Interstate 95 North - St. Pauls to Fayetteville

A 32 mile route between Raeford and NC 87 in Bladen County, NC 20 (Broad Street) meets Interstate 95 on the west side of St. Pauls in one mile.

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Entering the diamond interchange (Exit 31) with NC 20 (Broad Street) at St. Pauls on I-95 north. NC 20 west connects with NC 211 to Pinehurst and Southern Pines.

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I-95 spans NC 20 (Broad Street) across a substandard bridge dating to 1959. The fifth meeting with U.S. 301 in North Carolina lies 1.5 miles ahead at Exit 33.

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Traveling through an area of timberland between Saint Pauls and Mercer Branch along I-95 north.

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U.S. 301 follows 5th Street north from the St. Pauls business district en route to a diamond interchange (Exit 33) with Interstate 95. The US highway parallels the freeway to the west, connecting with SR 1723 (Parkton Tobermory Road) to the town of Parkton in 3.51 miles.

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Interstate 95 travels uninterrupted from the St. Pauls area into southern Cumberland County.

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Dunn (U.S. 421) and Benson (Interstate 40) represent the next control cities beyond Fayetteville.

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A second reassurance marker stands between Exits 33 and 40 near the crossing over Little Marsh Swamp.

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The Fayetteville Outer Loop (I-295) will connect with Interstate 95 along this stretch. Construction through July 2021 builds the exchange with the freeway north to Holly Hill and Fort Bragg.

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Business Loop I-95 separates with Interstate 95 at a wye interchange in one mile by Gallberry Bay. The lone business route for I-95 in North Carolina travels ten miles north the Fayetteville central business district. U.S. 301 joins the loop nearby from Roslin.

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Cold Camp Creek represents the dividing line between Robeson and Cumberland Counties across Interstate 95.

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Fayetteville Regional Airport (FAY) lies eight miles to the northeast of the county line. Exit 44 to Claude Lake Road (SR 2341) provides the fastest route to the passenger terminal in lieu of Business Loop I-95.

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SR 1121 (Roslin Farm Road) spans the freeway north ahead of the I-95/Business Loop I-95 split. Business Loop I-95/U.S. 301 provides part of a route to Fort Bragg and Pope Air Force Base, both located northwest of Fayetteville, via connections with Owen Drive (SR 1007) and the All American Freeway.

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Business Loop I-95 combines with U.S. 301 just beyond Exit 40. The two routes follow a commercial arterial northeast to Hope Mills and Eastern Boulevard encircling the Fayetteville central business district.

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Interstate 95 shifts from the expressway built in 1959 for U.S. 301 to the bypass of Fayetteville constructed in 1979. Meeting the freeway next is former NC 59 (Chicken Foot Road) at a diamond interchange (Exit 41).

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Decommissioned in November 2022, NC 59 followed a 8.29 mile long course from I-95 north to U.S. 401 Business (Raeford Road) in Fayetteville. Chicken Foot Road (SR 2252) extends south from Exit 41 to areas of suburban development including Cypress Lakes Village and Bridlewood.

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Interstate 95 generally stays outside the Fayetteville city limits through timberland or wetland areas.

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SR 2341 extends 3.02 miles south from Airport Road and Fayetteville Regional Airport (FAY) along Doc Bennett and Claude Mill Roads to a dead end east of forthcoming Exit 44.

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Crossing Rockfish Creek, I-95 enters the diamond interchange (Exit 44) with Claude Lee Road (SR 2341). Snow Hill Road (SR 2219) connects SR 2341 with Business Loop I-95/U.S. 301 nearby.

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Interstate 95 turns more easterly and crosses Big Sandy Run ahead of Fayetteville Motor Speedway.

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A cloverleaf interchange (Exits 46A/B) connects I-95 with NC 87 in one mile. NC 87 constitutes a freeway north from Grays Creek to Downtown Fayetteville. The state route joins the Fayetteville area with Wilmington and the Atlantic coast to the southeast.

