Interstate 85 North Carolina – North

I-85 north during construction of the southbound Yadkin River Bridge. 06/01/12

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Continuing across the Yadkin River along I-85/U.S. 52 north. 06/01/12

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This mileage sign was posted after the split with NC 150 north. 05/30/05

Clark Road (SR 1295) met I-85/U.S. 29-52-70 at an antiquated diamond interchange (Exit 85) near Lakeview. This exit was removed during the I-85 Corridor Improvement Project. 08/04/04

Exit 85 connected Interstate 85 with parallel Seven Oaks Drive (SR 1285) to the east and Old Salisbury Road (Old U.S. 29/70) to the immediate west. 08/04/04

The last mainline state-named shield posted for I-85 in North Carolina was posted after Clark Road (old Exit 85). 05/30/05

The North Segment of the I-85 Corridor Improvement Project reconstructed Exit 86 from an exchange that used service roads into a folded diamond interchange directly with Belmont Road. 05/30/05

Construction at Exit 86 wrapped up in late September 2013. 06/01/12

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Overheads for Exit 87 prior to the signing of Interstate 285 along U.S. 52 north from Lexington to Winston-Salem. 01/17/19

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The supplemental sign for Business Loop I-85 was replaced with a sign referencing the continuation of U.S. 29/70 along I-285/U.S. 52 north. 01/17/19

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Sign replacements for Exit 96 added Lexington as a second destination for U.S. 64. 05/30/05

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U.S. 311 was relocated off Main Street in Archdale and onto I-74 in November 2010. 05/30/05

U.S. 311 Business on Main Street was decommissioned once U.S. 311 was realigned onto I-74. 05/30/05

Exit 113 was renumbered Exit 113A when the exchange with I-74 opened in 2010. 05/30/05

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This mileage sign was the first to display the distance to Durham (65 miles) along I-85 north. It was removed during construction of the interchange with I-74. 05/30/05

Business Loop I-85 was extended northeast into Greensboro following the February 22, 2004 opening of the Greensboro bypass for Interstate 85. 06/22/05

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The northbound on-ramp from Groometown Road provides access to U.S. 29 north into Greensboro, I-85 north to Burlington and Durham, I-73/U.S. 421 north to Piedmont Triad International Airport (PTI) and Winston-Salem, I-73/U.S. 220 south to Asheboro, and U.S. 421 south to Siler City. 06/22/05

The Groometown Road on-ramp split into Business Loop I-85 north and a temporary ramp to I-85 north. 06/22/05

The stub is now a part of ramps to both I-73 north and I-73 south / I-85 north via a c/d roadway. 06/22/05

Merging onto Interstate 85 north / U.S. 421 south along the temporary on-ramp from Groometown Road. 06/22/05

The flyover under construction here opened on February 21, 2008 for I-73/U.S. 421 south. 06/22/05