Interstate 75 in Georgia

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This article is about the section of Interstate 75 in Georgia. For the entire route, see Interstate 75. For the current state highway, see Georgia State Route 75.

Interstate 75 marker
Interstate 75
I-75 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Length355.11 mi[1] (571.49 km)
Existed1963[2][3]–present
Major junctions
South end I-75 at Florida state line
 
North end I-75 at Tennessee state line
Location
CountiesLowndes, Cook, Tift, Turner, Crisp, Dooly, Houston, Peach, Crawford, Bibb, Monroe, Lamar, Butts, Spalding, Henry, Clayton, Fulton, Cobb, Cherokee, Bartow, Gordon, Whitfield, Catoosa
Highway system
  • Interstate Highway System
  • Georgia State Routes
← SR 74→ SR 75
← SR 400SR 401→ SR 402

Interstate 75 (I-75) in the U.S. state of Georgia travels north–south along the U.S. Route 41 (US 41) corridor in the central part of the state, traveling through the cities of Valdosta, Macon, and Atlanta. It is also designated—but not signed—as State Route 401 (SR 401).

I-75 is the only interstate to traverse the full length of the state from north to south. In downtown Atlanta, I-75 joins with I-85 as the Downtown Connector. The segment from SR 49 in Byron to I-16 in Macon is part of the Fall Line Freeway and may be incorporated into the eastern extension of I-14, which is currently entirely within Central Texas and is proposed to be extended to Augusta.

What would become the general routing of I-75 in Georgia was initially used by the western routing of the Dixie Highway beginning in 1916. Established in 1926, the interstate's direct predecessor in Georgia is US 41, a national highway that has been largely supplanted in favor of the federally-funded freeway built under the Interstate Highway System—though limited-access elements of the interstate existed as early as 1951.

Route description[]

With a length of 355.1 miles (571.5 km), I-75 is the longest Interstate Highway in Georgia.[1] It enters the state near Valdosta, and it continues northward through the towns of Tifton and Cordele until it reaches the Macon area, where it intersects with I-16 eastbound towards Savannah. For northbound traffic, I-475 provides a relatively straight bypass west of that city and I-75's route.

I-75 co-signed with I-85 in downtown Atlanta

After Macon, I-75 passes the small town of Forsyth. The freeway reaches no major junctions again until in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The first metropolitan freeway met is I-675, then followed by the Atlanta "Perimeter" bypass, I-285. It crosses inside the Perimeter and heads north several miles towards the Atlanta city center. I-75 then runs concurrently with I-85 due north over the Downtown Connector through the central business district of Atlanta. After the two Interstates split, I-75 heads in a general northwest direction while I-85 heads northeast, crossing outside the I-285 Perimeter and heading towards the major suburban city of Marietta. This section of I-75 just north of I-285 has 15 through lanes, making it the widest roadway anywhere in the Interstate Highway System.[4] North of Marietta, the final major junction in the Atlanta metropolitan area is the I-575 spur. I-75 then traverses the hilly northern Georgia terrain as it travels towards Chattanooga, Tennessee.

The 180-mile-long (290 km) section of I-75 from the northern I-475 intersection to the I-24 intersection in Chattanooga is one of the longest continuous six-lane freeways in the United States (some segments along this corridor have as many as 16 lanes).[citation needed]

Due to recent lane widening in southern Georgia completed in 2011,[5] the only four-lane section of I-75 in Georgia is bypassed by six-lane I-475; along this route there are at least six lanes from the Alligator Alley portion of I-75 in Naples, Florida to I-24 in Chattanooga (with the exception of a four-lane overpass on I-475 over a railroad track in Macon).

