Georgia’s

Georgia’s Transportation
Transportation
Systems
Systems
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 Standard Addressed
SS8E1 Explain how the four transportation systems (road, air,
water, and rail) of Georgia contribute to the development and
growth of state’s economy.
a. Evaluate the ways in which the Interstate Highway System,
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, deepwater ports, and
railroads interact to support the exchange of goods and
services domestically and internationally.
b. Explain how the four transportation systems provide jobs for
Georgians.
 Standard Changes
There were extensive changes in the Economic Understandings
standards, so they will all be summarized in one location.
*three economics standards when there were previously five;
goods and services produced throughout history are in history
standards, not economics; no discussion of free trade; four
transportation systems moved from geography standard to
economics; no specific Georgia-based businesses, industries are
main focus; revenue sources moved to government standards;
much more detailed unit for personal money management
 Georgia’s
Georgia’s Transportation
Transportation
Systems
Systems
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 Transportation Systems
• The interaction of the four transportation systems is essential to
the state’s economy.
• Georgia, being the “transportation hub” of the southeast,
transports people and products quickly and efficiently via air,
road, railway, and sea to national and global markets, helping
businesses save time and money.
• These systems together received 7.6% of Georgia’s 2017 fiscal
year budget.
 Interstate Highway System
• The interstate highway system is essential to Georgia’s economic
success.
• Georgia boasts highways that facilitate speed and reliability for
shipments to the rest of the United States and world.
• Shippers in all industry sectors depend on Georgia’s roadways to
safely and efficiently transport more than $620 billion of cargo
each year on this system.
• This includes the 20,000 miles of high performance roadways and 1,200
interstate highways, including I-75, I-85, I-20 in the Atlanta area, and I-95
along coastal Georgia.
 I-95 (above) runs from south
Florida to northern Maine, passing
through Georgia on the journey.
 Interstate Highway System
• Approved funding for new roadway infrastructure in Atlanta and near
the ports of Savannah and Brunswick will create 150 miles of new
roadway capacity.
• These roadways enable Georgia companies to speedily and efficiently
distribute products over 100 motor freight carriers and extensive rail
and highway systems.
• Using the nation’s interstate highway system, Georgia’s products can
now reach approximately 80% of Americans overnight.
• Many industries have relocated to Georgia because of the easy
access to interstates that are well-maintained and rarely closed due
to inclement weather.
 Interstate Highway System
• Interstate highways (I-85, 75, and 285) pass near Hartsfield
Jackson International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the
nation.
• Arriving in Atlanta via the airport, business travelers and tourists
impact the state’s economy by utilizing the interstates to travel
to beaches, mountains, and other tourist and business
destinations.
• Airport cargo areas have docks that have convenient access to
the interstate highways for the quick and efficient transport of
goods to their destination.
 The Truckpass at the Hartsfield-
Jackson International Airport
(above) processes goods every
day. The interstates in and around
Atlanta (right) are some of the
busiest in the state.
 Interstate Highway System
• Nearly all freight shipments by Georgia businesses (85%) are
carried to their destination via truck.
• Truck shipments in Georgia are expected to reach $993.6 billion
by 2040.
• The connection between the airport and interstate highways
allows Georgia products to be transported quickly to US
consumers.
Utility traveled from all over the region to help Georgia and
other southern states restore power after the devastating
effects of Hurricane Irma in 2017.
Georgia Stories –
Interstate Highway System
http://www.gpb.org/georgiastories/stories/interstate_highway_system
 Hartsfield-Jackson
International Airport
• Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the channel for 100
million passengers per year and handles more than 625,000 metric
tons of cargo on 32 air carriers, including Delta Airlines
(headquartered in Atlanta).
• More than 100 trucking companies expedite cargo deliveries via
ground (interstate and local roads) and rail transportation throughout
the state and the US.
• Three cargo complexes enable rapid handling of goods so they can be
moved to their destinations or ports by roadways and by rail.
• Also, located at the airport is a 250 acre Georgia Foreign Trade Zone
that streamlines low cost international commerce.
 Pictured above is the Hartsfield-
Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Delta airlines was founded in Georgia
and its headquarters (right) is located
near the Atlanta airport.
 Hartsfield-Jackson
International Airport
• The Perishables Complex, approved by the US Department of
Agriculture and the only one in the Southeast, expedites fast and
efficient inspection of time-sensitive shipments to ground
transportation.
• Eighty percent of the US market is within a two-hour flight from
Georgia.
• The airports impact on the regional economy of Georgia
(particularly the Atlanta region) generates $23.5 billion per year.
Delta airlines is primarily a passenger
airline while FedEx strictly carries
cargo across the nation and world.

Notice the Delta airlines planes in the

background of the photograph on the
right. Both photos were taken in
Atlanta.
 Deepwater Ports
• Another component of Georgia’s transportation system that is
vital to the state’s economy is the deep water ports of Savannah
and Brunswick.
• Georgia products are exported to all parts of the world via
these ports, while foreign products enter the US through these
ports.
• Governed and operated by the Georgia Ports Authority,
Georgia’s ports are among the fastest growing ports in the US.
• The port of Savannah handles approximately 80% of the goods
entering Georgia via ship and has immediate access to
interstates I-95 and I-16.
 Savannah Port
Brunswick Port
 Deepwater Ports
• The port’s two terminals handle bulk cargoes, large containers
and roll on/roll off items, such as automobiles and other wheeled
vehicles.
• The smaller port in Brunswick handles a significant amount of
products, including general cargo, bulk items, and automobiles,
through three terminals.
• The Georgia Ports Authority also support the inland barge
facilities of Bainbridge and Columbus.
• Liquid and dry bulk commodities, including chemicals and oil, are
transported through these port facilities to ground
transportation for delivery to Georgia and US companies.
Bainbridge Inland Port
The Columbus Inland Port uses
its ease of access to the
Chattahoochee River to
transport goods.
 Railroads
• Historically, railroads have been essential to the economy of Georgia.
• While the other forms of transportation have taken the lead in moving
people and goods throughout the state and nation, railroads still
operate lines successfully in Georgia.
• Georgia, ranked #3 in the US in rail accessibility in 2015, has access to
more rail miles (4,700 miles) than any other state in the Southeast.
• Intermodal (transportation involving more than one form of carrier,
such as truck and rail or truck, ship, and rail), bulk, and automotive
shipments utilize the rails that connect to a national market.
• Though currently operating on a smaller scale than the other forms of
transportation, railroads are an essential component to the success
of moving goods to destinations throughout the state and country.
 A Norfolk Southern engine is pictured in 2007.
Norfolk Southern and CSX are the only major
railroad lines still operating in Georgia.

