"I-85" redirects here. For the submarine, see Japanese submarine I-185.
Interstate 85
Route information
Length
666.05 mi[1] (1,071.90 km)
Existed
August 4, 1958 (1958-08-04)–present
NHS
Entire route
Major junctions
South end
I-65 / US 82 in Montgomery, AL
Major intersections
I-75 through Atlanta, GA
I-20 in Atlanta, GA
I-26 near Spartanburg, SC
I-77 / US 21 in Charlotte, NC
I-74 near Archdale, NC
I-73 in Greensboro, NC
I-40 from Greensboro, NC to Hillsborough, NC
North end
I-95 / US 460 in Petersburg, VA
Location
Country
United States
States
Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia
Highway system
Interstate Highway System
Main
Auxiliary
Suffixed
Business
Future
Interstate 85 (I-85) is a major Interstate Highway in the Southeastern United States. Its southern terminus is at an interchange with I-65 in Montgomery, Alabama; its northern terminus is an interchange with I-95 in Petersburg, Virginia, near Richmond. It is nominally north–south as it carries an odd number, but it is physically oriented northeast–southwest and covers a larger east–west span than north–south. While most Interstates that end in a "5" are cross-country, I-85 is primarily a regional route serving five southeastern states: Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama.
Major metropolitan areas served by I-85 include the Greater Richmond Region in Virginia, the Research Triangle, Piedmont Triad, and Charlotte metropolitan area regions of North Carolina, Upstate South Carolina, the Atlanta metropolitan area in Georgia, and the Montgomery metropolitan area in Alabama. There are plans to extend I-85 along the US Route 80 (US 80) corridor into Mississippi. Because of its unusually diagonal nature, portions of I-85 are to the west of I-75, which puts I-85 out of the Interstate grid.
^Starks, Edward (January 27, 2022). "Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways". FHWA Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
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Global Information
I-65 / US 82 in Montgomery, AL
I-95 / US 460 in Petersburg, VA
