List of Interstate Highways in North Carolina

There are 22 Interstate Highways—9 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]

Interstate Highways of North Carolina
Highway shields for I-40, I-485, and I-95 Bus. Loop
Interstate Highways highlighted in red; future sections in blue; unbuilt sections in orange; related state highways in purple
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
North Carolina Highway System Interstate US State Scenic

Primary Interstates

Number	Length (mi)[3]	Length (km)	Southern or western terminus	Northern or eastern terminus	Formed	Removed	Notes
I-26	53.67	86.37	I-26/US 23 at the Tennessee state line	I-26 at the South Carolina state line	01966-01-011966[4]	current	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	01958-01-011958[5]	current
I-42	31.5	50.7	I-40/NC 540 near Garner	US 70 in La Grange	02024-01-012024	current	Designation along parts of US 70 east of Raleigh, will eventually extend along US 70 to Morehead City[6]
I-73	76.52	123.15	US 220 near Ellerbe	US 220 in Summerfield	01997-01-011997[7]	current	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	01997-01-011997[7]	current	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	01965-01-011965[8]	current
I-85	231.23	372.13	I-85 at the South Carolina state line	I-85 at the Virginia state line	01958-01-011958[9]	current
I-87	12.6	20.3	I-40/US 64 in Raleigh	US 64/US 264 in Wendell	02017-01-012017	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	01958-01-011958[10]	current

Auxiliary Interstates

Number	Length (mi)[11]	Length (km)	Southern or western terminus	Northern or eastern terminus	Formed	Removed	Notes
I-140	25.40	40.88	US 17 near Winnabow	I-40/NC 140 in Murraysville	02008-01-012008[12]	current
I-240	9.14	14.71	I-26/I-40/US 74 in Asheville	I-40/US 74A in Asheville	01980-01-011980[13]	current
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	01981-01-011981	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	02018-01-012018[16]	current	Ground mounted signs November 2018 along US 52
I-295	22.00	35.41	US 401 in Fayetteville	I-95/US 13 in Eastover	02019-01-012019[17]	current	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	01991-01-011991[18]	current
I-485	67.60	108.79	Charlotte		01988-01-011988[19]	current
I-495	4.09	6.58	I-440/US 64/US 64 Bus. in Raleigh	I-540/US 64/US 264 in Knightdale	02013-01-012013[20]	02017-01-012017	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	01997-01-011997[21]	current	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	02022-01-012022	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	02013-01-012013[26]	current	Future designation along US 29 to Danville, Virginia
I-795	25.40	40.88	US 70 in Goldsboro	I-95/US 264 in Wilson	02007-01-012007[27]	current	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	02011-01-012011[28]	current	Northern half of Greensboro Urban Loop
I-885	8.40[29]	13.52	I-40 in RTP	I-85 in Durham	02022-01-012022[30]	current
Former       Proposed and unbuilt

Business routes

Number	Length (mi)	Length (km)	Southern or western terminus	Northern or eastern terminus	Formed	Removed	Notes
I-40 BL	18.50	29.77	I-40/US 421 in Winston-Salem	I-40/US 421 in Colfax	01992-01-011992[31]	02020-01-012020	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	—	01991-01-011991[32]	Was 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	01984-01-011984	02019-01-012019	Was an Expressway-grade business loop
I-95 BL	16.00	25.75	I-95 in Hope Mills	I-95 in Eastover	01978-01-011978[33]	current	Boulevard-grade business loop
I-95 BL	44.60	71.78	I-95/US 301 in Kenly	I-95 near Battleboro	01978-01-011978[33]	01986-01-011986[34]	Was a boulevard-grade business loop
Former

See also

• U.S. Roads portal

References

1. "2019 Highway and Road Mileage" (PDF). Connect NCDOT. North Carolina Department of Transportation. June 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. North Carolina Department of Transportation (June 21, 2008). "I-26 Fact Sheet" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 21, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
5. North Carolina Department of Transportation (June 21, 2008). "I-40 Fact Sheet" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 21, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
6. North Carolina Department of Transportation (May 25, 2016). "North Carolina Gains Names for Two New Interstate Designations" (Press release). North Carolina Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on June 16, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
7. Division of Highways (September 20, 1996). "I-73/I-74 (1996-09-20)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
8. North Carolina Department of Transportation (June 21, 2008). "I-77 Fact Sheet" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 21, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
9. North Carolina Department of Transportation (June 21, 2008). "I-85 Fact Sheet" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 21, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
10. North Carolina Department of Transportation (June 21, 2008). "I-95 Fact Sheet" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 21, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
11. 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.
12. "Vovici EFM Report: RN-08-03 (2008-12-15)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. December 15, 2008. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
13. North Carolina Department of Transportation (November 1, 1980). "I-240 (1980-11-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Justice. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
14. "Winston-Salem Northern Beltway". North Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
15. "Project Highlights". North Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
16. "I-285 (2018-02-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. February 1, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
17. "Route Change (2019-01-15)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. January 15, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
18. "I-440 (1991-07-16)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. July 16, 1991. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
19. 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.
20. North Carolina Department of Transportation (December 12, 2013). "North Carolina Gets a New Interstate, with the I-495 Designation near Raleigh" (Press release). North Carolina Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
21. "I-540 (1996-12-04)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. December 4, 1996. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
22. "Interstate 587" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
23. North Carolina Department of Transportation (November 21, 2016). "Governor McCrory Announces Designation for US 264 to Greenville" (Press release). North Carolina Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on November 25, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
24. Rogers, Mark (November 19, 2021). "Infrastructure bill clears way for future I-685". The Sanford Herald. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
25. Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (May 2022). "2022 Spring Meeting Report to the Council on Highways and Streets" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
26. "I-785 (2013-07-31)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. July 31, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
27. "I-795 (2007-10-19)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. October 19, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
28. "I-840 (2011-09-02)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. September 2, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
29. "Interstate 885" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
30. "Durham's East End Connector to open to drivers this afternoon" by Monica Casey and Nia Harden, June 30, 2022 (WRAL.com)
31. "I-40 Bus (1992-11-09)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. November 9, 1992. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
32. "Interstate 440 Route Change (07-16-1991)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. July 16, 1991. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
33. "I-95 Bus (1978-05-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. May 1, 1978. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
34. "I-95 Bus (1986-01-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. January 1, 1986. Retrieved July 4, 2013.

External links

• North Carolina Interstates at AARoads
• Interstate Guide
• North Carolina's New and Future Interstates at Malmeroads.net