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| Interstate 85 curves southward onto the Greensboro Urban Loop from I-40 near Stewarts Mill. 08/18/21 |
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| I-785/840 conclude along the Greensboro Urban Loop at a wye interchange just south of Interstate 40 and one mile from Exit 129 to Youngs Mill Road (SR 3029). 08/18/21 |
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| I-85 spans Little Alamance Creek a half mile from Exit 129. Youngs Mill Road (SR 3029) leads north to McConnell Road (SR 3000) and south to Millpoint Road (SR 3078). 08/18/21 |
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| The diamond interchange at Exit 129 provides access to a number of subdivisions along both Youngs Mill Road (SR 3029) north and adjacent E Lee Street (SR 3037) west to I-40 at E Gate City Boulevard (old NC 6). 08/18/21 |
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| I-85 (Greensboro Urban Loop) curves southward from parallel E Lee Street (SR 3037) to Alamance Church Road (SR 1005). 08/18/21 |
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| Alamance Church Road (SR 1005) enters Greensboro from Kimesville and the Alamance County line along a rural route to the southeast of Exit 128. 08/18/21 |
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| Alamance Church Road (SR 1005) extends northwest from Exit 128 to the Wilpar Estates and Rotherwood neighborhoods and J.M. Hunt, Jr Expressway (old U.S. 421). U.S. 421 north ties into the freeway at Exit 126 in two miles. 08/18/21 |
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| While inherently rural, I-85 southwest from Exit 128 remains in a strip of land annexed by the city of Greensboro. 07/09/10 |
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| Wiley Lewis Road (SR 3314) spans Interstate 85 one mile northeast of Exits 126 B/A for U.S. 421 south and Joseph M. Hunt, Jr. Expressway (SR 3762) north. 08/18/21 |
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| High Point lies 18 miles to the southwest via I-85. Winston-Salem is 30 miles to the west via U.S. 421. 08/18/21 |
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| Until September 2008, U.S. 421 followed Joseph M. Hunt, Jr. Expressway north 3.8 miles to an overlap with I-40/U.S. 29 west through central Greensboro. 08/18/21 |
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| Liberty Road (SR 3549), former U.S. 421, spans I-85 at Exit 126 B. NC 22, a 59 mile long route from Southern Pines and Climax, followed nearby Alliance Church Road (SR 3738) north through Pleasant Garden to U.S. 421 nearby. NC 22 was truncated southward to NC 62 when the intersection with U.S. 421 was removed as part of I-85 construction. 08/18/21 |
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| Exit 126 B departs I-85 south for Joseph M. Hunt, Jr. Expressway (old U.S. 421) north. The four lane arterial transitions into Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive beyond I-40/U.S. 29 to the Clinton Hills, Asheboro and Southside neighborhoods outside Downtown. 08/18/21 |
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| A sweeping two lane ramp brings U.S. 421 north onto Interstate 85 south within the directional cloverleaf interchange. 08/18/21 |
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| Exit 126 A follows as a loop ramp onto U.S. 421 south to Liberty, Siler City and Sanford. This corridor was established as Future Interstate 685 in 2022. 08/18/21 |
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| S Elm-Eugene Street extends southward from Downtown Greensboro and Warnersville to meet I-85/U.S. 421 at a diamond interchange (Exit 124) in one mile. 08/18/21 |
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| I-85 south and U.S. 421 north overlap 5.25 miles westward to the separation with Interstate 73 north. 08/18/21 |
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| North from Exit 124, S Elm-Eugene Street serves the Wynnmere, Woodlea and Woodlea Lakes neighborhoods. 08/18/21 |
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| Exit 124 departs I-85/U.S. 421 for S Elm-Eugene Street (SR 3300) south by the town of Pleasant Garden to Randleman Road (old U.S. 220). I-73 north and U.S. 220 converge with the freeway at a three quarter cloverleaf interchange (Exit 122) next. 08/18/21 |
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| A lengthy c/d roadway to U.S. 29 south for Groometown Road (SR 1129), Grandover Parkway (SR 1383), and the Sedgefield Park and Grandover communities commences at Exit 122. 08/18/21 |
