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Interstate 85 northbound at the folded diamond interchange (Exit 68 nb) with North Carolina 152 (Rockwell Highway). The state highway travels between Mooresville (pop. 18,823), China Grove (pop. 3,616), and Rockwell (pop. 1,971) on its journey through Iredell and Rowan Counties. Access to North Carolina 152 in the southbound direction of Interstate 85 is available via the nearby interchange with U.S. 29 & 601 (Exit 68 sb). Photo taken 12/30/03.
Just north of the U.S. 601 merge onto Interstate 85 northbound is the one mile overhead for Exit 70 (Webb Road). Depicted here is the northbound scene at the Mt. Hope Church Road overpass). A local roadway (Delta Street) acts as a short frontage road between Mt. Hope Church Road and the U.S. 601 partial "Y" interchange (Exit 68 sb). Photo taken 12/30/03.
An early 2000's widening expands Interstate 85 between six and eight lanes through the Salisbury vicinity. Displayed in this photograph is the Exit 70 ramp departure for Webb Road. The diamond interchange between the two highways is the first of five in a row for the Salisbury area. Photo taken 12/30/03.
One-half mile overhead for Exit 71 (Peeler Road) on Interstate 85 northbound. Peeler Road travels east-west between U.S. 29 (Main Street) and Old Concord Road. Webb Road in effect does the same thing one mile to the south. Photo taken 12/30/03.
Interstate 85 northbound at the Exit 71 diamond interchange. The Peach Orchard Road interchange resides 0.75 miles to the north. Photo taken 12/30/03.
Peach Orchard Road at Interstate 85 (Exit 72). Peach Orchard Road also links Main Street and Old Concord Road with Interstate 85. The Exit 72 interchange additionally serves Rowan County Airport. Photo taken 12/30/03.
Drawing closer to the city of Salisbury (pop. 26,462) at the Julian Road interchange of Exit 74. Julian Road serves southern reaches of the city between Jake Alexander Boulevard and Old Concord Road. Exit 75 represents the end of the Interstate 85 and U.S. 601 overlap at Jake Alexander Boulevard. Photo taken 12/30/03.

Construction is underway to expand Interstate 85 through the city of Salisbury (pop. 26,462). Due to the road work the sign bridge that normally guides motorists onto the Exit 76A off-ramp for U.S. 52 southbound is displaced. U.S. 52 travels Innes Street south from Salisbury toward Granite Quarry (pop. 2,175). From there the federal highway continues 25 miles to the Stanly County seat of Albemarle (pop. 15,680). Photo taken 08/08/04.

U.S. 52 northbound merges onto Interstate 85 from Exit 76 northward to Exit 87 at Lexington. The former routing of the highway comprises Innes Street northbound into downtown Salisbury to Main Street and junction U.S. 29 & 70. Exit 76B loops onto Innes Street (former U.S. 52) from Interstate 85 northbound. Photo taken 08/08/04.

Use Exit 79 of Interstate 85 & U.S. 52 for the North Carolina Transportation Museum at Spencer (pop. 3,355). The museum is host to an authentic train depot, antique automobiles, and a 37 stall roundhouse that includes 25 locomotives and other exhibit areas. Seasonal train rides, guided tours, and special events are scheduled throughout the year. Photo taken 08/08/04.

Andrews Street intersects Interstate 85 & U.S. 52 east of Salisbury at East Spencer (pop. 1,755). The surface street travels north from Choate Road into East Spencer. Andrews Street becomes Jefferson Street at the North Carolina Railroad crossing and Spencer town line. Photo taken 08/08/04.

Long Ferry Road stems eastward from U.S. 29 & 70 (Salisbury Avenue) at Spencer to Interstate 85 & U.S. 52 at Exit 81. The roadway continues east from the freeway to Trading Ford and High Rock Lake. Photo taken 08/08/04.

Interstate 85 & U.S. 52 northbound at the Long Ferry Road diamond interchange (Exit 81). Spencer lies 1.1 mile to the west. Photo taken 08/08/04.

Interstate 85 & U.S. 52 northbound elevate over a frontage road and railroad line 1.50 miles south of the Exit 83 partial "Y" interchange with North Carolina 150. U.S. 29 north & 70 east merge onto the freeway ahead from the community of Yadkin before the freeway crosses High Rock Lake into Davidson County. Photo taken 08/08/04.