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A collector distributor roadway (Exit 46) separates from I-95 north to the NC 87 freeway beyond the SR 2212 (Doc Bennett Road) overpass. NC 87 encircles the west side of Downtown Fayetteville with U.S. 401 Business between Robeson and Ramsey Streets. The state route combines with NC 24 (Bragg Boulevard) north to Fort Bragg and Spring Lake.

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Exit 46A departs the northbound c/d roadway for NC 87 south to Grays Creek, Tar Heel, Dublin and Elizabethtown. The state route extends to Southport near the Cape Fear Inlet to the Atlantic.

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Exit 46B departs for NC 87 north to Downtown Fayetteville. Fayetteville points of interest for Exit 46B include the Crown Center, the Airborne & Special Operations Museum, Fayetteville Museum of Art and Methodist University.

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The c/d roadway from NC 87 returns to I-95 below the Elizabethtown Road (SR 2327) overpass. The freeway proceeds north across 1979 built bridges over the Cape Fear River.

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Kinking northeast along Interstate 95 ahead of the Fields Road (SR 2215) overpass, one mile ahead of the Cumberland County Rest Area.

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Dunn, located at the crossroads of U.S. 301 and 421, is 27 miles away and Benson, near the I-95 junction with Interstate 40, is a 33 mile drive northward.

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NC 53/210 (Cedar Creek Road) branch 7.72 miles south from NC 24 and East Fayetteville to a parclo interchange (Exit 49) with I-95. NC 53 west ends at NC 210; NC 210 overlaps with NC 24 (Grove Street) through Downtown Fayetteville. Beyond Downtown, NC 210 continues to Fayetteville State University.

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The northbound rest area precedes Locks Creek just outside the Fayetteville city limits.

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NC 210 meanders southeast from Exit 49 and Fayetteville along the South River to Rowan, Currie and Rocky Point outside of Wilmington. NC 53 separates with NC 210 southward six miles to Cedar Creek and 20 miles to White Oak. The state route turns east at Kelly, eventually ending in Jacksonville (U.S. 258/NC 24).

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Interstate 95 travels by the community of Vander over the next three miles.

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NC 24 upgrades into an expressway 6.6 miles east from the split with NC 210 at East Fayetteville.

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NC 24 passes north of Downtown Fayetteville along Grove Street before shifting onto Bragg Boulevard to Fayetteville Tech Community College, Fort Bragg and Pope AAF.

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Interstate 95 passes over a CSX Railroad and Clinton Road (SR 1006) ahead of a c/d roadway for Exit 52. Clinton Road represents the pre-expressway alignment of NC 24 between East Fayetteville and Vander.

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NC 24 travels east from Fayettevillet to Stedman, Autryville and Roseboro. Clinton, the Sampson County seat, lies 29 miles east at U.S. 421 and U.S. 701. NC 24 extends east from Jacksonville to U.S. 70 near Morehead City.

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Exit 52B loops onto a c/d roadway along NC 24 west to Fayetteville. The NC 24 expressway here was constructed simultaneously with Interstate 95 in 1979.

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I-95 shifts eastward and runs alongside Duck Pond Swamp beyond this reassurance marker.

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The freeway next meets Murphy Road at a diamond interchange (Exit 55). Murphy Road (SR 1832) links I-95 with U.S. 301 and Business Loop I-95 at the town of Eastover.

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Exit 55 leaves I-95 north for Murphy Road (SR 1832). SR 1832 arcs eastward 6.42 miles overall from U.S. 301 to Maxwell Road (SR 1006) near the rural settlement of Bethany Crossroads.

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Business Loop I-95 returns to Interstate 95 north from Fayetteville at a wye interchange where the speed limit reduces to 65 miles per hour.

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A five year widening project started in 2019 along the ensuing section of I-95. Costing $708.9 million, work expands the freeway from four to eight lanes 25 miles northward to Interstate 40.¹

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