Interstate Highways of North Carolina | |
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System information | |
Maintained by NCDOT | |
Length | 1,410 mi [1] (2,270 km) |
Highway names | |
Interstates | Interstate XX (I-XX) |
Business Loop | Interstate XX Business Loop (I-XX Bus.) |
System links | |
There are 21 Interstate Highways—8 primary and 13 auxiliary—that exist entirely or partially in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of January 2020 [update], the state had a total of 1,410 miles (2,270 km) of Interstates and 70 miles (110 km) of Interstate business routes, all maintained by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). [1] [2]
Number | Length (mi) [3] | Length (km) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Formed | Removed | Notes | |
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I-26 | 53.67 | 86.37 | I-26/ US 23 at the Tennessee state line | I-26 at the South Carolina state line | [4] | 1966current | Gap in Asheville, signed as Future I-26 | |
I-40 | 419.40 | 674.96 | I-40 at the Tennessee state line | US 117/ NC 132 in Wilmington | [5] | 1958current | ||
Future I-42 |
— | — | I-40/ US 70 near Garner | US 70 in Morehead City | proposed | — | Future designation along portions US 70 [6] | |
I-73 | 76.52 | 123.15 | US 220 near Ellerbe | US 220 in Summerfield | [7] | 1997current | One segment currently open between Greensboro and Ellerbe; scheduled to be extended to Virginia and South Carolina borders | |
I-74 | 69.61 | 112.03 | I-77 at the Virginia state line | US 74/ NC 41 near Lumberton | [7] | 1997current | Three open segments in Mount Airy, Piedmont Triad and Laurinburg areas; will be continuous once completed | |
I-77 | 102.31 | 164.65 | I-77/ US 21 at the South Carolina state line | I-77 at the Virginia state line | [8] | 1965current | ||
I-85 | 231.23 | 372.13 | I-85 at the South Carolina state line | I-85 at the Virginia state line | [9] | 1958current | ||
I-87 | 12.6 | 20.3 | I-40/ US 64 in Raleigh | US 64/ US 264 in Wendell | 2017 | current | Future designated along US 64 and US 17 to Norfolk, Virginia [6] | |
I-95 | 181.71 | 292.43 | I-95 at the South Carolina state line | I-95 at the Virginia state line | [10] | 1958current | ||
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Number | Length (mi) [11] | Length (km) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Formed | Removed | Notes | |
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I-140 | 25.40 | 40.88 | US 17 near Winnabow | I-40/ NC 140 in Murraysville | [12] | 2008current | ||
I-240 | 9.14 | 14.71 | I-26/ I-40/ US 74 in Asheville | I-40/ US 74A in Asheville | [13] | 1980current | ||
Future I-274 |
16.83 | 27.09 | US 158 in Winston-Salem | I-74/ I-285/ US 52 in Winston-Salem | proposed | — | NCDOT proposed designation along the western segment of the Winston-Salem Northern Beltway [14] [15] | |
I-277 | 4.41 | 7.10 | I-77/ US 21/ US 74 in Charlotte | I-77/US 21/ NC 16 in Charlotte | 1981 | current | ||
I-285 | 23.00 | 37.01 | I-85/ US 29/ US 52/ US 70 in Lexington | I-40/ US 52/ NC 8 in Winston-Salem | [16] | 2018current | Ground mounted signs November 2018 along US 52 | |
I-295 | 22.00 | 35.41 | US 401 in Fayetteville | I-95/ US 13 in Eastover | [17] | 2019current | Eventually to extend to I-95 near Parkton by 2026 | |
I-440 | 16.40 | 26.39 | I-40/ US 1/ US 64 in Raleigh | I-40/US 64 in Raleigh | [18] | 1991current | ||
I-485 | 67.60 | 108.79 | Charlotte | [19] | 1988current | |||
I-495 | 4.09 | 6.58 | I-440/ US 64/ US 64 Bus. in Raleigh | I-540/US 64/ US 264 in Knightdale | [20] | 20132017 | Was originally planned to continue along US 64 to Rocky Mount; replaced by I-87 | |
I-540 | 27.30 | 43.94 | I-40/ NC 540 near Durham | I-87/ US 64/ US 264 in Knightdale | [21] | 1997current | Northern (untolled) half of the Raleigh Outer Loop; partially completed (toll) southern half designated NC 540 | |
