Atlanta Through the Archives

I-75/85 Connector Expansion

Summary

Federal Aid Highway Act of 1976 expanded the list of what interstate construction funds could be used for to include reconstructions, and the Connector was expanded from six lanes to ten.

SOURCES:

Darnell, Caroline. Connector of Disconnector: Analyzing Impacts of the Interstate 75/85 Connector on Historic Neighborhoods in Atlanta, Georgia. Clemson University. https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3622&context=all_theses.