Amtrak's Crescent train is shown pulling into

the Brookwood Station in Atlanta in 2000.
Passenger service is available in Georgia
through two Amtrak routes.
Bystanders greet the arrival of the first train
on the Tifton, Thomasville, and Gulf Railroad in
Thomasville, on July 20, 1900.
 Passengers pose for a photograph, circa 1901,
at Gallemore, a community in Twiggs County
located between Macon and Danville.

The depot at Bremen in Haralson County, pictured

circa 1925, was built for the Southern Railway.
Norfolk Southern, which bought Southern, still uses
the lines for its freight trains.
Development and
Georgia’s Transportation
Growth of
Systems the
State’s Economy
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 Job Creation
• A factor that impacts the economy regarding transportation is job creation.
• It takes an enormous number of people doing specialized jobs to create,
prepare, transport, and sell all of the products imported and exported from
Georgia.
• The transportation systems are either directly or indirectly responsible for
the employment of thousands of people.
• A strong, employed workforce is always the basis of a sound economy.
• Over 5,000 companies employ 110,000 Georgians to move goods, generating
over $50 billion in revenue.
• Over 30,000 companies rely on cargo movers.
• Private transportation companies employ over 700,000 people in Georgia
and contribute over $500 billion of yearly revenue.
 Job Creation
• The design, construction, and maintenance of Georgia’s
transportation infrastructure supports the equivalent of almost
110,000 full-time jobs across all sectors of the state’s economy.
• These workers earn $3.9 billion annually.
• Over 1,900,000 full-time jobs in Georgie in key industries like
tourism, retail sales, agriculture, and manufacturing are
completely dependent on the state’s transportation
infrastructure network.
• These employees earn $70.4 billion in wages and provide an
estimated $12.8 billion in state and local income, corporate and
unemployment insurance taxes, and the federal payroll tax.
 Job Creation
• Georgia’s deep water ports support over 350,000 full and part-
time jobs, which is 8.4% of Georgia’s total employment (as
defined by a survey of households).
• This means that one job out of every 12 is in some way dependent on the
ports.
• Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is “the economic jewel”
of Georgia as it generates $34.8 billion in economic impact for
Atlanta and provides more than 63,000 jobs onsite, making it the
state’s largest employer.
 Job Creation
• Over the next 20 years, the airport plans to modernize its
Domestic Terminal, expand cargo operations and concourses,
replace parking facilities, and develop a hotel and mixed-use
complex.
• These changes will further solidify Hartsfield-Jackson as a beacon of
economic strength and customer service in Georgia.
• Clearly, abundant job opportunities requiring specialized skills are
a direct and indirect result of Georgia’s transportation systems.
 Name: _____________________ Date: ____________

Pick the Path

Read the transportation scenarios below. Determine the best, most efficient method to complete each scenario. Use the
four systems you learned to make your decisions.
Scenario A: Scenario D:
Transport cars from the Kia factory in Transport a farmer’s products to a
West Point, GA to France. farmer’s market several towns over.
_____________________________ _____________________________
_____________________________ _____________________________

Scenario B: Scenario E:
Transport tourists returning from their Deliver an organ for transplant from a
vacation in Savannah back to their home patient in Nashville, TN to a hospital 20
in Arizona the fastest way possible. minutes outside of Atlanta.
_____________________________ _____________________________
_____________________________ _____________________________

Scenario C: Scenario F:
Deliver 200 tons of sheetrock from Move heavy farm supplies from Plains, GA
Denmark to several construction to Kentucky.
companies in Atlanta.. _____________________________
_____________________________ _____________________________
_____________________________

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 Name: _____________________ Date: ____________

ABC’s of Jobs
Be creative! Using all letters of the alphabet, name a job that is created by one of the four transportation systems. Make
sure you use each system at least 5 times. Use I for Interstate-Highway System, H for Hartsfield Jackson Airport, D for
Deepwater Ports, and R for Railroads.

A: ___________________________________ System: ______ N: ___________________________________ System: ______

B: ___________________________________ System: ______ O: ___________________________________ System: ______
C: ___________________________________ System: ______ P: ___________________________________ System: ______
D: ___________________________________ System: ______ Q: ___________________________________ System: ______
E: ___________________________________ System: ______ R: ___________________________________ System: ______
F: ___________________________________ System: ______ S: ___________________________________ System: ______
G: ___________________________________ System: ______ T: ___________________________________ System: ______
H: ___________________________________ System: ______ U: ___________________________________ System: ______
I: ___________________________________ System: ______ V: ___________________________________ System: ______
J: ___________________________________ System: ______ W: ___________________________________ System: ______
K: ___________________________________ System: ______ X: ___________________________________ System: ______
L: ___________________________________ System: ______ Y: ___________________________________ System: ______
M: ___________________________________ System: ______ Z: ___________________________________ System: ______

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