10 Facts About I-75

1.

Farther north in Georgia, I-75 continues on through Macon and Atlanta before running through Chattanooga and Knoxville and the Cumberland Mountains in Tennessee.

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2.

I-75 enters Georgia near Lake Park, and it continues northward through the towns of Valdosta, Tifton, and Cordele until it reaches the Macon area, where it intersects with I-16 eastbound toward I-75's route.

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3.

The areas where I-85 and I-75 run concurrently are some of the most traffic-prone Interstate Highways in the nation.

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4.

I-75 continues northbound through the hilly terrain of the Cumberland Plateau region of Kentucky, passing through London and Richmond and eventually reaching Lexington, where it briefly runs concurrently with I-64 before splitting off in the direction of Georgetown.

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5.

Immediately after entering Cincinnati, I-75 diverges from I-71, remaining generally due north through the Cincinnati metro area while I-71 curves more to the east and northeast through downtown Cincinnati and its surrounding suburbs.

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6.

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.

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7.

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.

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8.

Once near downtown, I-75 meets several interchanges: an interchange that leads into Canada via the Ambassador Bridge to Windsor, Ontario; an interchange with I-375; I-94; I-96; M-10; M-8.

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9.

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.

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10.

I-75 was planned to end in Tampa, Florida, in the original plan for 41,000 miles of Interstate Highways.

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