List of Interstate Highways in North Carolina
Interstate Highways of North Carolina | |
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System information | |
Maintained by NCDOT | |
Length | 1,299 mi[1] (2,091 km) |
Highway names | |
Interstates | Interstate nn (I-nn) |
Business Loop: | Interstate nn Business Loop (I-nn Bus.) |
System links | |
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There are 19 Interstate Highways—8 primary and 11 auxiliary—that exist entirely or partially in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of December 31, 2013, the state had a total of 1,296 miles (2,086 km) of interstate routes and 70 miles (110 km) of interstate business routes, all maintained by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT).[1][2]
Primary Interstates[]
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 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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Auxiliary Interstates[]
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 |
— | — | US 158 in Clemmons | Future I-74/US 52 in Bethania | proposed | — | Future designation along proposed NC 452 | |
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 | [14] | 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 | [15] | 2019current | Eventually to extend to I-95 near Parkton by 2025 | |
I-440 | 16.40 | 26.39 | I-40/US 1/US 64 in Raleigh | I-40/US 64 in Raleigh | [16] | 1991current | ||
I-485 | 67.60 | 108.79 | Charlotte | [17] | 1988current | |||
I-495 | 4.09 | 6.58 | I-440/US 64/US 64 Bus. in Raleigh | I-540/US 64/US 264 in Knightdale | [18] | 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 | [19] | 1997current | Northern (untolled) half of the Raleigh Outer Loop; partially completed (toll) southern half designated NC 540 | |
Future I-587 |
— | — | US 64/US 264 in Zebulon | US 264 in Greenville | proposed | — | Future designation along US 264[20] | |
I-785 | 7.00 | 11.27 | I-40/I-85 in Greensboro | US 29 in Greensboro | [21] | 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 | [22] | 2007current | Eventually to extend to I-40 near Faison | |
I-840 | 5.77 | 9.29 | I-40/I-73/US 421 in Greensboro | I-40 in Greensboro | [23] | 2011current | Northern half of Greensboro Urban Loop; two short open sections at the eastern and western termini | |
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Business routes[]
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 | [24] | 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 | — | [25] | 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 | current | Expressway-grade business loop | |
I-95 BL | 16.00 | 25.75 | I-95 in Hope Mills | I-95 in Eastover | [26] | 1978current | Boulevard-grade business loop | |
I-95 BL | 44.60 | 71.78 | I-95/US 301 in Kenly | I-95 near Battleboro | [26] | 1978[27] | 1986Was a boulevard-grade business loop | |
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See also[]
- U.S. Roads portal
References[]
- ^ a b North Carolina Department of Transportation (2013). State Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (2013–2014 ed.). Raleigh: North Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- ^ Price, Jeff (May 6, 2019). "Table 3: Interstate Routes in Each of the 50 States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico". Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ Price, Jeff (May 6, 2019). "Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as of December 31, 2018". Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ "I-26 Fact Sheet" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. June 21, 2008. Archived from the original on June 21, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2014.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ "I-40 Fact Sheet" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. June 21, 2008. Archived from the original on June 21, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2014.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ a b "North Carolina Gains Names for Two New Interstate Designations" (Press release). Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Department of Transportation. May 25, 2016. Archived from the original on June 16, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ^ a b "I-73/I-74 (1996-09-20)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. September 20, 1996. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- ^ "I-77 Fact Sheet" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. June 21, 2008. Archived from the original on June 21, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2014.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ "I-85 Fact Sheet" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. June 21, 2008. Archived from the original on June 21, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2014.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ "I-95 Fact Sheet" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. June 21, 2008. Archived from the original on June 21, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2014.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ Price, Jeff (May 6, 2019). "Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as of December 31, 2018". Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ "Vovici EFM Report: RN-08-03 (2008-12-15)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. December 15, 2008. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- ^ "I-240 (1980-11-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. November 1, 1980. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- ^ "I-285 (2018-02-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. February 1, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ^ "Route Change (2019-01-15)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. January 15, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ "I-440 (1991-07-16)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. July 16, 1991. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- ^ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (June 7, 1988). "Route Numbering Committee Agenda" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 2. Retrieved June 5, 2015 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ "North Carolina Gets a New Interstate, with the I-495 Designation near Raleigh". Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Department of Transportation. December 12, 2013. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ^ "I-540 (1996-12-04)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. December 4, 1996. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- ^ "Governor McCrory Announces Designation for U.S. 264 to Greenville" (Press release). North Carolina Department of Transportation. November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ^ "I-785 (2013-07-31)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. July 31, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
- ^ "I-795 (2007-10-19)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. October 19, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- ^ "I-840 (2011-09-02)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. September 2, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- ^ "I-40 Bus (1992-11-09)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. November 9, 1992. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- ^ "Interstate 440 Route Change (07-16-1991)" (PDF). NCDOT. July 16, 1991. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^ a b "I-95 Bus (1978-05-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. May 1, 1978. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- ^ "I-95 Bus (1986-01-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. January 1, 1986. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
External links[]
- Media related to Interstate Highways in North Carolina at Wikimedia Commons
- Interstate Guide
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