A left-hand merge brings U.S. 29 north & U.S. 70 eastbound to the fold ahead of the Exit 83 off-ramp to the eastbound beginning of North Carolina 150. The state route travels northwest to Lakeview and Churchland before recurving northeastward to Tyro, Reeds, and Winston-Salem. Old U.S. 29-52-70 parallel Interstate 85 via Old Salisbury Road to the north. Photo taken 08/08/04.

Interstate 85 & U.S. 29-52-70 north / east gain a northbound side frontage road in the form of Seven Oaks Drive from Exit 83 northward to Exit 85. Intersecting the freeway ahead is Clark Road, a short connector between Seven Oaks Drive and Old U.S. 29-52-70. Photo taken 08/08/04.

The Exit 85 off-ramp ties into Seven Oaks Drive ahead of its intersection with Clark Road. Old U.S. 29-52-70 draws close to the southbound side of Interstate 85 at Clark Road. Photo taken 08/08/04.

Belmont Road composes the next interchange of Interstate 85 & U.S. 29-52-70 north eastbound. A pair of frontage roads coincide with the Belmont Road over crossing to facilitate the on and off-ramps of Exit 86. Belmont Road travels west from North Carolina 47 (Old Linwood Road) to Old U.S. 29-52-70. Photo taken 08/08/04.

Interstate 85 & U.S. 29-52-70 north / east at the Belmont Road off-ramp. Use Belmont Road east for North Carolina 47 at Linwood. The state highway migrates east from Linwood 24 miles to its eastern terminus at North Carolina 49. Photo taken 08/08/04.

U.S. 29-52-70 part ways with Interstate 85 northbound at the Exit 87 partial "Y" interchange. Pictured here is an auxiliary guide sign indicating that U.S. 29 & 70 leave via Exit 87. Those routes play second fiddle to Business Loop Interstate 85 & U.S. 52 on the main Exit 87 guide signs. All three routes otherwise serve the nearby city of Lexington (pop. 19,953). Photo taken 08/08/04.

A third lane begins ahead of the Exit 87 split of U.S. 29-52-70 and Business Loop Interstate 85 from Interstate 85 northbound at Lexington. Business Loop Interstate 85 & U.S. 29-70 travel Pinecroft Boulevard, an older freeway / surface arterial, from the U.S. 52 freeway through Lexington. U.S. 52 otherwise travels a freeway northward from Interstate 85 into downtown Winston-Salem 25 miles to the north. Photo taken 08/08/04.

Three lanes of Interstate 85 northbound continue to High Point (pop. 85,839) and Greensboro (pop. 223,891) as Business Loop Interstate 85 & U.S. 29-52-70 diverge northward to Lexington. Business Loop Interstate 85 & U.S. 29-70 rejoin Interstate 85 at Exit 118. The U.S. 52 freeway between Interstate 85 and future Interstate 74 at Winston-Salem is slated for an upgrade to Interstate 285 pending AASHTO approval. NCDOT was already rejected once for the Interstate proposal however. Photo taken 08/08/04.

The Exit 87 off-ramp passes over Interstate 85 one half mile south of its diamond interchange with Hargrave Road (Exit 88). Hargrave Road (North Carolina 47) connects Old Linwood Road with the Business Loop Interstate 85 & U.S. 29-52-70 freeway to the north. Photo taken 08/08/04.

A North Carolina 47 shield appears on the guide sign at the Exit 88 off-ramp of Interstate 85 northbound. North Carolina 47 ends nearby at the Business Loop Freeway. Linwood is a 1.25-mile drive to the south via Hargraves and Old Linwood Road. Photo taken 08/08/04.

North Carolina 8 (Cotton Grove Road) travels south out of downtown Lexington to Interstate 85 at Exit 91. The state highway intersects the freeway at a folded-diamond interchange alongside a parallel railroad line. North Carolina 8 reaches Southmount nine miles to the south of Exit 91. Photo taken 08/08/04.

The aforementioned railroad and North Carolina 8 pass over Interstate 85 ahead of the Exit 91 loop ramp onto Cotton Grove Road. North Carolina 8 joins U.S. 29 Business (Main Street) through downtown 2.5 miles to the north. The state highway departs Main Street for the one-way street couplet of West 5th & 6th Streets to Winston Road and junction Business Loop Interstate 85 & U.S. 29-70. North Carolina 8 joins the U.S. 52 freeway north of Lexington through to Winston-Salem (pop. 185,776). Photo taken 08/08/04.

