Interstate 75

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Interstate 75

Map
I-75 highlighted in red
Route information
Length1,786.47 mi[1] (2,875.04 km)
Existed1957–present
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
South end SR 826 / SR 924 in Miami Lakes, FL
Major intersections
North endCanadian border on Int'l Bridge at the Sault Sainte Marie Border Crossing
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesFlorida, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan
Highway system

Interstate 75 (I-75) is a major north–south Interstate Highway in the Great Lakes and Southeastern regions of the United States. As with most Interstates that end in 5, it is a major cross-country, north–south route, traveling from State Road 826 (SR 826, Palmetto Expressway) and SR 924 (Gratigny Parkway) on the HialeahMiami Lakes border (northwest of Miami, Florida) to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, at the Canadian border. It is the second-longest north–south Interstate Highway (after I-95) and the seventh-longest Interstate Highway overall.[2]

I-75 passes through six different states. The highway runs the length of the Florida peninsula from the Miami area and up the Gulf Coast through Tampa. Farther north in Georgia, I-75 continues on through Macon and Atlanta before running through Chattanooga and Knoxville and the Cumberland Mountains in Tennessee. I-75 crosses Kentucky, passing through Lexington before crossing the Ohio River into Cincinnati, Ohio. In Ohio, the highway runs up the western side through Dayton and Lima before crossing into Michigan north of Toledo. I-75 runs northeasterly along the Lake Erie shoreline and Detroit River into the city of Detroit before turning northwesterly and northward to the Mackinac Bridge where the freeway crosses the strait between Lakes Huron and Michigan. Farther north, I-75 approaches the Canadian border at Sault Ste. Marie, downriver from Lake Superior, 1,786.5 miles (2,875.1 km) from its origins near the subtropical Atlantic Ocean.

Route description

Lengths
  mi[1]
km
FL 470.88 757.81
GA 355.11 571.49
TN 161.86 260.49
KY 191.78 308.64
OH 211.30 340.05
MI 395.54 636.56
Total 1786.47 2875.04
Southern terminus of I-75 at the interchange with SR 826, locally known as the Palmetto Expressway
I-75 cosigned with I-85 in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia
I-75 as it crosses the Chattahoochee River in Atlanta, Georgia
Scenic view along I-75 near Cleveland, Tennessee
I-75 north at exit 49 in McMinn County, Tennessee, in 2009
I-75 north of Lexington
Aerial view of I-75 and Dayton, Ohio
Mackinac Bridge in Michigan
Soo Locks and Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge, linking the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Ontario

Florida

I-75 starts at an interchange with

turbine interchange) which carries traffic across the center of the state to the East Coast, and another as I-275 traffic defaults back onto northbound. The freeway proceeds to enter suburban portions of Pasco, Hernando, and Sumter counties on its way to Ocala and Gainesville. At Lake City, Florida, I-10, intersects with I-75. Afterward, the northmost stretch of I-75 in Florida exits the Sunshine State into southern Georgia
.

Georgia

I-75 (unsigned State Route 401 [SR 401] within Georgia) enters

Kennesaw that it bypasses. To the northwest of Marietta, the highway runs concurrently with I-575. After the interchange with I-575, the highway leaves the Atlanta metro area and traverses the Blue Ridge Mountains
in the north Georgia region as it heads toward Chattanooga.

Tennessee

The freeway enters Tennessee directly in the Chattanooga metropolitan area, where it intersects with I-24. Exiting Chattanooga to the northeast, I-75 passes through an area known for dense fog. Twelve people were killed and 42 were injured in a 1990 I-75 fog disaster on that stretch of I-75 in heavy fog on December 11, 1990.[3] I-75 does not meet any other freeways until it overlaps I-40 near Farragut and heads eastbound. Together, they enter the outskirts of Knoxville, where I-75 overlaps itself with a different road, this time I-640, but only for a short time. When the two meet I-275, I-75 encounters some of its highest points of elevation through the Cumberland Mountains, cutting through the uppermost peaks and ridges.

Kentucky

I-75 continues northbound through the hilly terrain of the Cumberland Plateau region of

Walton, I-71 runs concurrently with I-75 for the next 20 miles (32 km) or so and heads toward Cincinnati. The two concurrent Interstates then make an interchange with I-275, the Cincinnati beltway. After passing through Covington, the I-71/I-75 highway traverses the Ohio River via the lower level of the Brent Spence Bridge and continues into Downtown Cincinnati
.

