I-75/85 South - Downtown Connector

I-75/85 combine south along the Downtown Connector ahead of the 17th Street Bridge joining Atlantic Station with Midtown Atlanta.

10/26/15

The 14th Avenue overpass accommodates the ramp to 10th Street east to Midtown Atlanta. Succeeding exits follow for U.S. 29-78-278 (North Avenue) and Williams Street south to Downtown and the World Congress Center.

06/12/17

Exit 249C for Ivan Allen, Jr. Boulevard leads visitors to Centennial Olympic Park, State Farm Arena (home of the Atlanta Hawks), the World of Coca-Cola and Mercedes-Benz Stadium (home of the Atlanta Falcons).

12/31/12

10th Street spans I-75/85 south a half mile from Exit 249D. U.S. 29-78-278/SR 8 east line North Avenue east from Northside Drive (U.S. 19/41) to Piedmont Avenue. U.S. 29-78-278 shift one block north onto Ponce De Leon Avenue east for Virginia-Highland and overlap to the Druid Hills neighborhood.

03/15/22

The Georgia Institute of Technology (GA Tech) campus lines the west side of the Downtown Connector from Techwood Drive and 10th Street south to U.S. 29-78-278/SR 8 (North Avenue).

03/15/22

Exit 249D leaves the Downtown Connector for North Avenue by Bobby Dodd Stadium, home of GA Tech Yellow Jackets football. Exit 249C follows as a two lane ramp for Williams Street south to the Hotel District and Downtown Atlanta.

03/15/22

High rises from Peachtree Center and Downtown Atlanta rise south of the below grade section of I-75/85 beyond the North Avenue overpass.

06/12/17

Ramps for Williams Street simultaneously depart from the HOV and outside lanes of the Downtown Connector. Williams Street leads south from Ivan Allen, Jr. Boulevard to Andrew Young International Boulevard at the CBD. Ted Turner Drive (former Spring Street) parallels one block to the east on old U.S. 19/29.

03/15/22

The HOV exit to Williams Street leaves I-75/85 south as the freeway curves southeast around Downtown.

06/12/17

Beyond Exit 249C, I-75/85 south meets the west end of SR 10 at Exit 248C. Preceding the multi level interchange with John Lewis Freedom Parkway is Exit 249A for Courtland Street. There is no Exit 249B in the southbound direction.

03/15/22

A loop ramp joins I-75/85 south from Spring Street south. East from Exit 248C, John Lewis Freedom Parkway (SR 10) connects with Atlanta Medical Center via Boulevard north.

06/12/17

MARTA Civic Center Station and Peachtree Street span the Downtown Connector just north of Exit 249A.

06/12/17

Exit 249A joins Courtland Street south, six blocks ahead of the Georgia State University campus. SR 10 follows John Lewis Freeway Parkway 1.96 miles east to the Jimmy Carter Center, located adjacent to the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum at SR 42CO, and U.S. 29-78-278 (Ponce De Leon Avenue).

03/15/22

As I-75/85 encircle Downtown, three exits leave southbound over the course of 1.25 miles.

03/15/22

The Downtown Connector passes below a series of three lids starting with one at Courtland Street and Ralph McGill Boulevard.

06/12/17

Exit 248C departs for SR 10 (John Lewis Freedom Parkway) east to Old Fourth Ward, Inman Park and U.S. 29-78-278 (Ponce De Leon Avenue) at Virginia-Highland. SR 10 accompanies U.S. 278 through Decatur and Stone Mountain before recombining with U.S. 78 to Monroe, Athens and Augusta.

03/15/22

1.25 miles north of Interstate 20, I-75/85 pass below the lid at Baker Street and Piedmont Avenue. Tunnels along the Downtown Connector were constructed as part of the "Freeing the Freeways" program between 1985 and 1988.

10/26/15

Exit 248D leads onto Jesse Hill, Jr. Drive south ahead of Auburn Avenue east to the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site and Grady Memorial Hospital.

10/25/15

Auburn Avenue formerly was a part of SR 9 east from Luckie Street and U.S. 19/29 (Spring Street) to Edgewood Avenue via Butler Street (Jesse Hill Drive). I-75/85 advance 1.25 miles south to Exit 248A for Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive and the Capitol Hill Interchange with I-20.

06/12/17

The directional T interchange with SR 10 was built for unconstructed I-485. I-485 was proposed along an urban loop northeast from I-75/85 through Virginia Highland and Morningside-Lenox Park to I-85 near the vicinity of SR 400. A second proposal took I-485 east to the Stone Mountain Parkway at Decatur.

10/26/15

Turning southwestward, I-75/85 advance to a half diamond interchange (Exit 248A) with Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive for the State Capitol and Underground Atlanta.

06/12/17

Two lanes separate from the the Downtown Connector at Exit 247 for Interstate 20 east to Augusta and west to Birmingham, Alabama.