I-75 is the only interstate to traverse the full length of the state from north to south. The entire length of I-75 in Georgia is part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

History[]

Macon, Georgia 1955 Yellow Book with I-75 route

Early national highways[]

The general routing of I-75 within Georgia was originally developed as the western routing of the Dixie Highway. The western route of the Dixie Highway as designated in 1916, followed present-day US 41 south from the Tennessee border through Atlanta and Macon south to Echeconnee, Georgia. The section that would become US 41, I-75's direct predecessor, from Echeconnee south through Perry and Valdosta to the border with Florida was paved beginning in 1919 and was later designated as a part of the Dixie Highway in 1924. In 1926, the western route of the Dixie Highway following the newer Perry and Valdosta route was officially designated as US 41. By October 1929, the majority of US 41 was paved in Georgia, the only sections that were not paved at that point were between Fort Oglethorpe and Ringgold, and another on the south side of Calhoun.[13]

1950s[]

The highway that would eventually become I-75 in Georgia was an unnamed expressway that was open in 1951 from the southern part of Atlanta to University Avenue. It was projected from University Avenue to Williams Street in downtown Atlanta. This expressway was open from Williams Street to what is now the northern end of the Downtown Connector. It was also proposed from the Downtown Connector to the northwest part of Atlanta.[14][15] By late 1953, this expressway was signed as US 19/US 41 as far north as Lakewood Avenue. It was under construction from the Downtown Connector to Howell Mill Road. It was proposed from Howell Mill Road to the northwest part of Atlanta.[15][16] By mid-1954, the expressway was signed as SR 295 from Lakewood Avenue to University Avenue. It was under construction from the Downtown Connector to US 41/SR 3E, just north of West Paces Ferry Road.[16][17] By mid-1955, the highway was under construction from University Avenue to Glenn Street. It was open from Williams Street to US 41/SR 3E in the central part of Atlanta.[17][18] By mid-1957, the highway was opened from University Avenue to Glenn Street. It was also open from Williams Street to US 41/SR 3E in the northwest part of Atlanta.[18][19]

1960s[]

By the middle of 1960, a short segment southeast of Williams Street was open.[19][2] By mid-1963, I-75 was signed. It was open from the Florida state line to US 41/SR 7 in Unadilla. It was under construction from Unadilla to just north of the Crawford–Bibb county line. It was open from SR 148 in Bolingbroke to US 23/SR 42 north-northwest of Forsyth. It was open from Glenn Street to Washington Street in downtown Atlanta. It was under construction from US 41/SR 3 in the northwest part of Atlanta to its northern interchange with I-285. It was also under construction from SR 53 in Calhoun to the Tennessee state line.[2][3] Between 1963 and 1965, it was open from US 41/SR 7 in Unadilla to Hartley Bridge Road south-southwest of Macon. It was proposed from Hartley Bridge Road to I-16 in Macon. It was under construction from I-16 to its northern interchange with I-475 near Bolingbroke. It was open from Bolingbroke to near Forsyth. It was under construction from there to SR 155 south of McDonough. It was proposed from there to SR 54 in Morrow. It was under construction from Morrow to US 19/US 41 west of Morrow. It was proposed from that interchange to SR 331 in Forest Park. It was open from Forest Park to West Paces Ferry Road in northwest Atlanta. It was under construction from there to SR 120 in Marietta. It was proposed from Marietta to SR 140 in Adairsville. It was under construction from Adairsville to SR 53 in Calhoun. It was open from Calhoun to the Tennessee state line.[3][20] In 1966, the highway was open from the Florida state line to its southern interchange with I-475 near Macon. It was open from I-16 to US 23/SR 42 near Forsyth. It was open from Forest Park to its northern interchange with I-285.[20][21] In 1967, it was under construction from US 80/SR 74 to I-16 in Macon. It was under construction from near Forsyth to the US 19/US 41 interchange west of Morrow. It was open from Forest Park to SR 120 in Marietta. It was under construction from SR 120 to Allgood Road in Marietta.[21][22] In 1968, the highway was open US 23/SR 42 near Forsyth to SR 20 in McDonough. It was under construction from McDonough to SR 54 in Morrow. It was open from Morrow to Allgood Road in Marietta. It was under construction from US 411/SR 61 near Cartersville to SR 140 in Adairsville.[22][23] In 1969, the highway was under construction from its southern interchange with I-475 to I-16 in Macon. It was open from I-16 to Allgood Road in Marietta.[23][24]

1970s[]

A section of I-75 in Cartersville.

