43-594: Northwest Corridor may refer to: Northwest Corridor, part of Interstate 75 in Georgia Northwest Corridor (Lancaster) , a neighborhood in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Northwest Corridor (Minnesota) Northwest Corridor HOV/BRT , a reversible-lane widening of Interstate 75 in northwestern metro Atlanta See also [ edit ] North–West line (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
86-609: A lane widening project completed in 2011, allowing the entirety of the Interstate in Georgia to be three lanes in each direction. On January 28, 2017, the new Peach Pass -only South Metro Express Lanes from SR 155 to SR 138 and I-675, opened. 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,
129-690: A portion of I-75 in Ooltewah (except 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. The Georgia Department of Transportation operates two welcome centers at both ends of Interstate 75 and nine rest areas,
172-629: A relatively straight bypass west of that city and I-75's route. 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 toward the Atlanta city center. I-75 then runs concurrently with I-85 due north over
215-467: Is currently entirely within Central Texas and is proposed to be extended to Augusta . Note: exit numbers along Georgia Interstates were renumbered in 1999 and 2000 to be mileage based instead of being sequential. 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
258-581: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Interstate 75 in Georgia Interstate ;75 ( I-75 ) in the US 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
301-542: Is located in Tifton, Georgia. It opened on July 4, 1976. The grounds consist of five areas: a traditional farm community of the 1870s, an 1890s progressive farmstead, an industrial sites complex, rural town, and national peanut complex; and the Museum of Agriculture Center. Over 35 structures have been relocated to the 95-acre (380,000 m ) site and faithfully restored or preserved. Costumed interpreters explain and demonstrate
344-518: Is one of the longest continuous multi-state six-lane freeways in the US (some segments along this corridor have as many as 16 lanes). Due to recent lane widening in southern Georgia completed in 2011, 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
387-644: Is the only Interstate to traverse the full length of the state from north to south, from the flat Atlantic Coastal Plains in southeast Georgia to the rolling mountains of North Georgia . In Downtown Atlanta , I-75 runs concurrently 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
430-673: The Atlantic Coast Line 's Seminole , Flamingo and City of Miami and the Southern Railway 's Ponce de Leon and Royal Palm . With the discontinuance of the City of Miami in 1971, Tifton was left without passenger service. Tifton is located in south central Georgia along Interstate 75, which runs north to south through the city, leading north 167 mi (269 km) to Atlanta and south 45 mi (72 km) to Valdosta . Other highways that pass through
473-557: The Downtown Connector through the central business district of Atlanta. The two Interstates intersect I-20 in downtown. Several miles north of the I-20 interchange, 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 toward the major suburban city of Marietta . This section of I-75 just north of I-285 has 16 through lanes, making it
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#1732780674974516-631: 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. 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 . Larry McDonald , a conservative Democratic representative to Congress , was aboard Korean Air Lines Flight 007 when it
559-671: The Tift County Courthouse are also on the National Register. In 2000, the boys 10u baseball team won the state championship with an undefeated season (24–0). In 2010, the indoor football team Georgia Firebirds relocated from Waycross, Georgia to Tifton. The Tift County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of, eight elementary schools, two middle schools, one high school, and an alternative school. The district has 467 full-time teachers and over 7,641 students. The Tifton Gazette
602-887: The Tifton Residential Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Tifton was founded in 1872 in Berrien County at the junction of the Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad and the Brunswick and Western Railroad by sawmill owner Henry H. Tift. Tifton was incorporated as a city in 1890. In 1905, it was designated county seat of the newly formed Tift County. Several Chicago-Florida and Cincinnati-Florida passenger trains made stops in Tifton:
645-474: The city include U.S. Route 41 , U.S. Route 82 , U.S. Route 319 , and Georgia State Route 125 . As of the 2020 United States census , there were 17,045 people, 5,906 households, and 3,779 families residing in the city. Tifton has a public library , in addition to an extensive college library located at nearby Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College . Until recently, Tifton was the home of
688-556: The depressed sections of the Downtown Connector which were completed in 1988. I-75 widening from I-285 and Aviation Boulevard to the Downtown Connector was completed by late 1984. I-75 widening from the Brookwood Interchange to the Chattahoochee River and Cobb County line was widened in the early 1980s and completed by 1985. Work on the Downtown Connector portion began in 1984, and included redesigning
731-480: 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
774-572: The federally-funded freeway built under the Interstate Highway System —though limited-access elements of the Interstate existed as early as 1951. With a length of 355.1 miles (571.5 km), I-75 is the longest Interstate Highway in Georgia. 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 toward Savannah . For northbound traffic, I-475 provides
817-411: 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. 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. By the middle of 1960, a short segment southeast of Williams Street
860-402: The lanes require a Peach Pass to use. The I-75/I-16 interchange is being revamped with extra ramps to and from US 23/US 129/SR 49. 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
