47-684: The following roads are known as the Northeast Freeway or Northeast Expressway : Northeast Expressway (Atlanta) , Georgia (I-85) Northeast Expressway (Baltimore) , Maryland (I-95) Northeast Expressway (Boston) , Massachusetts (US 1) Northeast Expressway (Cincinnati) , Cincinnati, Ohio (I-71) Northeast Expressway (Philadelphia), Pennsylvania (unbuilt; would have been US 1) Northeastern Freeway (Columbia) , South Carolina (SC 277) Northeast Freeway (Houston) , Texas (US 90) Northeast Freeway (Washington, D.C.) (unbuilt) Topics referred to by
94-502: A bridge carrying the North Line (then under construction, now the Red Line). Until 2000, the state of Georgia used the sequential exit numbering system on all of its Interstate Highways. The first exit on each highway would begin with the number 1 and increase numerically with each exit. In 2000, GDOT switched to a mileage-based exit system, in which the exit number corresponded to
141-535: A few miles to the west, helps attract bass fishermen and water sports enthusiasts to the city. The Troup County Courthouse, Annex, and Jail , built in 1939, is one of LaGrange's properties that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . LaGrange is named after the country estate near Paris of the wife of the Marquis de La Fayette . When La Fayette, a Revolutionary War hero, visited Georgia in 1825 on
188-465: A fire started at approximately 6:15 pm in a storage area under the highway along Piedmont Road in the Piedmont Heights area of Midtown Atlanta . This caused the collapse of a 100-foot (30 m) section of I-85 northbound . The highway in both directions needed to be demolished and replaced. According to GDOT, the work was completed ahead of schedule. Both the north and south bound portions of
235-527: A four- to six-lane expressway in the 1950s, the stretch of I-85 between the southern merge with I-75 and North Druid Hills Road was reconstructed as part of the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT)'s Freeing the Freeways program. This project included rebuilding all overpasses, new HOV -ready ramps (with the system implemented in 1996), and a widening of freeway capacity. Concurrent with this project
282-582: A fourth that was proposed, and then cancelled. I-185 (SR 411) is a spur from LaGrange to Columbus . It mainly provides a freeway between the Columbus and Atlanta metropolitan areas. I-285 (SR 407) is a heavily traveled beltway around Atlanta , which helps I-75 and I-85 drivers to bypass the city. I-485 was a short freeway in Atlanta (now Freedom Parkway) that was incomplete for many years and then decommissioned due to local opposition . I-985 (SR 419)
329-453: A majority of electors, the minority seldom could elect a candidate of their choice. The Department of Justice recorded objections to the city of LaGrange changes to election methods in October 1993 and December 1994. The 1993 objection related to the use of two at-large seats in a mixed city council plan with four single-member districts; the 1994 objection related to the use of one at-large seat in
376-548: A mixed city council plan with two "super-districts" and four single-member districts. From 1997, more city council seats were established in LaGrange. Municipal elections are held in odd-numbered years. The current mayor of LaGrange is Jim Arrington. He was elected mayor on May 21, 2024, filling a seat vacated by the death of former mayor Willie T Edmondson, who was the first African-American elected Mayor of LaGrange. The mayor and all council members are elected for four-year terms on
423-592: A national tour, he remarked on the similarity of local topography to his wife's property. The European-American settlement of LaGrange began in the early 19th century, soon after the territory was ceded to the United States by the Creek Indians and the territorial legislature established Troup County . The city was incorporated in December 1828. The area was developed for cotton plantations, and planters migrating from
470-614: A nonpartisan basis. The city council hires a full-time city manager, who oversees daily operations of city departments. In January 2017, Police Chief Louis M. Dekmar apologized publicly for his department's failure in 1940 to protect a 16-year-old black youth, who was lynched. The Troup County School System holds pre-school to grade 12, and consists of 11 elementary schools, three middle schools (Callaway Middle School, Gardner Newman Middle School, and Long Cane Middle School), and three high schools (Callaway High School, LaGrange High School, and Troup County Comprehensive High School. The county
517-424: A stretch that now bears his name. At the time, he promised equivalent access for Athens and Gainesville. It was not until the completion of SR 316 in the 1990s that there was finally a relatively quick, multilane expressway connecting Athens and Atlanta, ( US 78 is also multilane between Athens and Atlanta but it is not expressway-grade) although SR 316 still is largely at-grade. On March 30, 2017,
