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{{short description|Section of Interstate Highway in North Carolina, United States}} |
{{short description|Section of Interstate Highway in North Carolina, United States}} |
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{{highway detail hatnote|Interstate 85}} |
{{highway detail hatnote|Interstate 85}} |
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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} |
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{{Use American English|date=August 2022}} |
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{{Infobox road |
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|state = NC |
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|route = 85 |
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|type = I |
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|map={{maplink-road|from=Interstate 85 in North Carolina.map}} |
|map = {{maplink-road|from=Interstate 85 in North Carolina.map}} |
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|map_notes = I-85 highlighted in red |
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|length_mi = 234.6 |
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|length_ref = <ref>{{cite web |last = Starks |first = Edward |date = January 27, 2022 |title = Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways |url = https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/interstate_highway_system/routefinder/table01.cfm |access-date = August 21, 2022 |work = FHWA Route Log and Finder List |publisher = [[Federal Highway Administration]] }}</ref> |
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|established = 1958 |
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|direction_a = South |
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|terminus_a = {{jct|state=SC|I|85}} at the [[South Carolina]] line near [[Blacksburg, South Carolina|Blacksburg, SC]] |
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|junction = *{{Jct|state=NC|I|485}} in [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]] (twice) |
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*{{Jct|state=NC|I|77|US|21}} in Charlotte |
*{{Jct|state=NC|I|77|US|21}} in Charlotte |
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*{{Jct|state=NC|I|285 |
*{{Jct|state=NC|I|285|US|29|US|52|US|70}} near [[Lexington, North Carolina|Lexington]] |
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*{{Jct|state=NC|I|74}} near [[Archdale, North Carolina|Archdale]] |
*{{Jct|state=NC|I|74}} near [[Archdale, North Carolina|Archdale]] |
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*{{Jct|state=NC|I|73|US|421}} in [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]] |
*{{Jct|state=NC|I|73|US|421}} in [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]] |
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*{{Jct|state=NC|US|15|US|501}} in [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]] |
*{{Jct|state=NC|US|15|US|501}} in [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]] |
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*{{Jct|state=NC|I|885|US|70}} in Durham |
*{{Jct|state=NC|I|885|US|70}} in Durham |
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*{{Jct|state=NC|US|1}} in [[Henderson, North Carolina|Henderson]] |
*{{Jct|state=NC|US|1|US|158}} in [[Henderson, North Carolina|Henderson]] |
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|direction_b = North |
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|terminus_b = {{Jct|state=VA|I|85}} at the [[Virginia]] line near [[Bracey, Virginia|Bracey, VA]] |
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|counties = [[Cleveland County, North Carolina|Cleveland]], [[Gaston County, North Carolina|Gaston]], [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg]], [[Cabarrus County, North Carolina|Cabarrus]], [[Rowan County, North Carolina|Rowan]], [[Davidson County, North Carolina|Davidson]], [[Randolph County, North Carolina|Randolph]], [[Guilford County, North Carolina|Guilford]], [[Alamance County, North Carolina|Alamance]], [[Orange County, North Carolina|Orange]], [[Durham County, North Carolina|Durham]], [[Granville County, North Carolina|Granville]], [[Vance County, North Carolina|Vance]], [[Warren County, North Carolina|Warren]] |
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|previous_type = NC |
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|previous_route = 84 |
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|next_route = 86 |
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'''Interstate 85''' ('''I-85''') is |
'''Interstate 85''' ('''I-85''') is a part of the [[Interstate Highway System]] that runs from [[Montgomery, Alabama]], to [[Petersburg, Virginia]]. In [[North Carolina]], I-85 travels {{convert|231.23|mi|km}} from the South Carolina state line near [[Grover, North Carolina|Grover]] to the Virginia state line near [[Wise, North Carolina|Wise]]. Despite being signed north–south, I-85 physically travels in a southwest–northeast direction across the state. The major landscapes traversed by I-85 include urban and rural pockets of the [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont]] region, with views of [[Kings Pinnacle]] seen from its southernmost stretch. The Interstate Highway connects the three most populous metropolitan areas of North Carolina: the [[Charlotte metropolitan area]], [[Piedmont Triad]], and [[Research Triangle]], as well as nine of the [[List of municipalities in North Carolina|20 largest municipalities]] in the state. Outside of North Carolina, I-85 connects the state with [[Richmond, Virginia]], to the north and [[Upstate South Carolina]] and [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]], to the south. I-85 parallels several [[US Highway]]s including [[U.S. Route 29 in North Carolina|US Highway 29]] (US 29) between South Carolina and [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]], [[U.S. Route 70 in North Carolina|US 70]] between Greensboro and [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]], [[U.S. Route 15 in North Carolina|US 15]] between Durham and [[Oxford, North Carolina|Oxford]], and [[U.S. Route 1 in North Carolina|US 1]] between [[Henderson, North Carolina|Henderson]] and Virginia. |
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==Route description== |
==Route description== |
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[[File:I-85 NB at US 29-NC 49 exit.jpeg|thumb|right|I-85 northbound at the exit for US 29/NC 49 in Charlotte]] |
[[File:I-85 NB at US 29-NC 49 exit.jpeg|thumb|right|I-85 northbound at the exit for US 29/NC 49 in Charlotte]] |
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I-85 is maintained by the [[North Carolina Department of Transportation]] (NCDOT) for its entire length in the state and designated as a [[Blue Star Memorial Highway]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=North Carolina Department of Transportation |date=May 12, 2024 |title=Blue Star Memorial Highways Fact Sheet, 2019 |url=https://connect.ncdot.gov/municipalities/ProceduresPolicies/Blue%20Star%20Memorial%20Highways%20Fact%20Sheet,%202019.pdf |access-date=May 12, 2024 |website=North Carolina Department of Transportation}}</ref> The Interstate carries an [[Annual average daily traffic|average annual daily traffic]] volume of approximately 65,000 vehicles a day; roughly 25-40% of that traffic is commercial vehicles.<ref>{{cite web |title = Applying the Principles of the Work Zone Rule to Design-Build Projects, Two Case Studies: North Carolina I-85 Corridor Improvement Project |url = https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/wz/resources/publications/fhwahop13024/s5.htm |access-date = April 3, 2024 |website = FHWA Work Zone |publisher = Federal Highway Administration }}</ref> Traffic varies from as much as 181,000 vehicles through [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg County]] to as little as 19,000 in [[Vance County, North Carolina|Vance County]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=North Carolina Department of Transportation |date=May 10, 2024 |title=Transportation Planning Branch |url=https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/State-Mapping/Documents/NCDOT2016InterstateFreewayReport.pdf |access-date=May 10, 2024 |website=North Carolina Department of Transportation}}</ref> All of I-85 is a part of the [[National Highway System (United States)|National Highway System]], a network of roads important for the country's economy, defense, and mobility.<ref>{{cite map|publisher=Federal Highway Administration|url=http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/north_carolina/nc_northcarolina.pdf|format=PDF|title=National Highway System: North Carolina|author=[[Federal Highway Administration]]|location=Raleigh|date=March 25, 2015|access-date=April 6, 2016|archive-date=September 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922023709/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/north_carolina/nc_northcarolina.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=February 26, 2016 |title=What is the National Highway System? |url=http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924215257/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/ |archive-date=September 24, 2012 |access-date=April 6, 2016 |work=National Highway System |publisher=[[Federal Highway Administration]]}}</ref> |
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=== South Carolina to Charlotte === |
=== South Carolina to Charlotte === |
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I-85 enters [[Cleveland County, North Carolina]] from [[Cherokee County, South Carolina]] near the small town of [[Grover, North Carolina|Grover]]. Most of the |
I-85 enters [[Cleveland County, North Carolina]] from [[Cherokee County, South Carolina]] near the small town of [[Grover, North Carolina|Grover]]. Most of the Interstate for its first few miles is generally rural in nature and remains four lanes. It has its first interchange with [[North Carolina Highway 216|NC 216]], which provides access to [[Kings Mountain National Military Park]], with a welcome center shortly after. Later, the southbound lanes have an exit for [[U.S. Route 29 in North Carolina|US 29]], which quietly merges onto I-85 and begins a concurrency. At milemarker 10, the Interstate meets [[U.S. Route 74|US 74]] at a unique weave interchange and US 29 splits off from I-85 for US 74 east. Both routes also enter [[Kings Mountain, North Carolina|Kings Mountain]].<ref>{{cite web |author = North Carolina Department of Transportation |date = May 9, 2024 |title = Cleveland County |url = https://xfer.services.ncdot.gov/imgdot/DOTCountyMaps/PDF_CountyOneSheet/Cleveland_CountyMap_OneSheet.pdf |access-date = May 9, 2024 |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation }}</ref> |
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At this point, I-85 crosses into [[Gaston County, North Carolina|Gaston County]] and expands to six lanes from four. It enters suburban areas and traffic begins increasing from here. The |
At this point, I-85 crosses into [[Gaston County, North Carolina|Gaston County]] and expands to six lanes from four. It enters suburban areas and traffic begins increasing from here. The Interstate then reaches [[Gastonia, North Carolina|Gastonia]] and has an exit for [[North Carolina Highway 274|NC 274]] (Bessemer City Road). Then it has its first major interchange with [[U.S. Route 321#North Carolina|US 321]], signed north for [[Lincolnton, North Carolina|Lincolnton]] and south for the city's main business district. Traffic from US 321 south before 2017 was often congested due to I-85, and a new interchange was developed to help relieve it.<ref>{{cite web |last = Nelson |first = Omar |date = December 14, 2017 |title = I-85/US 321 interchange construction underway in Gastonia |url = https://cityofgastonia.news/2017/12/85-us-321-interchange-construction-underway-gastonia/ |access-date = April 4, 2024 |website = City News Source |language = en-US }}</ref> Past it, I-85 turns southeast, then east as it goes through more suburban areas, with restaurants, businesses, churches, and car dealerships lining the road. Along here, it intersects more state highways serving as Gastonia's main thoroughfares, including [[North Carolina Highway 7|NC 7]] (Ozark Avenue), [[North Carolina Highway 279|NC 279]] (New Hope Road), and NC 7 (McAdenville Road/Main Street) again; NC 7 provides access to the town of [[McAdenville, North Carolina|McAdenville]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=North Carolina Department of Transportation |date=May 10, 2024 |title=NC 7 Interchange - Gaston County |url=https://www.ncdot.gov/projects/i-85-widening-gaston-county/Documents/mcadenville-main-street-nc-7-interchange.pdf |access-date=May 10, 2024 |website=North Carolina Department of Transportation}}</ref> Here, many major retail stores and supermarkets are seen along I-85 as it continues on its eastward track to [[Belmont, North Carolina|Belmont]] and expands even more to eight lanes. It reaches the main exit for Belmont at [[North Carolina Highway 273|NC 273]] near milemarker 27, then crosses the [[Catawba River]] on the Cameron Morrison Bridge, entering [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg County]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Naples Daily |first= |title=I85 over CATAWBA RIVER Gaston County, North Carolina Bridge Inspection Report |url=https://data.naplesnews.com/bridge/north-carolina/gaston/i85-over-catawba-river/37-000000000710159/ |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=Naples Daily News |language=en}}</ref> |
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=== Charlotte to Greensboro === |
=== Charlotte to Greensboro === |
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Right after entering Mecklenburg County, I-85 reaches a weigh station occasionally serving trucks |
Right after entering Mecklenburg County, I-85 reaches a weigh station occasionally serving trucks in both directions. Access to the [[U.S. National Whitewater Center]] can be done from Sam Wilson Road, its first interchange in the county. After that, I-85 meets [[Interstate 485|I-485]] at a [[stack interchange]]. This portion of I-85 is often congested due to the lanes merging into one.<ref>{{cite web |title = NCDOT: I-85/I-485 Interchange Improvements, West of Charlotte |url = https://www.ncdot.gov/projects/i-85-i-485-improvements/Pages/default.aspx |access-date = April 4, 2024 |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |language = en-US }}</ref> As of 2024, from the US 321 interchange to I-485, the lanes are being widened to accommodate larger amounts of traffic.<ref>{{cite web |title = NCDOT: I-85 Widening - Gaston County |url = https://www.ncdot.gov/projects/i-85-widening-gaston-county/Pages/default.aspx |access-date = April 4, 2024 |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |language = en-US }}</ref> Drivers wanting to access [[Interstate 77 in North Carolina|I-77]] can get off at the interchange, or simply keep driving on I-85 to reach the [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport]]. A couple of miles later, I-85 has an exit for the airport via Little Rock Road at a [[single-point urban interchange]] and enters the city of [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]]. It has interchanges with [[Billy Graham Parkway]], as well as two more single-point urban interchanges with [[North Carolina Highway 27|NC 27]] (Freedom Drive) and [[North Carolina Highway 16|NC 16]] (Brookshire Boulevard).<ref>{{Cite web |last=North Carolina Department of Transportation |date=May 10, 2024 |title=Mecklenburg County |url=https://xfer.services.ncdot.gov/imgdot/DOTCountyMaps/PDF_CountyOneSheet/Mecklenburg_CountyMap_OneSheet.pdf |access-date=May 10, 2024 |website=North Carolina Department of Transportation}}</ref> |
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I-85 then directly intersects with I-77 and [[U.S. Route 21|US 21]] at milemarker 38 with a hybrid interchange and then traverses the northern portion of Charlotte. The routing through this portion is generally more suburban than urban in nature, with light industries such as truck terminals, warehouses, small manufacturing facilities, and small office parks lining the highway. More interchanges with minor but significant thoroughfares through the city such as Graham Street, Sugar Creek Road, and [[Uptown Charlotte#Tryon Street|North Tryon Street]] appear. Here, I-85 turns northward and enters the [[University City (Charlotte neighborhood)|University City]] area. it meets [[North Carolina Highway 24|NC 24]] (Harris Boulevard) in this stretch and has an interchange with I-485 again, this time at a [[Interchange (road)#Turbine interchange|turbine interchange]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last = Thompson |first = Jen |date = July–August 2013 |title = North Carolina Steps Boldly Out of Its Comfort Zone |url = https://highways.dot.gov/public-roads/julyaugust-2013/north-carolina-steps-boldly-out-its-comfort-zone |access-date = April 3, 2024 |magazine = Public Roads |volume = 77 |issue = 1 |publisher = Federal Highway Administration |id = FHWA-HRT-13-005 }}</ref> |
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I-85 then has an interchange with I-77 and [[U.S. Route 21|US 21]] at milemarker 38 with a hybrid interchange and then traverses the northern portion of Charlotte. The routing through this portion is generally more suburban than urban in nature, with light industries such as truck terminals, warehouses, small manufacturing facilities, and small office parks lining the highway. More interchanges with minor but significant thoroughfares through the city such as Graham Street, Sugar Creek Road, and [[Uptown Charlotte#Tryon Street|North Tryon Street]] appear. Here, I-85 turns more northward and enters the [[University City (Charlotte neighborhood)|University City]] area. it intersects [[North Carolina Highway 24|NC 24]] (Harris Boulevard) in this stretch and intersects I-485 again, this time at a [[Interchange (road)#Turbine interchange|turbine interchange]]. |
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[[File:Interstate 85 in North Carolina (41368419811).jpg|thumb|I-85 southbound in Concord near the I-485 interchange]] |
[[File:Interstate 85 in North Carolina (41368419811).jpg|thumb|I-85 southbound in Concord near the I-485 interchange]] |
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I-85 then crosses into [[Cabarrus County, North Carolina|Cabarrus County]], immediately entering the city of [[Concord, North Carolina|Concord]] and dense commercial development. It passes exit 49 (Bruton Smith Boulevard/Concord Mills Boulevard), which is signed for several major attractions such as the [[Concord Mills]] |
I-85 then crosses into [[Cabarrus County, North Carolina|Cabarrus County]], immediately entering the city of [[Concord, North Carolina|Concord]] and dense commercial development. It passes exit 49 (Bruton Smith Boulevard/Concord Mills Boulevard), which is signed for several major attractions such as the [[Concord Mills|Concord Mills Mall]] and [[Charlotte Motor Speedway]].<ref>{{cite web |date = January 9, 2018 |title = New I-85 flyover bridge will connect I-85 to Concord Mills |url = https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/new-i-85-flyover-bridge-will-connect-i-85-to-concord-mills/680508344/ |access-date = May 10, 2024 |publisher = WSOC-TV |language = en }}</ref> Several miles later, it has a [[diverging diamond interchange]] with [[North Carolina Highway 73|NC 73]] and then crosses [[Coddle Creek]].<ref>{{cite news |title = I-85 over CODDLE CREEK Cabarrus County, North Carolina Bridge Inspection Report |url = https://data.usatoday.com/bridge/north-carolina/cabarrus/i-85-over-coddle-creek/37-000000000250055/ |access-date = May 10, 2024 |via = USA Today |language = en }}</ref> It meets US 29 a second time as well as [[U.S. Route 601|US 601]] nearing [[Kannapolis, North Carolina|Kannapolis]], the exit of which US 29 provides access to the [[North Carolina Research Campus]].<ref>{{cite map |author = Kannapolis, NC |date = May 9, 2024 |title = NCRC Campus Map 2021 |url = https://www.kannapolisnc.gov/Portals/0/Departments/Communications/Documents/NCRC%20Campus%20Map%202021.pdf |access-date = May 9, 2024 |publisher = Kannapolis, North Carolina }}</ref> US 601 merges onto I-85, forming another concurrency as the two routes continue northward and meet a rest area. They do not enter Kannapolis but have several exits signed for it. They cross the [[Cold Water Creek (Irish Buffalo Creek tributary)|Cold Water Creek]], which parallels them, before entering [[Rowan County, North Carolina|Rowan County]] and mostly rural areas. North of [[China Grove, North Carolina|China Grove]], the highway passes exit 74 (Julian Road) for an outlet containing several stores. Just before [[Salisbury, North Carolina|Salisbury]], US 601 splits from I-85 at exit 75 for Jake Alexander Boulevard, and I-85 enters Salisbury where it meets [[U.S. Route 52 in North Carolina|US 52]] at exit 76 with a single-point urban interchange. US 52 merges onto I-85 and the highway exits Salisbury. At [[Spencer, North Carolina|Spencer]], I-85/US 52 enters [[Davidson County, North Carolina|Davidson County]] and crosses the [[Yadkin River]] on the [[Yadkin River Veterans Memorial Bridge]].<ref>{{cite web |date = n.d. |title = Project Spotlight: I-85 Yadkin River Bridge |url = https://connect.ncdot.gov/projects/construction/Structural%20Design%20AGCDOT%20Joint%20Bridge%20Design%20Commi/Project%20Spotlight%20-%20I-85%20Yadkin%20River%20Bridge.pdf |access-date = April 3, 2024 |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation }}</ref> The route then meets with US 29, [[U.S. Route 70 in North Carolina|US 70]], and [[North Carolina Highway 150|NC 150]] near the unincorporated community of [[Linwood, North Carolina|Linwood]] at an unusual interchange. The interchange allows for direct access to NC 150 northbound and US 29/US 70 southbound. US 29 and US 70 converge with I-85/US 52 for a very brief distance, about {{Convert|2|mi|km|spell=in}}, before I-85 reaches an interchange that is accessible northbound only: [[Interstate 285 (North Carolina)|I-285]]. At this point, all three U.S. Highways that overlapped I-85 leave the Interstate, and I-85 narrows back down to six lanes.<ref>{{cite map |author = North Carolina Department of Transportation |title = Davidson County, North Carolina |date = October 2018 |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |location = Raleigh |inset = Enlarged Municipal and Suburban Areas |url = https://xfer.services.ncdot.gov/imgdot/DOTCountyMaps/PDFs/Davidson_CountyMap_Sheet05_Final_web.pdf |access-date = April 3, 2024 }}</ref> |