06/12/17

A short viaduct alongside Downtown Atlanta carries 12 overall lanes (ten general purpose and two HOV) above both Auburn and Edgewood Avenues.

12/31/12

Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive angles northwest from Exit 248A to the Georgia State Capitol and Five Points. Capitol Avenue SE leads south from nearby to Center Parc Credit Union Stadium. Forthcoming I-20 travels 201.53 miles across Georgia as part of a route between Dallas, Texas and Columbia, South Carolina.

06/12/17

Exit 247 partitions from I-75/85 south below a 1,000 foot long lid at Memorial Drive and Capitol Avenue. With 12 overall lanes, I-20 heads east from the Downtown Connector to I-285 in DeKalb County. The commuter freeway stretches nearly 70 miles between Villa Rica and Covington.

06/12/17

Exit 246 for Fulton Street and Center Parc Stadium departs from within the Capitol Hill Interchange at Interstate 20. The Downtown Connector continues 3.25 miles to Langford Parkway (SR 166).

10/26/15

Fulton Street crosses I-75/85 east from the Mechanicsville neighborhood to Pollard Boulevard and Hank Aaron Drive north of Center Parc Stadium (home of GSU Panthers football). Grant Park and Zoo Atlanta are further east.

06/12/17

Eliminating left exit ramps, the Capitol Hill Interchange was reconstructed during the 1980s Freeing the Freeways program.

06/12/17

A diamond interchange (Exit 244) joins I-75/85 with University Avenue at the Pittsburgh neighborhood, one mile south of the Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard underpass.

03/15/22

The passenger terminal for domestic flights at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) is located off I-85 at Exit 72. Opened on May 16, 2012, the Maynard H. Jackson, Jr. International Terminal lies just west of I-75 at Exit 239.

03/15/22

University Avenue carries unsigned SR 54 east 0.51 miles from I-75/85 to McDonough Boulevard at the South Atlanta neighborhood. SR 54 signs appear at Jonesboro Road, which it follows south to Lake City as part of a 70.50 mile long route to U.S. 27 at Hogansville.

06/12/17

University Avenue runs west to U.S. 19/41 (Metropolitan Parkway), which leads south to both Atlanta Metropolitan State and Atlanta Technical Colleges.

06/12/17

Exit 244 leaves I-75/85 south for University Avenue west to U.S. 19/41 at Adair Park and east to Hank Aaron Drive at Peoplestown. I-85 connects with U.S. 19/41 directly just beyond the South Split Interchange with I-75.

06/12/17

Heading south between the Sylvan Hills and Joyland neighborhoods, I-75/85 proceed 1.5 miles to the cloverstack interchange (Exit 243) with SR 166 (Langford Parkway). SR 166 comprises a freeway running 6.62 miles west from Lakewood Avenue to I-285 at the Greenbriar community.

06/12/17

Langford Parkway, renamed from Lakewood Freeway in July 1995, was part of a proposal for Interstate 420 in 1975. The urban loop was slated to run east from I-285 through the Lakewood Heights neighborhood to I-20 between Fayetteville and Gresham Roads in DeKalb County.

06/12/17

Confirming markers for I-75/85 south along the Downtown Connector at milepost 242. The I-85 shield disappeared by August 2017.

12/31/12

SR 166 travels west from I-75/85 through the city of East Point as part of a 63.57 mile long route from Atlanta to Carrollton and the Alabama state line west of Bowdon.

06/12/17

The Downtown Connector concludes at the South Split (Exit 242) just beyond the exchange with SR 166 (Langford Parkway).

06/12/17

A collector distributor roadway separates from I-75/85 south at Exit 243 for SR 166 (Langford Parkway) west to Fort McPherson and East Point and SR 166 east to Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood and the Lakewood Heights neighborhood.

06/12/17

The International Terminal for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is located on the east side of the airport by I-75. The Domestic Terminal is on the west side along I-85 at Exit 72.

06/12/17

The 7.40 mile long overlap along the Downtown Connector conclude with I-85 branching southwest with two lanes at Exit 242 and I-75 continuing south with five lanes.

06/12/17

A loop ramp joins the SR 166 (Langford Parkway) east 0.6 miles to a half built interchange with Lakewood Avenue. I-85 joins the Atlanta metropolitan area with Columbus and Fort Benning via Interstate 185.

06/12/17

Interstate 85 heads 3.7 miles southwest to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

06/12/17

Interstate 85 travels 55.3 miles southwest to I-185 for Columbus and 157 miles to I-65 in Montgomery, Alabama. Interstate 75 continues 77.4 miles southeast to I-16 in Macon.

06/12/17

The c/d roadway from SR 166 (Langford Parkway) connects with both I-75 and I-85 at the wye interchange where they separate.

08/07/13

I-85 runs along the west side of Hapeville on the ensuing stretch while I-75 passes the city to the east.

08/07/13