Ohio

Immediately after entering

U.S. Route 35 have interchanges with I-75. The interchange of I-75 with I-70 is known as the Freedom Veterans Crossroads.[4] After exiting the city of Dayton, I-75 makes its way northbound through Ohio, passing through smaller cities of Troy, Sidney, Wapakoneta, Lima, Findlay and Bowling Green before finally reaching Toledo located on the western shore of Lake Erie and the border of Michigan. I-75 meets the I-475 interchange in the southern suburbs of Toledo in Perrysburg and then I-80, I-90, and the Ohio Turnpike. As the interstate highway passes through downtown Toledo, I-475 meets with I-75 again just north of the downtown area of Toledo. It then continues through some industrial areas as it progresses north before approaching I-280
, which is the last major junction in Ohio. I-75 then passes by the Lake Erie neighborhoods of Shoreland and Point Place, just before entering the US state of Michigan with the sign welcoming motorists to Michigan.

Michigan

Upon entering

Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I-75 is the only Interstate located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and it continues until it crosses the Canadian border via the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge
.

History

This limited access highway that was planned in the 1950s roughly follows the general route of many older at-grade highways, including US 2, US 27, US 25, and US 41, among others. Some of these older US Highways (several of which are still in existence) previously had replaced the eastern route of the old Dixie Highway.

I-75 was planned to end in

local opposition
, I-75 presently ends a few miles short of I-95.

I-75 was completed in Kentucky in 1970. The last segment in Michigan opened to traffic on November 1, 1973.[7] The last section of I-75 in Tennessee was completed on December 20, 1974.[8] On December 21, 1977, I-75 was completed from Tampa to Sault Ste. Marie with its final segment opening between northern Marietta, Georgia, and Cartersville, Georgia. It was estimated to have cost $3.5 billion in 1977 dollars (equivalent to $13.3 billion in 2023[9]) to build the original section.[10] The final stretch of I-75 in South Florida was completed in 1986 in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, and the last stretch to receive the signs for I-75 was the reconstructed (rebuilt and widened) Alligator Alley on November 25, 1992.[11]