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The landscape becomes more rural as I-85 reaches just outside of [[Lexington, North Carolina|Lexington]] and intersects [[North Carolina Highway 47|NC 47]] (Hargrave Road). Because the previous exit is northbound-only, drivers going southbound must use NC 47 to access I-285. After its interchange with [[North Carolina Highway 8|NC 8]] (Cotton Grove Road), which is the main exit for Lexington, I-85 enters a large forest with tree-lined medians and crosses [[Abbotts Creek (North Carolina)|Abbotts Creek]], then has an interchange with [[U.S. Route 64 in North Carolina|US 64]]. Past Holly Grove Road on milemarker 96, the northbound lanes cut under the southbound lanes and cross Hamby Creek. The reversed lanes of I-85 then pass over Squire Bowers Road and reach a rest area, as well as access to the North Carolina Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park. Once the lanes pass under Johnsontown Road around milemarker 102, the northbound lanes cross above the southbound lanes and return to the normal direction.<ref>{{google maps |SV = yes |date = May 2023 |title = I-85, Lexington, North Carolina |url = https://www.google.com/maps/@35.8276137,-80.1615217,3a,75y,23.9h,96.62t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sxb8Xl7rx_q7lZSbgxeuAOg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu |access-date = March 30, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{google maps |SV = yes |date = November 2022 |title = I-85, Thomasville, North Carolina |url = https://www.google.com/maps/@35.8493778,-80.1197768,3a,68.1y,79.6h,77.15t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sXqHQmGiPMHBpceI-cpqTOw!2e0!5s20221101T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu |access-date = March 30, 2024 }}</ref> |
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[[File:I-85 South - Exit 113AC - I-74 US311 NC62 Split (49201520983).jpg|thumb|I-85 southbound at exit 113 for I-74 and NC 62]] |
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The landscape becomes more rural as I-85 reaches just outside of [[Lexington, North Carolina|Lexington]] and intersects [[North Carolina Highway 47|NC 47]] (Hargrave Road). Because the previous exit is a northbound-only exit, drivers going southbound must use NC 47 to access I-85 BL and I-285. After its interchange with [[North Carolina Highway 8|NC 8]] (Cotton Grove Road), which is the main exit for Lexington, I-85 enters a large forest with tree-lined medians and crosses [[Abbotts Creek (North Carolina)|Abbotts Creek]], then has an interchange with [[U.S. Route 64 in North Carolina|US 64]]. Past Holly Grove Road on milemarker 96, the northbound lanes cut under the southbound lanes and cross Hamby Creek. The reversed lanes of I-85 then pass over Squire Bowers Road and reach a rest area, as well as access to the North Carolina Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park. Once the lanes pass under Johnsontown Road around milemarker 102, the northbound lanes sail above the southbound lanes and return to normal direction.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/@35.8276682,-80.1614328,3a,90y,29.27h,93.36t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sj2Sof41N7g9X2AxoQhQKig!2e0!6shttps://streetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com/v1/thumbnail?panoid=j2Sof41N7g9X2AxoQhQKig&cb_client=maps_sv.tactile.gps&w=203&h=100&yaw=139.69745&pitch=0&thumbfov=100!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/@35.8493778,-80.1197768,3a,68.1y,79.6h,77.15t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sXqHQmGiPMHBpceI-cpqTOw!2e0!5s20221101T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> |
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The tree-lined median then gives way to the city of [[Thomasville, North Carolina|Thomasville]], where I-85 meets [[North Carolina Highway 109|NC 109]]. It crosses into [[Randolph County, North Carolina|Randolph County]] as it enters the city of [[Archdale, North Carolina|Archdale]] and intersects [[North Carolina Highway 62|NC 62]]. I-85 enters [[High Point, North Carolina|High Point]] and has a [[Partial cloverleaf interchange|parclo]] interchange with [[Interstate 74 in North Carolina|I-74]] and the former routing of [[U.S. Route 311|US 311]]. The exits are signed east for [[Asheboro, North Carolina|Asheboro]] and west for [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem]]. I-85 then passes through another forest with more trees lining the median and crosses the [[Richland Creek (Deep River tributary, Randolph)|Randolph]] and [[Richland Creek (Deep River tributary, Guilford)|Guilford]] branches of the Richland Creek as it enters [[Guilford County, North Carolina|Guilford County]]. Just outside [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]], it has a southbound interchange with US 29 and US 70 again. US 29 and US 70 form a brief concurrency with I-85 before the route enters suburban areas once more and reaches a very large and complex interchange with Groometown Road, Grandover Parkway, [[Interstate 73 in North Carolina|I-73]], [[U.S. Route 220 in North Carolina|US 220]], and [[U.S. Route 421 in North Carolina|US 421]]. US 29 and US 70 split off through the interchange, while US 421 joins I-85 from I-73 in a [[Concurrency (road)#Wrong-way concurrencies|wrong-way concurrency]]. Because I-85 was rerouted around Greensboro after February 2004, it now follows the southern half of the [[Greensboro Urban Loop]].<ref>{{cite news |date = January 20, 2023 |title = Greensboro Urban Loop comes full circle as city sets Monday as opening day for final stretch |url = https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/greensboro/greensboro-urban-loop-comes-full-circle-as-city-sets-monday-as-opening-day-for-final-stretch/ |access-date = March 30, 2024 |website = FOX8 |publisher = WGHP-TV |language = en-US }}</ref><ref>{{cite map |url = https://xfer.services.ncdot.gov/imgdot/DOTCountyMaps/PDFs/Guilford_CountyMap_Sheet08_Final_web.pdf |format = PDF |title = Guilford County, North Carolina |inset = Enlarged Municipal and Suburban Areas |sheet = 8 of 10 |location = Raleigh |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |author = North Carolina Department of Transportation |date = September 2018 |access-date = April 3, 2024 }}</ref> |
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[[File:I-85 South - Exit 113AC - I-74 US311 NC62 Split (49201520983).jpg|thumb|I-85 southbound at exit 113 for I-74 and NC 62. US 311 used to run along this segment of I-74 until it was truncated to Winston-Salem.]] |
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The tree-lined median then gives way to the city of [[Thomasville, North Carolina|Thomasville]], where I-85 meets [[North Carolina Highway 109|NC 109]]. It crosses into [[Randolph County, North Carolina|Randolph County]] as it enters the city of [[Archdale, North Carolina|Archdale]] and interchanges with [[North Carolina Highway 62|NC 62]]. I-85 then enters [[High Point, North Carolina|High Point]] and has a [[Partial cloverleaf interchange|parclo]] interchange with [[Interstate 74 in North Carolina|I-74]] and the former routing of [[U.S. Route 311|US 311]]. The exits are signed east for [[Asheboro, North Carolina|Asheboro]] and west for [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem]]. I-85 then enters another forest with more trees lining the median and crosses the [[Richland Creek (Deep River tributary, Randolph)|Randolph]] and [[Richland Creek (Deep River tributary, Guilford)|Guilford]] branches of the Richland Creek as it enters [[Guilford County, North Carolina|Guilford County]]. Just outside [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]], it has a southbound interchange with I-85 BL, US 29, and US 70 again. US 29 and US 70 form a brief concurrency with I-85 before the three routes enter suburban areas once more and reach a very large and complex interchange with Groometown Road, Grandover Parkway, [[Interstate 73 in North Carolina|I-73]], [[U.S. Route 220 in North Carolina|US 220]], and [[U.S. Route 421 in North Carolina|US 421]]. US 29 and US 70 split off through the interchange, while US 421 joins I-85 from I-73 in a [[Concurrency (road)#Wrong-way concurrencies|wrong-way concurrency]]. Because I-85 was rerouted around Greensboro after February 2004, it now follows the southern half of the [[Greensboro Urban Loop]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-20 |title=Greensboro Urban Loop comes full circle as city sets Monday as opening day for final stretch |url=https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/greensboro/greensboro-urban-loop-comes-full-circle-as-city-sets-monday-as-opening-day-for-final-stretch/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=FOX8 WGHP |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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=== Greensboro to Durham === |
=== Greensboro to Durham === |
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Leaving the massive interchange, I-85/US |
Leaving the massive interchange, I-85/US 421 expands to eight lanes again and stays connected for just {{Convert|4|mi|km}} before US 421 departs the concurrency at exit 126 to head southeast for [[Sanford, North Carolina|Sanford]]. Prior to the Greensboro Urban Loop, US 421 used to run along exit 126B, which is now signed for just Greensboro itself. Meanwhile, I-85 maintains its northeastward track and passes by a couple more exits before reaching [[Interstate 785|I-785]] (its third auxiliary route), [[Interstate 40 in North Carolina|I-40]], and [[Interstate 840 (North Carolina)|I-840]], the former and latter of which have their southern and eastern terminus at I-85 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title = NCDOT: Greensboro Urban Loop |url = https://www.ncdot.gov/projects/greensboro-urban-loop/Pages/default.aspx |access-date = May 10, 2024 |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |language = en-US }}</ref> I-40 merges onto I-85 and the two routes share a rather long concurrency which travels entirely east–west for {{Convert|31|mi|km}}. The concurrency here uses I-85's mileage instead of I-40's. I-40/I-85 enters more industrial areas and meets [[North Carolina Highway 61|NC 61]] before entering [[Alamance County, North Carolina|Alamance County]]. It travels right through the heart of [[Burlington, North Carolina|Burlington]] upon mile marker 141, intersecting several of the city's main state highways, including [[North Carolina Highway 62|NC 62]] again, [[North Carolina Highway 49|NC 49]], [[North Carolina Highway 87|NC 87]], and [[North Carolina Highway 54|NC 54]]. Businesses, restaurants, parks, and buildings can be seen lining the sides of the highway.<ref>{{google maps |SV = yes |date = October 2014 |title = I-85, Burlington, NC |url = https://www.google.com/maps/@36.0638026,-79.4314597,3a,75y,107.08h,81.77t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1suIaw3vFYn17pTlds9_Tjow!2e0!5s20141001T000000!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu |access-date = May 9, 2024 }}</ref> Past a diverging diamond interchange with [[North Carolina Highway 119|NC 119]] (Mebane-Oaks Road), the highway enters [[Orange County, North Carolina|Orange County]] and reaches another truck weigh station. I-40 then splits off southeast from I-85 to serve the southern portion of [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]] and downtown [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]] while I-85 continues eastward and narrows back down to four lanes.<ref>{{cite map |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |year = 2013 |title = State Transportation Map |author = North Carolina State Tax Commission |edition = 2013–2014 }}</ref> |
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[[File:2008-08-23 I-85 NB from Hillandale Rd in Durham.jpg|thumb|right|I-85 northbound passing through [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]]]] |
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The following interchanges of I-85 before [[Durham County, North Carolina|Durham County]] are rather substandard in quality due to the interstate retaining its original design. It meets [[North Carolina Highway 86|NC 86]] and later US 70, which forms another concurrency once again before entering Durham County. At milemarker 172, it meets the northern terminus of [[North Carolina Highway 147|NC 147]] (Durham Freeway), which connects to downtown Durham. I-85/US 70 then widens to six lanes again and then ten as it reaches the main city center and becomes urban in nature.<ref>{{cite web |last = North Carolina Department of Transportation |date = May 9, 2024 |title = Durham County |url = https://xfer.services.ncdot.gov/imgdot/DOTCountyMaps/PDF_CountyOneSheet/Durham_CountyMap_OneSheet.pdf |access-date = May 9, 2024 |website = North Carolina Department of Transportation }}</ref> It then has an interchange with [[U.S. Route 15 in North Carolina|US 15]] and [[U.S. Route 501#North Carolina|US 501]], which both also join the concurrency. The highway passes [[North Carolina Highway 157|NC 157]] (Guess Road), and then US 501 splits off at Duke Street to head north. The other three highways continue on their way before meeting the western terminus of [[North Carolina Highway 55|NC 55]] (Avondale Drive). Just before exiting Durham, US 70 also departs the concurrency to head east alongside I-85's fourth and final auxiliary route, [[Interstate 885|I-885]], for the [[Raleigh–Durham International Airport]] and Raleigh itself while I-85 and US 15 remain joined.<ref>{{cite web |title = Projects Overview |url = https://gis.dchcmpo.org/tipapplication/project?general=I-85&general=I-85&Page=1&Sort=Description&Order=desc |access-date = March 30, 2024 |website = gis.dchcmpo.org }}</ref> |
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=== Durham to Virginia === |
=== Durham to Virginia === |
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North of Durham, I-85/US |
North of Durham, I-85/US 15 narrows down to four lanes and passes several more minor interchanges before entering [[Granville County, North Carolina|Granville County]] and suburban areas. The landscape gives way to rural areas and another forest, this time without trees lining the median as the highway crosses [[Falls Lake]].<ref>{{cite web |title = Falls Lake at Interstate 85 Near Redwood, NC |url = https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/02086920/ |access-date = May 10, 2024 |website = waterdata.usgs.gov |language = en }}</ref> US 15 departs I-85 at exit 186 to serve the town and city of [[Butner, North Carolina|Butner]] and [[Creedmoor, North Carolina|Creedmoor]] respectively, whereas I-85 bypasses these areas. From here to [[Oxford, North Carolina|Oxford]], US 15 parallels I-85. The Interstate then intersects [[North Carolina Highway 56|NC 56]] outside of Butner and continues to make its way through the forest for about {{Convert|10|mi|km}} without any other interchanges. I-85 then crosses the [[Tar River]] and comes to another rest area. It meets US 15 at another interchange just near milemarker 202 nearing Oxford. Interchanges with [[North Carolina Highway 96|NC 96]] and [[U.S. Route 158|US 158]] immediately follow, then I-85 cuts into [[Vance County, North Carolina|Vance County]].<ref>{{cite map |author = North Carolina Department of Transportation |date = May 9, 2024 |title = Granville County Bridge |url = https://xfer.services.ncdot.gov/imgdot/DOTBridgeMaps/PDF_BridgeOneSheet/Granville_BridgeMap_OneSheet.pdf |access-date = May 9, 2024 |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation }}</ref> |
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It immediately reaches the city limits of [[Henderson, North Carolina|Henderson]] before meeting up with US |
It immediately reaches the city limits of [[Henderson, North Carolina|Henderson]] before meeting up with US 158 (Dabney Drive), and US 158 merges on I-85 to follow a short concurrency with it. The highway intersects [[North Carolina Highway 39|NC 39]], the main exit for Henderson, then US 158 splits off from the concurrency shortly after. At milemarker 218, I-85 has a southbound exit for [[U.S. Route 1 in North Carolina|US 1]], which begins paralleling it for the rest of the Interstate's length.<ref>{{cite map |last = North Carolina Department of Transportation |date = May 9, 2024 |title = Vance County |url = https://xfer.services.ncdot.gov/imgdot/DOTCountyMaps/PDF_CountyOneSheet/Vance_CountyMap_OneSheet.pdf |access-date = May 9, 2024 |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation }}</ref> I-85 passes just west of [[Middleburg, North Carolina|Middleburg]] and has a [[Partial cloverleaf interchange|parclo]] interchange with US 1/US 158 (Flemingtown Road) for the town of [[Norlina, North Carolina|Norlina]]. I-85 then enters its final county in the state, [[Warren County, North Carolina|Warren County]]. Before long, it bypasses [[Manson, North Carolina|Manson]] and continues to go through a wooded forest with no development along the road. Just before exiting the state, I-85 has its final interchange in the state with US 1 and the northern terminus of [[U.S. Route 401|US 401]] near the unincorporated community of [[Wise, North Carolina|Wise]].<ref>{{google maps |SV = yes |date = June 2011 |title = I-85, Norlina, North Carolina |url = https://www.google.com/maps/@36.5315134,-78.193265,3a,75y,33.13h,81.46t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sreCF6Nrr63a1YJ55QNt3XQ!2e0!5s20110601T000000!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu |access-date = May 9, 2024 }}</ref> After that, it exits North Carolina and crosses the state line into [[Mecklenburg County, Virginia]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sun |first=Kitsap |title=SBL ROUTE I-85 over ROANOKE RIVER Mecklenburg County, Virginia Bridge Inspection Report |url=https://datacentral.kitsapsun.com/bridge/virginia/mecklenburg/sbl-route-i-85-over-roanoke-river/51-000000000011911/ |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=Kitsap Sun |language=en}}</ref> |
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===Dedicated and memorial names=== |
===Dedicated and memorial names=== |
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[[File:Blue Star Memorial Highway I-85 Davidson County, NC.jpg|thumb|Sign dedicating the Blue Star Memorial Highway]] |
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[[File:Jeff Gordon Expressway sign unveiling.jpg|thumb|right|Secretary of the [[North Carolina Department of Transportation]] [[Gene Conti]] and [[NASCAR]] driver [[Jeff Gordon]] unveiling a sign for the Jeff Gordon Expressway]] |
[[File:Jeff Gordon Expressway sign unveiling.jpg|thumb|right|Secretary of the [[North Carolina Department of Transportation]] [[Gene Conti]] and [[NASCAR]] driver [[Jeff Gordon]] unveiling a sign for the Jeff Gordon Expressway]] |
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[[File:Blue Star Memorial Highway I-85 Davidson County, NC.jpg|thumb|left|Sign dedicating the Blue Star Memorial Highway]] |
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I-85 in North Carolina features a few dedicated or memorialized stretches of freeway. |
I-85 in North Carolina features a few dedicated or memorialized stretches of freeway. |
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* [[Blue Star Memorial Highway]]: The official North Carolina honorary name of I-85 throughout the state that was approved on May 5, 1967.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.ncdot.gov/programs/environmental/bluestar/ |title = NCDOT: NC Blue Star Memorial Marker Locations |access-date = June 19, 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110522011307/http://ncdot.gov/programs/environmental/bluestar/ |archive-date = May 22, 2011 |url-status = dead |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation }}</ref><ref name="NCMH">{{cite web |url = http://www.ncdot.org/doh/preconstruct/traffic/TEPPL/Topics/N-01/Sorted%20by%20County.pdf |title = North Carolina Memorial Highways and other Named Facilities |access-date = June 19, 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110519162756/http://www.ncdot.org/doh/preconstruct/traffic/TEPPL/Topics/N-01/Sorted%20by%20County.pdf |archive-date = May 19, 2011 |url-status = dead |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation }}</ref> |
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* '''Senator Marshall Arthur Rauch Highway |
* '''Senator Marshall Arthur Rauch Highway''': The official North Carolina name of I-85 through [[Gaston County, North Carolina|Gaston County]] that was approved on October 3, 1997.<ref name="NCMH" /> |
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* '''William James Pharr Bridge |
* '''William James Pharr Bridge''': The official North Carolina name of the bridge over the [[Catawba River|South Fork River]] on I-85 in Gaston County that was approved on August 5, 1994.<ref name="NCMH" /> |
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* '''Cameron Morrison Bridge |
* '''Cameron Morrison Bridge''': The official North Carolina name of the bridge over the [[Catawba River]] on I-85 between Gaston and [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg]] counties that was approved on March 11, 1983. It is named in honor of [[Cameron A. Morrison]], known as the Good Roads Governor.<ref name="NCMH" /> |
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* '''Julius Chambers Highway |
* '''Julius Chambers Highway''': The official North Carolina name of I-85 between I-77/US 21 and the I-85 Connector ({{convert|4|mi|km|spell=in|disp=sqbr}}), in [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]]. It is named in honor of [[Julius L. Chambers]], who was a lawyer, [[Civil and political rights|civil rights]] leader, and educator, and was dedicated on May 24, 2018.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.wbtv.com/story/38275035/a-highway-honor-for-a-civil-rights-hero |title = A highway honor for a civil rights hero |last = Crump |first = Steve |publisher = [[WBTV]] |location = Charlotte, North Carolina |date = May 25, 2018 |access-date = June 1, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2018/05/25/i85-thru-part-of-charlotte-named-after-prominent-attorney-civil-rights-activist |title = Part of I-85 named after prominent attorney, civil rights activist |last = Lowe |first = Jonathan |publisher = [[Spectrum News North Carolina|Spectrum News]] |location = Charlotte, North Carolina |date = May 24, 2018 |access-date = June 1, 2018 }}</ref> |
