Business routes of Interstate 75 exist in three states. Georgia has three existing
Interstate 75 (I-75)
business route
A business route (or business loop, business spur, or city route) in the United States is a short special route connected to a ''parent'' numbered highway at its beginning, then routed through the central business district of a nearby city or ...
s and one other that was deleted. Ohio has three business routes for I-75. Nine other I-75
business routes also exist, or have existed, in Michigan, and a 10th has been proposed.
Georgia
Valdosta business loop
Interstate 75 Business (I-75 Bus.) in
Valdosta
Valdosta is a city in and the county seat of Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. As of 2019, Valdosta had an estimated population of 56,457.
Valdosta is the principal city of the Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in 2021 had a ...
travels from exits 16 to 22. It is not signed very consistently, being only briefly mentioned on
U.S. Route 84 (US 84)/
US 221/
State Route 38 (SR 38) and
US 41 Bus./
SR 7 Bus. It is not even signed at all on I-75. It travels east from exit 16 along US 84/US 221/SR 38, then, in downtown Valdosta, makes a sharp left turn along US 41 Bus./SR 7 Bus. US 41 Bus./SR 7 Bus. ends at
US 41/
SR 7, but I-75 Bus. continues along US 41/SR 7 until it terminates at exit 22 on I-75. The entire length of I-75 Bus. is part of the
National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense.
Major intersections
Adel–Sparks business loop
Interstate 75 Business (I-75 Bus.) existed between
Adel and
Sparks
Sparks may refer to:
Places
*Sparks, Georgia
* Sparks, Kansas
*Sparks, Kentucky
*Sparks, Maryland
* Sparks, Nebraska
*Sparks, Nevada
*Sparks, Oklahoma
*Sparks, Texas
* Sparks, Bell County, Texas
* Sparks, West Virginia
Books
* ''Sparks'' (Raffi ...
. It began at I-75 at what is today exit 37 (Old Quitman Road) and ran northeast to
US 41, where it turned north. In Sparks, it turned west along Colquitt Street where it ended at what is today exit 41.
Tifton business loop
Interstate 75 Business (I-75 Bus.) in
Tifton
Tifton is a city in Tift County, Georgia, United States. The population was 17,045 at the 2020 census. The city is the county seat of Tift County.
The area's public schools are administered by the Tift County School District. Abraham Baldwin Ag ...
travels between exits 59 and 64. It is only signed on I-75, with no mention on the exit ramps or on any of its constituent highways. The route begins at the Southwell Boulevard interchange and travels to the east-northeast for two
blocks to an
intersection
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with
US 41/
SR 7. There, it turns left onto those highways. From there, they head on a curving route just west of
Henry Tift Myers Airport
Henry Tift Myers Airport is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southeast of the central business district of Tifton, a city in Tift County, Georgia, United States. It is owned by the Tifton & Tift County Airpor ...
south-southeast of
Unionville, where
SR 125 joins the concurrency. The four highways curve to the north-northwest. Just past Sycamore Street, they leave Unionville and enter Tifton. In downtown Tifton, they intersect
US 82/
US 319/
SR 35/
SR 520 (5th Street). Nearly two blocks after this intersection, they curve to the north-northeast. Northwest of Fulwood Park, SR 125 splits off to the east-southeast onto 12th Street, while I-75 Bus./US 41/SR 7 head to the west-northwest on the same street. At the intersection with the eastern terminus of Forrest Avenue, they curve back to the north-northwest. Just after an intersection with the western terminus of 22nd Street, they curve back to the north-northeast. I-75 Bus. ends at exit 64 on I-75, while US 41/SR 7 continue in a northerly direction. The portion of I-75 Bus. that is concurrent with US 41/SR 7 is part of the
National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense.
Major intersections
Cordele business loop
Interstate 75 Business (I-75 Bus.) in
Cordele
Cordele is a city in and the county seat of Crisp County, Georgia, Crisp County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. The population was 11,147 at the 2010 census.
Cordele calls itself the Watermelon Capital of the World.
History
Cord ...
travels west on
US 280/
SR 30/
SR 90 (16th Avenue) at exit 101 into downtown Cordele. There, it meets
US 41/
SR 7 (7th Street). Here, I-75 Bus. and SR 90 turn right onto US 41/SR 7. The four-highway
concurrency
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Law
* Concurrence, in jurisprudence, the need to prove both ''actus reus'' and ''mens rea''
* Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...
then leaves the
city limits
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of Cordele and winds around
Crisp County–Cordele Airport. North of there, it turns east onto Farmers Market Road, while US 41/SR 7/SR 90 head toward
Vienna. I-75 Bus. ends at exit 104. This business loop is completely
unsigned
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** Unsigned Music Awards, ceremony noting achievements of unsigned artists
** Unsigned band web, online community
* Similarly, the c ...
