Interstate 85 North - McKenney to Petersburg

SR 40 travels 20.75 miles east from the Blackstone city line through Fort Pickett and Darvills to meet Interstate 85 at forthcoming Exit 42.

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The first of five Dinwiddie exits along Interstate 85 north serves the town of McKenney in three miles.

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I-85 connects with SR 40 (McKenney Highway) at a diamond interchange (Exit 42). SR 40 follows Doyle Boulevard west of Exit 42 across McKenney.

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SR 40 (McKenney Highway) travels 18.43 miles east from I-85 to U.S. 301 and I-95 at Stoney Creek. The state route turns northeast from there to Sussex, Homeville and Waverly.

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Angling northeast from McKenney, Interstate 85 next crosses Buckskin Creek.

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Interstate 85 continues 22 miles northeast to Petersburg. The ensuing exit is for the Dinwiddie County seat of Dinwiddie.

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The succeeding exit from I-85 northbound is for De Witt in six miles. Petersburg follows in 26 miles.

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The unincorporated community of DeWitt lies 0.83 miles west of Exit 48 at the intersection of SR 650 (Hamilton Arms Road) and U.S. 1 (Boydton Plank Road).

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I-85 spans Stony Creek in a wooded area east of SR 656 (Gateswood Road).

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SR 650 (Hamilton Arms Road) continues 3.63 miles east from the diamond interchange at Exit 48 to Hamilton and SR 619 (Courthouse Road).

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SR 703 (Carson Road) meets Interstate 85 at a parclo interchange (Exit 53) 1.30 miles east of U.S. 1 (Boydton Plank Road at Dinwiddie.

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Exit 53 leads motorists to the Five Forks Unit of Petersburg National Battlefield and Virginia Motorsports Park along U.S. 1 north of Jordan Lake. The raceway is known as one of the top drag race strips in the U.S.

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Interstate 85 spans Little Cattail Creek ahead of this northbound reassurance marker.

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SR 605 (Hunnicut Road) passes over Interstate 85 a half mile south of the Dinwiddie Safety Rest Area.

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Located at mile marker 55, the Dinwiddie Safety Rest Areas closed in 2008 due to VDOT budget cuts and reopened in 2010.

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U.S. 460 branches west from Interstate 85 at Exit 61 four miles to Sutherland and 30 miles to Blackstone and Fort Pickett.

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U.S. 460 Business stems west from U.S. 1 (Boydton Plank Road) along Airport Street to the adjacent parclo interchange (Exit 61) with I-85. U.S. 460 overtakes Airport Street west to Dinwiddie County Airport (PTB) and SR 226 (Cox Road).

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Exit 61 departs Interstate 85 north for U.S. 460 (Airport Street) west and U.S. 460 Business east to U.S. 1 (Boydton Plank Road). Linking Petersburg, Farmville, Lynchburg and Roanoke, U.S. 460 comprises a four lane corridor across south central Virginia.

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U.S. 460 east combines with Interstate 85 north 6.2 miles to I-95 in Petersburg.

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The final distance sign for Interstate 85, posted seven miles west of Downtown Petersburg.

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U.S. 1 (Boydton Plank Road) converges with I-85 at a six-ramp parclo interchange between Pamplin Historical Park and Petersburg. U.S. 1 turns eastward into Downtown Petersburg beyond Exit 63.

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Exit 63 A departs I-85 northbound for U.S. 1 south to adjacent SR 142 (Simpson Road). Portions of Petersburg National Battlefield are accessible via U.S. 1 south to Hofheimer Way and Church Road. Included there is Fort Fisher, Fort Conahey, Fort Welsh and Fort Gregg.

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Exit 63 B loops onto U.S. 1 north. Omitted from guide signs is U.S. 460 Business, which overlaps with U.S. 1 into Petersburg. The pair enter the independent city 1.75 miles to the northeast along Washington Street. U.S. 460 Business returns to U.S. 460 via Crater Road (U.S. 301).

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I-85/U.S. 460 runs along the north side of Fort Gregg in Petersburg National Battlefield Park beyond the Seventh Avenue underpass.

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I-85/U.S. 460 enter the city limits of Petersburg one mile ahead of the diamond interchange (Exit 65) with Squirrel Level Road. Paralleling the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike to the south is SR 142 along Halifax Street.

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Squirrel Level Road meets I-85/U.S. 460 between Defense Road and SR 142 (Halifax Street). Squirrel Level Road becomes Youngs Road north of Halifax Street. Defense Road east to Johnson Road south serves interests to Richard Bland College.

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I-85/U.S. 460 pass over Halifax Road and a CSX Railroad line beyond the final reassurance marker for Interstate 85 north.

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The main unit of Petersburg National Battlefield lies within the Petersburg city limits between U.S. 301 (Crater Road) and Fort Lee.

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1.75 miles west of the trumpet interchange with I-95. Interstate 95 enters the city of Petersburg 47.82 miles north of the North Carolina state line via Emporia. I-95 continues the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike northward 24 miles to Downtown Richmond.

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U.S. 460 east combines with I-95 south for 3.29 miles from Exit 68 to Wagner Road. U.S. 460 is the main link between Petersburg and Hampton Roads.

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U.S. 301 parallels I-95 on Crater Road northward through Petersburg to the one way couplet of Bank and Bollingbrook Streets near Downtown.

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Interstate 95 southbound reaches Emporia in 40 miles and Rocky Mount, North Carolina in 92 miles. Downtown Norfolk lies 75 miles to the east via U.S. 460 and Interstate 264.

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Virginia Beach lies east of Petersburg via I-95 south and U.S. 460.

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I-95 north links I-85 with SR 36 (Washington Street) east to the U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum and the U.S. Army Women's Museum at Fort LeeFort Lee. SR 36 travels east from U.S. 301 (Crater Road) 3.4 miles to the independent city of Hopewell.

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U.S. 460 and Exit 68 to Interstate 95 southbound departs for Emporia, Rocky Mount and Norfolk respectively.

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Sign changes made by 2012 removed the end sign for I-85. Exit 69 constitutes a slip ramp onto the ramp (Exit 50 D) linking I-95 north with Wythe and Washington Streets (U.S. 460 Business/SR 36).

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U.S. 460 Business follows Washington/Wythe Streets from parallel U.S. 301 (Crater Road) into the Petersburg central business district. SR 36 extends Washington Street east from Wythe Street to Petersburg National Battlefield, Fort Lee and Hopewell.

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