Next in line for Interstate 85 northbound is the Exit 94 diamond interchange with Old U.S. 64. The interchange serves southeast Lexington and the community of Sandy Grove. Photo taken 08/08/04.

Old U.S. 64 splits with the Centre Street Extension west of Interstate 85 for the city of Lexington. East of Interstate 85 the alignment traverses rural environs to Silver Valley (junction North Carolina 109) and U.S. 64 west of Motleta. Photo taken 08/08/04.

U.S. 64 itself interchanges with Interstate 85 near the community of Holly Grove at Exit 96. The federal highway links Lexington with the city of Asheboro (pop. 21,672). 25 miles to the southeast. Photo taken 08/08/04.

Six lanes of Interstate 85 continue through the diamond interchange of Exit 96 with U.S. 64. U.S. 64 merges with the Business Loop Interstate 85 & U.S. 29-70 multiplex 3.5 miles to the west around downtown Lexington. The highway continues west from there to Mocksville and junction U.S. 158 and 601. Photo taken 08/08/04.

The carriageways of Interstate 85 diverge and cross one another between Exits 96 and 102. The configuration results in southbound east of northbound and vice versa. Pictured here is the one-mile guide sign of Exit 102 (Lake Road) at the southbound Interstate 85 under crossing near Thomasville (pop. 19,788). Photo taken 08/08/04.

Lake Road serves the western reaches of Thomasville between Fisher Ferry Road and the intersection of Holly Hill Road and Baptists Children's Home Road north of Interstate 85. A partial-cloverleaf interchange facilitates the movements of Exit 102. Photo taken 08/08/04.

The one-mile guide sign of Exit 103 resides ahead of the Fisher Ferry Road over crossing on Interstate 85 north. Intersecting the freeway at Exit 103 is North Carolina 109 (Randolph Street) from downtown Thomasville. The state highway meets the western terminus of North Carolina 62 (Cloniger Drive) one half mile to the north. Photo taken 08/08/04.

North Carolina 109 guide sign posted at the Exit 103 off-ramp of Interstate 85 northbound. North Carolina 109 arcs 42 miles southeast from Thomasville to Troy within the Uwharrie National Forest. Northward the state highway meets Business Loop Interstate 85 & U.S. 29-70 in 3.1 miles on the north side of Thomasville. Photo taken 08/08/04.

Interstate 85 enters the northwest corner of Randolph County between Exits 103 and 106. The freeway meets Finch Farm Road ahead at a diamond interchange east of Thomasville. Finch Farm Road intersects North Carolina 62 (Cloniger Road) just north of Exit 106. Photo taken 08/08/04.

Interstate 85 northbound at the Finch Farm Road off-ramp (Exit 106). Finch Farm Road becomes Unity Street at North Carolina 62. Unity Street encircles Thomasville between there and North Carolina 109 (Salem Street). Finch Farm Road otherwise sinks southward into rural Randolph County to U.S. 64 via Tabernacle Church Road. Photo taken 08/08/04.

One-half mile guide sign for the Exit 108 partial-cloverleaf interchange at Hopewell Church Road on Interstate 85 north. Hopewell Church Road joins the freeway with North Carolina 62 and Surritt Drive at the nearby community of Trinity (pop. 6,690). Surritt Drive stems north from North Carolina 62 to the city of High Point. Photo taken 08/08/04.

The third Randolph County interchange along Interstate 85 northbound serves U.S. 311 (Main Street) and the cities of Archdale (pop. 9,014) and High Point. The intrastate U.S. route follows a freeway around downtown High Point to Winston-Salem west of Interstate 85. The freeway is a part of the Future Interstate 74 corridor. Photo taken 08/08/04.

Interstate 85 northbound at the U.S. 311 (Main Street) off-ramp of Exit 111. U.S. 311 enters downtown Archdale just west of the freeway and Glenoia four miles east of Interstate 85. U.S. 311 continues the Future Interstate 74 corridor 11 miles southeast to junction U.S. 220 & Future Interstate 73 at Randleman (pop. 3,557). The newly completed High Point bypass to the west results in the creation of U.S. 311 Business along the Main Street alignment through the city. Photo taken 08/08/04.

Interstate 85 northbound passes under the Aldridge Road overpass at the Guilford County line 0.75 miles southwest of Exit 113. North Carolina 62 (Liberty Road) finally sees an interchange of its own with Interstate 85 as it travels east out of Archdale. Photo taken 08/08/04.