I-587 | 37.00 [22] | 59.55 | I-95/ I-795/ US 264 in Wilson | US 264 / NC 11 Bypass in Greenville | 2022 | current | Current and future designation along US 264 [23] | |
Future I-685 |
— | — | I-85/ US 421 near Greensboro | I-95 near Dunn | proposed | — | Established in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, with designation approved in May 2022. [24] [25] | |
I-785 | 7.00 | 11.27 | I-40/ I-85 in Greensboro | US 29 in Greensboro | [26] | 2013current | Future designation along US 29 to Danville, Virginia | |
I-795 | 25.40 | 40.88 | US 70 in Goldsboro | I-95/ US 264 in Wilson | [27] | 2007current | Eventually to extend to I-40 near Faison | |
I-840 | 21.10 | 33.96 | I-40/ I-73/ US 421 in Greensboro | I-40/ I-85/ I-785 in Greensboro | [28] | 2011current | Northern half of Greensboro Urban Loop | |
I-885 | 8.40 [29] | 13.52 | I-40 in RTP | I-85 in Durham | [30] | 2022current | ||
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Number | Length (mi) | Length (km) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Formed | Removed | Notes | |
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I-40 BL | 18.50 | 29.77 | I-40/ US 421 in Winston-Salem | I-40/US 421 in Colfax | [31] | 19922020 | Was a freeway-grade business loop | |
I-40 BL | 16.40 | 26.39 | I-40/ US 1/ US 64 in Raleigh | I-40/US 64/ US 70/ US 401 in Raleigh | — | [32] | 1991Was a freeway-grade, unsigned, designated business loop along the northern half of the Raleigh beltway; replaced by I-440 | |
I-85 BL | 29.80 | 47.96 | I-85/ US 29/ US 52/ US 70 in Lexington | I-85/US 29/US 70 in Greensboro | 1984 | 2019 | Was an Expressway-grade business loop | |
I-95 BL | 16.00 | 25.75 | I-95 in Hope Mills | I-95 in Eastover | [33] | 1978current | Boulevard-grade business loop | |
I-95 BL | 44.60 | 71.78 | I-95/ US 301 in Kenly | I-95 near Battleboro | [33] | 1978[34] | 1986Was a boulevard-grade business loop | |
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Interstate Highways of North Carolina | |
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System information | |
Maintained by NCDOT | |
Length | 1,410 mi [1] (2,270 km) |
Highway names | |
Interstates | Interstate XX (I-XX) |
Business Loop | Interstate XX Business Loop (I-XX Bus.) |
System links | |
There are 21 Interstate Highways—8 primary and 13 auxiliary—that exist entirely or partially in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of January 2020 [update], the state had a total of 1,410 miles (2,270 km) of Interstates and 70 miles (110 km) of Interstate business routes, all maintained by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). [1] [2]
Number | Length (mi) [3] | Length (km) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Formed | Removed | Notes | |
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I-26 | 53.67 | 86.37 | I-26/ US 23 at the Tennessee state line | I-26 at the South Carolina state line | [4] | 1966current | Gap in Asheville, signed as Future I-26 | |
I-40 | 419.40 | 674.96 | I-40 at the Tennessee state line | US 117/ NC 132 in Wilmington | [5] | 1958current | ||
Future I-42 |
— | — | I-40/ US 70 near Garner | US 70 in Morehead City | proposed | — | Future designation along portions US 70 [6] | |
I-73 | 76.52 | 123.15 | US 220 near Ellerbe | US 220 in Summerfield | [7] | 1997current | One segment currently open between Greensboro and Ellerbe; scheduled to be extended to Virginia and South Carolina borders | |
I-74 | 69.61 | 112.03 | I-77 at the Virginia state line | US 74/ NC 41 near Lumberton | [7] | 1997current | Three open segments in Mount Airy, Piedmont Triad and Laurinburg areas; will be continuous once completed | |
I-77 | 102.31 | 164.65 | I-77/ US 21 at the South Carolina state line | I-77 at the Virginia state line | [8] | 1965current | ||
I-85 | 231.23 | 372.13 | I-85 at the South Carolina state line | I-85 at the Virginia state line | [9] | 1958current | ||
