Site Navigation Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee     Interstate 77 Southbound - Charlotte Interstate 77 South Exit 12 departs Interstate 77 & U.S. 21 just south of the junction with Interstate 85 at La Salle Street. La Salle Street leads west to Beatties Ford Road through a residential area and east to industrial Alando Junction. Photo taken 06/22/05. Southbound travelers approach the first two downtown interchanges, junction Interstate 277 & North Carolina 16 (Brookshire Freeway) and West 5th & Trade Streets. Both interchanges provide alternate routes to Bank of America Stadium, home of the Carolina Panthers NFL franchise. Photo taken 06/22/05. Reassurance markers posted for Interstate 77 & U.S. 21 south after La Salle Street. U.S. 21 and Interstate 77 share 17 miles throughout the city of Charlotte. Photo taken 06/22/05. Interstate 77 & U.S. 21 southbound at the Exit 11 ramp departure for Interstate 277 & North Carolina 16, the Brookshire Freeway. The junction between the two freeways consists of a directional cloverleaf interchange with a stack over the northbound lanes. The Interstate 277 southbound ramp merges onto North Carolina 16 southbound from the left; the two continue to junction U.S. 74 & North Carolina 27 (Independence Boulevard), a freeway leading to the Eastway section of the city. Photo taken 06/22/05. Exit 11 partitions into ramps for North Carolina 16 north to Biddleville and junction Interstate 85 and Interstate 277 & North Carolina 16 south. The urban loop returns to Interstate 77 & U.S. 21 via the John Belk Freeway at Exit 9. Photo taken 10/05/01. Situated within the partial cloverleaf interchange of 5th Street is the 0.25 mile sign bridge of Exit 10B (Trade Street). Ramps to 5th Street are segregated from the Interstate 77 mainline via a collector/distributor roadway that begins at the Interstate 277 stack interchange. Trade Street represents the main east-west surface arterial through the central business district. Photo taken 10/05/01. Interstate 77 flanks Frazier Park between Trade Street and 2nd Streets at downtown Charlotte. The stretch coincides with the distance between Exits 10A and Exit 10B (Morehead Street) on the freeway southbound. The upcoming junction with U.S. 29 & North Carolina 27 resides just north of the Interstate 277 southern terminus. Photo taken 10/05/01. A folded diamond interchange composes the junction of Interstate 77 & U.S. 21 with U.S. 29 & North Carolina 27 (Morehead Street). The highways overlap between Mint Street (North Carolina 49) and Freedom Drive through the Interstate 77 Exit 10A interchange. Photo taken 10/05/01. An odd cloverleaf interchange composes the southern terminal interchange of Interstate 277 at Exit 9. The complex features a lengthy southbound collector/distributor roadway that extends southward to the North Carolina 160 (West Boulevard) folded diamond interchange. Displayed in this photograph is the c/d roadway departure for U.S. 74/Exit 9C (Wilkinson Boulevard) westbound, Interstate 277 north & U.S. 74 east/Exit 9B (John Belk Freeway) and North Carolina 160/Exit 9A. Photo taken 10/05/01. Exit 9C departs the c/d roadway of Interstate 77 & U.S. 21 south. U.S. 74 transitions from the John Belk Freeway to Wilkinson Boulevard beyond the Freedom Drive overpass. Wilkinson Boulevard carries U.S. 74 and U.S. 29 from Morehead Street west to Charlotte Douglas International Airport and Belmont. Photo taken 06/01/07. Reassurance shields posted on the c/d roadway for drivers emanating from the Interstate 277 southbound on-ramp. Photo taken 06/01/07. Exit 9B follows onto the Interstate 277 northbound beginning with U.S. 74 east (John Belk Freeway). The tandem travel east to Bank of America Stadium and the Independence Expressway. Photo taken 06/01/07. Freedom Drive and a railroad line pas over Interstate 77 ahead of the Exit 9A split-diamond interchange with North Carolina 160 (West Boulevard). The southern half of the interchange exists at Remount Road. Photo taken 06/01/07. Exit 9A descends to North Carolina 160 (West Boulevard) at the Exit 9 c/d roadway end. North Carolina 160 begins at North Carolina 49 (Tryon Street) and ventures west to Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The route exists wholly within Mecklenburg County, connecting with South Carolina 160 northwest of Mint Hill. Photo taken 06/01/07. Interstate 77's final two control cities are featured on this mileage sign posted near the Remount Road overpass. Photo taken 06/01/07. Clanton Road provides a connection to parallel North Carolina 49 (South