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#1732851753654564-477: A surrender with the colonel. Although local assets were burned and looted by Union troops, Colonel La Grange spared the private homes of LaGrange, including Bellevue , the home of former US Senator and then Confederate senator Benjamin Harvey Hill , a slave owner. La Grange may have been returning positive treatment which he had earlier received while in captivity. He had been given medical care by Confederates and
611-510: Is a spur from I-85 to Gainesville . LaGrange, Georgia LaGrange is a city in and the county seat of Troup County, Georgia , United States. The population of the city was estimated to be 30,858 in 2020 by the U.S. Census Bureau. It is the principal city of the LaGrange, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area , which is included in the Atlanta - Sandy Springs - Gainesville , Georgia - Alabama (part) combined statistical area . It
658-669: Is about 60 miles (97 km) southwest of Atlanta and located in the foothills of the Georgia Piedmont . LaGrange is home to LaGrange College , the oldest private college in the state. Started as a girls' academy, it has been affiliated since the late 19th century with the Methodist Church, and what is now the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church. The city's proximity to West Point Lake ,
705-507: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Northeast Expressway (Atlanta) Interstate 85 ( I-85 ) is a major Interstate Highway that travels northeast–southwest in the US state of Georgia . It enters the state at the Alabama state line near West Point , and Lanett, Alabama , traveling through the Atlanta metropolitan area and to
752-473: Is one of the most complex interchanges in the country, as I-285 and I-85 stay side by side through the interchange, which actually has two parts. The interchange also features many other, less important local access roads at the same time; meanwhile providing access to Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport . I-85 then runs along the northwestern boundary of the airport in East Point , providing access to
799-417: Is to provide commuters with a more reliable, free-flow commute option; complement the state's multimodal approach to managing traffic demand; and establish the vision for a future system of HOT lanes in the region. Detractors point out that existing infrastructure was reused for the express lanes and that commute times on the nonpaying travel lanes have doubled since implementation. Originally constructed as
846-399: The 2020 United States census , there were 30,858 people, 11,246 households, and 6,862 families residing in the city. LaGrange is governed by a mayor and six-person city council. The mayor is elected citywide ( at-large ). Three council members are elected to one post each from each of two council districts, designated as 1a, 1b, and 1c from the first district, with similar naming for posts in
893-637: The Atlantic Station section of Atlanta before the two highways split, with I-75 exits via the right three lanes and then heads northwest while I-85 uses the left three lanes and then heads northeast. Heading northbound after the Brookwood Interchange with I-75, I-85 is routed along a 10-lane-wide viaduct from the Buford Highway Connector (exit 86) to SR 400 (exit 87). Continuing northeast of Atlanta, I-85 continues through
940-553: The Interstate Highway System . An 18-mile (29 km) stretch between the Alabama line and exit 18 in LaGrange is serving as an environmental and technological testbed for a project called The Ray, a partnership involving federal and state officials, the private sector, academia and philanthropic organizations. Among the projects are a solar-paved roadway, enhanced road striping for autonomous vehicles, and plantings along
987-740: The South Carolina state line, where it crosses the Savannah River near Lake Hartwell . I-85 connects North Georgia with Montgomery, Alabama , to the southwest, and with South Carolina , North Carolina , and Virginia to the northeast. Within Georgia, I-85 is also designated as the unsigned State Route 403 ( SR 403 ). I-85 in Georgia usually travels roughly parallel with the route of US Route 29 (US 29). However, from Atlanta northeast to South Carolina, I-85 ventures away from that route, traveling about halfway between US 29 and
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#17328517536541034-616: The right-of-way to improve runoff and possibly serve as a harvestable crop. From LaGrange, I-85 heads northeastward toward Atlanta . Before reaching Atlanta, the highway crosses the CSX Transportation A&;WP Subdivision twice (in the Grantville area) and passes through the suburbs of Moreland , Newnan , Fairburn , and Union City . The highway then intersects I-285 at its southwest end in College Park . This interchange
1081-780: The Interstate were open by May 15, 2017, a month ahead of expectations. In May 2017, the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners voted to accept about $ 6 million (equivalent to $ 7.34 million in 2023 ) in federal funds, to be used to acquire land to build a new diamond interchange on I-85 at SR 324/Gravel Springs Road. The new exit will be located between exit 115, for SR 20, and exit 120, for Hamilton Mill Road/Hamilton Mill Parkway. The board voted in July 2019 to accept about $ 20 million (equivalent to $ 23.5 million in 2023 ) in federal and state grants to pay for
