Downtown Connector (I-75/I-85)
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| Route designation | I-75/I-85[1] |
|---|---|
| Intersecting interstate | I-20[1] |
The Downtown Connector is the shared I-75/I-85 roadway through central Atlanta. AARoads documents its southbound ramps and its interchange with I-20 before the two interstate routes separate. For truck-crash research, the shared route designation is important: a location described only as I-75 or I-85 can be less precise than a travel direction and the nearest exit or cross street.[1]
Identifying the road segment
The southbound guide places the Courtland Street and John Lewis Freedom Parkway connections before the I-20 interchange. It describes the southern split with I-85 branching southwest and I-75 continuing south. These are geographic reference points, not a statement about which lane or ramp was involved in a particular collision.[1]
Inside-Perimeter truck travel
Georgia Code section 40-6-51 restricts vehicles with more than six wheels and specified commercial motor vehicles on portions of I-20, I-75, I-85 and Georgia 400 inside I-285. The statute includes exceptions for pickups or deliveries and travel to or from a terminal, repair facility or residence inside the Perimeter.[2]
A truck on the Connector is therefore not, by that fact alone, proof of a routing violation. The route and the purpose of the trip must be considered against the statutory exceptions. This entry does not determine a driver's compliance or civil liability from a road name.[2]
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References
- abcd I-75/85 South: Downtown Connector. AARoads. https://www.aaroads.com/guides/i-075-085-south-ga. independent. Checked . Source record
- ab Georgia Code section 40-6-51: vehicles inside I-285. Justia, reproduction of Georgia Code. https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-40/chapter-6/article-3/section-40-6-51/. independent. Checked . Source record