2. Interstate Highways
 Highway system began around 1956 National Highway Act of 1956
 -Act that authorized the construction of the Highways
 Dwight Eisenhower was impressed with Germany’s roads; after poor experiences and the
1950’s nuclear “scare,” he pushed for a road system across the US
 General Lucius D. Clay (Marietta, GA) was the principal architect of the system
 He helped bring Interstates 75, 85, & 20 through Atlanta
 Important for the states economy in that people move goods and selves around the state
via these roads-1200miles of Interstate Hwys; 17,800 of state Hwys; 87,000 of paved
roads
 Highways join the major cities with the rest of the country
 Georgia ranks 10th
in number of Superhighways
 North/South I75 & I95
 East/West (somewhat) I10,I85, I20, I24, & I59

3. President Dwight Eisenhower

4. General Lucius D. Clay

6. Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
 Single most significant economic event in GA history
 Originally named after Mayor (for 23 years), William Hartsfield
 It was changed and renamed after both Hartsfield and Atlanta’s first African American
mayor, Maynard Jackson
 Originally supposed to be in Birmingham, AL; however, Hartsfield pushed for it
knowing the economic power it held for the state
 Was first rented as a racetrack
 Was first called Candler field & airmail service began in 1928
 1929, Delta Air Lines started passenger service from Candler field
 Is currently one of the busiest airports in the world
 Employs approximately 55, 000 people a year (considered largest employment center
in Georgia
 2006 “Busiest airport in the world”
 4700 Acres and 5 runways
 Contains 200 shops & restaurants; ground transportation security, fed. Govt, city of
Atlanta, and Airport tenant employees.
 2005, total payroll was 2.4 Billion=direct $ impact of 5.6 Billion on the economy

7. Mayor Williams Hartsfield

8. Mayor Maynard Jackson

9. Candler Field

10. Hartsfield-Jackson Airport

11. Georgia Ports
 The first child born in the new colony was given a silver ship and a spoon-the ship symbolized
the commercial link between the colony and the mother country
 Savannah: the first port
 the first export was supposed to be silk
 After the invention of cotton gin, the Port of Savannah became the top exporter of cotton
 By 1819, the port also exported indigo, tobacco, & timber
 1855-more than $20 million in exports to foreign countries; cotton made 89% of the total
 Brunswick:
 Early 20th
century exports more than doubled
 Cotton was 90% of the export
 The Boll Weevil took away much of the shipping business in Georgia
 WWII brought the shipping industry back to life with the need for shipments of food, supplies, &
military equipment …war effort: building of the “Liberty Ships” (cargo ships)- built mostly by
women
 Georgia Ports Authority (GPA): agency developed to foster international trade in the deepwater
ports & the river barge terminals

12. Port of Savannah

13. Port of Savannah

14. Port of Brunswick

15. Georgia Ports Authority GPA
 Savannah:
 Two terminals (freight station where ships can be loaded & unloaded)
 Garden City Terminal site for major container operations
 Large container packed with products made in another country
 The Ocean terminal handles automobiles & other wheeled equipment
 Brunswick
 Three Terminals
 Mayor’s Point
 Handles general cargo like Garden City in Savannah
 Colonel’s Island
 Automobiles & dry bulk commodities (products of agriculture or mining)
 Marine Point
 Bulk & general goods, but run by private company
 GPA handles the two terminals for river transportation in the western part of
the state
 Bainbridge Island-Flint river-handles all goods, transporting to ocean
 Columbus Island Barge Terminal- liquid commodities like crude oil & petroleum products

16. Railroads
 How do you think railroad transportation
impacts our state?

17. Essential Questions
 What are the main transportation systems in
our state?
 How have the transportation systems
impacted the state of Georgia?
 What do you think?!!!