I-87 | 12.6 | 20.3 | I-40/ US 64 in Raleigh | US 64/ US 264 in Wendell | 2017 | current | Future designated along US 64 and US 17 to Norfolk, Virginia [6] | |
I-95 | 181.71 | 292.43 | I-95 at the South Carolina state line | I-95 at the Virginia state line | [10] | 1958current | ||
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Number | Length (mi) [11] | Length (km) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Formed | Removed | Notes | |
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I-140 | 25.40 | 40.88 | US 17 near Winnabow | I-40/ NC 140 in Murraysville | [12] | 2008current | ||
I-240 | 9.14 | 14.71 | I-26/ I-40/ US 74 in Asheville | I-40/ US 74A in Asheville | [13] | 1980current | ||
Future I-274 |
16.83 | 27.09 | US 158 in Winston-Salem | I-74/ I-285/ US 52 in Winston-Salem | proposed | — | NCDOT proposed designation along the western segment of the Winston-Salem Northern Beltway [14] [15] | |
I-277 | 4.41 | 7.10 | I-77/ US 21/ US 74 in Charlotte | I-77/US 21/ NC 16 in Charlotte | 1981 | current | ||
I-285 | 23.00 | 37.01 | I-85/ US 29/ US 52/ US 70 in Lexington | I-40/ US 52/ NC 8 in Winston-Salem | [16] | 2018current | Ground mounted signs November 2018 along US 52 | |
I-295 | 22.00 | 35.41 | US 401 in Fayetteville | I-95/ US 13 in Eastover | [17] | 2019current | Eventually to extend to I-95 near Parkton by 2026 | |
I-440 | 16.40 | 26.39 | I-40/ US 1/ US 64 in Raleigh | I-40/US 64 in Raleigh | [18] | 1991current | ||
I-485 | 67.60 | 108.79 | Charlotte | [19] | 1988current | |||
I-495 | 4.09 | 6.58 | I-440/ US 64/ US 64 Bus. in Raleigh | I-540/US 64/ US 264 in Knightdale | [20] | 20132017 | Was originally planned to continue along US 64 to Rocky Mount; replaced by I-87 | |
I-540 | 27.30 | 43.94 | I-40/ NC 540 near Durham | I-87/ US 64/ US 264 in Knightdale | [21] | 1997current | Northern (untolled) half of the Raleigh Outer Loop; partially completed (toll) southern half designated NC 540 | |
I-587 | 37.00 [22] | 59.55 | I-95/ I-795/ US 264 in Wilson | US 264 / NC 11 Bypass in Greenville | 2022 | current | Current and future designation along US 264 [23] | |
Future I-685 |
— | — | I-85/ US 421 near Greensboro | I-95 near Dunn | proposed | — | Established in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, with designation approved in May 2022. [24] [25] | |
I-785 | 7.00 | 11.27 | I-40/ I-85 in Greensboro | US 29 in Greensboro | [26] | 2013current | Future designation along US 29 to Danville, Virginia | |
I-795 | 25.40 | 40.88 | US 70 in Goldsboro | I-95/ US 264 in Wilson | [27] | 2007current | Eventually to extend to I-40 near Faison | |
I-840 | 21.10 | 33.96 | I-40/ I-73/ US 421 in Greensboro | I-40/ I-85/ I-785 in Greensboro | [28] | 2011current | Northern half of Greensboro Urban Loop | |
I-885 | 8.40 [29] | 13.52 | I-40 in RTP | I-85 in Durham | [30] | 2022current | ||
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Number | Length (mi) | Length (km) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Formed | Removed | Notes | |
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I-40 BL | 18.50 | 29.77 | I-40/ US 421 in Winston-Salem | I-40/US 421 in Colfax | [31] | 19922020 | Was a freeway-grade business loop | |
I-40 BL | 16.40 | 26.39 | I-40/ US 1/ US 64 in Raleigh | I-40/US 64/ US 70/ US 401 in Raleigh | — | [32] | 1991Was a freeway-grade, unsigned, designated business loop along the northern half of the Raleigh beltway; replaced by I-440 | |
I-85 BL | 29.80 | 47.96 | I-85/ US 29/ US 52/ US 70 in Lexington | I-85/US 29/US 70 in Greensboro | 1984 | 2019 | Was an Expressway-grade business loop | |
I-95 BL | 16.00 | 25.75 | I-95 in Hope Mills | I-95 in Eastover | [33] | 1978current | Boulevard-grade business loop | |
I-95 BL | 44.60 | 71.78 | I-95/ US 301 in Kenly | I-95 near Battleboro | [33] | 1978[34] | 1986Was a boulevard-grade business loop | |
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