Editing Interstate 75 (section)

==Route description==
{{lengths table|length_ref=<ref name=fhwa />}}
|-
|[[Interstate 75 in Florida|FL]] || 470.88 || 757.81
|-
|[[Interstate 75 in Georgia|GA]] || 355.11 || 571.49
|-
|[[Interstate 75 in Tennessee|TN]] || 161.86 || 260.49
|-
|[[Interstate 75 in Kentucky|KY]] || 191.78 || 308.64
|-
|[[Interstate 75 in Ohio|OH]] || 211.30 || 340.05
|-
|[[Interstate 75 in Michigan|MI]] || 395.54 || 636.56
|-
|'''Total''' || 1786.47 || 2875.04
|}
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| image1 = Southern terminus of Interstate 75.jpg
| caption1 = Southern terminus of I-75 at the interchange with SR&nbsp;826, locally known as the Palmetto Expressway
| image2 = I75I85Atlanta.JPG
| caption2 = I-75 cosigned with I-85 in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia
| image3 = Chattahoochee at I-75.jpg
| caption3 = I-75 as it crosses the Chattahoochee River in Atlanta, Georgia
| image4 = Cleveland, TN Scenic View.jpg
| caption4 = Scenic view along I-75 near Cleveland, Tennessee
| image5 = TN I75 North-Exit 49.jpg
| caption5 = I-75 north at exit&nbsp;49 in McMinn County, Tennessee, in 2009
| image6 = Interstate 75 in Kentucky.JPG
| caption6 = I-75 north of Lexington
| image7 = Downtown Dayton, Ohio.jpg
| caption7 = Aerial view of I-75 and Dayton, Ohio
| image8 = Mackinac Bridge.jpg
| caption8 = Mackinac Bridge in Michigan
| image9 = Soo Locks International Bridge 2010-04 USACE.jpg
| caption9 = Soo Locks and Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge, linking the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Ontario
}}

===Florida===
{{Main|Interstate 75 in Florida}}
I-75 starts at an interchange with [[Florida State Road 924|SR&nbsp;924]] and [[Florida State Road 826|SR&nbsp;826]] on the [[Hialeah, Florida|Hialeah]]–[[Miami Lakes, Florida|Miami Lakes]] border in suburban [[Miami]]. After an intersection with the [[Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike]] and an interchange with [[Interstate 595 (Florida)|I-595]] and the [[Sawgrass Expressway]] (SR&nbsp;869), the Interstate leaves the [[Miami metropolitan area]] and turns westward to travel through the [[Everglades]] along the tolled [[Alligator Alley]], which brings the highway to the Gulf Coast and [[Naples, Florida|Naples]], where it again heads north. Passing through [[Bonita Springs, Florida|Bonita Springs]], [[Fort Myers, Florida|Fort Myers]], and [[Sarasota, Florida|Sarasota]], I-75 is six lanes all the way to Georgia. The freeway enters the [[Tampa Bay area]] before the interchange with [[Interstate 275 (Florida)|I-275]] northbound, which handles [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]]-bound traffic. Within the Tampa metro are three more major junctions: one with the [[Lee Roy Selmon Expressway]] which carries traffic into [[Downtown Tampa]], one with [[Interstate 4|I-4]] (a [[turbine interchange]]) which carries traffic across the center of the state to the [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]], and another as I-275 traffic defaults back onto northbound. The freeway proceeds to enter suburban portions of [[Pasco County, Florida|Pasco]], [[Hernando County, Florida|Hernando]], and [[Sumter County, Florida|Sumter]] counties on its way to [[Ocala, Florida|Ocala]] and [[Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville]]. At [[Lake City, Florida]], [[Interstate 10|I-10]], intersects with I-75. Afterward, the northmost stretch of I-75 in Florida exits the Sunshine State into southern [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].

