Interstate 795 South

Exit 18 A leaves I-795 south / I-587-U.S. 264 east for Interstate 95 north to Rocky Mount and Petersburg, Virginia. A cloverleaf interchange joins the two freeways just outside the Wilson city limits.
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07/11/24
NC 42 meanders east from U.S. 70 in Clayton to meet I-587/795-U.S. 264 at a diamond interchange (Exit 20) in one mile.
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07/11/24
The first shield for I-795 south appears beyond the Old Raleigh Road (SR 1136) overpass. U.S. 264 around Wilson is designated the Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. Highway.
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07/11/24
Traveling overall between I-73/74 at Asheboro and NC 45 at Colerain, NC 42 leads east from Exit 40 toward Downtown Wilson along Tarboro Street.
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07/11/24
A folded diamond interchange (Exit 22) connects I-587/795-U.S. 264 with Downing Street (SR 1163) in a half mile.
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07/11/24
Exit 22 loops away from I-587/795 east for Downing Street. SR 1163 is rural east to Forest Hills Road (SR 1165). Connections with local roads lead west to Scotts and Lamms Crossroads along Wiggins Mill Road (SR 1103).
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07/11/24
Interstate 795 south and I-587/U.S. 264 east part ways at a wye interchange (former Exit 43 C) in one mile.
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07/11/24
Interstate 795 overtakes the freeway formerly leading U.S. 117 south to Goldsboro. Exit 5 nearby joins I-795 with U.S. 301 leading southwest to Kenly, while I-587/U.S. 264 meet the route directly at Exits 24 A/B.
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07/11/24
Lucama lies southwest from I-795 along U.S. 301. Mount Olive is along U.S. 117 south, midway between Goldsboro and Interstate 40.
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12/21/24
I-587/U.S. 264 continue east around the south side of Wilson en route to Farmville and Greenville.
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07/11/24
Replaced by Interstate 42 in late 2024, U.S. 70 Bypass was the previous designation for the 19.71 mile long freeway passing north of Goldsboro between Rosewood and La Grange
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08/28/21
The cloverstack interchange (Exit 22) joining I-795 with Interstate 42 lies adjacent to an exchange with U.S. 117 at Belfast.
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08/28/21
Interstate 42 is discontinuous west to Selma, where the next section extends to I-40 at Clayton.
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08/28/21
U.S. 70 combines with U.S. 13/117 nearby along an older expressway bypass of Downtown Goldsboro.
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07/29/25
Exit 25 B loops onto U.S. 70 east toward Downtown Goldsboro. Kinston is better served by Interstate 42.
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07/29/25
The freeway extends beyond the end shield for I-795 as NC 581 Connector for 0.62 miles to NC 581 (W Ash Street).
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12/14/17
Photo Credits:
- Brent Ivy: 07/11/24, 07/29/25
- Alex Nitzman: 08/28/21, 12/21/24
- ABRoads: 12/14/17, 07/29/25
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Page Updated Tuesday January 20, 2026.
