File:Spaghetti junction atlanta georgia i85 sb.jpg
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English: Driver's view of the I-85 and I-285 interchange north of Atlanta Georgia which is called Spaghetti Junction.
This traffic interchange, located north of Atlanta is where the two major roadways I-85 and I-285 cross along with several access roads. This is the view a driver would have when south bound on I-85 approaching Atlanta from the north east. The driver is in the right hand lane going onto the exit ramp which will carry the vehicle from south bound I-85 to south bound I-285 going around Atlanta in a clockwise direction in order to connect to I-675 which then connects to I-75 south bound. To the right in the picture you can see part of the ramp that leads from south bound I-85 to north bound I-285 which goes around Atlanta counter-clockwise. The vehicle from which this photo was taken has already passed the side exit leading to the north bound I-285. The two major roadways at this interchage are I-85 which goes through Atlanta in a north east to south west direction (South Carolina to the east and Alabama to the west) and I-285 which is a circular ring or bypass roadway built to reduce the amount of traffic going through downtown Atlanta. In addition to the two major roadways, I-85 and I-285, there are several access roads which come together in this same general location which had on-ramps and off-ramps onto and off of I-85. The traffic for these access roads were also accommodated as part of the interchange design. Notice the dividing wall made up of concrete walls that were set in place between the south bound traffic and the north bound traffic. Floodlights are mounted on the poles that have been erected on the concrete walls. Some of the poles also mount television cameras which are used to monitor traffic at a central station. From this station, observers can specify messages which are displayed on message boards to inform drivers of problems such as accidents or road construction that may lie ahead. In the late 1970s, this section of I-85 had two lanes in each direction as did I-285. I-285 crossed over I-85 using standard interstate bridges. There was a grass median between the south bound and north bound lanes of I-85. Due to population growth and development north of Atlanta in Gwinnett County additional lanes were added to both I-85 and I-285 followed by the construction of Spaghetti Junction in order to improve the flow of traffic between I-85 and I-285. |
Date | Sunday, August 22, 2004 around noon. 22 August 2004 (original upload date) |
Source | Photo taken Elaine Chambers. Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by User:Quadell using CommonsHelper. |
Author | Elaine Chambers. Richardelainechambers at en.wikipedia |
Camera location | 33° 53′ 46.66″ N, 84° 15′ 08.65″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 33.896295; -84.252403 |
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- 2004-08-22 23:36 Richardelainechambers 1024×768× (97089 bytes) Driver's view of the I-85 and I-285 interchange north of Atlanta Georgia which is called Spaghetti Junction. Photo taken Elaine Chambers, Sunday August 22, 2004 around noon.
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