. The portions of I-75 Bus. concurrent with US 280/SR 30/SR 90 and US 41/SR 7 are part of the
National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense.
Major intersections
Ohio
Troy–Piqua business loop
Interstate 75 Business (I-75 Bus.) in
Troy runs along a former segment of
US 25 between exits 69 and 78. The route runs along Miami County Road 25A (CR 25A) and passes by Waco Field before it joins
State Route 55 (SR 55) at West Market Street and then
SR 41 at West Main Street before branching off to the north again at North Elm Street.
The business loop in
Piqua is actually the continuation of the one in Troy. It runs along a former segment of US 25 between exits 78 and 83. The route runs along Miami CR 25A and becomes Main Street further into the city. It crosses
US 36, then curves to the northeast before terminating at the northern section of exit 83.
Sidney business loop
Interstate 75 Business (I-75 Bus.) in
Sidney
Sidney may refer to:
People
* Sidney (surname), English surname
* Sidney (given name), including a list of people with the given name
* Sidney (footballer, born 1972), full name Sidney da Silva Souza, Brazilian football defensive midfielder
* ...
begins at exit 90 (Fair Road) and ends at exit 94 (CR 25A). It runs along a former segment of
US 25.
Findlay business route
Interstate 75 Business (I-75 Bus.) in
Findlay runs from
SR 15 at exit 156, onto the Lima Avenue interchange. From Lima Avenue, it turns east onto West Lima Street, then turns north onto Main Street which picks up
SR 37, then
SR 12, and finally
US 224. I-75 Bus./US 224 makes a sharp turn at West Trenton Street and the business route ends at I-75 at exit 159, while US 224 continues westward toward Indiana. Most if not all segments were a former segment of
US 25.
Michigan
There have been nine business routes for
I-75 in the US state of
Michigan. Numbered as either
business loop
A business route (or business loop, business spur, or city route) in the United States is a short special route connected to a ''parent'' numbered highway at its beginning, then routed through the central business district of a nearby city or ...
s or
business spur
A business route (or business loop, business spur, or city route) in the United States is a short special route connected to a ''parent'' numbered highway at its beginning, then routed through the central business district of a nearby city or ...
s depending on their configurations, these highways are former routings of I-75's predecessor highways in the state. They were designated as I-75 was completed through the various areas of Michigan. The business loop in
Pontiac runs through that city's downtown along a section of
Woodward Avenue and a segment of roadway formerly used by
M-24. The former
Saginaw business loop was once a part of
US 23, as was most of the original
Bay City business loop. The roadways that make up the business loops in
West Branch West Branch may refer to:
Communities
* West Branch, Iowa, city in Cedar and Johnson counties
* West Branch, Michigan, city in Ogemaw County
* West Branch, New Brunswick, in the Local Service District of Weldford Parish
* West Branch River John, i ...
and
Roscommon were previously part of
M-76, I-75's predecessor through that part of the state. In
Northern Michigan, the
Grayling
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Animals Fish
* Grayling, generically, any fish of the genus ''Thymallus'' in the family Salmonidae
** European grayling (''Thymallus thymallus''), the European species of the genus ''Thymallus''
** Arctic grayli ...
and
Gaylord
Gaylord is a name of Norman French origin, from the Old French ''gaillard'' meaning "joyful" or "high-spirited". It may refer to:
People
*Gaylord (given name)
Surname
*Bill Gaylord (born 1967), British former alpine skier
*Charles Gaylord (1936 ...
business loops were part of
US 27, and the two business routes in
St. Ignace and
Sault Ste. Marie
Sault Ste. Marie is a cross-border region of Canada and the United States located on St. Marys River, which drains Lake Superior into Lake Huron. Founded as a single settlement in 1668, Sault Ste. Marie was divided in 1817 by the establishment of ...
in the
Upper Peninsula of Michigan were part of
US 2. A 10th business route, a loop through
Indian River, has been proposed. Each of the business loops connects to I-75 on both ends and runs through their respective cities' downtown areas. The two business spurs only connect to I-75 on one end and run into the appropriate downtown.
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External links
Interstate Guide (Interstate 75 Business){{I-75 aux
Business
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