Interstate 85 South - Henderson to Butner

Exit 233 departs I-85, 0.54 miles south of the Virginia line for U.S. 1/401. The initial 7.04 miles of U.S. 401 overlap with U.S. 1 south to Wise and the town of Norlina. U.S. 401 turns southeast from Norline to Warrenton while U.S. 1 combines with U.S. 158 west to Ridgeway and Henderson.

07/09/10

The first shield for I-85 in the Tar Heel State southbound stands beyond the entrance ramp from U.S. 1/401.

07/09/10

A welcome center and rest area lie 1.15 miles south from the U.S. 1/401 entrance ramp.

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Local control cities are used in place of Durham on I-85 distance signs in Warren County. Henderson, the Vance County seat, is 18 miles to the southwest.

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The southbound rest area and tourist information center follows Blue Mud Creek.

07/09/10

Oine Road (SR 1210) meets Interstate 85 at Exit 229 in the community of Oine. SR 1210 leads 3.19 miles south from Exit 229 to U.S. 1/158, west of Norlina, via St. Tammany Road.

07/09/10

North from Exit 229, Oine Road (SR 1220) splits with Kerr Lake Cole Bridge Road (SR 1208) and Rooker Dairy Road (SR 1210) nearby. SR 1208 connects with Virginia Route 4 to Palmer Springs and John H. Kerr Dam. Martin Road stems west from SR 1220 toward the Kerr Lake State Recreation Areas of County Line and Kimball Point.

07/09/10

Reassurance marker posted between Oine and Cabin Branch along I-85 southbound.

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Ridgeway Road (SR 1224) travels 2.34 miles east from Manson Drewry Road (SR 1237) to a diamond interchange with Interstate 85 at Exit 226.

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Ridgeway Road leads west from Exit 226 toward the Bullocksville area of Kerr Lake State Recreation Area. Ridgeway Road (SR 1224) meanders 2.49 miles southeast to U.S. 1/158 at Ridgeway.

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I-85 advances southwest to a diamond interchange (Exit 223) with Manson Drewery Road (SR 1237).

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Manson Drewry Road (SR 1237) angles southeast 0.95 miles from Exit 223 to U.S. 1/158 at Manson. SR 1237 north provides the final exit from I-85 south to the Bullocksville, County Line, and Kimball Point areas of Kerr Lake State Rec. Area.

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Interstate 85 crosses the county line just west of the SR 1237 entrance ramp. The freeway remains rural in Vance County with 2012 traffic counts varying between 27,000 and 38,000 vehicles per day.

07/09/10

The city of Henderson, with a population of 15,368 as of the 2010 census, is nine miles southwest along I-85. Oxford in Granville County follows in 20 miles.

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Interstate 85 next meets Flemingtown Road (SR 1371) adjacent to U.S. 1/158 outside the town of Middleburg.

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Jacksontown Road (SR 1369) passes over I-85 from Middleburg, one mile northeast of the folded diamond interchange (Exit 220) with Flemingtown Road. Flemingtown Road (SR 1371) spurs north from U.S. 1/158 to a boat ramp on Kerr Lake.

07/09/10

U.S. 1/158 parallel the freeway closely southward from Exit 220 to Exit 218. Sign changes made by 2010 at Exit 220 changed Fleming Road to Flemingtown Road.

07/11/05

U.S. 1 branches south from U.S. 158 onto a freeway bypassing Henderson. A wye interchange (Exit 218) connects I-85 south with U.S. 1/158 via SR 1437 in one mile.

07/09/10

Left Exit 218 joins SR 1437 with U.S. 1 south directly to Franklinton, Wake Forest and Raleigh. U.S. 1 Business combines with U.S. 158 southwest along Garnett Street to Raleigh Road south.

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The succeeding five exits from I-85 south serve the north side of Henderson. U.S. 1 constitutes a four lane highway with expressway segments southwest to Raleigh.

