
285
I-285 forms a loop around Atlanta and is referred to as the “ Perimeter .” People who reside inside the circle of I-285 are are said to live ITP ( Inside the Perimeter ) and those who live outside I-285 live OTP ( Outside the Perimeter ).
400
Georgia State Route 400 runs from Dahlonega in north Georgia to I-85 just north of Downtown .