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* '''Jeff Gordon Expressway |
* '''Jeff Gordon Expressway''': The official North Carolina name of I-85 from the Charlotte city limit to the [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg]]/[[Cabarrus County, North Carolina|Cabarrus]] county line in Northeast Mecklenburg County ({{convert|1.6|mi|km|disp=sqbr}}).<ref>{{cite web |last = Busbee |first = Jay |url = https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nascar-from-the-marbles/alas-speed-limit-jeff-gordon-expressway-174354072.html |title = There is, alas, a speed limit on the Jeff Gordon Expressway |website = [[Yahoo! Sports]] |date = May 26, 2013 |access-date = September 2, 2013 }}</ref> It is named in honor of [[NASCAR]] driver [[Jeff Gordon]] and was dedicated on May 25, 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://charlotte.news14.com/content/sports/auto_racing/648280/mecklenburg-county-commissioners-approve--jeff-gordon-expressway- |title = Mecklenburg County Commissioners approve 'Jeff Gordon Expressway' |last = Flores |first = Adrianne |author2 = Brad Broders |date = October 19, 2011 |publisher = News 14 Carolina |access-date = October 19, 2011 |location = Raleigh, North Carolina |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111025123251/http://charlotte.news14.com/content/sports/auto_racing/648280/mecklenburg-county-commissioners-approve--jeff-gordon-expressway- |archive-date = October 25, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.sunherald.com/2012/05/24/3970042/ready-for-the-jeff-gordon-expressway.html |title = Ready for the Jeff Gordon Expressway? |last = Lyttle |first = Steve |date = May 24, 2012 |website = [[Sun Herald]] |access-date = June 19, 2012 |location = Gulfport, Misssisssippi }}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.flickr.com/photos/ncdot/sets/72157629957970448/ |title = Flickr - I-85 Jeff Gordon Expressway Ceremony |date = May 25, 2012 |access-date = June 19, 2012 |via = Flickr }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title = NCDOT dedicates section of I-85 in Mecklenburg County as the Jeff Gordon Expressway |publisher = [[Hendrick Motorsports]] |date = May 25, 2012 |url = http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/news/articles/prev/1338157051 |access-date = October 6, 2015 }}</ref> |
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* [[Yadkin River Veterans Memorial Bridge]]: The official North Carolina name of the bridge over the [[Yadkin River]] on I-85 between [[Rowan County, North Carolina|Rowan]] and [[Davidson County, North Carolina|Davidson]] counties that was approved on May 11, 2011.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.salisburypost.com/News/051311-Bridge-renaming-passed-House-brief-qcd |title = Bill to rename Yadkin River Bridge passes |work = Salisbury Post |date = May 13, 2011 |access-date = May 6, 2012 |archive-date = March 15, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120315184603/http://www.salisburypost.com/News/051311-Bridge-renaming-passed-House-brief-qcd |url-status = dead }}</ref> |
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* '''Bob Timberlake Freeway |
* '''Bob Timberlake Freeway''': The official North Carolina name of I-85 from exit 92 to exit 96 in Davidson County.<ref name="DOT dedicates" /> |
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* '''Richard Childress Freeway |
* '''Richard Childress Freeway''': The official North Carolina name of I-85 from exit 96 to exit 102 in Davidson County.<ref name="DOT dedicates">{{cite news |last1 = Stratton |first1 = Seth |title = DOT dedicates part of I-85 as Childress freeway |url = http://www.the-dispatch.com/article/20081216/ARTICLES/812160289 |website = The-Dispatch.com |date = December 16, 2008 |access-date = June 22, 2015 |archive-date = June 23, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150623002525/http://www.the-dispatch.com/article/20081216/ARTICLES/812160289 |url-status = dead }}</ref> |
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* '''Congressman J. Howard Coble Highway |
* '''Congressman J. Howard Coble Highway''': The official North Carolina name of I-85 from Alamance Church Road to [[Interstate 40 in North Carolina|I-40]] in [[Guilford County, North Carolina|Guilford County]] that was approved on December 1, 2016. It is named in honor of Representative [[Howard Coble]], who represented [[North Carolina's 6th congressional district]] for 30 years.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.greensboro.com/news/local_news/state-names-part-of-i--in-guilford-county-for/article_0adee4e1-9c7c-5146-b09d-2957c6ab8664.html |title = State names part of I-85 in Guilford County for late Rep. Howard Coble |newspaper = [[News & Record]] |location = Greensboro, North Carolina |date = December 1, 2016 |access-date = December 6, 2016 }}</ref> |
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* '''Sam Hunt Freeway |
* '''Sam Hunt Freeway''': The official North Carolina name of I-85/I-40 from the Guilford–Alamance county line to {{Convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}} east of [[North Carolina Highway 54|NC 54]] in [[Graham, North Carolina|Graham]] that was approved on September 5, 1997.<ref name="NCMH" /> |
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* '''Dr. John H. Franklin Highway |
* '''Dr. John H. Franklin Highway''': The official North Carolina name of I-85/US 70, between Cole Mill Road (exit 173) and US 70 (exit 178), in [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]]. It is named in honor of [[John Hope Franklin]], an American historian and recipient of the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]].<ref>{{cite news |last = Baumgartner Vaughan |first = Dawn |url = http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/durham-county/article186803358.html |title = Why I-85 in Durham is now the 'Dr. John H. Franklin Highway' |newspaper = [[News & Observer]] |location = Raleigh, North Carolina |date = November 27, 2017 |access-date = November 28, 2017 }}</ref> |
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* '''Andrea L. Harris Highway''': The official North Carolina name of I-85 between the Vance and Warren county line. It is named after Andrea Harris, a civil rights activist from the state. It was approved on December 15, 2023, by [[Roy Cooper]].<ref>{{cite news |date = December 15, 2023 |title = NCDOT: Section of I-85 near Henderson Renamed Andrea L Harris Highway |url = https://wizs.com/ncdot-section-of-i-85-near-henderson-renamed-andrea-l-harris-highway/ |access-date = May 9, 2024 |location = Henderson, North Carolina |publisher = WIZS-AM |language = en-US }}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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[[File:I40i85NC.jpg|thumb|right|I-40/I-85 through [[Burlington, North Carolina|Burlington]]]] |
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Parts of I-85 were already constructed before federal aid was available in the 1950s, as the state had been constructing sections of the Interstate Highway System since 1949. The Lexington Bypass north of [[Lexington, North Carolina|Lexington]]—which at the time was signed [[U.S. Route 29 (North Carolina)|US 29]] and [[U.S. Route 70 in North Carolina|US 70]]—is now a part of [[Interstate 85 Business (North Carolina)|I-85 Bus]].<ref name="Facts: Interstate 85">North Carolina Department of Transportation |
Parts of I-85 were already constructed before federal aid was available in the 1950s, as the state had been constructing sections of the Interstate Highway System since 1949. The Lexington Bypass north of [[Lexington, North Carolina|Lexington]]—which at the time was signed [[U.S. Route 29 (North Carolina)|US 29]] and [[U.S. Route 70 in North Carolina|US 70]]—is now a part of [[Interstate 85 Business (North Carolina)|I-85 Bus]].<ref name="Facts: Interstate 85">{{cite web |author = North Carolina Department of Transportation |url = http://www.ncdot.org/public/50thanniv/ncinterstates/download/factsI85.pdf |title = Facts: Interstate 85 |page = 1 |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |access-date = April 21, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070203052023/http://www.ncdot.org/public/50thanniv/ncinterstates/download/factsI85.pdf |archive-date = February 3, 2007 }}</ref> This was part of an {{Convert|80|mi|km|adj=on}} expressway completed in 1955 between Lexington and [[Hillsborough, North Carolina|Hillsborough]].<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.greensboro.com/life/this-day-in-history/article_cb4505ea-820c-5218-bd3a-88b3270a0c6a.html |title = This day in history |work = [[News and Record]] |date = January 9, 2016 |access-date = November 9, 2016 }}</ref> |
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One planned road was the Salisbury bypass, {{convert|15|mi|km}} long with a $1-million (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{inflation|US-GDP|1000000|1955}}}} in {{Inflation/year|index=US-GDP}}{{Inflation/fn|index=US-GDP}}) {{convert|880|ft|m|adj=on}} twin-span bridge over the [[Yadkin River]]. Construction on the bridge started in 1955 (this date is shown on a plaque, and most sources have used the date), but the lanes were not as wide as federal standards required, and the road had a sharp curve north of the bridge. Both of these characteristics saved money.<ref name=Turner/> |
One planned road was the Salisbury bypass, {{convert|15|mi|km}} long with a $1-million (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{inflation|US-GDP|1000000|1955}}}} in {{Inflation/year|index=US-GDP}}{{Inflation/fn|index=US-GDP}}) {{convert|880|ft|m|adj=on}} twin-span bridge over the [[Yadkin River]]. Construction on the bridge started in 1955 (this date is shown on a plaque, and most sources have used the date), but the lanes were not as wide as federal standards required, and the road had a sharp curve north of the bridge. Both of these characteristics saved money.<ref name=Turner/> |
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The [[Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956]] provided for 90 |
The [[Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956]] provided for 90 percent federal funding of highways that would become part of the Interstate Highway System, and the North Carolina Highway Commission used the funds to build the rest of the highway, which opened as I-85 in 1958. The bridge, finished a year earlier, was [[grandfathered]] despite not meeting standards.<ref name=Turner/> |
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Another section of I-85 opened to traffic on September 9, 1958, when an {{convert|11.3|mi|km|adj=on}} stretch in [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg County]] was opened. |
Another section of I-85 opened to traffic on September 9, 1958, when an {{convert|11.3|mi|km|adj=on}} stretch in [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg County]] was opened.<ref name="Facts: Interstate 85" /> |
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The year 1960 saw several sections of the highway open to traffic:<ref name="Facts: Interstate 85"/> |
The year 1960 saw several sections of the highway open to traffic:<ref name="Facts: Interstate 85"/> |
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* A {{convert|13.8|mi|km|adj=on}} segment between Greensboro and Whitsett. |
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By 1965, I-85 from the South Carolina border to Charlotte was complete, while it took until 1970 for the section between Charlotte and Durham to be completed. However, the "Temporary 85" designation would remain on the segment between Lexington and Greensboro until 1984 because there were too many access roads. That year, a new six-lane section opened, resulting in the "Temporary 85" designation to be dropped.<ref>North Carolina Department of Transportation |
By 1965, I-85 from the South Carolina border to Charlotte was complete, while it took until 1970 for the section between Charlotte and Durham to be completed. However, the "Temporary 85" designation would remain on the segment between Lexington and Greensboro until 1984 because there were too many access roads. That year, a new six-lane section opened, resulting in the "Temporary 85" designation to be dropped.<ref>{{cite web |author = North Carolina Department of Transportation |url = http://www.ncdot.org/public/50thanniv/ncinterstates/download/factsI85.pdf |title = Facts: Interstate 85 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070203052023/http://www.ncdot.org/public/50thanniv/ncinterstates/download/factsI85.pdf |archive-date = February 3, 2007 |page = 2 |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |access-date = April 21, 2007 }}</ref> |
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Since its completion, many widening projects have been undertaken on I-85, particularly along the stretch of highway between [[Gastonia, North Carolina|Gastonia]] and Durham. By 1988, widening I-85 to six lanes from Greensboro to [[Burlington, North Carolina|Burlington]] was being considered.<ref>{{cite news |agency=[[Associated Press]] |title= I-85 Traffic Flow May Be Smoother |work= [[The Charlotte Observer]] | |
Since its completion, many widening projects have been undertaken on I-85, particularly along the stretch of highway between [[Gastonia, North Carolina|Gastonia]] and Durham. By 1988, widening I-85 to six lanes from Greensboro to [[Burlington, North Carolina|Burlington]] was being considered.<ref>{{cite news |agency = [[Associated Press]] |title = I-85 Traffic Flow May Be Smoother |work = [[The Charlotte Observer]] |date = December 16, 1988 |page = 5B }}</ref> The plan was later changed to eight lanes.<ref>{{cite news |title = North Carolina - Wider I-85 Recommended |work = [[The Charlotte Observer]] |date = January 27, 1989 |page = 2B }}</ref> The $175-million (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{inflation|US-GDP|175000000|1989}}}} in {{Inflation/year|index=US-GDP}}{{Inflation/fn|index=US-GDP}}) project began in 1989. With the opening of a {{convert|2.3|mi|km|adj=on}} section in [[Alamance County, North Carolina|Alamance County]] on November 23, 1994, {{convert|21|mi|km}} of I-85/I-40 were eight lanes. An additional {{convert|14|mi|km}} were to be ready by 1996, giving the Interstate eight lanes to where I-40 turned southward at Hillsborough.<ref>{{cite news |first = David A. |last = Hall |title = Interstate 40/85 Freeway Isn't Free of Construction |work = [[Greensboro News & Record]] |date = November 23, 1994 |page = A1 }}</ref> |
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In addition, I-85 was relocated in 2004, south of Greensboro, forming part of the [[Greensboro Urban Loop]], allowing through traffic to bypass that city's downtown area.<ref>{{ |
In addition, I-85 was relocated in 2004, south of Greensboro, forming part of the [[Greensboro Urban Loop]], allowing through traffic to bypass that city's downtown area.<ref>{{cite web |last = Hammer |first = John |date = January 20, 2023 |title = After 56 Years The Urban Loop Officially Opens Monday, Jan. 23 |url = https://www.rhinotimes.com/news/after-56-years-the-urban-loop-officially-opens-monday-jan-23/ |access-date = March 30, 2024 |website = The Rhino Times of Greensboro |language = en-US }}</ref> Between 2004 and 2008, I-85 was widened to eight lanes around Salisbury.<ref name=Turner>{{cite news |url = http://www.salisburypost.com/Opinion/080512-insight-turner-on-yadkin-bridge-qcd |title = The mysterious Yadkin River bridge |last = Turner |first = Walter R. |work = [[Salisbury Post]] |date = August 5, 2012 |access-date = August 7, 2012 |archive-date = August 6, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120806182305/http://www.salisburypost.com/Opinion/080512-insight-turner-on-yadkin-bridge-qcd |url-status = dead }}</ref> |
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The '''I-85 Corridor Improvement Project''', located in [[Rowan County, North Carolina|Rowan]] and [[Davidson County, North Carolina|Davidson]] counties, was a two-phase project to replace the narrow [[Yadkin River bridges|bridge]] over the Yadkin River and widen the freeway from four to eight lanes.<ref name="I-85CIP"/> In the first phase, all traffic from the old bridge moved to a new $201-million (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{inflation|US-GDP|201000000|2012}}}} in {{Inflation/year|index=US-GDP}}{{Inflation/fn|index=US-GDP}}) [[Yadkin River Veterans Memorial Bridge|bridge]] in August 2012.<ref name=Turner/> On March 9, 2013, all eight lanes of the I-85 bridge opened to the public.<ref>{{cite news |title= NCDOT to open new I-85 Yadkin River bridge on Friday |url=http://www.wbtv.com/story/21545058/ncdot-to-open-new-i-85-yadkin-river-bridge-on-friday | |
The '''I-85 Corridor Improvement Project''', located in [[Rowan County, North Carolina|Rowan]] and [[Davidson County, North Carolina|Davidson]] counties, was a two-phase project to replace the narrow [[Yadkin River bridges|bridge]] over the Yadkin River and widen the freeway from four to eight lanes.<ref name="I-85CIP"/> In the first phase, all traffic from the old bridge moved to a new $201-million (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{inflation|US-GDP|201000000|2012}}}} in {{Inflation/year|index=US-GDP}}{{Inflation/fn|index=US-GDP}}) [[Yadkin River Veterans Memorial Bridge|bridge]] in August 2012.<ref name=Turner/> On March 9, 2013, all eight lanes of the I-85 bridge opened to the public.<ref>{{cite news |title = NCDOT to open new I-85 Yadkin River bridge on Friday |url = http://www.wbtv.com/story/21545058/ncdot-to-open-new-i-85-yadkin-river-bridge-on-friday |publisher = [[WBTV]]-TV |location = Charlotte, North Carolina |date = April 6, 2013 |access-date = April 17, 2014 }}</ref> The project finished eight months ahead of schedule and $44 million (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{inflation|US-GDP|44000000|2012}}}} in {{Inflation/year|index=US-GDP}}{{Inflation/fn|index=US-GDP}}) under budget.<ref>{{cite web |title = The I-85 Yadkin River Bridge, Salisbury, North Carolina |url = http://www.cagc.org/get_involved/awards_pinnacle_13winners.cfm |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140419025602/http://www.cagc.org/get_involved/awards_pinnacle_13winners.cfm |archive-date = April 19, 2014 |access-date = April 17, 2014 }}</ref> |
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From May 2010 through April 2014, I-85 was widened from four to eight lanes between exit 49 (near [[Charlotte Motor Speedway]] and [[Concord Mills]]) and exit 55.<ref>{{cite news |first=Steve |last=Lyttle |title= Part of widened I-85 to open this weekend |url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/04/03/4815488/part-of-widened-i-85-to-open-this.html#.U1A-Y2RDvBd |work=[[Charlotte Observer]]|date=April 3, 2012 |access-date=April 17, 2014}}</ref> |
From May 2010 through April 2014, I-85 was widened from four to eight lanes between exit 49 (near [[Charlotte Motor Speedway]] and [[Concord Mills]]) and exit 55.<ref>{{cite news |first = Steve |last = Lyttle |title = Part of widened I-85 to open this weekend |url = http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/04/03/4815488/part-of-widened-i-85-to-open-this.html#.U1A-Y2RDvBd |work = [[Charlotte Observer]] |date = April 3, 2012 |access-date = April 17, 2014 }}</ref> |
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== Current projects == |
=== Current projects === |
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Following the completion of the widening of I-85 between exits 49 and 55, a new project was started to widen I-85 from exit 55 ([[North Carolina Highway 73|NC 73]]) in Concord, [[Cabarrus County, North Carolina|Cabarrus County]] northward to exit 68 ([[North Carolina Highway 152|NC 152]]) in [[China Grove, North Carolina|China Grove]], [[Rowan County, North Carolina|Rowan County]]. Like the prior project, I-85 is being doubled in capacity, expanding from two travel lanes in each direction to four travel lanes in each direction. The project is now complete as of May 2021. The first phase (from exit 55 to exit 63) began in early 2014, and the second phase (from exit 63 to exit 68) began in early 2017.<ref>{{ |
Following the completion of the widening of I-85 between exits 49 and 55, a new project was started to widen I-85 from exit 55 ([[North Carolina Highway 73|NC 73]]) in Concord, [[Cabarrus County, North Carolina|Cabarrus County]] northward to exit 68 ([[North Carolina Highway 152|NC 152]]) in [[China Grove, North Carolina|China Grove]], [[Rowan County, North Carolina|Rowan County]]. Like the prior project, I-85 is being doubled in capacity, expanding from two travel lanes in each direction to four travel lanes in each direction. The project is now complete as of May 2021. The first phase (from exit 55 to exit 63) began in early 2014, and the second phase (from exit 63 to exit 68) began in early 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.ncdot.gov/projects/i-85widening/ |title = NCDOT: I-85 Widening and Improvements |access-date = March 28, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170329055236/https://www.ncdot.gov/projects/i-85widening/ |archive-date = March 29, 2017 |url-status = dead }}</ref> Construction was completed by December 2017,<ref>{{cite news |first = Steve |last = Lyttle |title = DOT awards contract for I-85 widening in Cabarrus County |url = http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/04/12/4836402/dot-awards-contract-for-i-85-widening.html#.U0wsAGRDvBc |work = [[Charlotte Observer]] |date = April 12, 2012 |access-date = April 14, 2014 }}</ref> which left I-85 with at least six lanes of highway between exits 10 (US 29 north/US 74—Kings Mountain and Shelby) and 164 (I-40 in Hillsborough). |
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==Exit list== |
