Spaghetti Junction Atlanta Traffic Cameras: Tom Moreland I-85 I-285 Live

Spaghetti Junction is the colloquial name for the Tom Moreland Interchange — the massive interchange of Interstate 85 and Interstate 285 in northern DeKalb County, Atlanta metro. Per Wikipedia's Tom Moreland Interchange entry, the nickname originated with Atlanta traffic reporter Dave Straub who, in 1986, was flying over the construction site in a helicopter reporting a traffic jam and commented that it was beginning to look like an "overturned bowl of Spaghetti" — saying "I think I'll start calling it 'Spaghetti Junction.'" The interchange was built 1982-1987 to replace the notorious "Malfunction Junction" cloverleaf (1958) that had failed under Atlanta's traffic growth. The reconstruction contract was awarded October 1982 at $62.5 million (equivalent to $171 million in 2024) — at the time, the most expensive contract ever awarded by GDOT. The interchange was officially named for Tom Moreland, former GDOT Commissioner and Chief Engineer. The 11-mile ramp system primarily affects the areas of Doraville, Chamblee, and Tucker (DeKalb County), plus Norcross in Gwinnett County just to the north. GDOT and 511GA provide extensive camera coverage.

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