I-85 Business appeared in 1984 as a renumbering of I-85 TEMP when the real I-85 was finally built between south of Lexington and Greensboro.

I-85 TEMP from south of Lexington to Greensboro 1961 Official

I-85 Business replaces I-85 TEMP 1985 Official

In Dec 2005 (NCDOT), I-85 Bus was extended north as an unposted route with I-85 to the Greensboro Loop, then replaced I-85 through central Greensboro to the I-85/785/840 interchange.

I-85 through central Greensboro 1961 Official

I-85 Business through central Greensboro 2008 Official

In Oct 2018 (NCDOT), I-85 Bus north was truncated back to its 1984-2005 routing. Southwest of downtown Greensboro remains US 29-70 and east of downtown remains I-40.
I-85 Business has a number of interchanges mixed in with 4-lane highway. Driving this road can give you a feel of how freeways were constructed in North Carolina in the late 1950s with frontage roads intersecting ramps, etc.

Exit numbers at the south end are using US 52's mileage. Exit List: NO EXIT # (SB only): I-85 sb, US 29 SOUTH, US 52 SOUTH, US 70 WEST EXIT 84: NC 47 Hargrave Rd EXIT 85: SR 1297 Green Needles Rd EXIT 86: SR 1147 Old Salisbury Rd NO EXIT #: Old US 29-70 Bus Main St (exit removed) EXIT 87: I-285 NORTH, US 52 NORTH NO EXIT #: SR 1192 5th St NO EXIT #: US 64 WEST NO EXIT #: NC 8 NO EXIT #: US 64 EAST NO EXIT # (NB only): SR 2123 Lexington Ave NO EXIT #: NC 109 NO EXIT #: NC 68 NO EXIT #: SR 1627 Old Thomasville Rd NO EXIT #: SR 1619 Prospect St NO EXIT #: SR 1300 Fairfield Rd NO EXIT #: SR 1216 Surrett Rd NO EXIT #: SR 1993 Main St NO EXIT #: Brentwood St NO EXIT #: I-74, US 311 NO EXIT #: SR 1193 Baker Rd NO EXIT #: SR 1113 Kivett Rd NO EXIT #: SR 1140 Vickery Chapel Rd NO EXIT #: I-85, US 29 NORTH, US 70 EAST

Exit List for the trucated part through Greensboro: EXIT 33: I-73 nb, US 421 nb EXIT 34: SR 1397 Holden Rd EXIT 35: US 220 EXIT 35C: SR 1115 Rehobeth Church Rd EXIT 220: SR 1007 Randleman Rd EXIT 221: SR 1400 Elm St EXIT 222: SR 1401 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd EXIT 223 (EB only): US 29 NORTH, US 70 EAST, US 220 NORTH EXIT 224: SR 4240 E. Lee St EXIT 226: SR 3000 McConnell Rd EXIT 227: I-85 SOUTH, I-785, I-840

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