Interstate Highways in North Carolina
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The shields of North Carolina's primary and auxiliary Interstate highways. |
There are eleven primary Interstate highways and seventeen auxiliary Interstate highways in North Carolina.
Interstate 20 (I-20) - Runs from the South Carolina state line south of Fair Bluff, NC to I-97 in Leland.
Interstate 26 (I-26) - Runs from the Tennessee state line near Faust, NC to the South Carolina state line near Landrum, SC.
Interstate 40 (I-40) - Runs from the Tennessee state line in Haywood County, NC to I-97 in Wilmington.
Interstate 62 (I-62) - Runs from the Tennessee state line west of Sugar Grove, NC to the Virginia state line south of Independence, VA.
Interstate 73 (I-73) - Runs from the Virginia state line near Price, NC to the South Carolina state line near Gibson, NC.
Interstate 74 (I-74) - Runs from the Virginia state line near Mount Airy, NC to I-97 in Supply.
Interstate 77 (I-77) - Runs from the Virginia state line near Mount Airy, NC to the South Carolina state line near Fort Mill, SC.
Interstate 85 (I-85) - Runs from the South Carolina state line near Blacksburg, SC to the Virginia state line north of Bullock, NC.
Interstate 87 (I-87) - Runs from I-440 and US 64 in Raleigh to the Virginia state line northeast of Reynoldson, NC.
Interstate 95 (I-95) - Runs from the South Carolina state line south of Rowland, NC to the Virginia state line near Pleasant Hill, NC.
Interstate 97 (I-97) - Runs from the Virginia state line north of South Mills, NC to the South Carolina state line at Carolina Shores, NC.
Interstate 240 (I-240) - Runs from I-26/40 and US 74 in Asheville to I-40 and US 74A in Asheville.
Interstate 273 (I-273) - Runs from I-73 near Level Cross to I-73 northeast of Stokesdale, running west of I-73 as a bypass.
Interstate 274 (I-274) - Runs from US 158 in Winston-Salem to I-74/285 and US 52 in Winston-Salem.
Interstate 277 (I-277) - Runs from I-77 and US 21/74 in Charlotte to I-77, US 21 and North Carolina Highway 16 in Charlotte.
Interstate 285 (I-285) - Runs from I-85 and US 29/52/70 in Lexington to I-40, US 52 and North Carolina Highway 8 in Winston-Salem.
Interstate 295 (I-295) - Currently runs from US 401 in Fayetteville to I-95 and US 13 in Eastover. Planned to be extended to I-95 near Parkton.
Interstate 385 (I-385) - Runs from I-85 in Oxford to the Virginia state line near Bracey, VA.
Interstate 440 (I-440) - Runs from I-40 and US 1/64 in Raleigh to I-40/87 and US 64 in Raleigh.
Interstate 485 (I-485) - A loop around Charlotte, NC.
Interstate 540 (I-540) - Runs from I-40 and North Carolina Highway 540 near Durham to I-40/885 nearby the Research Triangle Park.
Interstate 587 (I-587) - Runs from I-95/795 and US 264 in Wilson to I-87 (currently US 64) in Zebulon.
Interstate 685 (I-685) - Runs from I-85 and US 421 near Greensboro to I-95 near Dunn.
Interstate 697 (I-697) - Runs from I-97 near Winnabow to I-97 in Kirkland. Serves as an outer bypass of I-97 in Wilmington.
Interstate 785 (I-785) - Runs from I-40/85 in Greensboro to the Virginia state line south of Danville, VA.
Interstate 795 (I-795) - Runs from US 70 in Goldsboro to I-40 near Faison.
Interstate 840 (I-840) - The northern half of the Greensboro Urban Loop, runs from I-40/73 and US 421 in Greensboro to I-40/85/785 in Greensboro.
Interstate 885 (I-885) - Runs from I-40 in the Research Triangle Park to I-85 in Durham.
As of 2021, North Carolina is currently proposing an Interstate 197 (I-197) to run from I-97 to Morehead City, but is pending federal approval. As such, no shield for I-197 in North Carolina is shown in the shield diagram above.
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