Ga. 400 Pay the Last Toll race

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More than 1,800 runners took part in a four-mile race along the Ga. 400 tollroad from the Glenridge Connector in Sandy Springs to Lenox Road in Buckhead, signaling the end of the tollway. Tolls collected during the race went to benefit Children's Health Care of Atlanta.

Darline Cohen (left) and Jim Saine stand at the starting line with more than 1,800 people for the GA 400 Pay the Last Toll Race in Atlanta Sunday.

Tom (left) and Kelsey Troutman run past signage removed along Ga. 400 signaling the end of toll collection on the roadway. The last tolls will be collected on Nov. 22.

David Zaparanick runs through the toll booth on 400 during the GA 400 Pay the Last Toll Race Sunday in Atlanta.

More than 1,800 runners took part Sunday in the GA 400 Pay the Last Toll Race. Runners ran a four-mile course from the Glenridge Connector in Sandy Springs, down the tollroad, through the toll booths and exiting at Lenox Road in Buckhead. Tolls collected during the race will benefit Children's Health Care of Atlanta.

Robyn Sheridan (right) and Patty Kilgore turn onto Lenox Road as they near the finish line for the GA 400 Pay the Last Toll Race Sunday in Atlanta.

Leah Abbott (center) and Matt Gillentine run on Ga. 400 after making it through the toll booth during the GA 400 Pay the Last Toll Race Sunday in Atlanta.

Kimberly Clarke reaches out to drop 50 cents into a collection bucket at the toll booth on Ga. 400 Sunday. More than 1,800 runners took part in the 4-mile race on Ga. 400 between Sandy Springs and Buckhead. Tolls collected during the race will benefit Children's Health Care of Atlanta.

Larry Simons (left), his daughter Erin and Michelle Musser run through the toll booth on Ga. 400 during the GA 400 Pay the Last Toll Race Sunday. Runners ran a four-mile course from the Glenridge Connector in Sandy Springs, down the tollroad, through the toll booths and exiting at Lenox Road in Buckhead. Tolls collected during the race will benefit Children's Health Care of Atlanta.

Rivers Ludden reaches out to drop money into a collection bucket at the toll booth on Ga. 400. Tolls collected during the race will benefit Children's Health Care of Atlanta.

Shawanna White (left) and Chip Hawkins run down Ga. 400 during the GA 400 Pay the Last Toll Race Sunday in Atlanta.

Jodi McMahon (left) and her daughter, Sarah, walk on Ga. 400 during Sunday's race. Runners ran a four-mile course from the Glenridge Connector in Sandy Springs, down the tollroad, through the toll booths and exiting at Lenox Road in Buckhead. Tolls collected during the race went to benefit Children's Health Care of Atlanta.

Ashley Etheridge (right) and Choua Thao make their way up the ramp toward Lenox Road. The four-mile course took runners from the Glenridge Connector in Sandy Springs, down the tollroad, through the toll booths and exiting at Lenox Road in Buckhead.

Jake Hardnock (left) runs on Ga.. 400 during the GA 400 Pay the Last Toll Race. The race concluded on Lenox Road in Buckhead.

The finish line for the GA 400 Pay the Last Toll Race glows in the reflected pre-dawn light Sunday. Runners ran a four-mile course from the Glenridge Connector in Sandy Springs, down the tollroad, through the toll booths and exiting at Lenox Road in Buckhead. Tolls collected during the race went to benefit Children's Health Care of Atlanta.

Ann Maurer crosses the finish line during the GA 400 Pay the Last Toll Race Sunday in Atlanta. Runners ran a four-mile course from the Glenridge Connector in Sandy Springs, down the tollroad, through the toll booths and exiting at Lenox Road in Buckhead. Tolls collected during the race went to benefit Children's Health Care of Atlanta.

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Maddy Dada (center) stands at the starting line with more than 1,800 people for the GA 400 Pay the Last Toll Race Sunday. Runners ran a four-mile course from the Glenridge Connector in Sandy Springs, down the tollroad, through the toll booths and exiting at Lenox Road in Buckhead. Tolls collected during the race went to benefit Children's Health Care of Atlanta.

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