Interstate 85 North - Lexington to High Point

The exchange (Exit 84) with U.S. 29-70/NC 150 south back into Spencer and NC 150 north at Seven Oaks Drive (SR 1285) opened to traffic in April 2013.

01/17/19

NC 150 separates from the overlap with U.S. 29/70 along a winding course northwest to Churchland then northeast to Tyro and Reeds Crossroads. The state route eventually reaches Winston-Salem in 31 miles.

01/17/19

Greensboro is 39 miles to the northeast via I-85 and Winston-Salem 30 miles to the north via I-285/U.S. 52.

12/15/16

U.S. 29-52-70 combine with I-85 for 4.3 miles north into Lexington.

01/17/19

Interstate 85 and lowers to cross South Potts Creek on the mile approach to Exit 86 with Belmont Road (SR 1133).

01/17/19

Left lane restrictions for trucks are common along six lane Interstates in North Carolina.

01/17/19

Belmont Road leads east from adjacent Old Salisbury Road (Old U.S. 29-52-70) to NC 47 (Old Linwood Road) at Linwood. The road was a part of NC 47 before it was realigned northward to I-85 at Exit 88.

01/17/19

I-85/U.S. 29-52-70 reassurance shields posted northbound ahead of their split at Exit 87. U.S. 52 leaves the I-85 corridor for good while U.S. 29/70 continue northeast toward Greensboro.

01/17/19

U.S. 29-52-70 branch northward with Interstate 285 along the west side of Lexington from a wye interchange (Exit 87) in one mile.

08/18/21

Business Loop I-85 accompanied U.S. 52-29-70 northeast 4.4 miles to an expressway bypass of Downtown Lexington. Sign changes starting in 2019 phased out the business route north to High Point and Greensboro.

08/18/21

Interstate 285 overlaps with U.S. 52 north 23 miles to I-40 in Winston-Salem. U.S. 52 continues northward another three miles into Downtown Winston-Salem.

08/18/21

Traffic separates with three lanes advancing north toward High Point and Greensboro along I-85 and two lanes for I-285/U.S. 29-52-70 into Lexington. Stand alone shields for I-285 were first posted along U.S. 52 in Fall 2018.

08/18/21

Turning east ahead of Exit 88, Interstate 85 enters the city limits of Lexington. NC 47 (Hargrave Road) east to Linwood-Southmont Road (SR 1396) south and NC 8 to Southmont lead from I-85 to eastern reaches of High Rock Lake.

06/15/15

NC 47 travels 24.33 miles southeast from I-285/U.S. 52 near Davidson County Airport (EXX) to Linwood, Cedar Grove, the town of Denton and NC 49 near Martha.

06/15/15

Reassurance marker posted ahead of bridges over a Norfolk Southern Railroad Line and Swearing Creek.

06/01/12

Thomasville is 16 miles to the northeast, followed by High Point in another ten miles and Greensboro in 38 miles.

06/01/12

Starting with NC 8 (Cotton Grove Road), the succeeding three exits from I-85 north serve the city of Lexington.

05/30/05

NC 8 parallels a CSX Railroad line south from Downtown Lexington to Exit 91, and Southmont in nine miles.

06/01/12

Entering the folded diamond interchange (Exit 91) with NC 8 with I-85 north. A 94 mile long highway, NC 8 continues Virginia Route 8 south at Coleville to Winston-Salem, Lexington and New London.

06/15/15

Cotton Grove Road north leads directly to Main Street (former U.S. 29A/70A) to Downtown while NC 8 circumvents the central business district along Talbert Boulevard, Raleigh Road and the one way couplet of 5th and 6th Streets to the U.S. 29-64-70 expressway at Erlanger.

06/01/12

Interstate 85 expands with a forested median along several stretches between Exit 91 and 102. The freeway leaves Lexington at the crossing of Abbotts Creek.

06/01/12

A diamond interchange joins I-85 with Old U.S. 64 (SR 2205) at Exit 94. The exchange serves southeast Lexington and the community of Sandy Grove.

06/01/12

Old Highway 64 (SR 2205) represents the pre-1953 alignment of U.S. 64.¹ I-85 meets U.S. 64 at the subsequent exit.

06/01/12

Old U.S. 64 (SR 2205) leads northwest from Exit 94 to become Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard to NC 8 at Talbert Boulevard in Lexington. SR 2205 angles southeast along a rural course to Hedrick Grove, Three Hat Mountain, Silver Valley and U.S. 64 west of Motleta.

