• How do Georgia’s four transportation systems impact its economy?

1. SS8G2: The student will explain how the Interstate Highway System,
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Georgia’s deepwater ports, and the
railroads help drive the state’s economy.
TRANSPORTATION

2. FOUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
• Georgia is the center for transportation in the
Southeast because of its strategic location.
• Georgia’s four transportation systems (air,
water, rail, & highway) have been instrumental
in the economic growth and development of the
state.
• Savannah began as a major trading port.

4. FOUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
• Each new technological advancement in transportation
(i.e. cargo ships, trains, cars, planes) has made it easy
for the state to be involved in national and international
trade, while creating jobs for Georgians.
• The four transportation systems work together,
transferring cargo among various modes of transport to
provide Georgians with goods produced in the U.S. and
around the world.

5. THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM
• Three of the nation’s important interstate highways (I-
20, I-75, I-95) pass through Georgia.
• The three highways continue to ensure Atlanta’s role as
the Southeast’s most important transportation hub.
• The Interstate Highway System was created to connect
major cities around the country, thus increasing
interstate trade and improving the nation’s defense.
• Georgia currently has 1,244 miles of interstate highway.

11. • It is one of the busiest
airports in the world with
more than 1,000 planes
coming to or going out of
the airport each day.
• It handles close to 54,000
metric tons of cargo,
imported and exported, in
an average month.
HARTSFIELD-JACKSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

12. WHAT’S IN A NAME??

13. • Flights from Atlanta go
to five continents which
connect the state to the
rest of the world.
• With its 32 airlines and
200 concession outlets,
it is one of the largest
employers in the state.
HARTSFIELD-JACKSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

14. • They handle enormous
loads of cargo,
including automobiles,
as well as containers.
• Savannah and
Brunswick are two
deepwater ports.
GEORGIA’S DEEPWATER PORTS

15. • Railroads were created
in Georgia to link cities
like Athens, Augusta,
and Savannah.
• Atlanta was created
due to the railroad.
• Railroads dominated
transportation in the
state for 130 years.
RAILROADS

16. • Georgia has over 5,000
miles of railroad
bringing goods into and
away from the state.
• Georgia’s freight
industry is dominated
by two companies, CSX
and Norfolk Southern.
RAILROADS

17. WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER!
• Trucks (interstate) deliver fresh Georgia products all
over the nation, as well as shipments and containers to
seaports, airports, or rail depots.
• Ships (deepwater) carry the products to consumers and
manufacturers all over the world.
• Airplanes (Hartsfield-Jackson) carry people and
products all over the globe.
• Railroad freight cars distribute goods nationally and
internationally.