In 1971, it was open from the Florida state line to Allgood Road in Marietta.[25][26] In 1973, it was under construction from Marietta to SR 92 in Acworth.[27][28] In 1974, the highway was under construction from Emerson to US 411/SR 61 near Cartersville.[28][29] The last segment of I-75 in Georgia, located between Emerson and Cartersville, opened on December 21, 1977.[30]

1980s[]

Work to increase lanes from six to eight on I-20, I-75, I-85, and I-285 and ten lanes on the downtown connector involved 126 total miles and was phased over 13 years between 1976 and 1988. The improvement campaign also included elimination of sharp curves and grades, left-hand exits, excessive interchanges, and short acceleration/deceleration lanes. So as to offer a bypass around construction through the center of the city, the perimeter road (I-285) was completed first. The radiating expressways were then upgraded, and the last phase was reconstruction of the depressed sections through downtown Atlanta. By June 1983, some $252 million in discretionary funds had been used to complete most of the highways save for some major interchanges and the downtown section. The eight miles of the downtown section, which includes the 4.4-mile long downtown connector, was the most complicated section of the entire reconstruction. Work was started on it in 1984, and it included redesigning the massive interchange between I-20 and I-75/85 at Memorial Drive where much of the mileage was on structure. The downtown connector was to be widened to ten lanes, and this required quite a bit of right of way acquisition. Many bridges, including the 55 over the connector portion alone, had to be designed and built.[31]

With completion of the Memorial Drive interchange in November 1988, one of the nation’s premier interstate urban expressway reconstruction projects of the late 20th century was completed. The metro Atlanta expressway system stands out for its lane capacity and high design standards. The $1.4 billion estimated cost price tag to rebuild the metro Atlanta interstates nearly equals what was expended on the construction of the rest of the statewide system.[32]

After completion[]

View of southbound I-75 at Jonesboro Road. Overhead signs are visible along the South Metro Express Lanes located in the freeway's median.

In addition to the general-purpose lanes added in the 1980s, provisions for high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes and dedicated on-ramps at Williams Street, Piedmont Avenue, and Memorial Drive were built, and were subsequently converted to HOV usage in 1996 on the Downtown Connector. In 1996, HOV lanes were also added from I-285 on the south side of Atlanta to I-285 on the north side of Atlanta.[citation needed]

In 1998, the portion of I-75 that from the Chattahoochee River north to the Tennessee state line was named the Larry McDonald Memorial Highway.[33] Larry McDonald, a conservative Democratic representative to Congress, was aboard Korean Air Lines Flight 007 when it was shot down by the Soviets on September 1, 1983. He was the only sitting Congressman to be reportedly killed by the Soviets during the Cold War.[citation needed] I-75 was also designated as the Horace E. Tate Freeway between I-85 to I-285 northwest of downtown Atlanta, in honor of Horace E. Tate, who was a State senator in 1974.[when?][citation needed]

Until 2000, the state of Georgia used the sequential interchange numbering system on all of its Interstate Highways. The first exit on each highway would begin with the number "1" and increase numerically with each exit. In 2000, the Georgia Department of Transportation switched to a mileage-based exit system, in which the exit number corresponded to the nearest milepost.[34][35]

In March 2007, I-75's HOV ramp serving Northside Drive in Atlanta was the site of the Bluffton University bus crash where seven out 35 people onboard the bus were killed.[36]

The highway had a lane widening project completed in 2011, allowing the entirety of the interstate in Georgia to be three lanes in each direction.[5] On January 28, 2017, the new Peach Pass-only South Metro Express Lanes from SR 155 to SR 138 and I-675, opened.[37] On September 8, 2018, new Northwest Corridor Express Lanes from the I-285/I-75 interchange to Hickory Grove Road and from I-75/I-575 interchange to Sixes Road have opened, the lanes require a Peach Pass to use.[38]

Future[]

The I-75/I-16 interchange is being revamped with extra ramps to and from US 23/US 129/SR 49.[39] GDOT estimates that the final portion of the project will be bid on in 2023.

