In 1998 , the portion of I-75 that from the Chattahoochee River north to the Tennessee state line was named the '' ' Larry McDonald Memorial Highway ' '' . Larry McDonald , a conservative Democratic representative to Congress , was aboard Korean Air Lines Flight 007 when it was shot down by the Soviets on September 1 , 1983 . He was the only sitting Congressman to be reportedly killed by the Soviets during the Cold War
Korean Air Lines Flight 007
Korean Air Lines Flight 007
Interstate 75 in Georgia