North Carolina 62 (Liberty Road) straddles the Guilford and Randolph County line between Archdale, Climax, and Julian. The state highway interchanges with U.S. 220 & Future Interstate 73 eight miles to the east. North Carolina 62 again encounters Interstate 85 at the city of Burlington (Exit 143). Photo taken 08/08/04.

Business Loop Interstate 85 & U.S. 29-70 return to Interstate 85 at Exit 118 east of High Point. Access to the trio from Interstate 85 northbound is provided via the Exit 118 trumpet interchange. Photo taken 08/08/04.

Business Loop Interstate 85 remained omitted from older Exit 118 guide signs on Interstate 85 northbound. It is typical to only sign one end of an Interstate Business Loop per direction of its parent Interstate. Business Loop Interstate 85 & U.S. 29-70 travel an expressway west of Exit 118 to High Point and Thomasville. Use the Vickrey Chapel Road interchange for the nearby communities of Jamestown (pop. 3,088) and Sedgefield. Photo taken 08/08/04.

New signs for Exit 118 in conjunction with the Greensboro Bypass display Business Loop Interstate 85 on Interstate 85 northbound. Business Loop Interstate 85 technically overlaps with Interstate 85 & U.S. 29-70 between Exits 118 and Exit 120. The overlap was created with the 2004 opening of the Greensboro Bypass of Interstate 85. The original Interstate 85 alignment through the city is now apart of an extended Business Loop Interstate 85 from Lexington and High Point. Photo taken 08/08/04.

Business Loop Interstate 85 & U.S. 29 north and U.S. 70 eastbound merge onto Interstate 85 northbound ahead of the Exit 119 Groometown Road interchange. A myriad of signs lie ahead for the Exit 120 split of Interstate 85 and Business Loop Interstate 85 & U.S. 29-70 and the merge with Interstate 40 east & 73 south. Groometown Road intersects the four-way overlap south of the Sedge-Town section of Greensboro. Photos taken 06/22/05 and by Jamie Dzencelowcz (02/23/08).

Auxiliary overheads for the Exit 120 interchange complex with Business Loop Interstate 85 & U.S. 29-70. The Piedmont Triad International Airport lies west of Greensboro along the Interstate 40 corridor. Access to U.S. 220 / Future Interstate 73 southbound was provided by the Business Loop Interstate 85 cloverleaf interchange with the route at Shannon Hills until the 2005 opening of the Exit 120 cloverleaf interchange. Photo taken 06/22/05.

Traffic to Groometown Road departs Interstate 85 & Business Loop Interstate 85 and U.S. 29-70 at Exit 119. Groometown Road enters Groometown south of Interstate 85 and intersects Grandover Parkway just north of the freeway. Business Loop Interstate 85 north & U.S. 29-70 split with Interstate 85 via Exit 120 in one half mile. Exit 120 is now the preferred route to Business Loop Interstate 40 west (former Interstate 40). Photos taken 06/22/05 and by Jamie Dzencelowcz (02/23/08).

Interstate 85 northbound expands to five overall lanes in anticipation of the Exit 120 interchange. Previously signs referenced just Business Loop Interstate 85 & U.S. 29-70 here. However completion of new Interstate 40 on February 21, 2008 altered the signs to replace Interstate 40 shields with Business Loop 40 shields for Exit 120 (which is now Exit 120A). The brackets between the Interstate 85 pull-through panel and Exit 120 overhead were reserved for the Exit 121 ramps onto future Interstate 40 west & 73 north (see next photo). Photo taken 07/24/04.

A revisit to Interstate 85 & U.S. 29 north and 70 east at Exits 120A/B. Note the new Exit 120B panel for the Interstate 40 west & 73 northbound ramp onto Painter Boulevard. The tandem travel eight miles northwest to junction Future Interstate 840 near Piedmont Triad International Airport. No control point is present for Interstate 73 north. Photo taken Jamie Dzencelowcz (02/23/08).

A view of the sprawling interchange between Interstate 85, Business Loop Interstate 85 & U.S. 29-70, and Interstates 40 & 73. Interstates 40, 73, and 40 share pavement to Exit 122 (U.S. 220); Interstate 40 & 85 continue eastward to Durham (Exit 163). Completion of the southwest leg of the Greensboro Beltway was slated for 2007, but did not occur until February 2008. At that time existing Interstate 40 through the city became Business Loop Interstate 40. Photo taken 06/22/05.

Page Updated March 1, 2008.