The segment of I-75 from SR 49 in Byron to I-16 in Macon is part of the Fall Line Freeway and may be incorporated into the eastern extension of I-14, which is currently entirely within Central Texas and is proposed to be extended to Augusta.[40]

Exit list[]

Note: exit numbers along Georgia Interstates were renumbered in 1999 and 2000 to be mileage based instead of being sequential.[34]

CountyLocationmi[41]kmOld exit[42]New exitDestinationsNotes
Florida state line0.000.00 I-75 south (SR 93) – Lake CityContinuation into Florida
Lowndes​1.532.4612, Lake Park
Lake Park4.777.6825 SR 376 (Lakes Boulevard) – Lake Park
​10.5817.03311 SR 31 – Clyattville, Valdosta, Madison, Florida
​12.8320.6513Old Clyattville Road – Valdosta
Valdosta15.9125.60416 I-75 BL north / US 84 / US 221 / SR 38 – Valdosta, QuitmanSouthern terminus of I-75 Bus.
17.9428.87518 SR 133 – Valdosta, Moultrie
​21.7134.94622 I-75 BL south / US 41 south (North Valdosta Road / SR 7 south)Southern end of US 41/SR 7 concurrency; northern terminus of I-75 Bus.
Hahira28.7346.24729 US 41 north (SR 7 north) / SR 122 – Hahira, Barney, LakelandNorthern end of US 41/SR 7 concurrency
CookCecil32.3952.13832Old Coffee Road – Cecil
Adel37.5260.38937Adel
39.2663.181039 SR 37 – Adel, Moultrie, Nashville
Sparks41.4266.661141Rountree Bridge Road – Sparks
​44.8872.231245Barneyville Road
Lenox48.6678.311349Kinard Bridge Road – Lenox
Tift​54.9688.451455Eldorado, Omega
​59.0495.021559 I-75 BL (Southwell Boulevard) – Tifton
​60.3097.041660South Central Avenue
Phillipsburg–Tifton line61.2698.591761

