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There are 22 Interstate Highways—9 primary and 13 auxiliary—that exist entirely or partially in the U.S. state of North Carolina.As of January 2020, the state had a total of 1,410 miles (2,270 km) of Interstates and 70 miles (110 km) of Interstate business routes, all maintained by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT).
Interstate 285 (I-285) is a 23.49 mile long auxiliary interstate highway connecting the cities of Lexington and Winston-Salem, in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The route was approved in February 2018 and was first signed in November 2018.
Longest numbered route in North Carolina. US 70: 488.0: 785.4 US 25/US 70/SR 9 at the TN state line: School Drive in Atlantic: 1926: current US 74: 451.8: 727.1 US 64/US 74/SR 40 at the TN state line: Turnaround in Wrightsville Beach: 1926: current US 76: 80.4: 129.4 US 76 at the SC state line: Water Street in Wrightsville Beach: 1934
Typically, North Carolina highway route numbers do not share numbers with any U.S. Highway or Interstate Highway in the state. If a new highway is established that would have the same number as a state highway, the state highway number usually changes. North Carolina grants exceptions to this rule in limited cases.
Interstate 40 Business (Greensboro, North Carolina) Interstate 140 (North Carolina) Interstate 140 (North Carolina 1999) Interstate 240 (North Carolina) Interstate 440 (North Carolina) Interstate 540 (North Carolina) Interstate 840 (North Carolina) Interstate 42; Interstate 44 (North Carolina–Virginia) Interstate 50 (North Carolina–Virginia ...
Interstate 81 offers a bypass to I-40. From Knoxville, travelers can head north on I-81, which connects with Interstate 26, providing an alternate route to Asheville and other areas in North Carolina.
U.S. Highway 29 (US 29) is a United States Numbered Highway that runs for 168.7 miles (271.5 km) from the South Carolina state line, near Blacksburg, to the commonwealth of Virginia, near Danville. It is signed with north–south cardinal directions but is actually a northeast and southwest diagonal highway throughout the state.
An alternative route, I-26, is also closed in Tennessee, between Exit 37 (TN 107) and Exit 43 (U.S. 19W). NCDOT says it’s likely to remain that way at least through Sunday afternoon.