Downtown Connector
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Downtown Connector (10th St. bridge, facing South)
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Downtown Connector (5th St. bridge, facing South)
In Atlanta, Georgia, the Downtown Connector is the merged route of Interstate 75 and Interstate 85 through the core of the city. Mile markers and exit numbers are posted according to I-75 only, but once re-joining I-85 the numbers continue as if the motorist were traveling I-85 the entire time. The Downtown Connector runs due north-south, and meets the east-west Interstate 20 in the middle.
The city's skyline, both Downtown and Midtown Atlanta, can be seen from the highway, especially at the northern and southern ends. The route also goes directly past Turner Field at Centennial Olympic Stadium, where the opening and closing ceremonies (and other events) were held for the Centennial 1996 Summer Olympics.
Interstate 75 (Georgia State Route 401)/Interstate 85 (Georgia State Route 403) Exit Numbers and Interchanges
- I-85 South (S.R. 403 South)/Atlanta Airport/Montgomery (mile 242, former exit 87) (Southbound Only)
- Arthur B. Langford Jr. Parkway ("Lakewood Freeway") (S.R. 166)/East Point (mile 243, former exit 88)
- University Avenue (S.R. 54 South)/Pryor Street (mile 244, former exit 89)
- Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard/Captiol Avenue/Hank Aaron Drive/Turner Field (mile 245, former exit 90) (Northbound Only)
- Central Avenue/Fulton Street/Georgia State University/Downtown Atlanta (mile 246, former exit 91)
- Ralph David Abernathy Freeway (I-20/S.R. 402) /Birmingham/Augusta (mile 247, former exit 92)
- Martin Luther King Jr. Drive (mile 248A, former exit 93) (Southbound Only)
- Edgewood Avenue/Auburn Avenue/John Wesley Dobbs Avenue/Grady Memorial Hospital (mile 248B, former exit 94) (Northbound Only)
- Andrew Young International Boulevard/Freedom Parkway (S.R. 10 East)/Atlanta Medical Center/Carter Center/Centennial Olympic Park (mile 248C, former exit 96)
- Butler Street/John Wesley Dobbs Avenue (mile 248D, former exit 95) (Southbound Only)
- Courtland Street/Georgia State University (mile 249A, former exit 97) (Southbound Only)
- Pine Street/Peachtree Street/Emory Crawford Long Hospital/Atlanta Civic Center (mile 249B, former exit 98) (Northbound Only)
- Williams Street/Georgia Dome/Georgia World Congress Center (mile 249C, former exit 99) (Southbound Only)
- North Avenue (U.S. 29/U.S. 78/U.S. 278/S.R. 8)/Spring Street/West Peachtree Street (mile 249D, former exit 100)
- 14th Street (U.S. 19/S.R. 9)/10th Street/Georgia Tech (mile 250, former exit 102)
- I-85 North (S.R. 403 North)/Greenville To Georgia 400 North(mile 251, former exit 103)