| The lane gained from Exit 38 becomes exit-only for U.S. 421 (Joseph M. Hunt, Jr. Expressway) south. U.S. 421 follows a multi-lane divided highway southward from Guilford County to Liberty and Siler City. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
| A diamond interchange joins U.S. 421 (Joseph M. Hunt, Jr. Expressway) with Business Loops Interstate 40 & 85 within the partial "Y" interchange that brings U.S. 29 & 220 southbound onto the freeway. U.S. 421 joins Greensboro with Sanford to the southeast. Westward, the federal highway follows freeways west to Yadkinville. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
| Westbound at the Exit 38 off-ramp to U.S. 421 south. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive stems north in the wake of U.S. 421 to North Carolina 6 (Lee Street) in downtown Greensboro. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
| Trailblazers posted for Interstate 85 south, U.S. 220 south, and U.S. 421 north beyond the on-ramp from Joseph M. Hunt Jr. Expressway. U.S. 29-220 south & 70 west merge onto Business Loops Interstate 40 west & 85 south and U.S. 421 north from the right-hand on-ramp. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
| A six-way shield assembly for Business Loops Interstate 40 west & 85 south (signed still as Interstate 40 & 85 here) and U.S. 29-229 south, U.S. 70 west, and U.S. 421 north. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
| One half mile east of the Exit 37 diamond interchange with South Eugene-Elm Street. A Norfolk-Southern Railroad line crosses the freeway here. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
| South Eugene-Elm Street heads north from Business Loops Interstate 40-85 & U.S. 29-70-220-421 into downtown Greensboro. The two streets partition and parallel the Norfolk Southern Railroad line into the central business district. Area colleges served by the exit include Bennett College, UNC-Greensboro, North Carolina A&T University, and Greensboro College. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
| Westbound at the Exit 37 ramp departure to South Eugene-Elm Street. The five-lane arterial continues southward to the Woodlea Lakes community and junction Interstate 40-85. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
| A large diagrammatical overhead advises drivers of the Business Loops Interstate 40 & 85 split at the interchange once known as "Death Valley". The substandard nature of the interchange coupled with a high accident rate was one of the reasons for the building of the Greensboro south bypass (Painter Boulevard). Interstate 40 & 85 previously split at Death Valley on their respective paths to Charlotte and Winston-Salem. Now the interchange serves more commuters and less through traffic. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
| Randleman Road (Exit 36) ties into the Business Loop freeway just east of the the split. The north-south road heads north to Oak Grove and south to Rocky Knoll within the city. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
| Exit 36 departs Business Loops Interstate 40 west & 85 south one half mile east of their split. Randleman Road ventures northward to Freeman Mill Road and south to Level Cross in Randolph County. The alignment represents original U.S. 220. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
| Business Loop Interstate 85 takes U.S. 29 south & 70 west to High Point; Business Loop Interstate 40 west carries U.S. 220 south briefly to the next interchange, and U.S. 421 north all the way to Winston-Salem. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
| U.S. 220 continues a short distance further before leaving Interstate 40 & U.S. 421. For motorists bound for Asheboro and points south of the city, it is faster to take Business Loop Interstate 85 south to its interchange with the U.S. 220 freeway. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
| A directional-cloverleaf interchange joins the U.S. 220 freeway and Freeman Mill Boulevard with Business Loop Interstate 40 & U.S. 421 at Exits 30B/A. U.S. 220 travels south to Creek Ridge Road before meeting Business Loop Interstate 85 again. Freeman Mill Boulevard stems north from the freeway along a surface arterial northward to downtown. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
| U.S. 220 follows a full freeway southward 15 miles to Randleman and 22 miles to Asheboro. The corridor is part of Future Interstate 73 and 74. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
| Exit 30B leaves Business Loop Interstate 40 west, U.S. 220 south, and U.S. 421 north for Freeman Mill Boulevard. Freeman Mill Boulevard heads 2.5 miles north to North Carolina 6 (Lee Street) and three miles to its partition into Edgewater and Spring Streets. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
| Business Loop Interstate 40 west & U.S. 421 north parts ways with U.S. 220 south at the Exit 30A loop ramp. U.S. 220 ends 81 miles southward at junction U.S. 1 in Rockingham. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
| The next interchange (Exit 29) serves both High Point Boulevard and the Four Seasons Town Centre via Koury Boulevard. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
| Exit 29 partitions into a direct ramps to Koury Boulevard into the adjacent mall and High Point Boulevard. High Point Boulevard veers southwest from North Carolina 6 (Lee Street) at the Greensboro Coliseum area to the Sedgefield community of southwest Greensboro. The road represents the historic alignment of U.S. 29A & 70A between Greensboro and High Point. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
| Exit 29 departs Business Loop Interstate 40 west & U.S. 421 north at the Vanstory Street overpass. High Point Boulevard constitutes a busy commercial arterial southwest to Sedgefield; the road reaches Jamestown in six miles. Koury Boulevard represents a local access road to the mall. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
| North Carolina 6 ends at the Exit 28 partial "Y" interchange with Business Loop Interstate 40 & U.S. 421. The freeway continues west from there one mile to the Exit 26 partial-cloverleaf interchange with Wendover Avenue. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
| Wendover Avenue travels west from U.S. 220 (Battleground Avenue) through the Starmount Forest, Highland Park West, and Pomona communities. The road transitions from a freeway into a commercial arterial west from Spring Garden Street to junction Business Loop Interstate 40 & U.S. 421 (Exit 26). Photo taken 07/24/04. |
| Business Loop Interstate 40 west & U.S. 421 north at the Exit 26 off-ramp to Wendover Avenue. Wendover Avenue continues by a series of shopping centers on the 1.5 mile-drive to junction Interstates 40 & 73 (Painter Boulevard). The divided highway meets North Carolina 68 in 4.8 miles at Deep River. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
| Drivers merging onto Business Loop Interstate 40 west & U.S. 421 north form an auxiliary lane for Exit 25 (Guilford College Road). Guilford College Road meanders north to West Market Street at College Road and south to Hickory Grove Road at Guilford Road. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
| Westbound at the Exit 25 folded-diamond interchange with Guilford College Road. Guilford College lies northward along College Road at Friendly Avenue. Business Loop Interstate 40 ends ahead at junction Interstates 40-73-Future 840. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
Page Updated March 8, 2008.