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Satterwhite Point Road (SR 1319) heads south from Kerr Lake State Recreation Area at Satterwhite Point to Flat Rock and a diamond interchange with Interstate 85 at Exit 217.

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Exit 217 departs Interstate 85 south for Satterwhite Point Road (SR 1319) to U.S. 158 and U.S. 1 Business at North Henderson.

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Interstate 85 south reaches the Henderson city line at the half diamond interchange (Exit 215) with Parham Road (SR 1312) in one mile.

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Interstate 85 advances 12 miles southwest from ahead of Exit 215 to NC 96 at the city of Oxford.

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Parham Road (SR 1312) connects I-85 with U.S. 1 Business and U.S. 158 (Garnett Street) by their split at North Henderson. U.S. 158 west joins I-85 south at an adjacent wye interchange.

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NC 39 (Andrews Avenue) angles northwest from Downtown Henderson to meet I-85/U.S. 158 west at Exit 214. Traveling 78.6 miles overall, NC 39 leads north from Henderson to Harris Crossroads, Williamsboro, Townsville and the Virginia state line. Southward the route links Henderson with the Franklin County seat of Louisburg.

05/29/21

U.S. 158 overlaps with Interstate 85 southbound for 1.65 miles. These confirming markers were removed by 2018.

07/09/10

A parclo interchange joins I-85/U.S. 158 with NC 39 (Andrews Avenue) at Exit 214. NC 39 follows Andrews Avenue southeast across the city to an exchange with U.S. 1. The state route concludes at Selma, 62 miles to the south.

05/29/21

I-85/U.S. 158 shields posted ahead of their separation at Exit 213. Wholly within North Carolina, U.S. 158 runs 350 miles from Nags Head on the Outer Banks to U.S. 64/601 at Mocksville.

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U.S. 158 leaves I-85 for adjacent commercialized stretch anchored by big box retail.

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U.S. 158 converges with I-85 again beyond Exit 209. The wye interchange at Exit 213 joins I-85 with Dabney Drive (SR 1162) southeast to U.S. 158 Business (Garnett Street).

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Interstate 85 shifts southward from U.S. 158 to a half diamond interchange (Exit 213 on northbound) with Dabney Drive (SR 1162).

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Ruin Creek Road (SR 1295) stems south from Dabney Drive by Maria Parham Medical Center to meet Interstate 85 at a diamond interchange (Exit 212) in 0.75 miles.

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An auxiliary lane opens between the Dabney Drive entrance ramp and Exit 212 to Ruin Creek Road. I-85 was reconstructed from milepost 206 to 214 between 2008 and 2009. Work focused on rebuilding both roadways with 11 inches of concrete.²

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South from Exit 212, Ruin Creek Road (SR 1295) transitions to Tiny Broadwick Boulevard. Together with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, SR 1295 comprises a four lane arterial to Old Country Home Road (SR 1101), south of U.S. 158 Business.

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Interstate 85 leaves the city of Henderson ahead of Exit 209 with Poplar Creek Road (SR 1126).

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The Granville County seat of Oxford lies seven miles ahead as Durham debuts on distance signs, 36 miles to the southwest.

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Poplar Creek Road (SR 1126) runs 0.80 miles north from U.S. 158 Business to a parclo interchange (Exit 209) with Interstate 85.

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Exit 209 serves adjacent Vance-Granville Community College, which lies east of SR 1126 between Interstate 85 and U.S. 158.

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SR 1126 continues north another 2.30 miles to the settlement of Dabney at SR 1304 (Dabney Road).

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The I-85 roadways separate ahead of U.S. 158 and Poplar Creek.

07/09/10

The 14.62 mile long section through Vance County concludes as I-85 transitions onto a 23.63 mile stretch through Granville County.

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U.S. 158 and U.S. 158 Business west from Henderson converge 1.6 miles east of the diamond interchange at Exit 206. A second business route for U.S. 158 partitions west of Exit 206 along Williamsboro Street to Downtown Oxford.

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Exit 206 parts ways from I-85 south for Oxford and Roxboro. U.S. 158 bypasses Oxford to the north and reaches the Person County seat in 28 miles.

