I-85
Atlanta's main artery
I-85 is a major interstate highway running through the southeastern United States, connecting Montgomery, Alabama to Petersburg, Virginia through Atlanta and Charlotte.
Like other interstate designations, the I- prefix indicates it belongs to the Interstate Highway System: Traffic on I-85 was backed up for miles, Take I-85 north to the airport exit.
Between political regions
- highwayMajor road for travel
- corridorEnclosed connecting walkway
- AtlantaGeorgia's capital city
- CharlotteFeminine name, Carolina city
Durham · Greenville · Spartanburg · Petersburg · Montgomery · freeway · artery · thoroughfare
Petroleum-based paving material
- pavementHard road covering
- overpassBridge spanning a road
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- rampSloped connecting surface
guardrail · median · shoulder · expansion · resurfacing · maintenance · signage · lighting
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- rush-hourDaily commute congestion period
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- delaysPauses before proceeding
backup · commuters · construction · accidents · merging · standstill · crawl · volume
Unintended harmful occurrences
- crashesSudden violent impacts
- collisionsForceful contacts between objects
- pileupsMulti-vehicle collisions or backlogs
- closuresActs of sealing shut
fatalities · emergency · police · ambulance · tow-trucks · hazmat · weather · ice
Road-based freight shipping
- freightGoods being transported
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- commerceExchange of goods, services
- distributionAllocation across recipients
warehouses · supply-chain · cargo · eighteen-wheelers · deliveries · transport · corridor · industry
interstate
Between political regions
Charlotte · Durham · Greenville · Spartanburg · Petersburg · Montgomery · freeway · artery · thoroughfare · roadway
asphalt
Petroleum-based paving material
ramp · guardrail · median · shoulder · expansion · resurfacing · maintenance · signage · lighting · drainage
congestion
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- rush-hourDaily commute congestion period
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
delays · backup · commuters · construction · accidents · merging · standstill · crawl · volume · peak
accidents
Unintended harmful occurrences
- crashesSudden violent impacts
- collisionsForceful contacts between objects
- pileupsMulti-vehicle collisions or backlogs
closures · fatalities · emergency · police · ambulance · tow-trucks · hazmat · weather · ice · fog
trucking
Road-based freight shipping
- freightGoods being transported
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- commerceExchange of goods, services
distribution · warehouses · supply-chain · cargo · eighteen-wheelers · deliveries · transport · corridor · industry · manufacturing
- highwayshighway, highways, freeway, freeways, expressway
- AtlantaAtlanta, Buckhead, Grant Park, Kirkwood, Edgewood
- InterstatesI-5, I-10, I-15, I-20, I-25
- Lee County AlabamaAuburn, Auburn University, Beauregard
- CarolinasNorth Carolina, Raleigh, Piedmont, Outer Banks, Fayetteville