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| Interstate 475 angles southeasterly on a 15.92 course bypassing Macon to the west. The freeway reconvenes with I-75 ahead of Hartley Bridge Road (Exit 155). 09/11/20 |
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| U.S. 41 (Dixie Highway), which has stayed west of I-75 since Atlanta, turns east to meet I-475 alongside a Norfolk Southern Railroad line at Bolingbroke. 09/11/20 |
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| A folded diamond interchange (Exit 15) joins I-475 with U.S. 41 (Dixie Highway) on the south side of the NS Railroad line. U.S. 41 winds six miles west by a quarry to Smarr while traveling southeast into the northwest suburbs of Macon. 09/11/20 |
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| Motorists continuing south back to Interstate 75 reach Perry in 35 miles and Valdosta in 156 miles. Estes Road passes over I-475 in the distance. 09/11/20 |
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| Traffic cameras line both sides of the freeway throughout the entire length of Interstate 475. 30 of these cameras provide traveler information via the 511 web site. 08/07/13 |
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| Interstate 475 angles southeast into Macon-Bibb County west of the railroad siding of Lorane. 09/11/20 |
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| The first of three exits in Macon lies one mile ahead with Zebulon Road at the Plantation Centre retail complex. 09/11/20 |
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| Zebulon Road branches west from U.S. 41/SR 19 (Forsyth Road) near Wesleyan College to meet Interstate 475 at a commercialized diamond interchange (Exit 9). 09/11/20 |
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| Zebulon Road advances westward by a handful of outer suburbs to rural forest land at Shi Road. Zebulon Road east leads to U.S. 41/SR 19 south for the Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences. 09/11/20 |
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| Separating I-475 from parallel Greentree Parkway and the Lake Wildwood area suburbs, sound walls line the west side of the freeway south from the Zebulon Road entrance ramp. 10/26/15 |
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| SR 74, a 107.89 mile route between Fairburn and I-75 in Macon, connects with Interstate 475 at a diamond interchange (Exit 5) in one mile. 09/11/20 |
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| Heading east from Exit 5, SR 74 winds through an industrial park area to overtake Columbus Road (former U.S. 80) east to Mercer University Drive and Macon Mall. 11/07/14 |
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| Beyond the outer suburbs of Macon by Lake Wildwood, SR 74 (Thomaston Road) travels along a rural course by Tobesofkee Recreation Area on the 39 mile drive to the Upson County seat of Thomaston. 09/11/20 |
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| Interstate 475 enters the far western limits of Macon one mile out from a diamond interchange (Exit 3) with U.S. 80/SR 22 (Eisenhower Parkway) and adjacent Middle Georgia State College. 09/11/20 |
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| Interstate 475 passes beneath Columbus Road one half mile ahead of U.S. 80/SR 22 (Eisenhower Parkway). Columbus Road represents the pre 1972 alignment of U.S. 80/SR 22. A commercial arterial, Eisenhower Parkway heads east to Macon Mall, Central Georgia Technical College and Broadway (U.S. 129) south of Downtown. 09/11/20 |
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| U.S. 80 joins Macon with Roberta and Columbus to the west as part of a 272.32 mile cross state route beginning at Tybee Island on the Atlantic Ocean. SR 22 accompanies U.S. 80 between Columbus and Macon, leaving with U.S. 129 northeast to Gray. 09/11/20 |
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| Interstate 475 advances south between a residential area in southwest Macon and wetlands associated with Tobesofkee Creek. 08/07/13 |
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| Construction between 2006 and 2009 added a distributor roadway from both I-75 at Exit 155 and I-475 at Exit 1 south to the exchange with Hartley Bridge Road. 09/11/20 |
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| Hartley Bridge Road stems 2.87 miles west from Houston Road to Skipperton and a parclo interchange (Exit 1) with Interstate 75. Hartley Bridge Road was a part of SR 361, from Mt. Pleasant Church Road east to Houston Road (old SR 11), until 1982. 09/11/20 |
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| Exit 1 separates from I-475 south beyond milepost zero for Hartley Bridge Road. Hartley Bridge Road was expanded to an arterial at I-75 to accommodate commercial development, including adjacent I-75 Business Park. 09/11/20 |
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| Interstate 475 converges with I-75 south at a wye interchange beyond Tobesofkee Creek. 09/11/20 |
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| End shields stand along both sides of Interstate 475 southbound. 09/11/20 |
Page Updated 05-23-2021.
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