I-587/U.S. 264 East - Zebulon to Wilson

U.S. 264 splits with U.S. 64/Future I-87 at a trumpet interchange along the northeastern town limits of Zebulon.
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NC 97 (Gannon Avenue) heads east from Downtown Zebulon to a diamond interchange (Exit 20) with U.S. 264.
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U.S. 264 travels 24 miles from the exchange with NC 97 outside Zebulon to Wilson and 61 miles to Greenville.
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Old US 264 Highway parallels the south side of U.S. 264/Future I-587 along SR 2404.
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U.S. 264 Alternate separates at Exit 21 to run along the pre-freeway alignment of U.S. 264 east into Middlesex.
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NC 39 connects the Johnston County town of Selma to the south with the Franklin County seat of Louisburg to the north.
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The towns of Middlesex and Bailey lie just south of U.S. 264 along U.S. 264 Alternate over the next eight miles.
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Future I-587 crosses the Nash County line, 20.42 miles from the beginning of U.S. 264 at I-440.
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NC 231 ties into U.S. 264 from Middlesex along N Nash Street.
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NC 231 constitutes a L-shaped route 24.76 miles east from Wendell to Middlesex and north to U.S. 64 and U.S. 64 Alternate near Spring Hope.
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NC 581 travels south from Spring Hope to meet U.S. 264/Future I-587 outside Bailey.
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SR 1301 (Green Pond Road) connects U.S. 264 with the small town of Sims at Exit 34.
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U.S. 264 enters Wilson County after 11.05 miles through southern Nash County.
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U.S. 264 Alternate (Raleigh Road Parkway) converges with U.S. 264 again east from Sims.
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The six-ramp parclo interchange (Exit 36) with U.S. 264 ALT falls partially within the western extent of the Wilson city limits.
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U.S. 264 ALT (Raleigh Road Parkway) continues east from Exit 38 B to I-95 at Lamm in west Wilson.
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U.S. 264 curves southeast to bypass Wilson ahead of Interstate 95.
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Interstate 95 travels across eastern North Carolina between Lumberton and Roanoke Rapids.
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Entering the cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 95, Exit 18 A departs U.S. 264 east for I-95 south to Benson, near the crossroads with I-40, and Fayetteville.
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I-587 east and I-795 south commence along U.S. 264 east ahead of the loop ramp (Exit 18 B) for I-95 north to Rocky Mount and Richmond, Virginia.
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I-587/795-U.S. 264 continue south from I-95 to a folded diamond interchange (Exit 20) with NC 42.
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The community of Rock Ridge is 3.5 miles to the west along NC 42 beyond Interstate 95.
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I-795 south overlaps with I-587/U.S. 264 east for 4.43 miles.
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NC 42 is the first of seven exits for the city of Wilson along I-587/U.S. 264 east of I-95.
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I-795 was established southward in 2007, with the route initially signed with shields only.
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A folded diamond interchange (Exit 22) joins I-587/795-U.S. 264 with Downing Road (SR 1163) southeast of Contentnea Creek.
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Downing Street crosses Wiggins Mill Reservoir northeast from Exit 22 to Goldsboro Street within the Wilson street grid.
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Interstate 795 south splits with I-587/U.S. 264 east at a wye interchange (Exit 23) 0.60 miles beyond the Downing Street entrance ramp.
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Interstate 795 spurs 21 miles south from I-587/U.S. 264 to U.S. 70 in the city of Goldsboro.
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Interstate 795 was designated in place of U.S. 117 on the freeway south to Goldsboro. U.S. 117 was relocated back onto the parallel alignment to the east through the towns of Fremont and Pikeville.
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I-795 provides a cutoff from I-587/U.S. 264 east for U.S. 301 south to Lucama and Kenly.
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