Junction list

Florida
SR 826 / SR 924 on the HialeahMiami Lakes city line
I-595 on the DavieSunrise-Weston tripoint
US 27 in Weston
US 17 on the SolanaCleveland CDP line
US 301 in Ellenton
I-275 east-northeast of Terra Ceia
US 301 in Palm River-Clair Mel
I-4 in Mango
I-275 on the LutzWesley Chapel CDP line
US 98 west-northwest of Ridge Manor
Florida's Turnpike southeast of Ocala
US 27 in Ocala
US 441 in Alachua
US 41 / US 441 in Ellisville
US 90 in Lake City
I-10 west-northwest of Five Points
US 129 north-northeast of Suwannee Springs
Georgia
US 84 / US 221 in Valdosta
US 41 northwest of Valdosta. The highways travel concurrently to Hahira.
US 82 in Tifton
US 41 in Tifton
US 280 in Cordele
US 41 in Unadilla
US 41 in Perry
US 341 in Perry
I-475 southwest of Macon
US 41 in Macon
US 80 in Macon
I-16 in Macon
US 23 northwest of Macon
I-475 northwest of Bolingbroke
I-675 in Stockbridge
US 19 / US 41 west of Morrow
I-285 in Forest Park
US 19 / US 41 on the AtlantaHapeville city line
I-85 in Atlanta. The highways travel concurrently through Atlanta.
I-20 in Atlanta
US 29 / US 78 / US 278 in Atlanta
I-85 in Atlanta. End of the concurrency with I-85.
US 41 in Atlanta
US 41 in Atlanta
I-285 in Cumberland
I-575 north-northwest of Marietta
US 411 in Cartersville
US 41 in Resaca
US 41 / US 76 in Dalton
US 41 / US 76 southeast of Ringgold
Tennessee
US 41 / US 76 in East Ridge
I-24 on the East Ridge–Chattanooga city line
US 11 / US 64 in Chattanooga. The highways travel concurrently to north of Collegedale.
US 74 in Cleveland
US 321 in Lenoir City
I-40 west of Farragut. The highways travel concurrently to Knoxville.
I-140
in Knoxville
US 11 / US 70 in Knoxville
I-40 / I-640 in Knoxville. I-75/I-640 travels concurrently through Knoxville.
US 25W in Knoxville. The highways travel concurrently through Knoxville.
I-275 / I-640 / US 25W in Knoxville
US 441 in Rocky Top
US 25W in Rocky Top. The highways travel concurrently to Caryville.
US 25W in Jellico
Kentucky
US 25W in Goldbug
US 25W in Corbin
US 25 east-southeast of Mount Vernon
US 25 in Mount Vernon
US 25 in Richmond
US 25 / US 421 south-southeast of Lexington. The highways travel concurrently to Lexington.
US 60 in Lexington
I-64 in Lexington. The highways travel concurrently through Lexington.
US 27 / US 68 in Lexington
US 460 in Georgetown
US 62 in Georgetown
I-71 in Walton. The highways travel concurrently to Cincinnati, Ohio.
US 42 / US 127 in Florence
I-275 in Erlanger
US 25 / US 42 / US 127 in Fort Mitchell
US 25 / US 42 / US 127 in Covington
Ohio
US 22 / US 27 / US 42 / US 52 / US 127 in Cincinnati
US 50 in Cincinnati
US 27 / US 52 / US 127 in Cincinnati. I-75/US 27/US 52 travel concurrently through Cincinnati.
I-74 / US 27 / US 52 / US 127 in Cincinnati
I-275 in Sharonville
I-675 southeast of Miamisburg
US 35 in Dayton
I-70 in Vandalia
US 40 in Vandalia
US 36 in Piqua
US 33 in Wapakoneta
US 68 in Findlay
US 224 in Findlay
US 6 in Bowling Green
I-475 / US 23 in Perrysburg. I-75/US 23 travels concurrently through Perrysburg.
US 20 / US 23 in Perrysburg
I-80 / I-90 in Rossford
US 24 in Toledo
I-475 in Toledo
I-280 in Toledo
Michigan
I-275 north-northeast of Monroe
US 24 in Taylor
I-96 in Detroit
I-375 in Detroit
I-94 in Detroit
I-696 on the FerndaleHazel ParkRoyal OakMadison Heights city line
US 24 west-northwest of Clarkston
I-475 west of Grand Blanc
US 23 south-southwest of Flint. The highways travel concurrently to southwest of Standish.
I-69 in Flint
I-475 west of Beecher
I-675 east of Saginaw
I-675 north-northwest of Zilwaukee
US 10 west of Bay City
US 127 south of Grayling
US 31 north-northeast of Carp Lake
US 23 in Mackinaw City
US 2 in St. Ignace
Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge at the Canada–United States border in Sault Ste. Marie

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Auxiliary routes

References

  1. ^ a b DeSimone, Tony (October 31, 2002). "Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002". Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved October 2, 2007.
  2. ^ 7 of the Longest U.S. Interstates That Are Worth the Road Trip, Popular Mechanics, July 19, 2022
  3. ^ Staff (October 28, 1992). "Safety Recommendation in reply to H-92-92" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
  4. ^ Keeter, Brian (October 25, 2004). "Nation's Top Highway Official Dedicates Key Dayton, Ohio, Interstate Interchange to State's Military Personnel" (Press release). Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
  5. ^ "West Coast Turnpike Study Ordered By Kirk". St. Petersburg Times. April 20, 1967. p. 1B.
  6. ^ "I-75 Extension Should Kill Toll Road - Cramer". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. August 16, 1968. p. 16.
  7. OCLC 30098364
    . Retrieved July 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Dunn Opens 96 Interstate Miles". The Tennessean. Nashville. December 21, 1974. p. 32. Retrieved April 18, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Gross Domestic Product deflator
    figures follow the Measuring Worth series.
  10. ^ Ayres, B. Drummond (December 22, 1977). "I-75 Link Opens First Full Interstate Route". The New York Times. p. 14. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  11. ^ Staff. "Previous Interstate Facts of the Day". Celebrating the Eisenhower Interstate Highway System. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
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