903-495: The lifestyle and activities of this time in Georgia's history. The Tifton Residential Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 30, 2008. It is bounded generally by 14th Street, Goff Street, 2nd Street and Forrest Avenue at coordinates 31°27′35″N 83°30′25″W / 31.45972°N 83.50694°W / 31.45972; -83.50694 ( Tifton Residential Historic District ) . The Tifton Commercial Historic District and
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#1732780674974946-499: The massive interchange between I-20 and I-75/I-85 and the design and construction of 55 bridges over the connector portion alone. The project was completed in November 1988. In addition to the general-purpose lanes added in the 1980s, provisions for high-occupancy vehicle lanes (HOV lanes) and dedicated onramps at Williams Street, Piedmont Avenue , and Memorial Drive were built and were subsequently converted to HOV usage in 1996 on
989-731: The most of any interstate highway within the state. The northbound welcome center is located between exits 2 and 5 The southbound welcome center is located between exits 353 and 350. The other rest areas include two in Cook County, two in Turner County, two in Dooly County, one southbound rest area in Monroe County, and two in Gordon County. The general routing of I-75 within Georgia was originally developed as
1032-600: 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. 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
1075-554: The number "1" and increase numerically with each exit. In 2000, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) switched to a mileage-based exit system, in which the exit number corresponded to the nearest milepost. In March 2007, I-75's HOV ramp serving Northside Drive in Atlanta was the site of the Bluffton University bus crash where 7 out 35 people on board the bus were killed. The highway had
1118-433: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Northwest Corridor . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest_Corridor&oldid=1222285888 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
1161-489: The state. The first I-75 Business Loop (I-75 BL) runs through central Valdosta mostly concurrent with US 221 . The second I-75 BL runs through downtown Tifton mostly concurrent with US 41 , and a third one that runs through Cordele . There was a former I-75 BL in Adel – Sparks . Tifton, Georgia Tifton is a city in and the county seat of Tift County , Georgia , United States. The population
1204-467: 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
1247-582: The widest roadway anywhere in the Interstate Highway System . North of Marietta, the final major junction in the Atlanta metropolitan area is the I-575 spur. I-75 then traverses the hilly North Georgia terrain as it travels toward Chattanooga, Tennessee . The 190-mile-long (310 km) section of I-75 from the northern I-475 intersection to the US ;11 / US 64 intersection in Ooltewah, Tennessee ,
1290-418: The work to widen interstates across Atlanta including I-75 from six to eight lanes and the Downtown Connector to 10 lanes including the elimination of sharp curves and grades, left-hand exits, excessive interchanges, and short acceleration/deceleration lanes, took place in the 1980s. Construction began with widening I-285 first, beginning in 1976, continued to the radiating expressways, and concluded with
1333-546: The world's second largest magnolia tree, which was located in Magnolia Tree Park. In 2004, the tree was burned in a fire. The cause of the fire has never been given by local authorities. Currently, the tree and observation area are blocked from visitors by a gate. Although it no longer grows, the tree still stands. It is not known where the new second largest magnolia tree resides. The Georgia Museum of Agriculture & Historic Village, formerly known as Agrirama,
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1376-787: Was 17,045 at the 2020 census. The area's public schools are administered by the Tift County School District . Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College has its main campus in Tifton. Southern Regional Technical College and the University of Georgia also have Tifton campuses. Sites in the area include the Coastal Plain Research Arboretum , Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College , and the Georgia Museum of Agriculture & Historic Village . The Tifton Commercial Historic District and
1419-539: 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. By late 1953, this expressway
1462-480: 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. Additionally, there are three business routes of I-75 in
1505-463: 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 . The highway that would eventually become I-75 in Georgia
1548-633: 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. In 1969, the highway was under construction from its southern interchange with I-475 to I-16 in Macon. It
1591-516: 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
1634-459: Was open from Forest Park to its northern interchange with I-285. 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. In 1968, the highway
1677-545: Was open from I-16 to Allgood Road in Marietta. In 1971, it was open from the Florida state line to Allgood Road in Marietta. In 1973, it was under construction from Marietta to SR 92 in Acworth . In 1974, the highway was under construction from Emerson to US 411/SR 61 near Cartersville. The last segment of I-75 in Georgia, located between Emerson and Cartersville, opened on December 21, 1977. Much of
1720-615: Was open. 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
1763-722: Was shot down by the Soviet Union on September 1, 1983. He was the only sitting Congressperson to be reportedly killed by the Soviets during the Cold War . 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 Tate , who was a state senator in 1974. 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
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1806-452: 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. 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. By mid-1955,
1849-542: 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. 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
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