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Atlanta streetcar, 1910. Pay-as-you-enter cars were being introduced at the time. Streetcars originally operated in Atlanta downtown and into the surrounding areas from 1871 until the final line's closure in 1949. The first such transportation began with horsecars in 1871, and electric streetcar service started in the 1880s. [1]
State Route 280 (SR 280) is a generally south-to-north state highway located in the Atlanta metropolitan area in the west-central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It runs from Georgia 139 in western Atlanta to Interstate 75 (I-75) in Marietta. The road has the odd shape of a shepherd's hook.
Atlanta, Georgia, 1955 Yellow Book with I-285 route Interchange between Interstate 285 (bottom & top) and Interstate 75 (right & left) northwest of Atlanta. The route that became I-285 was first proposed by the Metropolitan Plan Commission, the predecessor agency to the Atlanta Regional Commission, in 1952, and added to the proposal that became the Interstate Highway System in 1955.
Georgia State Route 400 (SR 400; commonly known as Georgia 400) is a freeway and state highway in the U.S. state of Georgia serving parts of Metro Atlanta.It is concurrent with U.S. Route 19 (US 19) from exit 4 (Interstate 285) until its northern terminus south-southeast of Dahlonega, linking the city of Atlanta to its north-central suburbs and exurbs.
The history of Atlanta dates back to 1836, when Georgia decided to build a railroad to the U.S. Midwest and a location was chosen to be the line's terminus. The stake marking the founding of "Terminus" was driven into the ground in 1837 (called the Zero Mile Post). In 1839, homes and a store were built there and the settlement grew.
The two routes curve to the southwest, cross over the Etowah River, and meet SR 20 (Marietta Highway), which joins the concurrency for less than 1 mile (1.6 km). At Interstate 575 / SR 5 ( Phillip M. Landrum Memorial Highway), SR 5 Business ends, SR 20 joins the freeway to the northeast, and SR 140 curves to the northeast, before heading ...
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US 41 south / SR 3 south (Cobb Parkway) – Marietta: Northern end of US 41/SR 3 concurrency: North Main Street – Downtown business district, Lake Acworth: Interchange: Mary McCall Memorial Overpass: Crossing over North Main Street: Cherokee: I-75 (Larry McDonald Memorial Highway / SR 401) – Atlanta, Chattanooga: I-75 exit 277: Woodstock