1128-534: The Year" by the Intelligent Community Forum, joining other cities such as New York, Singapore, Seoul, Glasgow and Toronto. Since 2000 the city has provided free Internet service to every household. It also has been ranked as a Georgia City of Excellence, and received a Government Technology Leadership Award. LaGrange was in the news in late January 2017 for the public apology of its police chief and mayor for
1175-469: The city's failure in 1940 to protect Austin Callaway , a 16-year-old African-American resident, from being lynched . The police did not report nor investigate his murder very thoroughly. On November 8, 2021, it was announced that Upstate New York -based firearms manufacturer, Remington Arms , would be moving their global headquarters from Ilion, New York to La Grange, and would be hiring 865 people over
1222-589: The city. During the American Civil War , LaGrange was defended by a volunteer women's auxiliary group known as the Nancy Harts or Nancy Hart Rifles, named after Nancy Hart . After defeating the Confederates in nearby West Point, Georgia , Colonel Oscar H. La Grange led his Union troops to the county seat of LaGrange. He placed Confederate prisoners near the front of the column. The Nancy Harts negotiated
1269-473: The combination of US 23 and US 123 . Within the city of Atlanta , I-85 has a concurrency with I-75 known as the " Downtown Connector ". After splitting from Downtown Connector, it is known as Northeast Expressway until its junction with I-285 (The Perimeter). I-85 enters the state of Georgia from Alabama via twin bridges over the Chattahoochee River , and then it immediately skirts
1316-592: The construction of the new interchange. E.R. Snell Contractors will complete the work. Since an overpass already exists for SR 324, on- and offramps, I-85 deceleration lanes, traffic signals, and turn lanes are the main aspects of the interchange to be added. The main goal for the new interchange is to provide another access point from I-85 to Mall of Georgia . Construction of the interchange started in early 2018 and finished in November 22nd, 2021. There are three auxiliary Interstate Highways of I-85 within Georgia and
1363-523: The converted 15.5-mile (24.9 km) lanes will be charged a toll varying from 10 to 90 cents per mile (6.2–55.9 ¢/km), depending on traffic conditions and usage. Though not signed on the freeway, they are high-occupancy toll lanes (HOT lanes), which means registered transport vehicles, carpools with three or more occupants, motorcycles, and busses are exempt from toll charges as long as they are registered as such. Tolls are collected using an electronic toll collection system. All travelers that use
1410-534: The domestic terminal. At the southwestern edge of Atlanta's city limits, I-85 merges with I-75 to form the Downtown Connector , which is 12 to 14 lanes wide. At the southern edge of Downtown Atlanta , this freeway has an interchange with the major east–west Interstate Highway, I-20 . The two freeways then skirt the eastern edge of downtown, running due north, passing through the Georgia Tech campus and
1457-488: The eastern areas of the South brought along or bought enslaved African Americans in the domestic slave trade to use as laborers. By 1860 Troup County had become the fourth-wealthiest county in Georgia, based on cotton as a commodity crop. It was the fifth-largest slaveholding county in the state. As the county seat, LaGrange was a center of trade for this prosperous area, and wealthy planters built more than 100 significant homes in
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1504-416: The express lanes extension, since lower congestion is expected on the new extension of the express lanes. Funds generated from the express lanes will be used to defray the costs of construction, operations, and maintenance of the lanes. Long-term revenue allocation is being studied and a decision about future excess revenues will be made later in the project process. Proponents for the express lanes say it
1551-657: The lane must have a Peach Pass sticker to avoid fines. Starting in November 2014, SunPass (Florida) and NC Quick Pass (North Carolina) are interoperable with Peach Pass , allowing motorists with those transponders to use the express lanes. On November 3, 2018, an extension to the express lanes opened, from its former ending at Old Peachtree Road to Hamilton Mill Road (exit 120). After this extension, four more northbound exit points were added: at SR 317 (exit 111), I-985 (exit 113), SR 20 (exit 115), and at its end at Hamilton Mill Road (exit 120). In addition, four new access points were added to
1598-411: The mid-20th century. Gradually in the late 20th century, much textile manufacturing moved offshore, out of the United States. The city has transitioned to a mixed economy with some new industries. Interstates 85 and 185 pass through LaGrange, which is a transportation hub in the area. The city has industrial and commercial access, and a Wal-Mart Distribution Center was developed here. Interface,