 Omega Road (SR 35 Loop west) to US 319 south / SR 35 south		Eastern terminus of SR 35 Loop
Tifton61.8999.601862
 US 82 / SR 520 to US 319 – Tifton, Sylvester
62.44100.491963A2nd Street
62.82101.102063B8th Street
64.06103.092164 I-75 BL / US 41 – Tifton
​66.02106.252266Brighton Road
​69.28111.502369Chula Brookfield Road
​70.89114.092471Willis Still Road – Sunsweet
Turner​75.17120.972575Inaha Road
​78.45126.252678 SR 32 – Sycamore, Ocilla
​79.71128.282780Bussey Road – Sycamore
Ashburn82.07132.082882 SR 107 / SR 112 – Ashburn, Fitzgerald
​83.95135.102984 SR 159 – Ashburn, Amboy
CrispArabi91.86147.833092Arabi
​96.97156.063197 SR 33 Conn. – Wenona, Sylvester
Cordele98.98159.293299 SR 300 (Georgia–Florida Parkway) – Albany
100.75162.1433101 I-75 BL (16th Avenue East) / US 280 / SR 30 / SR 90 – Cordele, Abbeville
101.80163.8334102 SR 257 (8th Avenue East) – Cordele, Hawkinsville
​103.86167.1535104 I-75 BL / Farmers Market Road
Dooly​109.54176.2936109 SR 215 (East Union Street) – Vienna, Pitts
​112.07180.3637112 SR 27 – Vienna, Hawkinsville
​116.88188.1038117Pinehurst
Unadilla120.81194.4239121 US 41 / SR 7 – Unadilla
121.79196.0040122 SR 230 – Unadilla, Byromville
Houston​127.17204.6641127 SR 26 – Montezuma, Hawkinsville
Perry133.80215.33—134South Perry Parkway
134.86217.0442135 US 41 (SR 7) / SR 127 / SR 224 (Larry Walker Highway) – Perry
136.69219.9843136 SR 7 (US 341) – Perry, Fort Valley
138.20222.41—138Perry Parkway / Thompson Road (US 341 Byp.)
Peach​141.86228.3044142 SR 96 (Housers Mill Road)
​144.66232.81—144Richard B. Russell Parkway
​146.44235.6745146 SR 247 Conn. – Centerville, Warner Robins
Byron149.69240.9046149 SR 49 (SR 540 west / Fall Line Freeway) – Byron, Fort Valley, ColumbusSouthern end of SR 540 concurrency
Crawford
 No major junctions
Bibb​153.75247.44—153Sardis Church Road
​155.80250.7447155Hartley Bridge RoadCollector-distributor lanes on southbound exit and northbound entrance
​156.81–
156.89		252.36–
252.49		48156 I-475 north (SR 408) – AtlantaNorthbound exit and southbound entrance; southern terminus of I-475
Macon160.07257.6149160A US 41 / SR 247 (Pio Nono Avenue)Signed as exit 160 northbound
160.26257.9149A160BRocky Creek RoadNorthbound exit is via exit 160.
162.02260.7550162 US 80 / SR 22 (Eisenhower Parkway)
162.84262.0751163 SR 74 west (Mercer University Drive) / Little Richard Penniman Boulevard (Macon Mall)Eastern terminus of SR 74
163.98–
164.08		263.90–
264.06		52164 US 41 Bus. / SR 19 (Forsyth Street) / Hardman Avenue – Downtown Macon
165.28265.9953165 I-16 east (SR 404) / SR 540 east (Fall Line Freeway) – Savannah, Augusta[citation needed]Northern end of SR 540 concurrency; western terminus of I-16, exit 0; Major Bobby Jones MD POW-MIA Interchange undergoing redesign
167.02268.7954167 SR 247 (Pierce Avenue)
169.47272.7455A169
 To US 23 / Arkwright Road / Riverside Drive
​171.19275.5055171 US 23 / SR 87 / Riverside Drive
​172.64277.8456172Bass Road
Monroe​175.78282.8957175Pate Road – BolingbrokeNorthbound exit and southbound entrance; former SR 19 Spur
​177.96286.4058177 I-475 south (SR 408) – ValdostaSouthbound exit and northbound entrance; northern terminus of I-475
​180.97291.2459181Rumble Road – Smarr
​185.53298.5860185 SR 18 – Forsyth, Gray
Forsyth186.38299.9561186Tift College Drive
187.45301.6762187 SR 83 – Forsyth, Monticello
188.52303.3963188 SR 42 – Forsyth
​193.75311.8164193Johnstonville Road
​198.18318.9465198High Falls Road
Lamar
 No major junctions
Butts​201.31323.9866201 SR 36 – Jackson, Barnesville
​205.58330.8567205 SR 16 – Griffin, Jackson
Spalding
 No major junctions
HenryLocust Grove212.19341.4968212Bill Gardner Parkway – Jenkinsburg, Locust Grove, Hampton, Jackson
​214.08344.53—214Bethlehem Road to US 23, Locust GroveConstruction on new exit planned to begin in 2024[43]
​216.77348.8669216 SR 155 – McDonough
​216.00347.62—- I-75 South Metro Express LanesSouth end of South Metro I-75 Express lanes
​218.38351.4570218 SR 20 / SR 81 – McDonough, Hampton
​219.00352.45—- I-75 South Metro Express LanesNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
​221.35356.2371221Jonesboro Road – Lovejoy
​222.76358.5072222Jodeco Road – FlippenFormer SR 351