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| Randleman Road, the pre-freeway alignment of U.S. 220 north, crosses over I-85/U.S. 421 en route to the Shannon Hills neighborhood beyond this reassurance sign. 08/18/21 |
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| I-73/U.S. 220 combine from Greensboro southward to I-74 at Randleman. 08/18/21 |
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| The c/d roadway at Exit 122 joins I-85/U.S. 421 with U.S. 220 north into Greensboro and I-73-74/U.S. 220 south to Asheboro and Rockingham. 08/18/21 |
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| U.S. 220 provides a direct route into Downtown Greensboro from Exit 122 C via Freeman Mill Road through the Spring Valley, Southmont, Smith Homes and Glenwood neighborhoods. 08/18/21 |
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| I-73/U.S. 421 north part ways with Interstate 85 at Exit 121 in one mile. 08/18/21 |
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| Exit 122 B loops onto I-73/U.S. 220 south to Asheboro. I-73 northbound follows the c/d roadway west to U.S. 421 north at the exchange with U.S. 29. 08/16/21 |
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| The Greensboro Urban Loop continues with six lanes northwest to Interstate 40 near Piedmont Triad International Airport (PTI) while I-85 combines with U.S. 29 south toward High Point. 08/18/21 |
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| Exit 122 A leaves the c/d roadway within the directional cloverleaf interchange joining U.S. 29 with I-73. Interstate 73 north reduces to a single lane merge with U.S. 421. 08/18/21 |
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| I-73 and U.S. 421 arc northwest through the Kings Mill neighborhood to western Greensboro and I-40/840 near PTI Airport. I-73 combines with I-840 north to Bryan Boulevard while U.S. 421 turns west alongside I-40 to Winston-Salem. 08/18/21 |
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| A high flyover carries the I-73/U.S. 421 southbound mainline overhead as a ramp arcs northward onto I-73/U.S. 421 from I-85/U.S. 29 northbound at Exit 120 B below. 08/18/21 |
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| Interstate 85 southbound converges with U.S. 29/Business Loop I-85 ahead of the Grandover neighborhood in southwest Greensboro. I-85/U.S. 29 overlap 1.41 miles southwest to Exit 118. 08/18/21 |
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| U.S. 29 south to Guilford College Road (SR 1546) north connects Interstate 85 with parallel Grandover Parkway (SR 1383). 08/18/21 |
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| I-85/U.S. 29 south and U.S. 70 west reassurance markers posted after Groometown Road. NCDOT dropped Business Loop I-85 from Greensboro to Lexington on sign plans starting in 2019. 08/18/21 |
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| Interstate 85 branches eastward to bypass High Point and Thomasville by way of Archdale and Trinity. U.S. 29 follows a four lane expressway from Exit 118 through both cities. U.S. 70 combines with U.S. 29 at Thomasville. 08/18/21 |
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| U.S. 29 passes south of the town of Jamestown ahead of the city of High Point. 08/18/21 |
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| U.S. 29 separates with I-85 south at a trumpet interchange (Exit 118). Business Loop I-85/U.S. 29-70 previously overlapped from High Point to Thomasville and Lexington. The three routes route returned to I-85 alongside U.S. 52 (I-285) at Exit 87 near Linwood. 08/18/21 |
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| A directional cloverleaf interchange (Exits 113C/B) joins I-85 with I-74 east of High Point. I-74 overtook U.S. 311 northwest to Winston-Salem and southeast to Randleman. The freeway was completed between U.S. 29 and Glenola on November 22, 2010 and from Glenola to I-73/U.S. 220 on June 7, 2013. 08/06/13 |
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| Construction for I-74 included the addition of a c/d roadway southward to the diamond interchange (Exit 113A) with NC 62. NC 62 previously met I-85 at Burlington. The state route arcs southwest from there through Alamance, Julian and Climax to I-85 en route to Archdale. 08/06/13 |
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| Aldridge Road (SR 1912) spans Interstate 85 at the Randolph County line, one mile north of the diamond interchange (Exit 111) with S Main Street (former U.S. 311) in Archdale. 08/06/13 |
Page Updated 01-24-2023.
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