Interstate 95 Business (I-95 Bus.) is a

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entirely within

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. It runs from nearby Hope Mills to Eastover, passing through the eastern side of downtown Fayetteville.

Route description

The entire route, except for two short segments at its northern and southern terminuses, is concurrent with US Highway 301 (US 301). The route is partly an

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and is an urban

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in downtown Fayetteville. In downtown Fayetteville, I-95 Bus. is cosigned as Eastern Boulevard. At each terminus, access from I-95 Bus. to I-95 is limited. For example, at the southern terminus, drivers on I-95 Bus. heading south can only merge with I-95 south, while, at the northern terminus, drivers on I-95 Bus. heading north can only merge with I-95 north.

History

By 1973,

was largely complete in North Carolina."Interstate Highway System: 95" timeline. State of North Carolina Department of Transportation. ca. 2006
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on 5 July 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2022. In the two remaining incomplete sections, one around Fayetteville and

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around Wilson and Rocky Mount, traffic was routed over four-lane divided stretches of US 301. Much of these "Temporary I-95" routes were lined with businesses catering to the heavy through traffic. Local businesses in Fayetteville opposed the state's proposed route bypassing the city and counterproposed an urban route."Supreme Court to Get Case on I-95 Section." ''The Free Lance-Star.'' 8 August 1975
p. 7.
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Gribblenation. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2022. Despite appeals to the

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, their efforts failed but delayed completion of I-95 around Fayetteville. In anticipation of the completion of the final two sections of I-95, the "Temporary I-95" routes were both designated I-95 Bus. in May 1978. The route through Fayetteville initially entirely overlapped with US 301 connecting an incomplete gap from nearby Hope Mills (exit 40) to Eastover (exit 56). When I-95 east of Fayetteville was completed in April 1980, I-95 Bus. was extended to meet the new freeway. Large signs at the entrances of I-95 Bus. were erected to promote the businesses that were bypassed along the mainline.

Junction list

Former Wilson–Rocky Mount Interstate 95 Business

In anticipation of the completion of the penultimate stretch of

in North Carolina, bypassing the cities of Wilson and Rocky Mount, the former "Temporary I-95", consisting largely of parallel US 301, was designated I-95 Bus. in May 1978. In November of that year, that section of I-95 was completed. I-95 Bus. traversed from Kenly (exit 107) to Gold Rock (exit 145). The route ran concurrently with US 301 from Kenly through Wilson and Rocky Mount to just south of Battleboro, and it then proceeded alone over a four-lane divided connector road back onto mainline I-95 (the former North Carolina Highway 1522 C 1522. Large signs at the entrances of I-95 Bus. were erected to promote the businesses that were bypassed along the mainline. In January 1986, I-95 Bus. was decommissioned; NC 4 was extended onto the connector road from Gold Rock to its current southern terminus at US 301 south of Battleboro. Until 2022, a sign was still in place showing a slightly covered part of the I-95 Bus. shield, but it was replaced as a part of a major widening project of I-95 between exits 101 to 107.

Gallery

File:Old I95B sign.png, Before July 2022, a sign showing a slightly covered part of the I-95 Bus. shield with the words "NORTH" File:New I95B Sign.jpg, After a widening project, the replacement sign erasing the final legacy of the route File:3-Di Sign on NC 4 that still includes Kenly.jpg, Southbound NC 4 near Rocky Mount, where the destination sign still shows Wilson and Kenly.

References

External links

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Driving95, I-95 Corridor Planning & Financial Study
{{3di, 95 95 Business 95 Business (North Carolina) Business (North Carolina) Transportation in Fayetteville, North Carolina Transportation in Cumberland County, North Carolina