1645-480: The nearest milepost. On October 1, 2011, GDOT converted the 16-mile (26 km) HOV lanes in northern Atlanta into express/ HOT lanes. From Atlanta, I-85 north was originally slated to be built through the city of Athens to provide an easy link between the capital city and the University of Georgia . However, then-Governor Ernest Vandiver worked to make sure the highway traversed his home county of Franklin ,
1692-632: The northeastern suburbs, bypassing Chamblee and Doraville , where there is another intersection with I-285 (nicknamed Spaghetti Junction ). The Interstate then travels through the northeastern suburbs of Atlanta, including Lilburn , Duluth , Lawrenceville , and Buford . The Interstate has freeway interchanges with SR 316 in Duluth and I-985 in Suwanee , which provides a link to Gainesville . Satellite Boulevard within Gwinnett County parallels I-85 to
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1786-534: The second district. Candidates must declare for a post in one of the districts at the time of their filing, and must win a majority to be elected. This system was established for the first municipal election in 2011. (This was in compliance with a consent decree and court order settling litigation since 1982 under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 .) Previously a smaller number of city council members were elected at-large; as each candidate had to command
1833-412: The southbound express lanes: at SR 20, SR 317, Old Peachtree Road, and at the connection to the preexisting express lanes. The project costed $ 178 million (equivalent to $ 213 million in 2023 ). The express lanes extension will incur a separate charge from the existing express lanes. This is to decrease the impact of high congestion on the existing express lanes on the dynamic pricing of
1880-412: The span of five years. Construction is expected to cost $ 100 million. The southern half of the city was heavily damaged by an EF2 tornado on January 12, 2023 . The tornado injured four people along its path as well. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the city has an area of 112.8 mi (181.5 km), of which 111.4 mi (179.3 km) is land and 1.4 mi (2.3 km) is water. As of
1927-419: The town as prisoners of war . They were soon released, when it was learned that General Robert E. Lee had surrendered at Appomattox. In the late 19th century, LaGrange developed as a railroad center and as an industrial center. Textile mills were developed here and elsewhere in the upland region. Initially they employed only white workers. They increased in regional, state and national economic importance into
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1974-465: The town of West Point , with Kia 's multibillion-dollar plant located adjacent to the freeway just east of West Point. After leaving West Point, I-85 enters the LaGrange area, the first large town in Georgia on its route to the northeast. Northeast of LaGrange, I-85 has an interchange with the long spur freeway , I-185 , to the Columbus metropolitan area . This is the only connection between Columbus and
2021-734: The west as an arterial frontage road. I-85 eventually leaves the Atlanta metropolitan area and narrows down to four lanes (two in each direction) past exit 129 as the highway continues into the rural parts of northeast Georgia. At Lake Hartwell , which was formed by the damming of the Savannah River , I-85 crosses the Savannah River into South Carolina . I-85 has the first express lanes in Georgia, located in Gwinnett and DeKalb counties; they were originally high-occupancy vehicle lanes (HOV lanes). From Chamblee–Tucker Road (exit 94) to Old Peachtree Road (exit 109), travelers that utilize
2068-403: The world's leading manufacturer of carpet tile, was founded in LaGrange in 1973. It has its largest manufacturing center here. LaGrange is also home to a plant for Weiler Forestry . The city of LaGrange is a full-service utility provider for the region, including electricity, natural gas, water, sewer, refuse collection, and telecommunication. In 2000 the city was named "Intelligent Community of
2115-549: Was attended by a niece of Senator Hill. After recovery, Col. La Grange was exchanged for a Confederate prisoner, and he returned to battle duty. To show their gratitude for his sparing their homes, one of the Nancy Harts hosted a dinner for Col. La Grange. He paroled some local prisoners so they could attend. Many women of the town cooked all night to provide the meal. The next morning the Federal troops marched out, taking various men of
2162-482: Was completed first, then the stretch further south to LaGrange was completed in 1977. The portion of the highway from the Buford Highway Connector to SR 400 was constructed during the early 1980s and was designed as a replacement for the original four-lane routing of I-85 (now SR 13 ). In addition, the new viaduct was designed to accommodate connections to the SR ;400 tollway (then in planning), HOV lanes, and
2209-517: Was the construction of the Civic Center station as part of the West Peachtree Street overpass, which opened in December 1981. The 30-mile (48 km) section between LaGrange and Newnan was incomplete for a much-longer time that the rest of I-85 in Georgia and required a two-lane detour on US 27 and US 29 between those cities. The northern section between Newnan and Grantville
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