North
The northbound roadway for I-77 spans the southbound roadway and the I-77 Express Lanes ahead of the entrance ramp from I-85 south and Statesville Road.
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The previous HOV lane for I-77 commenced northbound between the Cindy Lane over crossing and Exit 16 for Sunset Road (U.S. 21 north / SR 2108 west).
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The I-77 Express Lanes included reconstruction of I-77 for 26 miles north from Uptown Charlotte to Lake Norman. The $647 million project started in November 2015.1
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U.S. 21 separates from Interstate 77 north at Exit 16 A for Sunset Road east to Statesville Road north.
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Sunset Road ties into the six-ramp parclo interchange (Exits 16 A/B) with I-77/U.S. 21 from the west side of the Trinity neighborhood and parallel Beatties Ford Road.
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U.S. 21 parallels I-77 to the east along Statesville Road. NC 115 (Old Statesville Road) extends northeast from Sunset Road and U.S. 21 to Huntersville.
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Sunset Road (SR 2018) serves a warehouse area within the vicinity of I-77. West beyond Beatties Ford Road and Exit 16 B, SR 2018 passes between the Spring Lake and Sunset Hills neighborhoods 3.44 miles to Oakdale Road (SR 2025).
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Continuing north I-77 meets NC 24 (Harris Boulevard) at a six-ramp parclo interchange (Exit 18) in one mile.
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NC 24 encircles Charlotte along W.T. Harris Boulevard, an arterial route west to I-485 and southeast from Exit 18 to UNC Charlotte, University Research Park, and NC 27 (Albemarle Road) by the Lake Forest neighborhood.
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NC 24 was extended west from I-77 by Northlake Mall to Interstate 485 at Exit 21, which opened on December 5, 2008.
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Exit 19 A departs next for the inner loop of Interstate 485 east to Harrisburg and Matthews. The final 5.7 miles of I-485, between NC 115 (Old Statesville Road) and I-85 near Concord, opened on June 5, 2015.
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The original northbound HOV-2 lane concluded at the exchange with Interstate 485. The tolled I-77 Express Lanes opened to motorists northward from Huntersville to Exit 36 in Mooresville on June 1, 2019.2
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Entering the cloverstack interchange (Exit 19) with Interstate 485 on I-77 north.
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The outer loop of I-485 circles around the west side of Charlotte from Mountain Island Lake to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) and I-77 west of Pineville.
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The first two exits for the town of Huntersville is the commercialized diamond interchange with Gilead Road (SR 2136).
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Gilead Road (SR 2136) heads east from Exit 23 to NC 115 (Old Statesville Road) at the Huntersville town center and west to Beatties Ford Road near Hicks Crossroads.
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Exit 23 leaves Interstate 77 north for Gilead Road. U.S. 21 (Statesville Road) parallels the freeway to the immediate east throughout Huntersville.
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Sources:
- "Final Interstate 77 toll lane stretch now open after 4 years of construction." The Charlotte Observer (NC), November 17, 2019.
- "Northern Section Of I-77 Toll Lane Project Opens Saturday." I-77 Express Lanes web site. May 31, 2019.
Photo Credits:
05/31/21 by AARoads
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Page Updated 01-27-2023.