Tryon Street) via Exit 7. Photo taken 06/01/07. Interstate 77 & U.S. 21 reassurance shields posted after the Remount Road on-ramp. Remount Road loops northwest to North Carolina 160 (West Boulevard) and southeast to South Boulevard (former U.S. 21). Photo taken 06/01/07. One half mile north of the Exit 7 diamond interchange with Clanton Road. Photo taken 06/01/07. Exit 7 leaves Interstate 77 & U.S. 21 south 1.75 miles north of the Exit 6B ramp to North Carolina 49 (South Tryon Street). Photo taken 06/01/07. North Carolina 49 crosses paths with Interstate 77 & U.S. 21 next to its intersection with Billy Graham Parkway (Charlotte City 4). Billy Graham Parkway used to carry U.S. 521 northwest from South Boulevard to Charlotte Douglas International Airport and Interstate 85. Photo taken 06/01/07. Exit 6B connects southbound drivers with Billy Graham Parkway north and North Carolina 49 (South Tryon Street). North Carolina 49 constitutes an arterial route southwest to Renaissance Park and Lake Wylie. Photo taken 06/01/07. Exit 6A follows as a loop ramp to Woodlawn Road (former U.S. 521) east. Charlotte City 4 follows Woodlawn Boulevard east to Runnymede Lane. U.S. 521 follows Woodlawn to South Boulevard until its 2003's truncation to Interstate 485 north of Weddington. Photo taken 06/01/07. Tyvola Road meets Interstate 77 & U.S. 21 at the Exit 5 single point urban interchange (SPUI). Photo taken 06/01/07. Tyvola Road arcs west from North Carolina 160 (West Boulevard) to Billy Graham Parkway and the former Charlotte Coliseum before traveling southeast to Exit 5 and the Southpark Mall. Photo taken 06/01/07. Nations Ford Road, an original route of U.S. 21, crosses paths with Interstate 77 & U.S. 21 at the Exit 4 diamond interchange. Photo taken 06/01/07. U.S. 21 remains along Interstate 77 south to Exit 90 in South Carolina. Photo taken 06/01/07. Arrowood Road meets Interstate 77 & U.S. 21 at Exit 3 amid a variety of office parks. The east-west road travels to North Carolina 49 (Tryon Street) and South Boulevard (former U.S. 521). Interstate 485 debuts for the first time on this sign bridge. Photo taken 06/01/07. Southbound Interstate 77 & U.S. 21 at the diamond interchange with Arrowood Road. Exit 2 follows as a two-lane off-ramp to the four-level stack interchange with Interstate 485. The c/d roadway for Interstate 485 departs before the Arrowood Road on-ramp merges onto Interstate 77 south. Photo taken 10/05/01. Drivers bound for Interstate 485 (Charlotte Beltway) depart Interstate 77 & U.S. 21 south. Interstate 485 leads northwest to the airport and southeast to Pineville and Matthews. The designation James G. Martin Freeway applies to the southeast portion of the belt route. Photo taken 06/01/07. Six lanes of freeway travel southward to the Exit 2 ramp partition and Exit 1 (Westinghouse Boulevard). Connections with Interstate 85 south lead drivers to Gastonia, though the planned Garden Parkway will provide a more direct connection to the city from Interstate 485. Interstate 485 east heads two miles to Pineville. Photo taken 06/01/07. The Interstate 485 high speed ramps ascend above the Interstate 77 & U.S. 21 mainline. The beltway was complete between Interstate 77 and Interstate 85 to the east and north as of November 2003. The link to Interstate 85 and the Airport opened by October 2004. Photo taken 06/01/07. Viewing the Interstate 485 mainline and Exit 2 flyover ramps ahead of Exit 1. Exit 1 lies within a pervasive industrial area associated with Foreign Trade Zone Number 57. Photo taken 06/01/07. The Exit 1 off-ramp to Westinghouse Boulevard sneaks underneath of the Interstate 485 flyover ramps ahead of the Beltway on-ramps to Interstate 77 & U.S. 21 southbound. The ramp protrudes west of the stack interchange before entering the diamond interchange with the east-west surface highway. A slip ramp between the Interstate 485 on-ramps to this ramp is provided. Photos taken 06/01/07. Exit 1 consists of a partial-cloverleaf interchange with Westinghouse Boulevard. Westinghouse Boulevard travels east to Nations Ford Road and northwest to Shopton Road. The majority of the highway is industrial in nature. Photo taken 06/01/07. U.S. 21 leaves Interstate 77 almost immediately south of the North Carolina state line at Carowinds Boulevard. Carowinds Boulevard enters South Carolina from North Carolina 49 (Tryon Street) at Paramount's Carowinds Park. Photo taken 06/01/07. Interstate 77 enters York County, South Carolina and the Rock Hill area suburbs of metro Charlotte. Photo taken 06/01/07. Page Updated October 22, 2008.