​224.62361.4973224Hudson Bridge Road / Eagles Landing Parkway
​228.07367.0474227
 I-675 north (SR 413) to I-285 – Augusta, Greenville		Northbound exit and southbound entrance; southern terminus of I-675
Stockbridge228.00366.93—- I-75 South Metro Express LanesNorth end of South Metro I-75 Express lanes
​228.61367.9175228 SR 138 – Jonesboro, Stockbridge
Clayton​231.33372.29—231Mount Zion Boulevard
Morrow232.81374.6776233 SR 54 – Morrow, Lake City
​235.04–
235.15		378.26–
378.44		77235 US 19 / US 41 / SR 3 (Old Dixie Highway) – Griffin, Jonesboro
​237.61382.4078237 SR 331 – Forest Park
​238.00383.0279 SR 85 (Frontage Road) – RiverdaleNorthbound exit only
​238.25383.4380237A SR 85 south – RiverdaleSouthbound exit only
​238.69384.1381A238A
 I-285 east (Atlanta Bypass / SR 407) to I-85 north – Augusta, Greenville, Charlotte		Detour route to I-85 north;[44] I-285 exit 58
​81B238B I-285 west (Atlanta Bypass / SR 407) – Birmingham, Chattanooga, Domestic Terminals, Columbus, Montgomery
FultonHapeville239.23–
240.10		385.00–
386.40		82, 84, and 85239 US 19 / US 41 (Central Avenue / SR 3) / C.W. Grant Parkway / Porsche Avenue – International TerminalAdditional ramps for direct HOV lane access to/from C.W. Grant Parkway; Exit 82 (northbound) and 84 (southbound) were to C.W. Grant Parkway formerly Aviation Boulevard and Exit 85 was to US 41. Today, they are all marked as exit 239.
239.00384.6383-Frontage Road to Mountain View
Atlanta242.09389.6186241Cleveland Avenue
242.65390.5187242 I-85 south (SR 403) – Domestic Terminals, Columbus, MontgomerySouthbound exit and northbound entrance; southern end of I-85/SR 295 concurrency; southern terminus of SR 295
243.27391.5188243 SR 166 (Langford Parkway) – East Point
245.13394.5089244University Avenue / Pryor Street
246.18396.1990245Abernathy Boulevard / Capitol Avenue – Turner FieldNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
246.00395.9090A-Georgia Avenue East – Stadium, Grant ParkExits 90 A and B were northbound only and replaced in the 1980s by a single exit 90 (currently exit 245) which was moved several blocks south and not given direct access to Georgia Avenue.
246.00395.9090B-Georgia Avenue West – West EndExits 90 A and B were northbound only and replaced in the 1980s by a single exit 90 (currently exit 245) which was moved several blocks south and not given direct access to Georgia Avenue.
246.53396.7591246Fulton Street / Central Avenue – Downtown Atlanta
246.77397.1492 A & B247 I-20 (Ralph D. Abernathy Freeway / SR 402) – Augusta, BirminghamI-20 exit 57
247.15397.7593248AMartin Luther King Jr. Drive – State CapitolSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
247.72398.6794248BEdgewood Avenue / Auburn Avenue / J.W. Dobbs AvenueNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
248.07399.2396 A & B248C SR 10 east (Freedom Parkway) / Andrew Young International Boulevard – Carter CenterExit 96 A went to Freedom Parkway and exit 96 B went to International Boulevard before the 1980s when they were made into one exit.
248.12399.3195248DJ.W. Dobbs Avenue / Edgewood AvenueSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
248.52399.9597249ACourtland Street – Georgia State UniversitySouthbound exit only
248.77400.3698249BPine Street, Peachtree Street – Civic CenterNorthbound exit only
248.97400.6899249CWilliams Street – Georgia World Congress Center, Mercedes-Benz StadiumNo northbound exit (only northbound entrance, southbound entrance, southbound exit); additional ramps for direct HOV access: southbound exit and northbound entrance
249.04400.79100249DSpring Street, West Peachtree StreetNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
249.17401.00100249D US 29 / US 78 / US 278 / SR 8 (North Avenue) – Georgia TechSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
249.88402.14101 and 10225010th Street, 14th Street – Georgia TechNorthbound exit and southbound entrance; no northbound entrance to I-85 north; exit 101 went to 10th Street and exit 102 went to 14th Street before the 1980s.
250.22402.69101 and 10225016th Street, 14th Street, 10th StreetSouthbound exit and northbound entrance; exit 101 went to 10th Street and exit 102 went to 14th Street before the 1980s.
