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Taking the flyover (Exit 178) joining I-85/U.S. 15 south with I-885 south and U.S. 70 east.
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Exit 12 for Cheek Road (SR 1800) was previously Exit 286 using the mileage of U.S. 70.
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I-885/U.S. 70 span E Geer Street (SR 1670) just ahead of the parclo interchange (Exit 12) with Cheek Road (SR 1800) in Durham.
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U.S. 70 Business east and NC 98 (Holloway Street) meet I-885/U.S. 70 at the succeeding exit southbound.
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U.S. 70 Business/NC 98 overlap west to U.S. 15-501 Business in Downtown Durham. NC 98 continues east from Exit 11 to U.S. 1 at Wake Forest.
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U.S. 70 east separates with Interstate 885 south for S Miami Boulevard at Exit 10 and the East End Connector.
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Construction of the East End Connector replaced a wye interchange where U.S. 70 Business formerly ended along S Miami Boulevard.
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The East End Connector takes Interstate 885 west over Norfolk Southern Railroad lines to the Durham Freeway (NC 147). U.S. 70 angles southeast from Exit 10 to Raleigh.
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South
I-885 south and U.S. 70 east split at a directional T interchange.
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The directional T interchange (Exit 9) with NC 147 (Durham Freeway) north to Downtown Durham lies just southwest of Angier Avenue (SR 1926).
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NC 147 extends 7.9 miles northwest to I-85/U.S. 70 beyond Duke University in northwest Durham.
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Interstate 885 replaced NC 147 (Durham Freeway) south from Exit 9 to I-40.
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An Interstate 885 shield stands beyond the Glover Road (SR 1940) overpass along the Durham Freeway southbound.
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The succeeding exit is for Ellis Road (SR 1954) to Bethesda and the north side of RTP.
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Interstate 885 meets T.W. Alexander Drive (SR 2028) at a diamond interchange (Exit 7) within RTP.
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The Triangle Expressway begins along NC 885, 1.75 miles south of T.W. Alexander Drive.
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Left Exit 5 A departs I-885 south for Interstate 40 east to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) and the city of Raleigh.
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West from Exit 5 A, I-40 runs across south Durham and around Chapel Hill.
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South
Spanning the TriEx, NC 54 parallels I-40 just to the south.
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A split diamond interchange (Exit 3) connects NC 885 (TriEx) with Hopson Road (SR 1978) and Davis Drive (SR 1999) at south RTP.
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NC 885 concludes at NC 540 (Western Wake Expressway), which leads northeast to I-40/540 near RDU Airport.
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The Triangle Expressway extends southward along NC 540 to Cary, Apex and Holly Springs.
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Stubs were built at the directional T interchange with NC 540 for a planned extension of NC 885 south to nearby Davis Drive (SR 1613).
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Tolls are collected along both ramps to NC 540 at Exit 1.
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Photo Credits:
12/15/16, 05/31/21, 12/16/22, 12/27/22 by AARoads
Connect with:
Interstate 40
Interstate 85
Interstate 540 / Toll NC 540
U.S. 15
U.S. 70
Highway 147 - Durham Freeway
Page Updated 01-14-2023.