Atlantic Station 17th Street Bridge

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The Atlantic Station 17th Street Bridge is a critical component of a major redevelopment known as Atlantic Station, located on a former brownfield site in the northwest part of downtown Atlanta. The bridge links the redevelopment site with Midtown Atlanta, crossing the I-75/I-85 Connector, which bisects that portion of the city. The bridge provides connections between Northside Drive and Peachtree Street, as well as direct pedestrian access to the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) Arts Center rail station. The bridge includes: Two 11-foot wide lanes in each direction serving automobiles, buses, and trucks Two 16-foot wide dedicated bicycle and transit lanes A 24-foot wide pedestrian park and thoroughfare on the south side of the bridge containing landscaping, as well as a covered sidewalk on the north side of the bridge Expected increases in local tax proceeds due to the redevelopment of the brownfield site - the former Atlantic Steel Mil - prompted the city to create the Atlantic Steel Brownfield Redevelopment Plan and Tax Allocation District (ASBTAD) in 1999. The use of tax increment financing allowed ASBTAD to issue bonds to pay for a portion of the infrastructure and environmental remediation efforts. The private development group, Atlantic Station Development Group or Atlantis 16th, L.L.C., composed of Jacoby Development, Inc. and AIG Global Real Estate Investment Corporation, contributed about a quarter of the cost of the bridge.

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