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What is the main highway in Atlanta?

In Atlanta, I-285 is the city's perimeter highway, and I-575 connects I-75 with counties in north Georgia. I-675 creates a shortcut from I-285 to I-75 south of the city, and I-985 connects I-85 with the Gainesville area in north Georgia.



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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.

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The 7.5-mile stretch where I-75 and I-85 meet is known as one of the worst bottlenecks in the U.S. Counterintuitive exit directions, multiple lane changes, and tight weaves around the Grady Curve make the Downtown Connector a major hotspot for traffic delays and accidents.

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Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson international airport topped the list as the world's busiest airport for the second year in a row. The airport had an increase of 23.8% to 93,699,630 passengers in 2022.

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The capital city of Atlanta is known for having one of the busiest airports in the world, world-famous hip-hop culture, historical significance in the Civil Rights Movement, and as the birthplace of Coca-Cola. The city is home to several important landmarks in the United states, including Martin Luther King, Jr.

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But a spokesperson for Guinness World Records confirmed to AFAR that King Fahd is indeed regarded as the world's number one largest airport in their book, based on the land it occupies. At 53 square miles, Denver International Airport is the biggest airport in the United States and the second largest in the world.

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Today, Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) is known for being one of the world's largest mega hubs. In 2022, it was the second largest airport globally by passenger numbers, only behind Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson, and third in aircraft movements overall (behind Atlanta and Chicago O'Hare).

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The morning rush hour in Atlanta starts as early as 4 a.m., and it can last as late as 10 a.m., but the worst of it begins around 6 or 7 a.m. In the evening, you can expect the worst traffic from 3:30 p.m. to at late as 7:30 p.m. This is a long stretch of time when the roads stay congested, so if you do not want to sit ...

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But hey, at least we climbed a spot from the cellar of 2022 Clever's study of the best and worst U.S. cities for commuters in 2023 pegs Atlanta as a bottom-five finisher in terms of hellacious, expensive, time-consuming commutes—one spot worse than, gulp, Los Angeles.

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