A left-hand on-ramp joins the beginning of Interstate 277 north from Interstate 77 & U.S. 21 north. Photo taken 06/01/07.
Exit 1D quickly departs as Carson Boulevard eastbound to Mint Street south of Bank of America Stadium. Photo taken 06/01/07.
Bank of America Stadium, home of the NFL Carolina Panthers, is accessible via Exit 1D and both ramps of 1E. Carson Boulevard travels east to South Tryon Street and an end at South Boulevard (former U.S. 21). Photo taken 06/01/07.
Skyscrapers of downtown Charlotte rise in the background of the adjacent Bank of America Stadium. Photo taken 06/01/07.
Exit 1E follows as a collector/distributor roadway for ramps to College Street north, South Boulevard (old U.S. 21) south, and Caldwell Street north. Photo taken 06/01/07.
Interstate 277 & U.S. 74 curve southeastward over U.S. 29 & North Carolina 27 (Morehead Street, Mint Street) by the stadium. First photo taken 06/01/07. Second photo taken 06/01/07.
Interstate 277 & U.S. 74 (John Belk Freeway) partition with the Exit 1E c/d roadway. North Carolina 16 joins the fold in 0.75 miles. Photo taken 06/01/07.
A loop ramp leaves next for College Street north to the Charlotte Convention Center and the Performing Arts Center. Photo taken 06/01/07.
South Boulevard continues Tryon Street south to Wilmore Walk and Pineville along the original routing of U.S. 21 and 521 (south of Woodlawn Road). Photo taken 06/01/07.
A second loop ramp carries drivers onto Caldwell Street north for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center, City Hall, and the Time Warner Cable Arena, home of the NBA Charlotte Bobcats. Photo taken 06/01/07.
Curving to the northeast, Interstate 277 & U.S. 74 (John Belk Freeway) meet Exit 2A. Exit 2A serves both Stonewall Street south to Kenilworth Avenue and North Carolina 16 (3rd & 4th Streets) at Thompson Park. North Carolina 16 south follows 4th Street south to Providence Road while northbound joins the John Belk Freeway. Photo taken 06/01/07.
U.S. 74 partitions with Interstate 277 & North Carolina 16 (John Belk Freeway) at the Exit 2B tri-level stack interchange. Following the Independence Expressway, U.S. 74 merges with North Carolina 27 through to the freeway end at Albemarle Road and Independence Boulevard. Photo taken 06/01/07.
Interstate 277 & North Carolina 16 turn northwest onto the Brookshire Freeway as U.S. 74 departs via Exit 2B to Independence Expressway. North Carolina 27 merges onto the freeway from McDowell Street. Photo taken 06/01/07.
A high flyover carries U.S. 74 & North Carolina 27 west to their split over 7th Street. North Carolina 27 joins Charlotte with Allen and Albemarle while U.S. 74 enters Mecklenburg County from Indian Hill and Monroe in Union County. Photo taken 06/01/07.
Interstate 277 & North Carolina 16 meanwhile meet 12th Street at the Exit 3B half-diamond interchange in 0.25 miles. Photo taken 06/01/07.
12th Street acts as a northbound side frontage road from 10th Street north to U.S. 29 & North Carolina 49. Exit 3B's ramp serves the cross streets of Davidson, Brevard, and Tryon Streets to downtown, Belmont, and the Fourth Ward. Photo taken 06/01/07.
There is no direct access to U.S. 29 & North Carolina 49 from the Brookshire Freeway northbound, so travelers destined for Graham Street are directed onto 12th Street. Overheads pictured here predate the U.S. 29 relocation from Church Street to Graham Street. Photo taken 06/01/07.
Interstate 77 & 85 trailblazers are always posted along the Interstate 277 & North Carolina 16 cosigning. The Brookshire Freeway travels below Davidson and Caldwell Streets away from the northwest curve. First photo taken 06/01/07. Second photo taken 06/01/07.
Downtown Charlotte's skyscrapers take center stage along the south side of the freeway. Photo taken 06/01/07.
Exit 3C drops onto 12th Street ahead of the Tryon Street under crossing. Church Street flows southbound from Tryon into the Fourth Ward and downtown. U.S. 29 followed Tryon Street south to Church Street until it was relocated onto North Carolina 49 via Dalton Avenue and Graham Street. Photo taken 06/01/07.
Another view of the Charlotte high rises from Interstate 277 & North Carolina 16 over Tryon and Church Streets. Photo taken 06/01/07.
Ramps merge onto the Brookshire Freeway from 12th & Church Streets and U.S. 29 & North Carolina 49 (Graham Street) 0.75 miles ahead of junction Interstate 77 & U.S. 21. Photo taken 06/01/07.
Interstate 277 & North Carolina 16 travel a viaduct above two railroad lines and Johnson Street. The forthcoming Interstate 77 interchange features a left-hand departing ramp for interests to Interstate 77 & U.S. 21 southbound (Exit 5B). First photo taken 06/01/07. Second photo taken 06/01/07.
Exit 5B of Interstate 77 & U.S. 21 southbound depart Interstate 277 & North Carolina 16 at the Hamilton Street overpass. The ramp merges onto Interstate 77 from the left.
Exit 5A follows Interstate 77 & U.S. 21 north. Interests to Interstate 85 northbound were advised to utilize this ramp, but now all are sent northwestward to Interstate 85's SPUI with Brookshire Boulevard. Photo taken 06/01/07.
Interstate 277 northbound draws to a close at the Interstate 77 & U.S. 21 northbound off-ramp to Huntersville, Statesville, and Wytheville, Virginia. U.S. 21 continues its useless overlap with the freeway five more miles to Exit 16. Photo taken 06/01/07.