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Interstate 85 turns more southerly at Oxford on the 30 miles leading to Durham. Burlington, midway along the I-40/85 overlap, is the next control city in 64 miles.

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The second of three exits for Oxford from I-85 south departs in one half mile for NC 96 (Linden Avenue). NC 96 angles northwest to Downtown Oxford, where the route combines with both U.S. 15 and U.S. 158 Business along Hillsboro Street.

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Entering the diamond interchange (Exit 204) with NC 96 (Linden Avenue) in south Oxford. Together with Virginia Route 96, NC 96 comprises part of a 115 mile long highway from Newton Grove to the south and U.S. 501 near Cluster Springs.

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Leaving the Oxford city limits along southbound Interstate 85.

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U.S. 15 enters Oxford from Clarksville, Virginia by way of Stovall. A diamond interchange joins U.S. 15 with Interstate 85 at Exit 202.

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Following Lewis Street south from the Oxford city center, U.S. 15 serves the industrialized west side of town before meeting I-85 at rural Belltown.

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U.S. 15 parallels I-85 southwest through Creedmoor before joining the freeway at Butner. The northbound control cities for U.S. 15 are better reached via Exit 206 and U.S. 158.

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Speed limits through the Granville County were increased from 65 to 70 miles per hour in March 2013.³

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Durham is 25 miles ahead, followed by Burlington in 59 miles along I-40 west / I-85 south.

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A pair of rest areas line Interstate 85 just northeast of the Tar River.

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The Granville County Rest Area opened in 1974 and was reconstructed in 2003. The facility is located at milepost 199.⁴

05/29/21

A 10.4 mile long exit less stretch leads Interstate 85 southwest from Oxford to Butner.

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NC 56, a 43 mile long highway east from Butner to NC 58 outside Castalia, meets Interstate 85 in two miles at Exit 191.

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Locally NC 56 heads east by Lake Rodgers into the city of Creedmoor. Westward, NC 56 follows C Street west to conclude at Central Avenue in Butner.

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Entering the diamond interchange (Exit 191) with NC 56 (C Street) at Butner. The town of Butner incorporated in 2007. The municipality is the former site of Camp Butner, a World War II era U.S. Army base.⁵

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NCDOT recorded 33,500 vehicles per day (vpd) along Interstate 85 between Exit 191 and 189 in 2021.

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Gate #2 Road (SR 1103) extends southeast from Central Avenue and the Butner street grid to Interstate 85 at Exit 189.

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Southeast of Exit 189, Gate #2 Road (SR 1103) continues to U.S. 15 at Cash Road (SR 1728).

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I-85 south at the diamond interchange (Exit 189) with Gate #2 Road. Central Avenue (SR 1239) arcs northward from Butner to Old NC 75 near the N.C. National Guard Camp Butner Training Site.

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Advancing south from Butner to Falls Lake, Interstate 85 expands with a forested median.

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U.S. 15 and Gate #1 Road (SR 1100) south come together at a parclo interchange (Exit 186) with Interstate 85 in 1.5 miles.

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U.S. 15 meanders 4.5 miles southwest from the Creedmoor city line to combine with Interstate 85 south across Falls Lake.

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Gate #1 Road (SR 1100) extends northward from U.S. 15 and Exit 186 to Cozart and central Butner.

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Exit 186 departs I-85 south for U.S. 15 north to Creedmoor and Gate #1 Road north back into Butner. U.S. 15 overall travels 792 miles from Painted Post, New York to Walterboro, South Carolina.

12/27/22

Interstate 85 overtook portions of the original alignment of U.S. 15 across the Neuse River from Roycroft Road (SR 1224) just to the west and Geer Street (SR 1670), south of Falls Lake.

07/09/10

I-85 and U.S. 15 combine for 11.7 miles from Butner southwest to west Durham.

12/27/22

Confirming markers for I-85/U.S. 15 south, posted on the causeway traversing Falls Lake.

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