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{{jcttop|exit|state=NC|length_ref=<ref name=google>{{google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=I-85+N&daddr=I-85+N&hl=en&ll=35.706377,-79.595947&spn=3.733058,7.13562&sll=36.543588,-78.18411&sspn=0.001804,0.003484&geocode=FcaeGAIdBUgl-w%3BFbGeLQIdbQFX-w&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=19&t=p&z=8|title=Interstate 85|access-date=December 27, 2012}}</ref>|dest_ref= <ref>{{cite web |url = https://xfer.services.ncdot.gov/imgdot/DOTStateTravelMap/2023_2024/2023_2024_NCDOT_Map_Front.pdf |title = 2023-2024 North Carolina State Transportation Map |publisher = [[North Carolina Department of Transportation]] Mapping Section |accessdate = April 10, 2024 }}</ref>}} |
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|location=Grover |
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|road={{Jct|state=SC|I|85|dir1=south|city1=Spartanburg}} |
|road={{Jct|state=SC|I|85|dir1=south|city1=Spartanburg}} |
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|notes=Continuation from [[South Carolina]] |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|216|city1=Kings Mountain National Military Park |
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|216|city1=Kings Mountain National Military Park}} |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|US|29|dir1=south}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|29|dir1=south}} |
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|road=Kings Mountain Blvd / Dixon School Road |
|road=Kings Mountain Blvd / Dixon School Road |
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|notes=To be converted into [[diverging diamond interchange]]<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.shelbystar.com/story/news/2022/08/26/crews-make-improvements-85-night/7874963001/ |title = Crews to make improvements to I-85 at night |access-date = April 4, 2024 |last = Turbyfill |first = Diane |date = August 5, 2022 |publisher = [[The Shelby Star]] |location = Grover, NC }}</ref> |
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|notes=To be converted into [[diverging diamond interchange]]}} |
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|location=Kings Mountain |
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|exit=8 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|161|city1=Kings Mountain |
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|161|city1=Kings Mountain}} |
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|county=Gaston |
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|mile=10.0 |
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|exit=10A |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|US|29|dir1=north|US|74|city1=Kings Mountain|city2=Shelby}} |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|US|29|dir1=north|US|74|dir2=east}} |
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|notes=North end of US 29 overlap; signed as exits 10A (north/east) and 10B (west)}} |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|US|74|dir1=west|city1=Kings Mountain|city2=Shelby}} |
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|location=Bessemer City |
|location=Bessemer City |
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|mile=12.8 |
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|exit=13 |
|exit=13 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|road|Edgewood Road|city1=Bessemer City |
|road={{jct|state=NC|road|Edgewood Road|city1=Bessemer City}} |
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|location=Gastonia |
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|exit=14 |
|exit=14 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|274|city1=East Bessemer City|city2=West Gastonia |
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|274|city1=East Bessemer City|city2=West Gastonia}} |
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|mile=17.0 |
|mile=17.0 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|US|321|city1=Gastonia|city2=Lincolnton}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|321|city1=Gastonia|city2=Lincolnton}} |
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|notes=Signed as exits 17A (south) and 17B (north) southbound}} |
|notes=Signed as exits 17A (south) and 17B (north) southbound |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|7|city1=East Gastonia |
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|7|city1=East Gastonia}} |
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|mile=19.7 |
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|exit=20 |
|exit=20 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|279|name1=New Hope Road|city1=Dallas |
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|279|name1=New Hope Road|city1=Dallas}} |
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|mile=20.6 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|road|Cox Road|city1=Ranlo |
|road={{jct|state=NC|road|Cox Road|city1=Ranlo}} |
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|location=Lowell |
|location=Lowell |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|road|Main Street|city1=Cramerton|city2=Lowell |
|road={{jct|state=NC|road|Main Street|city1=Cramerton|city2=Lowell}} |
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|mile=23.2 |
|mile=23.2 |
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|exit=23 |
|exit=23 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|7|city1=Lowell|city2=McAdenville |
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|7|city1=Lowell|city2=McAdenville}} |
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|location=Belmont |
|location=Belmont |
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|mile=25.7 |
|mile=25.7 |
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|exit=26 |
|exit=26 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|road| |
|road={{jct|state=NC|road|Belmont–Mount Holly Road|city1=Belmont|city2=Mount Holly}} |
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|notes=To [[Belmont Abbey College]]}} |
|notes=To [[Belmont Abbey College]] |
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|mile=26.9 |
|mile=26.9 |
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|exit=27 |
|exit=27 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|273|city1=Belmont|city2=Mount Holly |
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|273|city1=Belmont|city2=Mount Holly}} |
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|river=[[Catawba River]] |
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|bridge=Cameron Morrison Bridge – Good Roads Governor (1921-1925) |
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|county=Mecklenburg |
|county=Mecklenburg |
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|road=Sam Wilson Road |
|road=Sam Wilson Road |
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|notes=To [[U.S. National Whitewater Center]]}} |
|notes=To [[U.S. National Whitewater Center]] |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|I|485|to2=to|I|77|city1=Pineville|city2=Huntersville}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|I|485|to2=to|I|77|city1=Pineville|city2=Huntersville}} |
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|notes=Signed southbound as exits 30B (north/inner) and 30A (south/outer) |
|notes=Signed southbound as exits 30B (north/inner) and 30A (south/outer); I-485 exit 10 |
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|location=Charlotte |
|location=Charlotte |
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|exit=32 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|extra=airport|road|Little Rock Road|location1=[[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|CLT Airport]]}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|extra=airport|road|Little Rock Road|location1=[[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|CLT Airport]]}} |
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|notes=Single-point urban interchange |
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|mile=33.2 |
|mile=33.2 |
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|exit=33 |
|exit=33 |
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|road={{jctname|state=NC|Charlotte|4|name1=[[Billy Graham Parkway]]|noshield=yes|location1=Farmers Market}} |
|road={{jctname|state=NC|Charlotte|4|name1=[[Billy Graham Parkway]]|noshield=yes|location1=Farmers Market}} |
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|notes=To [[Billy Graham Library]]}} |
|notes=To [[Billy Graham Library]] |
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|mile=34.7 |
|mile=34.7 |
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|exit=34 |
|exit=34 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|27|name1=Freedom Drive|road|Tuckaseegee Road}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|27|name1=Freedom Drive|road|Tuckaseegee Road}} |
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|notes=Tuckaseegee Road only directly accessible northbound}} |
|notes=Tuckaseegee Road only directly accessible northbound |
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|mile=35.4 |
|mile=35.4 |
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|exit=36 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|16|name1=Brookshire Boulevard|to2=to|US|74|dir2=east|city1=Downtown Charlotte}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|16|name1=Brookshire Boulevard|to2=to|US|74|dir2=east|city1=Downtown Charlotte}} |
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|mile=37.8 |
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|exit=38 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|I|77|US|21|city1=Statesville|location2=[[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]]}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|I|77|US|21|city1=Statesville|location2=[[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]]}} |
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|notes=[[interchange (road)#Hybrid four-way interchanges|Hybrid interchange]] |
|notes=[[interchange (road)#Hybrid four-way interchanges|Hybrid interchange]]; I-77 exits 13A-B; southbound exit ramp and northbound entrance ramp include access to/from I-77 Express Lanes south |
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|mile=38.8 |
|mile=38.8 |
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|exit=39 |
|exit=39 |
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|road=Statesville Avenue / Statesville Road |
|road=Statesville Avenue / Statesville Road |
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|mile=40.5 |
|mile=40.5 |
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|exit=41 |
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|road={{jctname|state=NC|Charlotte|4|name1=Sugar Creek Road|noshield=yes}} |
|road={{jctname|state=NC|Charlotte|4|name1=Sugar Creek Road|noshield=yes}} |
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|mile=42.3 |
|mile=42.3 |
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|exit=42 |
|exit=42 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|US|29|NC|49|to1=to|name2=[[Tryon Street| |
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|29|NC|49|to1=to|name2=[[Tryon Street|N. Tryon Street]]}} |
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|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance}} |
|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance; access via I-85 Connector |
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|mile=43.0 |
|mile=43.0 |
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|exit=43 |
|exit=43 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC| |
|road={{jct|state=NC|road|University City Boulevard|to2=to|NC|49|road|Ikea Boulevard}} |
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|mile=44.5 |
|mile=44.5 |
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|exit=45 |
|exit=45 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|24|name1=W.T. Harris Boulevard}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|24|name1=W.T. Harris Boulevard}} |
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|notes=Signed as exits 45A (east) and 45B (west)}} |
|notes=Signed as exits 45A (east) and 45B (west) |
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|mile=46.2 |
|mile=46.2 |
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|exit=46 |
|exit=46 |
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|road=Mallard Creek Church Road |
|road=Mallard Creek Church Road |
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|notes=Signed northbound as exits 46A (east) and 46B (west)}} |
|notes=Signed northbound as exits 46A (east) and 46B (west) |
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|mile=47.5 |
|mile=47.5 |
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|exit=48 |
|exit=48 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|I|485|to2=to|I|77|dir2=north|city1=Huntersville|city2=Matthews}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|I|485|to2=to|I|77|dir2=north|city1=Huntersville|city2=Matthews}} |
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|notes=[[Interchange (road)#Turbine interchange|Turbine interchange]]; I-77 signed |
|notes=[[Interchange (road)#Turbine interchange|Turbine interchange]]; I-77 not signed northbound; I-485 exit 30 |
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|county=Cabarrus |
|county=Cabarrus |
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Line 299: | Line 357: | ||
|exit=49 |
|exit=49 |
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|road=Bruton Smith Boulevard / Concord Mills Boulevard |
|road=Bruton Smith Boulevard / Concord Mills Boulevard |
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|notes=To [[Concord Mills]] and [[Charlotte Motor Speedway]]}} |
|notes=To [[Concord Mills]] and [[Charlotte Motor Speedway]] |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|mile=51.8 |
|mile=51.8 |
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|exit=52 |
|exit=52 |
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|road=Poplar Tent Road |
|road=Poplar Tent Road |
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|notes=[[Diverging diamond interchange |
|notes=[[Diverging diamond interchange]]<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/09/08/5159360/diverging-diamond-opens-on-poplar.html |title = Diverging diamond opens on Poplar Tent Road |access-date = September 8, 2014 |last = Lyttle |first = Steve |date = September 8, 2014 |publisher = [[Charlotte Observer]] }}</ref> |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|mile=53.6 |
|mile=53.6 |
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|exit=54 |
|exit=54 |
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|road=George W. Liles Parkway / Kannapolis Parkway|notes=To [[North Carolina Research Campus]] and [[Atrium Health Ballpark]]}} |
|road=George W. Liles Parkway / Kannapolis Parkway |
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|notes=To [[North Carolina Research Campus]] and [[Atrium Health Ballpark]] |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|mile=55.0 |
|mile=55.0 |
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|exit=55 |
|exit=55 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|73|city1=Concord|city2=Huntersville}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|73|city1=Concord|city2=Huntersville}} |
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|notes=To [[Rowan-Cabarrus Community College]] South Campus; [[diverging diamond interchange|DDI]]<ref name=ddi>{{cite news |url= http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/02/03/2983541/new-interchange-planned-for-bottlenecked.html |title= New interchange planned for bottlenecked I-77 exit |access-date= March 2, 2013 |last= Marusak |first= Joe |date= February 4, 2012 |publisher= [[Charlotte Observer]] |
|notes=To [[Rowan-Cabarrus Community College]] South Campus; [[diverging diamond interchange|DDI]]<ref name=ddi>{{cite news |url = http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/02/03/2983541/new-interchange-planned-for-bottlenecked.html |title = New interchange planned for bottlenecked I-77 exit |access-date = March 2, 2013 |last = Marusak |first = Joe |date = February 4, 2012 |publisher = [[Charlotte Observer]] |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120601193224/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/02/03/2983541/new-interchange-planned-for-bottlenecked.html |archive-date = June 1, 2012 }}</ref> |
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|type=concur |
|type=concur |
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|mile=58.0 |
|mile=58.0 |
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|exit=58 |
|exit=58 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|US|29|US|601|dir2= |
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|29|US|601|dir2=south|city1=Kannapolis|city2=Concord}} |
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|notes= |
|notes=Southern end of US 601 concurrency; to [[North Carolina Research Campus]] |
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{{NCint|exit |
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|location=Kannapolis |
|location=Kannapolis |
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Line 326: | Line 390: | ||
|exit=60 |
|exit=60 |
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|road=Dale Earnhardt Boulevard / Copperfield Boulevard |
|road=Dale Earnhardt Boulevard / Copperfield Boulevard |
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|notes=Signed as exits 60A (Copperfield |
|notes=Signed as exits 60A (Copperfield) and 60B (Dale Earnhardt) northbound |
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|mile=62.5 |
|mile=62.5 |
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|exit=63 |
|exit=63 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|road|Lane Street|city1=Kannapolis |
|road={{jct|state=NC|road|Lane Street|city1=Kannapolis}} |
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|notes= |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|county=Rowan |
|county=Rowan |
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Line 338: | Line 405: | ||
|exit=65 |
|exit=65 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|road|Old Beatty Ford Road|city1=Landis}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|road|Old Beatty Ford Road|city1=Landis}} |
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|notes=Opened November 14, 2019<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.kannapolisnc.gov/Community/News/ID/1619/I-85-Exit-65-Opens |title = I-85 Exit 65 Opens |access-date = April 5, 2024 |date = November 14, 2019 |publisher = City of Kannapolis |location = Kannapolis, NC }} </ref> |
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|notes=Opened November 14, 2019}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
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|location=China Grove |
|location=China Grove |
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|mile=68.0 |
|mile=68.0 |
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|exit=68 |
|exit=68 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC |
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|152|to2=to|US|29|city1=China Grove|city2=Rockwell}} |
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|notes= |
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{{NCint|exit |
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|location=Salisbury |
|location=Salisbury |
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Line 349: | Line 419: | ||
|mile=70.4 |
|mile=70.4 |
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|exit=70 |
|exit=70 |
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|road=Webb Road |
|road=Webb Road |
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|notes= |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
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|mile=71.5 |
|mile=71.5 |
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|exit=71 |
|exit=71 |
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|road=Peeler Road |
|road=Peeler Road |
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|notes= |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|mile=72.3 |
|mile=72.3 |
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|exit=72 |
|exit=72 |
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|road=Peach Orchard Road |
|road=Peach Orchard Road |
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|notes= |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|mile=73.7 |
|mile=73.7 |
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|exit=74 |
|exit=74 |
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|road=Julian Road |
|road=Julian Road |
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|notes= |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
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|type=concur |
|type=concur |
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Line 367: | Line 445: | ||
|exit=75 |
|exit=75 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|US|601|dir1=north|name1=Jake Alexander Boulevard}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|601|dir1=north|name1=Jake Alexander Boulevard}} |
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|notes= |
|notes=Northern end of US 601 concurrency; to [[North Carolina Community College System|Rowan–Cabarrus CC North Campus]] |
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}} |
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|type=concur |
|type=concur |
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Line 373: | Line 452: | ||
|exit=76 |
|exit=76 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|US|52|dir1=south|name1=Innes Street|city1=Albemarle|city2=Salisbury}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|52|dir1=south|name1=Innes Street|city1=Albemarle|city2=Salisbury}} |
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|notes= |
|notes=Southern end of US 52 concurrency; formerly signed as exits 76A (south) and 76B (north) |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
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|location=East Spencer |
|location=East Spencer |
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|mile=79.0 |
|mile=79.0 |
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|exit=79 |
