When was the Fall Line Freeway constructed?
Fall Line Freeway
The roadway that would eventually become SR540 (Fall Line Freeway) was established at least as early as 1919 as part of SR22 in the northern part of the Columbus area, SR49 from Fort Valley to Byron, SR24 in the western part of the Sandersville area, and an unnumbered road from Wrens to Augusta.[3] By the end of 1921, SR22 was shifted southward to travel between Columbus and Geneva. SR19 was established from Macon to East Macon. SR57 was established between East Macon and Gordon. SR24 was placed on the Wrens–Augusta segment.[3][6] By October 1926, US80 was designated on the Columbus–Geneva segment. US1 was designated on the Wrens–Augusta segment.[6][7] By October 1929, SR24 was removed from the Wrens–Augusta segment and was replaced with SR4.[7][8] In 1931, SR96 was established between Geneva and Reynolds.[9][10] In 1937, SR96 was shifted to the southeast, onto the Reynolds–Fort Valley segment.[11][12] Between January 1945 and November 1946, SR243 was designated between Gordon to south-southwest of Milledgeville.[13][14] Between June 1960 and June 1963, I-75 was proposed in the Byron area. An unnumbered road was built from SR171 northwest of Louisville to Wrens.[15][16] By 1966, I-75 was completed from Byron to the I-475 interchange and proposed from there to the I-16 interchange. I-16 was proposed in Macon. SR88 was established on the Sandersville–Wrens segment.[16][17] In 1966, I-16 was completed in Macon.[17][18] The next year, US80/SR22 was proposed to be shifted southward in the Macon area.[18][19]