North Carolina Highway System - Interstate Highways

Interstate Highways

Interstate highways that pass through or are located entirely within the state of North Carolina, along with auxiliary routes:

• Interstate 26, traverses the state's western mountainous region through Asheville.
• Interstate 40, spans nearly the entire state from west to east, passing through Asheville, Hickory, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, and Raleigh to Wilmington.
  • Interstate 40 Business, business freeway loop through Winston-Salem.
  • Interstate 140, bypass around Wilmington.
  • Interstate 240, loop through Asheville.
  • Interstate 440, inner beltway around downtown Raleigh.
  • Interstate 540, northern segment of outer beltway around the Raleigh.
  • Interstate 840, future northern segment of the Urban Loop around Greensboro.
• Interstate 73, partially completed freeway, connecting Greensboro, Asheboro and Rockingham, following US 220.
• Interstate 74, partially completed freeway traveling northwest/southeast across the state, connecting the cities of Mount Airy, Winston-Salem, High Point, Asheboro Rockingham, Laurinburg and Lumberton.
  • Interstate 274, proposed future western segment of the Northern Beltway around Winston-Salem.
• Interstate 77, travels mostly straight north/south through central North Carolina from Charlotte to Virginia.
  • Interstate 277, loops around the uptown district of Charlotte.
• Interstate 85, travels northeast/southwest through the state, linking Atlanta, GA to Charlotte, Greensboro, and Durham, traveling toward Richmond, VA.
  • Interstate 85 Business, business freeway/expressway loop through High Point and Greensboro.
  • Interstate 285, future spur from Lexington to I-40 in Winston-Salem.
  • Interstate 485, outerbelt around Charlotte.
  • Interstate 785, future spur from Greensboro to Danville, VA.
• Interstate 95, traverses the state's Coastal Plain region through Lumberton, Fayetteville, and near Rocky Mount.
  • Interstate 95 Business, business expressway loop through Fayetteville.
  • Interstate 295, future loop around western Fayetteville.
  • Interstate 495, proposed spur connecting Raleigh to Rocky Mount.
  • Interstate 795, spur from I-95 near Wilson to Goldsboro.