|exit=79 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|road|Andrews Street|city1=Spencer|city2=East Spencer |
|road={{jct|state=NC|road|Andrews Street|city1=Spencer|city2=East Spencer}} |
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|notes= |
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}} |
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|location=Spencer |
|location=Spencer |
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|mile=80.4 |
|mile=80.4 |
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|exit=81 |
|exit=81 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|road|Long Ferry Road|city1=Spencer |
|road={{jct|state=NC|road|Long Ferry Road|city1=Spencer}} |
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|notes= |
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}} |
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{{jctbridge|exit |
{{jctbridge|exit |
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|river=[[Yadkin River]] |
|river=[[Yadkin River]] |
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|mile=82.2 |
|mile=82.2 |
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|bridge=[[Yadkin River Veterans Memorial Bridge]]}} |
|bridge=[[Yadkin River Veterans Memorial Bridge]] |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
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|county=Davidson |
|county=Davidson |
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Line 396: | Line 481: | ||
|exit=82 |
|exit=82 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|US|29|dir1=south|US|70|dir2=west|NC|150|dir3=east|city1=Spencer}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|29|dir1=south|US|70|dir2=west|NC|150|dir3=east|city1=Spencer}} |
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|notes=Permanently closed as of April 2010<ref name="I-85CIP">{{cite web|url=http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/i85corridor/|title=NCDOT: I-85 Corridor Improvement Project|access-date=June 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708110521/http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/i85corridor/|archive-date=July 8, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salisburypost.com/News/040910-bridge-wilcox-bridge-at-river-closed|title= |
|notes=Permanently closed as of April 2010<ref name="I-85CIP">{{cite web |url = http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/i85corridor/ |title = NCDOT: I-85 Corridor Improvement Project |access-date = June 19, 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110708110521/http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/i85corridor/ |archive-date = July 8, 2011 |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.salisburypost.com/News/040910-bridge-wilcox-bridge-at-river-closed |title = Safety concerns lead to closing of Wil-Cox Bridge; no timeframe on reopening |work = SalisburyPost.com |access-date = February 18, 2011 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110715233955/http://www.salisburypost.com/News/040910-bridge-wilcox-bridge-at-river-closed |archive-date = July 15, 2011 }}</ref><ref name=NC150>{{cite web |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |url = https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/safety/Route%20Changes/Proposed/NC_150_Request_INITIAL_APPROVAL_120301.pdf |title = NC 150 Route Change (2012-03-01) |date = March 1, 2012 |access-date = May 26, 2013 }}</ref><ref name=NC150map>{{cite web |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |url = https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/safety/Route%20Changes/Proposed/US29_US70_NC150_Request_MAPS_120104.pdf |format = PDF |title = NC 150 Route Change (2012-01-04) |date = January 4, 2012 |access-date = May 26, 2013 }}</ref> |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|location=none |
|location=none |
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Line 403: | Line 489: | ||
|exit=83 |
|exit=83 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|150}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|150}} |
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|notes=Permanently closed as of May 2013<ref name="I-85CIP"/><ref name=NC150/><ref name=NC150map/>}} |
|notes=Permanently closed as of May 2013<ref name="I-85CIP"/><ref name=NC150/><ref name=NC150map/> |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
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|location=none |
|location=none |
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Line 409: | Line 496: | ||
|mile=83.4 |
|mile=83.4 |
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|exit=84 |
|exit=84 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|US|29 |
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|29|dir1=south|US|70|dir2=west|to3=to|NC|150|city1=Spencer}} |
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|notes= |
|notes=Southern end of US 29/US 70 concurrency |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
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|location=none |
|location=none |
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Line 417: | Line 505: | ||
|exit=85 |
|exit=85 |
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|road=Clark Road |
|road=Clark Road |
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|notes=Permanently closed as of November 2012<ref>{{cite web |author= Staff |url= https://apps.ncdot.gov/newsreleases/details.aspx?r=5217 |title= NCDOT to close Clark Road entrance and exits ramps on I-85 north, section of Snider Kines Road in Davidson County starting Monday |work= Project Details |publisher= North Carolina Department of Transportation |date= July 27, 2011 |access-date= December 26, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140419065432/https://apps.ncdot.gov/newsreleases/details.aspx?r=5217 |archive-date= April 19, 2014 |url-status= dead }}</ref>}} |
|notes=Permanently closed as of November 2012<ref>{{cite web |author = Staff |url = https://apps.ncdot.gov/newsreleases/details.aspx?r=5217 |title = NCDOT to close Clark Road entrance and exits ramps on I-85 north, section of Snider Kines Road in Davidson County starting Monday |work = Project Details |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |date = July 27, 2011 |access-date = December 26, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140419065432/https://apps.ncdot.gov/newsreleases/details.aspx?r=5217 |archive-date = April 19, 2014 |url-status = dead }}</ref> |
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{{NCint|exit |
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|location=none |
|location=none |
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|mile=85.5 |
|mile=85.5 |
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|exit=86 |
|exit=86 |
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|road=Belmont Road |
|road=Belmont Road |
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|notes= |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|location= |
|location=Lexington |
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|lspan=5 |
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|type=concur |
|type=concur |
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|mile=87.2 |
|mile=87.2 |
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|exit=87 |
|exit=87 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|I|285| |
|road={{jct|state=NC|I|285|dir1=north|US|52|dir2=north|name2={{jct|state=NC|US|29|US|70|dir1=north|dir2=east|noshield=yes}}|city1=Lexington|city2=Winston-Salem}} |
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|notes= |
|notes=Northern end of US 29/US 52/US 70 concurrency; northbound exit and southbound entrance; former {{jct|state=NC|BL|85|dir1=north|noshield=yes}} |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|location=none |
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|mile=88.0 |
|mile=88.0 |
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|exit=88 |
|exit=88 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|47|I|285|US|52| |
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|47|to2=to|I|285|dir2=north|US|52|dir3=north|name1=Hargrave Road}} |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
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|location=Lexington |
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|lspan=3 |
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|mile=91.1 |
|mile=91.1 |
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|exit=91 |
|exit=91 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|8|city1=Lexington|city2=Southmont |
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|8|city1=Lexington|city2=Southmont}} |
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|notes= |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|mile=93.7 |
|mile=93.7 |
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|exit=94 |
|exit=94 |
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|road=Old US 64 |
|road=Old US 64 |
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|notes= |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|mile=96.0 |
|mile=96.0 |
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|exit=96 |
|exit=96 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|US|64|city1=Asheboro|city2=Lexington |
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|64|city1=Asheboro|city2=Lexington}} |
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|notes= |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|location=Thomasville |
|location=Thomasville |
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Line 454: | Line 551: | ||
|mile=101.5 |
|mile=101.5 |
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|exit=102 |
|exit=102 |
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|road=Lake Road |
|road=Lake Road |
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|notes= |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|mile=103.4 |
|mile=103.4 |
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|exit=103 |
|exit=103 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|109|city1=Thomasville}}}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|109|city1=Thomasville}} |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|county=Randolph |
|county=Randolph |
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Line 466: | Line 566: | ||
|mile=105.5 |
|mile=105.5 |
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|exit=106 |
|exit=106 |
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|road=Finch Farm Road |
|road=Finch Farm Road |
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|notes= |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|mile=107.5 |
|mile=107.5 |
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|exit=108 |
|exit=108 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|road|Hopewell Church Road|city1=Trinity |
|road={{jct|state=NC|road|Hopewell Church Road|city1=Trinity}} |
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|notes= |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|location=Archdale |
|location=Archdale |
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Line 476: | Line 580: | ||
|mile=111.0 |
|mile=111.0 |
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|exit=111 |
|exit=111 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|road|Main Street|city1=Archdale|city2=Downtown High Point |
|road={{jct|state=NC|road|Main Street|city1=Archdale|city2=Downtown High Point}} |
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|notes= |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|county=Guilford |
|county=Guilford |
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|cspan= |
|cspan=18 |
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|mile=112.7 |
|mile=112.7 |
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|exit=113A |
|exit=113A |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|62|city1=Archdale |
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|62|city1=Archdale}} |
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|notes=Southbound access via [[Collector–distributor lane|C/D lanes]] originating from I-74 exit |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|mile=113.4 |
|mile=113.4 |
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|exit=113B-C |
|exit={{nowrap|113B-C}} |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|I|74|city1=Asheboro|city2=Winston-Salem}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|I|74|city1=Asheboro|city2=Winston-Salem}} |
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|notes=Signed as exits 113B (east) and 113C (west)}} |
|notes=Signed as exits 113B (east) and 113C (west); I-74 exit 71B; former {{jct|state=NC|US|311|noshield=yes}} |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|location=Greensboro |
|location=Greensboro |
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|lspan= |
|lspan=13 |
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|type=concur |
|type=concur |
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|mile=118.1 |
|mile=118.1 |
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|exit=118 |
|exit=118 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC |
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|29|dir1=south|city1=High Point}} |
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|notes= |
|notes=Southern end of US 29 concurrency; former {{jct|state=NC|BL|85|dir1=south|US|70|dir2=west|noshield=yes}} |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
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|type=incomplete |
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|mile=119.5 |
|mile=119.5 |
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|exit=119 |
|exit=119 |
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|road=Groometown Road to Grandover Parkway |
|road=Groometown Road to Grandover Parkway |
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|notes= |
|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance; US 29 exit 33A; I-73 exit 97C |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
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|type=concur |
|type=concur |
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|mile=120.0 |
|mile=120.0 |
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|exit=120A |
|exit=120A |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|US|29|dir1=north| |
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|29|dir1=north|to2=to|I|73|dir2=south|city1=Greensboro}} |
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|notes= |
|notes=Northern end of US 29 concurrency; northbound exit and southbound entrance; former {{jct|state=NC|BL|85|dir1=north|US|70|dir2=east|noshield=yes}} |
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}} |
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|type=concur |
|type=concur |
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Line 512: | Line 625: | ||
|exit=120B |
|exit=120B |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|I|73|US|421|dir1=north|dir2=north|city1=Winston-Salem|location2=[[Martinsville, Virginia|Martinsville]]}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|I|73|US|421|dir1=north|dir2=north|city1=Winston-Salem|location2=[[Martinsville, Virginia|Martinsville]]}} |
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|notes= |
|notes=Western end of US 421 concurrency; signed as exit 121 southbound; I-73 exit 97B |
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{{NCint|exit |
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|type=incomplete |
|type=incomplete |
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Line 518: | Line 632: | ||
|exit=122 |
|exit=122 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|I|73|US|220|dir1=south|city1=Asheboro|city2=Greensboro}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|I|73|US|220|dir1=south|city1=Asheboro|city2=Greensboro}} |
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|notes=Southbound exit and northbound entrance; signed as exits 122B (south) and 122C (north) |
|notes=Southbound exit and northbound entrance; signed as exits 122B (south) and 122C (north); I-73 exit 95A; US 220 exit 95B |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
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|mile=123.7 |
|mile=123.7 |
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|exit=124 |
|exit=124 |
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|road=South |
|road=South Elm–Eugene Street |
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{{NCint|exit |
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|type=concur |
|type=concur |
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|mile=126.0 |
|mile=126.0 |
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|mspan=2 |
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|exit=126 |
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|exit=126A |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|US|421|dir1=south|city1=Sanford}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|421|dir1=south|city1=Sanford}} |
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|notes= |
|notes=Eastern end of US 421 concurrency |
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}} |
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|mile=none |
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|exit=126B |
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|road=[[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]] |
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|notes=Former US 421 north |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|mile=128.2 |
|mile=128.2 |
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|exit=128 |
|exit=128 |
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|road=Alamance Church Road |
|road=Alamance Church Road |
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|notes= |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|mile=130.2 |
|mile=130.2 |
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|exit=129 |
|exit=129 |
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|road=Youngs Mill Road |
|road=Youngs Mill Road |
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|notes= |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|type= |
|type=incomplete |
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|mile= |
|mile=131.9 |
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|exit=131 |
|exit=131 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC |
|road={{jct|state=NC|I|785|dir1=north|I|840|dir2=west|to3=to|I|40|dir3=west|city1=Greensboro|location2=[[Danville, Virginia|Danville]]}} |
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|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance; southern terminus of {{nowrap|I-785}}, eastern terminus of {{nowrap|I-840}} |
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|notes=West end of I-40 overlap}} |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|type=incomplete |
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|location=McLeansville |
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|mile=132.6 |
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|exit=132 |
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|road=Mount Hope Church Road |
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|notes=Northbound exit only |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
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|type=concur |
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|mile=133.3 |
|mile=133.3 |
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|exit=131 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|I|40|dir1=west|to2=to|I|785|dir2=north|I|840|dir3=west|city1=Greensboro|city2=Winston-Salem}} |
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|notes=Western end of I-40 concurrency; no northbound exit; I-40 exit 227; former {{jct|state=NC|BL|85|dir1=south|noshield=yes}} |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
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|location=none |
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|type=incomplete |
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|mile=133.7 |
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|exit=132 |
|exit=132 |
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|road=Mount Hope Church Road |
|road=Mount Hope Church Road |
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|notes=No northbound exit |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|location=Whitsett |
|location=Whitsett |
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Line 553: | Line 699: | ||
|mile=136.3 |
|mile=136.3 |
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|exit=135 |
|exit=135 |
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|road=Rock Creek Dairy Road |
|road=Rock Creek Dairy Road |
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|notes= |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|mile=138.6 |
|mile=138.6 |
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|exit=138 |
|exit=138 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|61|city1=Gibsonville |
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|61|city1=Gibsonville}} |
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|notes= |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|county=Alamance |
|county=Alamance |
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Line 566: | Line 716: | ||
|exit=140 |
|exit=140 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|road|University Drive|city1=Elon}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|road|University Drive|city1=Elon}} |
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|notes=To [[Elon University]]}} |
|notes=To [[Elon University]] |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|mile=142.5 |
|mile=142.5 |
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|exit=141 |
|exit=141 |
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|road=Huffman Mill Road |
|road=Huffman Mill Road |
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|notes= |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|mile=144.2 |
|mile=144.2 |
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|exit=143 |
|exit=143 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|62|city1=Downtown Burlington|city2=Alamance |
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|62|city1=Downtown Burlington|city2=Alamance}} |