===Georgia===
{{Main|Interstate 75 in Georgia}}
I-75 enters [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] near [[Lake Park, Georgia|Lake Park]], and it continues northward through the towns of [[Valdosta, Georgia|Valdosta]], [[Tifton, Georgia|Tifton]], and [[Cordele, Georgia|Cordele]] until it reaches the [[Macon, Georgia|Macon]] area, where it intersects with [[Interstate 16|I-16]] eastbound toward I-75's route. After Macon, it passes the small town of [[Forsyth, GA|Forsyth]]. The freeway reaches no major junctions again until in the [[Atlanta metropolitan area]]. The first metropolitan freeway met is [[Interstate 675 (Georgia)|I-675]], then followed by [[Interstate 285 (Georgia)|I-285]], Atlanta's only beltway dubbed as the Perimeter Beltway. It crosses inside the I-285 beltway and heads north several miles toward [[Downtown Atlanta]]. I-75 then [[concurrency (road)|runs concurrently]] with [[Interstate 85|I-85]] due north over the [[Downtown Connector]] through the central business district of Atlanta, where it intersects with [[Interstate 20|I-20]]. The areas where I-85 and I-75 run concurrently are some of the most traffic-prone Interstate Highways in the nation. After the two Interstates split, I-75 diverts from I-85 and heads toward the northwest suburbs of Atlanta, with the major cities being [[Marietta, GA|Marietta]] and [[Kennesaw, GA|Kennesaw]] that it bypasses. To the northwest of Marietta, the highway runs concurrently with [[Interstate 575|I-575]]. After the interchange with I-575, the highway leaves the Atlanta metro area and traverses the [[Blue Ridge Mountains]] in the north Georgia region as it heads toward Chattanooga.

===Tennessee===
{{Main|Interstate 75 in Tennessee}}
The freeway enters [[Tennessee]] directly in the [[Chattanooga metropolitan area]], where it intersects with [[Interstate 24|I-24]]. Exiting [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]] to the northeast, I-75 passes through an area known for dense fog. Twelve people were killed and 42 were injured in a [[1990 Interstate 75 fog disaster|1990 I-75 fog disaster]] on that stretch of I-75 in heavy fog on December 11, 1990.<ref>{{Cite news |author= Staff |title= Safety Recommendation in reply to H-92-92 |publisher= [[National Transportation Safety Board]] |date= October 28, 1992 |url= https://www.ntsb.gov/recs/letters/1992/H92_92.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.ntsb.gov/recs/letters/1992/H92_92.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |access-date= December 28, 2008 }}</ref> I-75 does not meet any other freeways until it overlaps [[Interstate 40|I-40]] near [[Farragut, Tennessee|Farragut]] and heads eastbound. Together, they enter the outskirts of [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]], where I-75 overlaps itself with a different road, this time [[Interstate 640|I-640]], but only for a short time. When the two meet [[Interstate 275 (Tennessee)|I-275]], I-75 encounters some of its highest points of elevation through the [[Cumberland Mountains]], cutting through the uppermost peaks and ridges.

===Kentucky===
{{Main|Interstate 75 in Kentucky}}
I-75 continues northbound through the hilly terrain of the Cumberland Plateau region of [[Kentucky]], passing through [[London, Kentucky|London]] and [[Richmond, Kentucky|Richmond]] and eventually reaching [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]], where it briefly runs concurrently with [[Interstate 64|I-64]] before splitting off in the direction of [[Georgetown, Kentucky|Georgetown]]. Afterward, the route heads in the direction of Ohio. Near [[Walton, KY|Walton]], [[Interstate 71|I-71]] runs concurrently with I-75 for the next {{Convert|20|mi|km}} or so and heads toward Cincinnati. The two concurrent Interstates then make an interchange with [[Interstate 275 (Ohio–Indiana–Kentucky)|I-275]], the Cincinnati beltway. After passing through [[Covington, Kentucky|Covington]], the I-71/I-75 highway traverses the [[Ohio River]] via the lower level of the [[Brent Spence Bridge]] and continues into [[Downtown Cincinnati]].

