Interstate 85 & U.S. 29 shield assembly posted at the Exit 5 diamond interchange along Dixon School Road northbound. U.S. 29 merges onto Interstate 85 nearby at Exit 4 for a six-mile overlap to Exit 10 at Kings Mountain.Photo taken 07/24/04.
Interstate 85 North Carolina shields on Edgewood Road northbound at the Bessemer City (pop. 5,119) interchange (Exit 13). Reconstruction of the freeway below in 1999 through 2001 saw the repavement of the concrete ramps associated with Exit 13 and replacement of all related highway signs. Thus neutered shields now reside in the location of these removed state-name shields. Photo taken 12/08/99.
Groometown Road travels south from Grandover Parkway over Interstate 85 & U.S. 29-70 to the northbound freeway on-ramp. Photo taken 06/22/05.
Interstate 85 splits with Business Loop Interstate 85 & U.S. 29-70 just north of Groometown Road. The original Interstate 85 alignment continues through central Greensboro while the new Interstate 85 shares pavement with Interstate 40 on a bypass to the southeast. Photo taken 06/22/05.
Scenes Pertaining to Interstate 85
The northbound on-ramp provides access to Business Loop Interstate 85 & U.S. 29 north and U.S. 70 east into Greensboro, Interstate 40 east & 85 north to Burlington and Durham, Interstate 40 west & 73 north to Piedmont Triad International Airport (PTI) and Winston-Salem, and Future Interstate 73 & U.S. 220 south to Asheboro. Photos taken 06/22/05.
Merging onto Interstate 40 east & 85 north from Groometown Road. Ramps from the February 21, 2008 opened Interstate 40 east & 73 south pass over the freeway ahead during construction Photos taken 06/22/05.