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|notes= |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|mile=146.3 |
|mile=146.3 |
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|exit=145 |
|exit=145 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|49|city1=Downtown Burlington|city2=Liberty |
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|49|city1=Downtown Burlington|city2=Liberty}} |
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|notes= |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|location=Graham |
|location=Graham |
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Line 584: | Line 741: | ||
|mile=148.0 |
|mile=148.0 |
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|exit=147 |
|exit=147 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|87|city1=Graham|city2=Pittsboro |
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|87|city1=Graham|city2=Pittsboro}} |
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|notes= |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|mile=149.0 |
|mile=149.0 |
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|exit=148 |
|exit=148 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|54|city1=Chapel Hill|city2=Carrboro |
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|54|city1=Chapel Hill|city2=Carrboro}} |
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|notes= |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|location=Haw River |
|location=Haw River |
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|mile=150.8 |
|mile=150.8 |
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|exit=150 |
|exit=150 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|road|Jimmie Kerr Road|city1=Haw River|city2=Roxboro |
|road={{jct|state=NC|road|Jimmie Kerr Road|city1=Haw River|city2=Roxboro}} |
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|notes= |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|location=Mebane |
|location=Mebane |
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Line 599: | Line 762: | ||
|mile=153.2 |
|mile=153.2 |
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|exit=152 |
|exit=152 |
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|road=Trollingwood Road |
|road=Trollingwood Road |
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|notes= |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|mile=154.0 |
|mile=154.0 |
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|exit=153 |
|exit=153 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|119|city1=Mebane |
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|119|city1=Mebane}} |
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|notes= |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|mile=155.5 |
|mile=155.5 |
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|exit=154 |
|exit=154 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|road| |
|road={{jct|state=NC|road|Mebane–Oaks Road|city1=Mebane}} |
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|notes= |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|county=Orange |
|county=Orange |
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Line 614: | Line 783: | ||
|mile=158.2 |
|mile=158.2 |
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|exit=157 |
|exit=157 |
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|road=Buckhorn Road |
|road=Buckhorn Road |
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|notes= |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|location=Efland |
|location=Efland |
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Line 620: | Line 791: | ||
|mile=161.3 |
|mile=161.3 |
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|exit=160 |
|exit=160 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|road|Mount Willing Road|city1=Efland |
|road={{jct|state=NC|road|Mount Willing Road|city1=Efland}} |
||
|notes= |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|type=concur |
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|mile=161.9 |
|mile=161.9 |
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|exit=161 |
|exit=161 |
||
|road={{jct|state=NC |
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC-Truck|86|dir1=north|to2=to|US|70|dir2=east}} |
||
|notes=Western end of NC 86 Truck concurrency |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|location=Hillsborough |
|location=Hillsborough |
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Line 632: | Line 808: | ||
|exit=163 |
|exit=163 |
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|road={{jct|state=NC|I|40|dir1=east|city1=Raleigh}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|I|40|dir1=east|city1=Raleigh}} |
||
|notes= |
|notes=Eastern end of I-40 concurrency; I-40 exit 259 |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|mile=165.2 |
|mile=165.2 |
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|exit=164 |
|exit=164 |
||
|road= |
|road=[[Hillsborough, North Carolina|Hillsborough]] |
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|notes=Former {{jct|state=NC|NC|86|noshield=yes}} |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
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|type=concur |
|||
|mile=166.5 |
|mile=166.5 |
||
|exit=165 |
|exit=165 |
||
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|86|city1=Chapel Hill|city2=Hillsborough |
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC-Truck|86|dir1=ends|NC|86|city1=Chapel Hill|city2=Hillsborough}} |
||
|notes=Eastern end of NC 86 Truck concurrency |
|||
}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
||
|location=Eno |
|location=Eno |
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Line 647: | Line 829: | ||
|exit=170 |
|exit=170 |
||
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|70|US-Bus|70|NC|751|dir1=west|dab2=Durham|dir2=east|to3=to|location1=[[Duke University]]}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|70|US-Bus|70|NC|751|dir1=west|dab2=Durham|dir2=east|to3=to|location1=[[Duke University]]}} |
||
|notes= |
|notes=Southern end of US 70 concurrency; to [[Bennett Place]] |
||
}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
||
|county=Durham |
|county=Durham |
||
|cspan= |
|cspan=13 |
||
|location=Durham |
|location=Durham |
||
|lspan=10 |
|lspan=10 |
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Line 657: | Line 840: | ||
|exit=172 |
|exit=172 |
||
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|147|dir1=south|city1=Downtown Durham|location2=[[Research Triangle Park]]}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|147|dir1=south|city1=Downtown Durham|location2=[[Research Triangle Park]]}} |
||
|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance; to [[North Carolina Central University]]}} |
|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance; to [[North Carolina Central University]] |
||
}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
||
|mile=174.2 |
|mile=174.2 |
||
|exit=173 |
|exit=173 |
||
|road=Cole Mill Road}} |
|road=Cole Mill Road |
||
}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
||
|type=concur |
|type=concur |
||
Line 667: | Line 852: | ||
|exit=174A |
|exit=174A |
||
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|15|dir1=south|US|501|dir2=south|US-Bus|70|dab3=Durham|to3=to|NC|751|road|Hillsborough Road|city1=Chapel Hill}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|15|dir1=south|US|501|dir2=south|US-Bus|70|dab3=Durham|to3=to|NC|751|road|Hillsborough Road|city1=Chapel Hill}} |
||
|notes= |
|notes=Southern end of US 15/US 501 concurrency; southbound exit and northbound entrance |
||
}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
||
|mile=175.3 |
|mile=175.3 |
||
|exit=174B |
|exit=174B |
||
|road=Hillandale Road |
|road=Hillandale Road |
||
|notes= |
|||
}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
||
|mile=176.0 |
|mile=176.0 |
||
|exit=175 |
|exit=175 |
||
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|157|name1=Guess Road}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|157|name1=Guess Road}} |
||
|notes=To [[North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics|NC School of Science & Math]] and [[Duke Homestead and Tobacco Factory|Duke Homestead]]}} |
|notes=To [[North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics|NC School of Science & Math]] and [[Duke Homestead and Tobacco Factory|Duke Homestead]] |
||
}} |
|||
{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
||
|type=concur |
|type=concur |
||
Line 682: | Line 871: | ||
|exit=176 |
|exit=176 |
||
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|501|dir1=north|name1=Duke Street|road|Gregson Street|city1=Roxboro}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|501|dir1=north|name1=Duke Street|road|Gregson Street|city1=Roxboro}} |
||
|notes= |
|notes=Northern end of US 501 concurrency; signed northbound as exits 176A (Gregson Street) and 176B (Roxboro) |
||
}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
||
|mile=178.2 |
|mile=178.2 |
||
|exit=177 |
|exit=177 |
||
|road={{jct|state=NC|US-Bus|15|dab1=Durham|dir1=south|US-Bus|501|dab2=Durham|NC|55|dir3=east|name2=Roxboro Street|name3=Avondale Drive}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|US-Bus|15|dab1=Durham|dir1=south|US-Bus|501|dab2=Durham|NC|55|dir3=east|name2=Roxboro Street|name3=Avondale Drive}} |
||
|notes=To [[North Carolina Central University]]}} |
|notes=To [[North Carolina Central University]] |
||
}} |
|||
{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
||
|type=concur |
|type=concur |
||
Line 693: | Line 884: | ||
|exit=178 |
|exit=178 |
||
|road={{jct|state=NC|I|885|dir1=south|US|70|dir2=east|city1=RDU Airport|city2=Raleigh}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|I|885|dir1=south|US|70|dir2=east|city1=RDU Airport|city2=Raleigh}} |
||
|notes= |
|notes=Eastern end of US 70 concurrency; I-885 exit 13; northern terminus of I-885 |
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}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
||
|mile=180.6 |
|mile=180.6 |
||
|exit=179 |
|exit=179 |
||
|road= |
|road=E. Club Boulevard |
||
|notes= |
|||
}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
||
|mile=181.3 |
|mile=181.3 |
||
|exit=180 |
|exit=180 |
||
|road=Glenn School Road |
|road=Glenn School Road |
||
|notes= |
|||
}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
||
|location=Gorman |
|location=Gorman |
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Line 707: | Line 903: | ||
|mile=183.0 |
|mile=183.0 |
||
|exit=182 |
|exit=182 |
||
|road=Red Mill Road |
|road=Red Mill Road |
||
|notes= |
|||
}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
||
|mile=184.5 |
|mile=184.5 |
||
|exit=183 |
|exit=183 |
||
|road=Redwood Road |
|road=Redwood Road |
||
|notes= |
|||
}} |
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{{jctbridge|exit |
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|location_special=[[Falls Lake]] |
|||
|bridge=Bridge |
|||
}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
||
|county=Granville |
|county=Granville |
||
|cspan=6 |
|cspan=6 |
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Line 720: | Line 929: | ||
|exit=186 |
|exit=186 |
||
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|15|dir1=north|city1=Creedmoor|city2=Butner}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|15|dir1=north|city1=Creedmoor|city2=Butner}} |
||
|notes= |
|notes=Northern end of US 15 concurrency; signed northbound as exits 186A (US 15) and 186B (Butner) |
||
}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
||
|location=Butner |
|location=Butner |
||
Line 726: | Line 936: | ||
|mile=189.7 |
|mile=189.7 |
||
|exit=189 |
|exit=189 |
||
|road={{jct|state=NC|road|Gate Two Road|city1=Butner |
|road={{jct|state=NC|road|Gate Two Road|city1=Butner}} |
||
|notes= |
|||
}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
||
|mile=192.0 |
|mile=192.0 |
||
|exit=191 |
|exit=191 |
||
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|56|city1=Butner|city2=Creedmoor |
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|56|city1=Butner|city2=Creedmoor}} |
||
|notes= |
|||
}} |
|||
{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
||
|location=none |
|location=none |
||
|mile=202.8 |
|mile=202.8 |
||
|exit=202 |
|exit=202 |
||
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|15|city1=Oxford|location2=[[Clarksville, Virginia|Clarksville |
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|15|city1=Oxford|location2=[[Clarksville, Virginia|Clarksville]]}} |
||
|notes= |
|||
}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
||
|location=Oxford |
|location=Oxford |
||
Line 741: | Line 957: | ||
|mile=205.1 |
|mile=205.1 |
||
|exit=204 |
|exit=204 |
||
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|96|city1=Oxford |
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|96|city1=Oxford}} |
||
|notes= |
|||
}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
||
|mile=207.5 |
|mile=207.5 |
||
|exit=206 |
|exit=206 |
||
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|158|city1=Oxford|city2=Roxboro |
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|158|city1=Oxford|city2=Roxboro}} |
||
|notes= |
|||
}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
||
|county=Vance |
|county=Vance |
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Line 753: | Line 973: | ||
|exit=209 |
|exit=209 |
||
|road=Poplar Creek Road |
|road=Poplar Creek Road |
||
|notes=To [[Vance–Granville Community College]]}} |
|notes=To [[Vance–Granville Community College]] |
||
}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
||
|location=Henderson |
|location=Henderson |
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Line 759: | Line 980: | ||
|mile=213.0 |
|mile=213.0 |
||
|exit=212 |
|exit=212 |
||
|road=Ruin Creek Road |
|road=Ruin Creek Road |
||
|notes= |
|||
}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
||
|type=concur |
|type=concur |
||
Line 765: | Line 988: | ||
|exit=213 |
|exit=213 |
||
|road={{jct|state=NC|US-Byp|158|road|Dabney Drive|dab1=Henderson|dir1=west}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|US-Byp|158|road|Dabney Drive|dab1=Henderson|dir1=west}} |
||
|notes= |
|notes=Western end of US 158 concurrency |
||
}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
||
|mile=215.5 |
|mile=215.5 |
||
|exit=214 |
|exit=214 |
||
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|39|city1=Downtown Henderson |
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|39|city1=Downtown Henderson}} |
||
|notes= |
|||
}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
||
|type=concur |
|type=concur |
||
Line 775: | Line 1,001: | ||
|exit=215 |
|exit=215 |
||
|road={{jct|state=NC|US-Byp|158|road|Parham Road|dab1=Henderson|dir1=east}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|US-Byp|158|road|Parham Road|dab1=Henderson|dir1=east}} |
||
|notes= |
|notes=Eastern end of US 158 concurrency |
||
}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
||
|mile=218.0 |
|mile=218.0 |
||
|exit=217 |
|exit=217 |
||
|road=Satterwhite Point Road |
|road=Satterwhite Point Road |
||
|notes=To [[Kerr Lake State Recreation Area|Satterwhite Point]]}} |
|notes=To [[Kerr Lake State Recreation Area|Satterwhite Point]] |
||
}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
||
|type=incomplete |
|type=incomplete |
||
Line 786: | Line 1,014: | ||
|exit=218 |
|exit=218 |
||
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|1|dir1=south|city1=Raleigh}} |
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|1|dir1=south|city1=Raleigh}} |
||
|notes=Southbound exit and northbound entrance}} |
|notes=Southbound exit and northbound entrance |
||
}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
||
|location=Middleburg |
|location=Middleburg |
||
|mile=221.0 |
|mile=221.0 |
||
|exit=220 |
|exit=220 |
||
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|1|US|158|city1=Norlina|road|Flemingtown Road |
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|1|US|158|city1=Norlina|road|Flemingtown Road}} |
||
|notes= |
|||
}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
||
|county=Warren |
|county=Warren |
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Line 798: | Line 1,029: | ||
|mile=224.5 |
|mile=224.5 |
||
|exit=223 |
|exit=223 |
||
|road=Manson-Drewry Road |
|road=Manson-Drewry Road |
||
|notes= |
|||
}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
||
|location=none |
|location=none |
||
|mile=226.8 |
|mile=226.8 |
||
|exit=226 |
|exit=226 |
||
|road=Ridgeway-Drewry Road |
|road=Ridgeway-Drewry Road |
||
|notes= |
|||
}} |
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{{NCint|exit |
{{NCint|exit |
||
|location=none |
|location=none |
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==Related routes== |
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There are four auxiliary routes and one business loop in the state. [[Interstate 285 (North Carolina)|I-285]] runs concurrently with [[U.S. Route 52 in North Carolina|US 52]] connecting I-85 to I-40 in the [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem]] metropolitan area. [[Interstate 485|I-485]] forms a beltway around [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], serving as a bypass for I-85 and I-77. [[Interstate 785|I-785]] serves as a spur route, forming a portion of the eastern part of the Greensboro Urban Loop. [[Interstate 885|I-885]] connects I-85 to I-40 in the Durham area. |
There are four auxiliary routes and one business loop in the state. [[Interstate 285 (North Carolina)|I-285]] runs concurrently with [[U.S. Route 52 in North Carolina|US 52]] connecting I-85 to I-40 in the [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem]] metropolitan area.<ref>{{cite web |title = NCDOT: I-285 Gets Federal Approval as the Next New Interstate for North Carolina |url = https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2018/I-285-Gets-Federal-Approval-as-the-Next-New-Interstate-for-North-Carolina.aspx |access-date = May 9, 2024 |website = NCDOT |language = en-US }}</ref> [[Interstate 485|I-485]] forms a beltway around [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], serving as a bypass for I-85 and I-77.<ref>{{cite web |last = Goodpasture |first = Joe |date = August 19, 2008 |title = First portion of I-485 Opens |url = https://www.charlottemagazine.com/first-portion-of-i-485-opens/ |access-date = May 9, 2024 |website = Charlotte Magazine |language = en-US }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title = FHWA - Center for Innovative Finance Support - Project Profiles |url = https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ipd/project_profiles/nc_i485_charlotte_outer_loop.aspx |access-date = May 9, 2024 |website = www.fhwa.dot.gov }}</ref> [[Interstate 785|I-785]] serves as a spur route, forming a portion of the eastern part of the Greensboro Urban Loop and in the future will connect to [[Danville, Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web |last = Saunders |first = Tim |date = September 10, 2019 |title = Funding committed for long-awaited I-785, slated to reach Danville |url = https://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Funding-committed-for-long-awaited-Interstate-785-slated-to-reach-Danville-559967081.html |access-date = May 10, 2024 |website = WBDJ |language = en }}</ref> [[Interstate 885|I-885]] connects I-85 to I-40 in the Durham area.<ref>{{cite web |last = North Carolina Department of Transportation |date = May 9, 2024 |title = Proposed Interchange Numbering and Alignments for Routes I-885, Toll NC-885, and NC-147 |url = https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Documents/2022-05-04-i-885%20corridor-map.pdf |access-date = May 9, 2024 |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation }}</ref> |
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[[Interstate 85 Business (North Carolina)|I-85 Bus.]] |
[[Interstate 85 Business (North Carolina)|I-85 Bus.]] used to be a partial controlled-access highway, bypassing [[Lexington, North Carolina|Lexington]], [[Thomasville, North Carolina|Thomasville]], [[High Point, North Carolina|High Point]], and Greensboro which was demolished in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last = North Carolina Department of Transportation |date = July 2019 |title = High Point Urban Area MPO:Removal of "Business 85" |url = https://www.highpointnc.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06252019-304 |access-date = May 9, 2024 |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation }}</ref> |
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Route information | ||||
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Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
Length | 234.6 mi[1] (377.6 km) | |||
Existed | 1958–present | |||
NHS | Entire route | |||
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South end | I-85 at the South Carolina line near Blacksburg, SC | |||
North end | I-85 at the Virginia line near Bracey, VA | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | North Carolina | |||
Counties | Cleveland, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Rowan, Davidson, Randolph, Guilford, Alamance, Orange, Durham, Granville, Vance, Warren | |||
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Interstate 85 (I-85) is a part of the Interstate Highway System that runs from Montgomery, Alabama, to Petersburg, Virginia. In North Carolina, I-85 travels 231.23 miles (372.13 km) from the South Carolina state line near Grover to the Virginia state line near Wise. Despite being signed north–south, I-85 physically travels in a southwest–northeast direction across the state. The major landscapes traversed by I-85 include urban and rural pockets of the Piedmont region, with views of Kings Pinnacle seen from its southernmost stretch. The Interstate Highway connects the three most populous metropolitan areas of North Carolina: the Charlotte metropolitan area, Piedmont Triad, and Research Triangle, as well as nine of the 20 largest municipalities in the state. Outside of North Carolina, I-85 connects the state with Richmond, Virginia, to the north and Upstate South Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia, to the south. I-85 parallels several US Highways including US Highway 29 (US 29) between South Carolina and Greensboro, US 70 between Greensboro and Durham, US 15 between Durham and Oxford, and US 1 between Henderson and Virginia.