06/01/12

U.S. 64 converges with Interstate 85 at Exit 96 near the community of Holly Grove. U.S. 64 links Lexington with the city of Asheboro 25 miles to the southeast. Exit 96 also serves Davidson County Community College and North Carolina Zoological Park.

06/15/15

U.S. 64 merges with U.S. 29-70 around Downtown Lexington 3.5 miles to the west. U.S. 64 continues from there to Mocksville and U.S. 158/601.

06/01/12

Thomasville lies eight miles ahead while Greensboro is a half hour drive away.

06/15/15

06/01/12

The roadways of Interstate 85 diverge and cross one another between Exit 96 and 102. The configuration results in southbound located east of northbound and vice versa.

06/01/12

Rest areas lie within the median of Interstate 85 in both directions along the opposite stretch. Between the facilities is the North Carolina Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

06/01/12

The I-85 roadways switch sides again ahead of the parclo interchange (Exit 102) with Lake Road (SR 2085) in southwest Thomasville. SR 2085 runs north from I-85 to Johnsontown, Main Street (SR 3405) and Lexington Avenue (old U.S. 29A/70A) west of Downtown.

06/01/12

Lake Road (SR 2085) arcs 0.93 miles southeast from I-85 to Fisher Ferry Road (SR 2183). Exit 102 is the first of two Thomasville area interchanges.

06/01/12

NC 109 (Randolph Street) meets I-85 at Exit 103 southeast from Downtown Thomasville. The west end of NC 62 (Cloniger Drive) ties into NC 109, 0.42 miles to the north.

06/01/12

Interstate 85 continues north from the Fisher Ferry Road (SR 2183) over crossing by Fair Grove in south Thomasville.

06/01/12

The diamond interchange (Exit 103) with NC 109 lies just east of a CSX Railroad underpass. NC 109 arcs 42 miles southeast from Thomasville to Troy by way of Denton and Uwharrie National Forest. Northward NC 109 connects Thomasville with Winston-Salem.

06/01/12

A diamond interchange joins I-85 with Finch Farm Road (SR 1547) at Exit 106 within the city of Trinity. Finch Farm Road becomes Unity Street at adjacent NC 62. Unity Street encircles Thomasville between there and NC 109 (Salem Street).

06/01/12

Interstate 85 enters the northwest corner of Randolph County between Exit 103 and 106.

06/01/12

Finch Farm Road meanders southward from Exit 106 by a handful of rural subdivisions in south Trinity to rural Randolph County and U.S. 64 via Tabernacle Church Road (SR 1405).

06/01/12

Speed limits remain at 70 miles per hour through the city of Trinity, which I-85 vacates at the Trinity Road (SR 1004) overpass.

06/01/12

One half mile ahead of the parclo A2 interchange (Exit 108) with Hopewell Church Road (SR 3252) on Interstate 85 north.

06/01/12

Hopewell Church Road (SR 3252) joins the freeway with NC 62 at Surritt Drive (SR 1595) and the planned village of Trinity City Center.

06/01/12

Trailblazers for NC 62 and I-85 north along Exit 108 at Hopewell Church Road. Surritt Drive (SR 1595) stems north from NC 62 to the city of High Point. Southward, Finch Farm Road serves a handful of rural subdivisions in south Trinity.

06/01/12

Passing under SR 1004, Interstate 85 transitions from Trinity into the city of Archdale.

06/01/12

The third interchange along the 7.34 mile stretch through Randolph County joins Interstate 85 with Main Street (former U.S. 311) in Archdale.

06/01/12

The diamond interchange (Exit 111) with Main Street (old U.S. 311) lies two miles southwest of Interstate 74. Main Street (SR 1009) enters Downtown Archdale just north of I-85 en route to Downtown High Point and High Point University. SR 1009 continues southeast four miles to Glenola.

06/15/15

Interstate 85 passes between adjacent subdivisions through northeastern Archdale with six overall lanes.

06/01/12

Paralleling I-85 northeast from Thomasville through Trinity and Archdale, NC 62 converges with the freeway at Exit 113. Interstate 74 was extended southeast from High Point to Glenola in November 2010.

06/15/15

Interstate 85 curves into Guilford County just beyond Alridge Road (SR 1912).

06/01/12