===Ohio===
{{Main|Interstate 75 in Ohio}}
Immediately after entering [[Cincinnati, OH|Cincinnati]], I-75 diverges from I-71, remaining generally due north through the Cincinnati metro area while I-71 curves more to the east and northeast through downtown Cincinnati and its surrounding suburbs. [[Interstate 74|I-74]], [[Ohio State Route 562]], and [[Ohio State Route 126]] all intersect the freeway as it makes its way northward. After another interchange with the I-275 beltway, the freeway continues within the metro area, passing through [[Middletown, Ohio|Middletown]] and heading toward [[Dayton, Ohio|Dayton]], where [[Interstate 675 (Ohio)|I-675]], [[Interstate 70|I-70]], and [[U.S. Route 35 in Ohio|U.S. Route 35]] have interchanges with I-75. The interchange of I-75 with I-70 is known as the Freedom Veterans Crossroads.<ref>{{cite press release |first= Brian |last= Keeter |date= October 25, 2004 |url= https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pressroom/fhwa0418.cfm |title= Nation's Top Highway Official Dedicates Key Dayton, Ohio, Interstate Interchange to State's Military Personnel |publisher= Federal Highway Administration |access-date= March 26, 2011 |archive-date= June 24, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110624000517/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pressroom/fhwa0418.htm |url-status= live }}</ref> After exiting the city of Dayton, I-75 makes its way northbound through Ohio, passing through smaller cities of [[Troy, Ohio|Troy]], [[Sidney, Ohio|Sidney]], [[Wapakoneta, Ohio|Wapakoneta]], [[Lima, Ohio|Lima]], [[Findlay, Ohio|Findlay]] and [[Bowling Green, Ohio|Bowling Green]] before finally reaching [[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]] located on the western shore of Lake Erie and the border of [[Michigan]]. I-75 meets the [[Interstate 475 (Ohio)|I-475]] interchange in the southern suburbs of Toledo in [[Perrysburg, Ohio|Perrysburg]] and then [[Interstate 80|I-80]], [[Interstate 90|I-90]], and the [[Ohio Turnpike]]. As the interstate highway passes through downtown Toledo, I-475 meets with I-75 again just north of the downtown area of Toledo. It then continues through some industrial areas as it progresses north before approaching [[Interstate 280 (Ohio)|I-280]], which is the last major junction in Ohio. I-75 then passes by the Lake Erie neighborhoods of Shoreland and Point Place, just before entering the US state of Michigan with the sign welcoming motorists to Michigan.

===Michigan===
{{Main|Interstate 75 in Michigan}}

Upon entering [[Michigan]], I-75 follows the northwestern shore of [[Lake Erie]], passing through the residential neighborhoods of Toledo and [[Luna Pier, Michigan|Luna Pier]] until about [[Monroe, Michigan|Monroe]] in which it then heads northeast to enter [[Detroit, MI|Detroit]]. The freeway makes an interchange with [[Interstate 275 (Michigan)|I-275]] in northern [[Monroe County, Michigan|Monroe County]]. On a further note, it does not meet with any major junctions until in [[Downtown Detroit]]. Once near downtown, I-75 meets several interchanges: an interchange that leads into [[Canada]] via the [[Ambassador Bridge]] (international bridge border crossing) to [[Windsor, Ontario]]; an interchange with [[Interstate 375 (Michigan)|I-375]]; [[Interstate 94|I-94]]; [[Interstate 96|I-96]]; [[M-10 (Michigan highway)|M-10]]; [[M-8 (Michigan highway)|M-8]]. [[Interstate 696|I-696]] also intersects I-75 in the northern metro area. When the freeway reaches [[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac]], there is a junction with [[M-59 (Michigan highway)|M-59]] and in [[Flint, Michigan|Flint]] further northward. It meets [[Interstate 475 (Michigan)|I-475]] and [[Interstate 69|I-69]] and overlaps [[U.S. Route 23]] (US&nbsp;23). The Interstate then heads north toward [[Saginaw, Michigan|Saginaw]] where [[Interstate 675 (Michigan)|I-675]] acts as a [[spur route]] into the city. Further north in [[Bay City, Michigan|Bay City]], [[U.S. Route 10|US&nbsp;10]] provides access to [[Midland, Michigan|Midland]] as well as downtown Bay City. When it nears [[Standish, Michigan|Standish]], US&nbsp;23 diverts from I-75 to Lake Huron, where it heads further north. The last major interchange in the state of Michigan before it crosses the international border into Canada is at 4 Mile Road just south of [[Grayling, Michigan|Grayling]] where [[U.S. Route 127|US&nbsp;127]] ends with traffic merging onto northbound I-75 and southbound taking drivers through the center of the state. At [[Mackinaw City, Michigan|Mackinaw City]], I-75 makes an interchange with [[U.S. Route 31|US&nbsp;31]] and US&nbsp;23 before crossing the [[Mackinac Bridge]] to reach the [[Upper Peninsula]] of Michigan. I-75 is the only Interstate located in the [[Upper Peninsula of Michigan]] and it continues until it crosses the [[Canada–United States border|Canadian border]] via the [[Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge]].