Route description
I-85 is maintained by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) for its entire length in the state and designated as a Blue Star Memorial Highway.[2] The Interstate carries an average annual daily traffic volume of approximately 65,000 vehicles a day; roughly 25-40% of that traffic is commercial vehicles.[3] Traffic varies from as much as 181,000 vehicles through Mecklenburg County to as little as 19,000 in Vance County.[4] All of I-85 is a part of the National Highway System, a network of roads important for the country's economy, defense, and mobility.[5][6]
South Carolina to Charlotte
I-85 enters Cleveland County, North Carolina from Cherokee County, South Carolina near the small town of Grover. Most of the Interstate for its first few miles is generally rural in nature and remains four lanes. It has its first interchange with NC 216, which provides access to Kings Mountain National Military Park, with a welcome center shortly after. Later, the southbound lanes have an exit for US 29, which quietly merges onto I-85 and begins a concurrency. At milemarker 10, the Interstate meets US 74 at a unique weave interchange and US 29 splits off from I-85 for US 74 east. Both routes also enter Kings Mountain.[7]
At this point, I-85 crosses into Gaston County and expands to six lanes from four. It enters suburban areas and traffic begins increasing from here. The Interstate then reaches Gastonia and has an exit for NC 274 (Bessemer City Road). Then it has its first major interchange with US 321, signed north for Lincolnton and south for the city's main business district. Traffic from US 321 south before 2017 was often congested due to I-85, and a new interchange was developed to help relieve it.[8] Past it, I-85 turns southeast, then east as it goes through more suburban areas, with restaurants, businesses, churches, and car dealerships lining the road. Along here, it intersects more state highways serving as Gastonia's main thoroughfares, including NC 7 (Ozark Avenue), NC 279 (New Hope Road), and NC 7 (McAdenville Road/Main Street) again; NC 7 provides access to the town of McAdenville.[9] Here, many major retail stores and supermarkets are seen along I-85 as it continues on its eastward track to Belmont and expands even more to eight lanes. It reaches the main exit for Belmont at NC 273 near milemarker 27, then crosses the Catawba River on the Cameron Morrison Bridge, entering Mecklenburg County.[10]
Charlotte to Greensboro
Right after entering Mecklenburg County, I-85 reaches a weigh station occasionally serving trucks in both directions. Access to the U.S. National Whitewater Center can be done from Sam Wilson Road, its first interchange in the county. After that, I-85 meets I-485 at a stack interchange. This portion of I-85 is often congested due to the lanes merging into one.[11] As of 2024, from the US 321 interchange to I-485, the lanes are being widened to accommodate larger amounts of traffic.[12] Drivers wanting to access I-77 can get off at the interchange, or simply keep driving on I-85 to reach the Charlotte Douglas International Airport. A couple of miles later, I-85 has an exit for the airport via Little Rock Road at a single-point urban interchange and enters the city of Charlotte. It has interchanges with Billy Graham Parkway, as well as two more single-point urban interchanges with NC 27 (Freedom Drive) and NC 16 (Brookshire Boulevard).[13]
I-85 then directly intersects with I-77 and US 21 at milemarker 38 with a hybrid interchange and then traverses the northern portion of Charlotte. The routing through this portion is generally more suburban than urban in nature, with light industries such as truck terminals, warehouses, small manufacturing facilities, and small office parks lining the highway. More interchanges with minor but significant thoroughfares through the city such as Graham Street, Sugar Creek Road, and North Tryon Street appear. Here, I-85 turns northward and enters the University City area. it meets NC 24 (Harris Boulevard) in this stretch and has an interchange with I-485 again, this time at a turbine interchange.[14]
I-85 then crosses into Cabarrus County, immediately entering the city of Concord and dense commercial development. It passes exit 49 (Bruton Smith Boulevard/Concord Mills Boulevard), which is signed for several major attractions such as the Concord Mills Mall and Charlotte Motor Speedway.[15] Several miles later, it has a diverging diamond interchange with NC 73 and then crosses Coddle Creek.[16] It meets US 29 a second time as well as US 601 nearing Kannapolis, the exit of which US 29 provides access to the North Carolina Research Campus.[17] US 601 merges onto I-85, forming another concurrency as the two routes continue northward and meet a rest area. They do not enter Kannapolis but have several exits signed for it. They cross the Cold Water Creek, which parallels them, before entering Rowan County and mostly rural areas. North of China Grove, the highway passes exit 74 (Julian Road) for an outlet containing several stores. Just before Salisbury, US 601 splits from I-85 at exit 75 for Jake Alexander Boulevard, and I-85 enters Salisbury where it meets US 52 at exit 76 with a single-point urban interchange. US 52 merges onto I-85 and the highway exits Salisbury. At Spencer, I-85/US 52 enters Davidson County and crosses the Yadkin River on the Yadkin River Veterans Memorial Bridge.[18] The route then meets with US 29, US 70, and NC 150 near the unincorporated community of Linwood at an unusual interchange. The interchange allows for direct access to NC 150 northbound and US 29/US 70 southbound. US 29 and US 70 converge with I-85/US 52 for a very brief distance, about two miles (3.2 km), before I-85 reaches an interchange that is accessible northbound only: I-285. At this point, all three U.S. Highways that overlapped I-85 leave the Interstate, and I-85 narrows back down to six lanes.[19]
The landscape becomes more rural as I-85 reaches just outside of Lexington and intersects NC 47 (Hargrave Road). Because the previous exit is northbound-only, drivers going southbound must use NC 47 to access I-285. After its interchange with NC 8 (Cotton Grove Road), which is the main exit for Lexington, I-85 enters a large forest with tree-lined medians and crosses Abbotts Creek, then has an interchange with US 64. Past Holly Grove Road on milemarker 96, the northbound lanes cut under the southbound lanes and cross Hamby Creek. The reversed lanes of I-85 then pass over Squire Bowers Road and reach a rest area, as well as access to the North Carolina Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park. Once the lanes pass under Johnsontown Road around milemarker 102, the northbound lanes cross above the southbound lanes and return to the normal direction.[20][21]
The tree-lined median then gives way to the city of Thomasville, where I-85 meets NC 109. It crosses into Randolph County as it enters the city of Archdale and intersects NC 62. I-85 enters High Point and has a parclo interchange with I-74 and the former routing of US 311. The exits are signed east for Asheboro and west for Winston-Salem. I-85 then passes through another forest with more trees lining the median and crosses the Randolph and Guilford branches of the Richland Creek as it enters Guilford County. Just outside Greensboro, it has a southbound interchange with US 29 and US 70 again. US 29 and US 70 form a brief concurrency with I-85 before the route enters suburban areas once more and reaches a very large and complex interchange with Groometown Road, Grandover Parkway, I-73, US 220, and US 421. US 29 and US 70 split off through the interchange, while US 421 joins I-85 from I-73 in a wrong-way concurrency. Because I-85 was rerouted around Greensboro after February 2004, it now follows the southern half of the Greensboro Urban Loop.[22][23]
Greensboro to Durham
Leaving the massive interchange, I-85/US 421 expands to eight lanes again and stays connected for just 4 miles (6.4 km) before US 421 departs the concurrency at exit 126 to head southeast for Sanford. Prior to the Greensboro Urban Loop, US 421 used to run along exit 126B, which is now signed for just Greensboro itself. Meanwhile, I-85 maintains its northeastward track and passes by a couple more exits before reaching I-785 (its third auxiliary route), I-40, and I-840, the former and latter of which have their southern and eastern terminus at I-85 respectively.[24] I-40 merges onto I-85 and the two routes share a rather long concurrency which travels entirely east–west for 31 miles (50 km). The concurrency here uses I-85's mileage instead of I-40's. I-40/I-85 enters more industrial areas and meets NC 61 before entering Alamance County. It travels right through the heart of Burlington upon mile marker 141, intersecting several of the city's main state highways, including NC 62 again, NC 49, NC 87, and NC 54. Businesses, restaurants, parks, and buildings can be seen lining the sides of the highway.[25] Past a diverging diamond interchange with NC 119 (Mebane-Oaks Road), the highway enters Orange County and reaches another truck weigh station. I-40 then splits off southeast from I-85 to serve the southern portion of Durham and downtown Raleigh while I-85 continues eastward and narrows back down to four lanes.[26]
The following interchanges of I-85 before Durham County are rather substandard in quality due to the interstate retaining its original design. It meets NC 86 and later US 70, which forms another concurrency once again before entering Durham County. At milemarker 172, it meets the northern terminus of NC 147 (Durham Freeway), which connects to downtown Durham. I-85/US 70 then widens to six lanes again and then ten as it reaches the main city center and becomes urban in nature.[27] It then has an interchange with US 15 and US 501, which both also join the concurrency. The highway passes NC 157 (Guess Road), and then US 501 splits off at Duke Street to head north. The other three highways continue on their way before meeting the western terminus of NC 55 (Avondale Drive). Just before exiting Durham, US 70 also departs the concurrency to head east alongside I-85's fourth and final auxiliary route, I-885, for the Raleigh–Durham International Airport and Raleigh itself while I-85 and US 15 remain joined.[28]
Durham to Virginia
North of Durham, I-85/US 15 narrows down to four lanes and passes several more minor interchanges before entering Granville County and suburban areas. The landscape gives way to rural areas and another forest, this time without trees lining the median as the highway crosses Falls Lake.[29] US 15 departs I-85 at exit 186 to serve the town and city of Butner and Creedmoor respectively, whereas I-85 bypasses these areas. From here to Oxford, US 15 parallels I-85. The Interstate then intersects NC 56 outside of Butner and continues to make its way through the forest for about 10 miles (16 km) without any other interchanges. I-85 then crosses the Tar River and comes to another rest area. It meets US 15 at another interchange just near milemarker 202 nearing Oxford. Interchanges with NC 96 and US 158 immediately follow, then I-85 cuts into Vance County.[30]
It immediately reaches the city limits of Henderson before meeting up with US 158 (Dabney Drive), and US 158 merges on I-85 to follow a short concurrency with it. The highway intersects NC 39, the main exit for Henderson, then US 158 splits off from the concurrency shortly after. At milemarker 218, I-85 has a southbound exit for US 1, which begins paralleling it for the rest of the Interstate's length.[31] I-85 passes just west of Middleburg and has a parclo interchange with US 1/US 158 (Flemingtown Road) for the town of Norlina. I-85 then enters its final county in the state, Warren County. Before long, it bypasses Manson and continues to go through a wooded forest with no development along the road. Just before exiting the state, I-85 has its final interchange in the state with US 1 and the northern terminus of US 401 near the unincorporated community of Wise.[32] After that, it exits North Carolina and crosses the state line into Mecklenburg County, Virginia.[33]
Dedicated and memorial names
I-85 in North Carolina features a few dedicated or memorialized stretches of freeway.
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: The official North Carolina honorary name of I-85 throughout the state that was approved on May 5, 1967.[34][35]
- Senator Marshall Arthur Rauch Highway: The official North Carolina name of I-85 through Gaston County that was approved on October 3, 1997.[35]
- William James Pharr Bridge: The official North Carolina name of the bridge over the South Fork River on I-85 in Gaston County that was approved on August 5, 1994.[35]
- Cameron Morrison Bridge: The official North Carolina name of the bridge over the Catawba River on I-85 between Gaston and Mecklenburg counties that was approved on March 11, 1983. It is named in honor of Cameron A. Morrison, known as the Good Roads Governor.[35]
- Julius Chambers Highway: The official North Carolina name of I-85 between I-77/US 21 and the I-85 Connector (four miles [6.4 km]), in Charlotte. It is named in honor of Julius L. Chambers, who was a lawyer, civil rights leader, and educator, and was dedicated on May 24, 2018.[36][37]
- Jeff Gordon Expressway: The official North Carolina name of I-85 from the Charlotte city limit to the Mecklenburg/Cabarrus county line in Northeast Mecklenburg County (1.6 miles [2.6 km]).[38] It is named in honor of NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon and was dedicated on May 25, 2012.[39][40][41][42]
- Yadkin River Veterans Memorial Bridge: The official North Carolina name of the bridge over the Yadkin River on I-85 between Rowan and Davidson counties that was approved on May 11, 2011.[43]
- Bob Timberlake Freeway: The official North Carolina name of I-85 from exit 92 to exit 96 in Davidson County.[44]
- Richard Childress Freeway: The official North Carolina name of I-85 from exit 96 to exit 102 in Davidson County.[44]
- Congressman J. Howard Coble Highway: The official North Carolina name of I-85 from Alamance Church Road to I-40 in Guilford County that was approved on December 1, 2016. It is named in honor of Representative Howard Coble, who represented North Carolina's 6th congressional district for 30 years.[45]
- Sam Hunt Freeway: The official North Carolina name of I-85/I-40 from the Guilford–Alamance county line to one mile (1.6 km) east of NC 54 in Graham that was approved on September 5, 1997.[35]
- Dr. John H. Franklin Highway: The official North Carolina name of I-85/US 70, between Cole Mill Road (exit 173) and US 70 (exit 178), in Durham. It is named in honor of John Hope Franklin, an American historian and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.[46]
- Andrea L. Harris Highway: The official North Carolina name of I-85 between the Vance and Warren county line. It is named after Andrea Harris, a civil rights activist from the state. It was approved on December 15, 2023, by Roy Cooper.[47]
History
Parts of I-85 were already constructed before federal aid was available in the 1950s, as the state had been constructing sections of the Interstate Highway System since 1949. The Lexington Bypass north of Lexington—which at the time was signed US 29 and US 70—is now a part of I-85 Bus.[48] This was part of an 80-mile (130 km) expressway completed in 1955 between Lexington and Hillsborough.[49]
One planned road was the Salisbury bypass, 15 miles (24 km) long with a $1-million (equivalent to $8.88 million in 2023[50]) 880-foot (270 m) twin-span bridge over the Yadkin River. Construction on the bridge started in 1955 (this date is shown on a plaque, and most sources have used the date), but the lanes were not as wide as federal standards required, and the road had a sharp curve north of the bridge. Both of these characteristics saved money.[51]
The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 provided for 90 percent federal funding of highways that would become part of the Interstate Highway System, and the North Carolina Highway Commission used the funds to build the rest of the highway, which opened as I-85 in 1958. The bridge, finished a year earlier, was grandfathered despite not meeting standards.[51]
Another section of I-85 opened to traffic on September 9, 1958, when an 11.3-mile (18.2 km) stretch in Mecklenburg County was opened.[48]
The year 1960 saw several sections of the highway open to traffic:[48]
- An 18.3-mile (29.5 km) section of I-85 between Henderson and the Virginia border as well as a 46-mile (74 km) section between Greensboro and western Durham opened to traffic.
- A 15.4-mile (24.8 km) portion of US 29/US 70 between Salisbury and Greensboro was incorporated into I-85 when further grade separations and access control were completed.
- A 14-mile (23 km) segment of I-85 known as the "Charlotte Bypass" in Charlotte.
- A 13.8-mile (22.2 km) segment between Greensboro and Whitsett.
