History
Established in 1956, as part of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956, Interstate 95 was routed along or near existing US 301 throughout the state of North Carolina. By 1961, two stretches of the interstate opened: from mile marker 56, in Fayetteville, to mile marker 107, near Kenly; the other a small bypass near Saint Pauls. In 1964, the Saint Pauls section extended further south into Lumberton; while another small stretch opened from US 158, in Roanoke Rapids, to the Virginia state line. In 1969, Interstate 95 was extended further south from Roanoke Rapids to exit 145 (later used for NC 4. In 1973, Interstate 95 was completed from Saint Pauls to the South Carolina state line.
By the mid and late 1970s, Interstate 95 had two gaps along its route: Fayetteville and Wilson-Rocky Mount. Thus two Interstate 95 Business loops were established at the gaps (both overlapping US 301) to make Interstate 95 appear as one continuous route throughout the state.
In 1979, the first gap to be completed was the Wilson-Rocky Mount section. The final section of Interstate 95 was completed in 1983, an easterly bypass of Fayetteville.
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