Site Navigation Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee     Interstate 85 Southbound (Granville, Vance & Warren Counties) Interstate 85 South Interstate 85 southbound at the southbound beginning of U.S. 401 and U.S. 1 at Exit 233. U.S. 1 & 401 share six miles of pavement south to Norlina. There U.S. 401 turns southeast to Warrenton while U.S. 1 joins U.S. 158 west to Ridgeway and Henderson. Photo taken 07/11/05. The first shield of Interstate 85 posted in North Carolina resides at the U.S. 1 & 401 overpass within the Exit 233 diamond interchange. Photo taken 07/11/05. Local control cities are used in place of Durham along Interstate 85 south in Warren County. Henderson, the Vance County seat, is 18 miles to the southwest. Photo taken 07/11/05. A welcome center and rest area follow Exit 233 on Interstate 85 southbound. Photo taken 07/11/05. Oine Road intersects Interstate 85 at the community of Oine and Exit 229. The road loops west 7.9 miles from U.S. 1 & 158 west of Norlina to the Exit 233 interchange with U.S. 1 & 401. Photo taken 01/02/08. Southbound at the Exit 229 ramp departure to Oine Road. Use Oine Road north for Virginia 4 near Palmer Springs, Virginia and John H. Kerr Dam in addition to the Kerr Lake State Recreation Areas of County Line and Kimball Point. Beaverdam Road stems east nearby to U.S. 1 at Wise. Photo taken 01/02/08. Ridgeway Road travels 2.1 miles east from Manson Road to a diamond interchange with Interstate 85 at Exit 226. Use either Ridgeway Road west or Manson Road north for the Bullocksville area of Kerr Lake State Recreation Area. Photo taken 01/02/08. Interstate 85 southbound at the Ridgeway Road off-ramp (Exit 226). Ridgeway Road ends 2.5 miles to the east at junction U.S. 1 & 158 (Fleming Road) and the community of Ridgeway. Photo taken 01/02/08. The next exit along Interstate 85 southbound is that of the Exit 223 diamond interchange with Manson Road. Manson Road north provides the final exit for Bullocksville, County Line, and Kimball Point of Kerr Lake SRA. Photo taken 07/11/05. Exit 223 leaves Interstate 85 south for Manson Road. Manson Road continues a short distance southward to U.S. 1 & 158 at the settlement of Manson. Photo taken 07/11/05. Now in Vance County, Interstate 85 next meets Fleming Road (Exit 220), where U.S. 1 south & 158 west enter from Middleburg. Photo taken 07/11/05. Lee Avenue from Middleburg passes over Interstate 85 one mile northeast of the Exit 220 folded-diamond interchange with Fleming Road. Fleming Road spurs north from U.S. 1 & 158 toward Kerr Lake while the federal highway pair kiss the northbound side of the freeway. Photo taken 07/11/05. Southbound at the Exit 220 ramp departure to Fleming Road and U.S. 1 & 158. U.S. 1 & 158 parallel the freeway closely to the outskirts of Henderson. Photo taken 07/11/05. U.S. 1 parts ways with U.S. 158 south of the Exit 218 partial "Y" interchange for its own freeway around Henderson. A short unnumbered connector allows Interstate 85 southbound drivers direct access to U.S. 1 for interests to Franklinton, Wake Forest, and Raleigh. Photo taken 07/11/05. Exit 218 consists of a left-hand off-ramp to U.S. 1 on the east side of Henderson. U.S. 1 splits with a business loop along U.S. 158 west through the city at the first interchange south of Interstate 85. Photo taken 07/11/05. Interstate 85 south continues through the northern reaches of Henderson with five interchanges to the Vance County seat. U.S. 1 provides a four-lane route varying between expressway and arterial to Interstate 440 and the capital city. Photo taken 07/11/05. Page Updated October 21, 2008.