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AZBuck
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Atlanta's I-85 Closed "for the forseeable future"
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AZBuck
Last edited by AZBuck; 03-30-2017 at 09:01 PM. Reason: Updated news link
The exact location of the fire and bridge collapse is on I-85 just south of GA-400, north of Downtown Atlanta.
If you're planning to drive through Atlanta on I-85, you'll need to take I-285 around the east and south side of the city (probably a good idea anyway). If you were planning to head into downtown from the North or East, I'd expect some major extra traffic on I-75 and I-20.
I'm looking at video of the fire from before the bridge/elevated highway collapsed, and it was intense.
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They hope to have it rebuilt and reopened by June 15.
I-85 is closed in both directions between GA-400 and I-75.
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I-85 is now completely reopened!
Last edited by Tom_H007; 04-23-2023 at 04:28 AM. Reason: removed inactive link
The original story is no longer available, but this one summarizes what had gone on.Originally Posted by glc
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