250.58403.27—251A17th Street – MidtownNorthbound exit only
250.87403.74103251B
 I-85 north (SR 403) to SR 400 north – Greenville, Charlotte		Northern end of I-85/SR 295 concurrency; northern terminus of SR 295
251.89405.38104252A US 41 / SR 3 (Northside Drive)
——Southbound exit and northbound entrance
252.25405.96105252BHowell Mill Road
254.27409.21106254Moores Mill Road
255.50411.19107255 US 41 / SR 3 (Northside Parkway) / West Paces Ferry Road
256.60–
256.76		412.96–
413.22		108256Mount Paran Road
Chattahoochee River257.07–
257.27		413.71–
414.04		Lester and Virginia Maddox Bridge
Cobb​257.65414.65—258Cumberland Boulevard
​257.90415.05—-Akers Mill RoadHOV-only ramps for northbound exit and southbound entrance
​258.40415.85109A259A I-285 east (Atlanta Bypass / SR 407) – Augusta, Greenville, CharlotteI-285 exit 20
​109B259B I-285 west (Atlanta Bypass / SR 407) – Birmingham, Montgomery, TampaI-285 exit 20
​258.60416.18—- I-75 Northwest Corridor Express LanesSouth end of Northwest Corridor I-75 Express lanes
​259.98418.40110260Windy Hill Road – Smyrna
Marietta261.58420.97111261 SR 280 west (Delk Road) – Lockheed, Dobbins AFBEastern terminus of SR 280
263.29423.72112263 SR 120 – Marietta, RoswellFormer SR 120 Loop
265.08426.60113265 SR 120 Alt. – Marietta, RoswellFormer SR 120 Loop
267.12429.89114A267A SR 5 Spur north (Canton Road)Southern terminus of SR 5 Spur
​114B267B
 SR 5 south to US 41 – Marietta		Southern end of SR 5 concurrency
​268.71432.45115268 I-575 north (SR 417) / SR 5 north – Ball Ground, CantonNorthern end of SR 5 concurrency; southern terminus of I-575; southbound exit is via exit 269.
​269.46433.65116269 SR 5 Conn. / Barrett Parkway – KennesawFormerly Roberts Road
​271.19436.44117271To north I-575 to Chastain Road north
Kennesaw272.95439.27118273Wade Green Road – Kennesaw
Acworth274.20441.28—- I-75 Northwest Corridor Express LanesNorth end of Northwest Corridor I-75 Express lanes
Cherokee​277.19446.09120277 SR 92 – Acworth
Bartow​278.48448.17121278Glade Road – Acworth
Emerson283.58456.38122283Allatoona Road – Emerson
​285.27459.10123285Red Top Mountain Road
Cartersville287.82463.20124288 SR 113 – Cartersville
​290.20467.03125290 SR 20 – Rome, Canton
Cartersville293.60472.50126293 US 411 / SR 61 – Chatsworth, White, Cartersville
​296.54477.23127296Cassville–White Road
Adairsville305.82492.17128306 SR 140 – Adairsville
Gordon​310.42499.57—310Union Grove Road
Calhoun312.44502.82129312 SR 53 – Calhoun, Fairmount, Rome
315.26507.36130315 SR 156 (Redbud Road) – Calhoun
​317.29510.63131317 SR 225 – Chatsworth, Calhoun
Resaca318.67512.85132318 US 41 / SR 3 – Resaca, Calhoun
320.29515.46133320 SR 136 – Resaca, LaFayette
Whitfield​325.93524.53134326Carbondale Road
​328.56528.77135328 SR 3 Conn. – Dalton
Dalton333.71537.05136333 SR 52 / SR 71 (Walnut Avenue) – Dalton
335.96540.68137336 US 41 / US 76 (SR 2 / SR 3) – Dalton, Rocky Face
​341.16549.04138341 SR 201 – Tunnel Hill, Varnell
Catoosa​344.72554.77139345 US 41 / US 76 (SR 2 / SR 3) – Ringgold, LaFayette
​348.07560.16140348 SR 151 – Ringgold, LaFayette
​350.13563.48141350 SR 2 () – Fort Oglethorpe
​353.70569.22142353 SR 146 – Rossville, Fort Oglethorpe
Tennessee state line355.10571.48 I-75 north – ChattanoogaContinuation into Tennessee
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Related routes[]

I-75 north at exit 156 in Bibb County in 2016, the left three lanes are for the Interstate 475 bypass of Macon.

There are three auxiliary Interstate Highways related to I-75 in Georgia and a fourth that was proposed. I-175 was a proposed spur from Albany northeast to Cordele. 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 Interstate 285 (Atlanta's perimeter) - east of I-75.

Additionally, there are three business routes of I-75 in the state. The first Business Loop I-75 (BL I-75) runs through central Valdosta mostly concurrent with U.S. Route 221. The second BL I-75 runs through downtown Tifton mostly concurrent with U.S. Route 41, and a third one that runs through Cordele. There was a former BL I-75 in Adel–Sparks.

See also[]

References[]

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