"I-73" redirects here. For the Japanese submarine, see Japanese submarine I-73. For the British destroyer, see HMS Stanley (I73).
Interstate 73
I-73 highlighted in red
Route information
Length
101.1 mi[1][2] (162.7 km)
Existed
1997–present
NHS
Entire route
Major junctions
South end
US 220 near Ellerbe
Major intersections
US 64 / NC 49 in Asheboro
I-74 near Randleman
I-85 / US 220 / US 421 in Greensboro
I-40 / I-840 / US 421 in Greensboro, NC
North end
US 220 / NC 68 near Stokesdale
Location
Country
United States
States
North Carolina
Highway system
Interstate Highway System
Main
Auxiliary
Suffixed
Business
Future
Interstate 73 (I-73) is a north–south Interstate Highway, currently located entirely within the US state of North Carolina. It travels 93.5 miles (150.5 km), from south of Ellerbe, North Carolina to northeast of Stokesdale, providing a freeway connection to Greensboro and Asheboro. Other than a short 9.5 mi (15.3 km) segment near the Piedmont Triad International Airport west of Greensboro, the interstate runs concurrently with at least one other route.[3][4][5][6][7]
I-73 was planned to be a much longer corridor, defined by various federal laws to run from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. North Carolina continues to build sections of the route, while South Carolina has shown support for building it but is still searching for funds. However, once active projects are completed, it will only run from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to the North Carolina-Virginia state line along U.S. Route 220. Michigan is not planning to build the interstate as they abandoned the I-73 project after June 12, 2001, diverting the funds to safety improvement projects along the corridor instead.[8] Ohio does not plan to build any part of the highway because the I-73 corridor in that state is already served by existing freeways or four-lane highways that will eventually be upgraded to freeways. However, there has been a renewed push for the extension of the I-73 corridor within the state. West Virginia is building its section, mostly along US 52, as a four-lane divided highway, but not meeting the Interstate Highway standards, and Virginia does not plan to fund the construction of the interstate in the foreseeable future.
Associated with these plans are those for the extension of I-74 from Cincinnati to Myrtle Beach, with several highway overlaps contemplated.
^Adderly, Kevin (January 30, 2018). "Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as of December 31, 2017". Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
^Google (October 26, 2013). "Interstate 73 in North Carolina" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
^Siceloff, Bruce (February 21, 2008). "I-40 Bypass Opens in Greensboro". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. b5. OCLC 11750106.
^Wireback, Taft (September 16, 2008). "Old I- 40 Gets Back on Track". News & Record. Greensboro, North Carolina. p. A1. ISSN 0747-1858.
^Nadolny, Tricia L. (July 31, 2009). "Mapping by Car". News & Record. Greensboro, North Carolina. p. A1. ISSN 0747-1858.
^Hall, Tony (March 28, 1997). "State Making Good Progress on Interstates". News & Record. Greensboro, North Carolina. p. B2. ISSN 0747-1858.
^MacCallum, Tom (January 8, 2008). "Ellerbe Bypass Opens After Years of Construction". Richmond County Daily Journal. Rockingham, North Carolina.[page needed]
^Stiles, Linda (June 13, 2001). "Funds for I-73 Instead Will Be Used to Repair Routes 127, 223". Jackson Citizen Patriot. p. A1. OCLC 9939307.
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Global Information
US 220 near Ellerbe
US 220 / NC 68 near Stokesdale