By 1965, I-85 from the South Carolina border to Charlotte was complete, while it took until 1970 for the section between Charlotte and Durham to be completed. However, the "Temporary 85" designation would remain on the segment between Lexington and Greensboro until 1984 because there were too many access roads. That year, a new six-lane section opened, resulting in the "Temporary 85" designation to be dropped.[52]
Since its completion, many widening projects have been undertaken on I-85, particularly along the stretch of highway between Gastonia and Durham. By 1988, widening I-85 to six lanes from Greensboro to Burlington was being considered.[53] The plan was later changed to eight lanes.[54] The $175-million (equivalent to $374 million in 2023[50]) project began in 1989. With the opening of a 2.3-mile (3.7 km) section in Alamance County on November 23, 1994, 21 miles (34 km) of I-85/I-40 were eight lanes. An additional 14 miles (23 km) were to be ready by 1996, giving the Interstate eight lanes to where I-40 turned southward at Hillsborough.[55]
In addition, I-85 was relocated in 2004, south of Greensboro, forming part of the Greensboro Urban Loop, allowing through traffic to bypass that city's downtown area.[56] Between 2004 and 2008, I-85 was widened to eight lanes around Salisbury.[51]
The I-85 Corridor Improvement Project, located in Rowan and Davidson counties, was a two-phase project to replace the narrow bridge over the Yadkin River and widen the freeway from four to eight lanes.[57] In the first phase, all traffic from the old bridge moved to a new $201-million (equivalent to $264 million in 2023[50]) bridge in August 2012.[51] On March 9, 2013, all eight lanes of the I-85 bridge opened to the public.[58] The project finished eight months ahead of schedule and $44 million (equivalent to $57.7 million in 2023[50]) under budget.[59]
From May 2010 through April 2014, I-85 was widened from four to eight lanes between exit 49 (near Charlotte Motor Speedway and Concord Mills) and exit 55.[60]
Current projects
Following the completion of the widening of I-85 between exits 49 and 55, a new project was started to widen I-85 from exit 55 (NC 73) in Concord, Cabarrus County northward to exit 68 (NC 152) in China Grove, Rowan County. Like the prior project, I-85 is being doubled in capacity, expanding from two travel lanes in each direction to four travel lanes in each direction. The project is now complete as of May 2021. The first phase (from exit 55 to exit 63) began in early 2014, and the second phase (from exit 63 to exit 68) began in early 2017.[61] Construction was completed by December 2017,[62] which left I-85 with at least six lanes of highway between exits 10 (US 29 north/US 74—Kings Mountain and Shelby) and 164 (I-40 in Hillsborough).
Exit list
County | Location | mi[63] | km | Exit | Destinations[64] | Notes |
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Cleveland | Grover | 0.00 | 0.00 | I-85 south – Spartanburg | Continuation from South Carolina | |
| 1.8 | 2.9 | 2 | NC 216 – Kings Mountain National Military Park | ||
| 3.6 | 5.8 | 4 | US 29 south | Southern end of US 29 concurrency; southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
| 4.8 | 7.7 | 5 | Kings Mountain Blvd / Dixon School Road | To be converted into diverging diamond interchange[65] | |
Kings Mountain | 7.6 | 12.2 | 8 | NC 161 – Kings Mountain | ||
Gaston | 10.0 | 16.1 | 10A | US 29 north / US 74 east | Northern end of US 29 concurrency | |
| 10B | US 74 west – Kings Mountain, Shelby | ||||
Bessemer City | 12.8 | 20.6 | 13 | Edgewood Road – Bessemer City | ||
Gastonia | 14.5 | 23.3 | 14 | NC 274 – East Bessemer City, West Gastonia | ||
17.0 | 27.4 | 17 | US 321 – Gastonia, Lincolnton | Signed as exits 17A (south) and 17B (north) southbound | ||
19.0 | 30.6 | 19 | NC 7 – East Gastonia | |||
19.7 | 31.7 | 20 | NC 279 (New Hope Road) – Dallas | |||
20.6 | 33.2 | 21 | Cox Road – Ranlo | |||
Lowell | 22.3 | 35.9 | 22 | Main Street – Cramerton, Lowell | ||
23.2 | 37.3 | 23 | NC 7 – Lowell, McAdenville | |||
Belmont | 25.7 | 41.4 | 26 | Belmont–Mount Holly Road – Belmont, Mount Holly | To Belmont Abbey College | |
26.9 | 43.3 | 27 | NC 273 – Belmont, Mount Holly | |||
Catawba River | Cameron Morrison Bridge – Good Roads Governor (1921-1925) | |||||
Mecklenburg | | 29.4 | 47.3 | 29 | Sam Wilson Road | To U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| 30.3 | 48.8 | 30 | I-485 to I-77 – Pineville, Huntersville | Signed southbound as exits 30B (north/inner) and 30A (south/outer); I-485 exit 10 | |
Charlotte | 32.0 | 51.5 | 32 | Little Rock Road – CLT Airport | Single-point urban interchange | |
33.2 | 53.4 | 33 | Billy Graham Parkway (Charlotte Route 4) – Farmers Market | To Billy Graham Library | ||
34.7 | 55.8 | 34 | NC 27 (Freedom Drive) / Tuckaseegee Road | Tuckaseegee Road only directly accessible northbound | ||
35.4 | 57.0 | 35 | Glenwood Drive | |||
36.2 | 58.3 | 36 | NC 16 (Brookshire Boulevard) to US 74 east – Downtown Charlotte | Single-point urban interchange | ||
37.8 | 60.8 | 37 | Beatties Ford Road – Johnson C. Smith University | |||
38.2 | 61.5 | 38 | I-77 / US 21 – Statesville, Columbia | Hybrid interchange; I-77 exits 13A-B; southbound exit ramp and northbound entrance ramp include access to/from I-77 Express Lanes south | ||
38.8 | 62.4 | 39 | Statesville Avenue / Statesville Road | |||
40.5 | 65.2 | 40 | Graham Street | |||
41.3 | 66.5 | 41 | Sugar Creek Road (Charlotte Route 4) | |||
42.3 | 68.1 | 42 | To US 29 / NC 49 (N. Tryon Street) | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; access via I-85 Connector | ||
43.0 | 69.2 | 43 | University City Boulevard to NC 49 / Ikea Boulevard | |||
44.5 | 71.6 | 45 | NC 24 (W.T. Harris Boulevard) | Signed as exits 45A (east) and 45B (west) | ||
46.2 | 74.4 | 46 | Mallard Creek Church Road | Signed northbound as exits 46A (east) and 46B (west) | ||
47.5 | 76.4 | 48 | I-485 to I-77 north – Huntersville, Matthews | Turbine interchange; I-77 not signed northbound; I-485 exit 30 | ||
Cabarrus | Concord | 49.2 | 79.2 | 49 | Bruton Smith Boulevard / Concord Mills Boulevard | To Concord Mills and Charlotte Motor Speedway |
51.8 | 83.4 | 52 | Poplar Tent Road | Diverging diamond interchange[66] | ||
53.6 | 86.3 | 54 | George W. Liles Parkway / Kannapolis Parkway | To North Carolina Research Campus and Atrium Health Ballpark | ||
55.0 | 88.5 | 55 | NC 73 – Concord, Huntersville | To Rowan-Cabarrus Community College South Campus; DDI[67] | ||
58.0 | 93.3 | 58 | US 29 / US 601 south – Kannapolis, Concord | Southern end of US 601 concurrency; to North Carolina Research Campus | ||
Kannapolis | 59.9 | 96.4 | 60 | Dale Earnhardt Boulevard / Copperfield Boulevard | Signed as exits 60A (Copperfield) and 60B (Dale Earnhardt) northbound | |
62.5 | 100.6 | 63 | Lane Street – Kannapolis | |||
Rowan | Landis | 65.0 | 104.6 | 65 | Old Beatty Ford Road – Landis | Opened November 14, 2019[68] |
China Grove | 68.0 | 109.4 | 68 | NC 152 to US 29 – China Grove, Rockwell | ||
Salisbury | 70.4 | 113.3 | 70 | Webb Road | ||
71.5 | 115.1 | 71 | Peeler Road | |||
72.3 | 116.4 | 72 | Peach Orchard Road | |||
73.7 | 118.6 | 74 | Julian Road | |||
74.5 | 119.9 | 75 | US 601 north (Jake Alexander Boulevard) | Northern end of US 601 concurrency; to Rowan–Cabarrus CC North Campus | ||
76.0 | 122.3 | 76 | US 52 south (Innes Street) – Albemarle, Salisbury | Southern end of US 52 concurrency; formerly signed as exits 76A (south) and 76B (north) | ||
East Spencer | 79.0 | 127.1 | 79 | Andrews Street – Spencer, East Spencer | ||
Spencer | 80.4 | 129.4 | 81 | Long Ferry Road – Spencer | ||
Yadkin River | 82.2 | 132.3 | Yadkin River Veterans Memorial Bridge | |||
Davidson | | 82.7 | 133.1 | 82 | US 29 south / US 70 west / NC 150 east – Spencer | Permanently closed as of April 2010[57][69][70][71] |
| 83.1 | 133.7 | 83 | NC 150 | Permanently closed as of May 2013[57][70][71] | |
| 83.4 | 134.2 | 84 | US 29 south / US 70 west to NC 150 – Spencer | Southern end of US 29/US 70 concurrency | |
| 84.4 | 135.8 | 85 | Clark Road | Permanently closed as of November 2012[72] | |
| 85.5 | 137.6 | 86 | Belmont Road | ||
Lexington | 87.2 | 140.3 | 87 | I-285 north / US 52 north (US 29 north / US 70 east) – Lexington, Winston-Salem | Northern end of US 29/US 52/US 70 concurrency; northbound exit and southbound entrance; former I-85 BL north | |
88.0 | 141.6 | 88 | NC 47 (Hargrave Road) to I-285 north / US 52 north | |||
91.1 | 146.6 | 91 | NC 8 – Lexington, Southmont | |||
93.7 | 150.8 | 94 | Old US 64 | |||
96.0 | 154.5 | 96 | US 64 – Asheboro, Lexington | |||
Thomasville | 101.5 | 163.3 | 102 | Lake Road | ||
103.4 | 166.4 | 103 | NC 109 – Thomasville | |||
Randolph | Trinity | 105.5 | 169.8 | 106 | Finch Farm Road | |
107.5 | 173.0 | 108 | Hopewell Church Road – Trinity | |||
Archdale | 111.0 | 178.6 | 111 | Main Street – Archdale, Downtown High Point | ||
Guilford | 112.7 | 181.4 | 113A | NC 62 – Archdale | Southbound access via C/D lanes originating from I-74 exit | |
113.4 | 182.5 | 113B-C | I-74 – Asheboro, Winston-Salem | Signed as exits 113B (east) and 113C (west); I-74 exit 71B; former US 311 | ||
Greensboro | 118.1 | 190.1 | 118 | US 29 south – High Point | Southern end of US 29 concurrency; former I-85 BL south / US 70 west | |
119.5 | 192.3 | 119 | Groometown Road to Grandover Parkway | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; US 29 exit 33A; I-73 exit 97C | ||
120.0 | 193.1 | 120A | US 29 north to I-73 south – Greensboro | Northern end of US 29 concurrency; northbound exit and southbound entrance; former I-85 BL north / US 70 east | ||
120.4 | 193.8 | 120B | I-73 north / US 421 north – Winston-Salem, Martinsville | Western end of US 421 concurrency; signed as exit 121 southbound; I-73 exit 97B | ||
121.7 | 195.9 | 122 | I-73 south / US 220 – Asheboro, Greensboro | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; signed as exits 122B (south) and 122C (north); I-73 exit 95A; US 220 exit 95B | ||
123.7 | 199.1 | 124 | South Elm–Eugene Street | |||
126.0 | 202.8 | 126A | US 421 south – Sanford | Eastern end of US 421 concurrency | ||
126B | Greensboro | Former US 421 north | ||||
128.2 | 206.3 | 128 | Alamance Church Road | |||
130.2 | 209.5 | 129 | Youngs Mill Road | |||
131.9 | 212.3 | 131 | I-785 north / I-840 west to I-40 west – Greensboro, Danville | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; southern terminus of I-785, eastern terminus of I-840 | ||
132.6 | 213.4 | 132 | Mount Hope Church Road | Northbound exit only | ||
133.3 | 214.5 | 131 | I-40 west to I-785 north / I-840 west – Greensboro, Winston-Salem | Western end of I-40 concurrency; no northbound exit; I-40 exit 227; former I-85 BL south | ||
| 133.7 | 215.2 | 132 | Mount Hope Church Road | No northbound exit | |
Whitsett | 136.3 | 219.4 | 135 | Rock Creek Dairy Road | ||
138.6 | 223.1 | 138 | NC 61 – Gibsonville | |||
Alamance | Burlington | 141.5 | 227.7 | 140 | University Drive – Elon | To Elon University |
142.5 | 229.3 | 141 | Huffman Mill Road | |||
144.2 | 232.1 | 143 | NC 62 – Downtown Burlington, Alamance | |||
146.3 | 235.4 | 145 | NC 49 – Downtown Burlington, Liberty | |||
Graham | 148.0 | 238.2 | 147 | NC 87 – Graham, Pittsboro | ||
149.0 | 239.8 | 148 | NC 54 – Chapel Hill, Carrboro | |||
Haw River | 150.8 | 242.7 | 150 | Jimmie Kerr Road – Haw River, Roxboro | ||
Mebane | 153.2 | 246.6 | 152 | Trollingwood Road | ||
154.0 | 247.8 | 153 | NC 119 – Mebane | |||
155.5 | 250.3 | 154 | Mebane–Oaks Road – Mebane | |||
Orange | | 158.2 | 254.6 | 157 | Buckhorn Road | |
Efland | 161.3 | 259.6 | 160 | Mount Willing Road – Efland | ||
161.9 | 260.6 | 161 | NC 86 Truck north to US 70 east | Western end of NC 86 Truck concurrency | ||
Hillsborough | 164.0 | 263.9 | 163 | I-40 east – Raleigh | Eastern end of I-40 concurrency; I-40 exit 259 | |
165.2 | 265.9 | 164 | Hillsborough | Former NC 86 | ||
166.5 | 268.0 | 165 | NC 86 Truck ends / NC 86 – Chapel Hill, Hillsborough | Eastern end of NC 86 Truck concurrency | ||
Eno | 170.8 | 274.9 | 170 | US 70 west / US 70 Bus. east to NC 751 – Duke University | Southern end of US 70 concurrency; to Bennett Place | |
Durham | Durham | 173.3 | 278.9 | 172 | NC 147 south – Downtown Durham, Research Triangle Park | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; to North Carolina Central University |
174.2 | 280.3 | 173 | Cole Mill Road | |||
174.7 | 281.2 | 174A | US 15 south / US 501 south to US 70 Bus. / NC 751 / Hillsborough Road – Chapel Hill | Southern end of US 15/US 501 concurrency; southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
175.3 | 282.1 | 174B | Hillandale Road | |||
176.0 | 283.2 | 175 | NC 157 (Guess Road) | To NC School of Science & Math and Duke Homestead | ||
177.2 | 285.2 | 176 | US 501 north (Duke Street) / Gregson Street – Roxboro | Northern end of US 501 concurrency; signed northbound as exits 176A (Gregson Street) and 176B (Roxboro) | ||
178.2 | 286.8 | 177 | US 15 Bus. south / US 501 Bus. (Roxboro Street) / NC 55 east (Avondale Drive) | To North Carolina Central University | ||
179.2 | 288.4 | 178 | I-885 south / US 70 east – RDU Airport, Raleigh | Eastern end of US 70 concurrency; I-885 exit 13; northern terminus of I-885 | ||
180.6 | 290.6 | 179 | E. Club Boulevard | |||
181.3 | 291.8 | 180 | Glenn School Road | |||
Gorman | 183.0 | 294.5 | 182 | Red Mill Road | ||
184.5 | 296.9 | 183 | Redwood Road | |||
Falls Lake | Bridge | |||||
Granville | | 186.7 | 300.5 | 186 | US 15 north – Creedmoor, Butner | Northern end of US 15 concurrency; signed northbound as exits 186A (US 15) and 186B (Butner) |
Butner | 189.7 | 305.3 | 189 | Gate Two Road – Butner | ||
192.0 | 309.0 | 191 | NC 56 – Butner, Creedmoor | |||
| 202.8 | 326.4 | 202 | US 15 – Oxford, Clarksville | ||
Oxford | 205.1 | 330.1 | 204 | NC 96 – Oxford | ||
207.5 | 333.9 | 206 | US 158 – Oxford, Roxboro | |||
Vance | | 210.6 | 338.9 | 209 | Poplar Creek Road | To Vance–Granville Community College |
Henderson | 213.0 | 342.8 | 212 | Ruin Creek Road | ||
214.0 | 344.4 | 213 | US 158 Byp. west / Dabney Drive | Western end of US 158 concurrency | ||
215.5 | 346.8 | 214 | NC 39 – Downtown Henderson | |||
216.4 | 348.3 | 215 | US 158 Byp. east / Parham Road | Eastern end of US 158 concurrency | ||
218.0 | 350.8 | 217 | Satterwhite Point Road | To Satterwhite Point | ||
219.0 | 352.4 | 218 | US 1 south – Raleigh | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
Middleburg | 221.0 | 355.7 | 220 | US 1 / US 158 / Flemingtown Road – Norlina | ||
Warren | Manson | 224.5 | 361.3 | 223 | Manson-Drewry Road | |
| 226.8 | 365.0 | 226 | Ridgeway-Drewry Road | ||
| 229.7 | 369.7 | 229 | Oine Road | ||
| 233.8 | 376.3 | 233 | US 1 / US 401 – Warrenton, Louisburg | Northern terminus of US 401 | |
| 234.6 | 377.6 | I-85 north – Petersburg | Continuation into Virginia | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Related routes
There are four auxiliary routes and one business loop in the state. I-285 runs concurrently with US 52 connecting I-85 to I-40 in the Winston-Salem metropolitan area.[73] I-485 forms a beltway around Charlotte, serving as a bypass for I-85 and I-77.[74][75] I-785 serves as a spur route, forming a portion of the eastern part of the Greensboro Urban Loop and in the future will connect to Danville, Virginia.[76] I-885 connects I-85 to I-40 in the Durham area.[77]
I-85 Bus. used to be a partial controlled-access highway, bypassing Lexington, Thomasville, High Point, and Greensboro which was demolished in 2019.[78]
See also
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External links
- Media related to Interstate 85 in North Carolina at Wikimedia Commons
- I-85 Corridor Improvement Project