Interstate 87 (North Carolina)

Interstate 495
<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/I-495.svg/50px-I-495.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="40" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="751" data-file-height="601"> Interstate 495
Location:	Raleigh–Knightdale
Length:	4.09 mi (6.58 km)
Existed:	2013–2017

Interstate 87
Interstate 87
Route information
	Maintained by NCDOT
Length	12.9 mi (20.8 km)
Existed	2017–present
NHS	Entire route
Major junctions
South end	I-40 / I-440 / US 64 in Raleigh
	I-440 in Raleigh; I-540 in Knightdale;
North end	US 64 / US 264 / Rolesville Road in Wendell
Location
Country	United States
States	North Carolina
Counties	NC: Wake
Highway system
	Interstate Highway System; Main; Auxiliary; Suffixed; Business; Future;

Interstate 87 (I-87) is an Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The highway's south end is at I-40, I-440, and U.S. Route 64 (US 64) in Raleigh. Its north end is at US 64 and US 264 in Wendell. The highway is 12.9 miles (20.8 km) long. While a north-south highway, it will run more east-west.

In the future, I-87 will possibly go from Raleigh to Norfolk, Virginia.

History

I-87 started as I-495 on February 20, 2013. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) asked the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) to sign the interstate as I-495 as an auxiliary route of I-95. I-495 would have been 44.99 miles (72.40 km) long. The highway had an east end at I-440 and US 64 in Raleigh, and would have had a west end at I-95 in Rocky Mount.^[4]

On March 15, 2013, NCDOT asked AASHTO to make I-495 from I-440 to I-540, which is 4.09 miles (6.58 km) long, and Future I-495 from I-540 to I-95, which is 40.90 miles (65.82 km) long.

On May 23, 2017, AASHTO allowed NCDOT to remove I-495 and Future I-495. They were replaced by I-87 and Future I-87.

References

↑ 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.
↑ Google. "Interstate 495" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
↑ Lacy, J. Kevin (March 27, 2013). "An Application from the State Highway or Transportation Department of North Carolina" (PDF). Letter to Frederick G. Wright. Raleigh: North Carolina Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013 – via American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
↑ North Carolina Department of Transportation (December 14, 2013). I-495 Route Change (2013-02-20) (PDF) (Map). c. 1:422,400. North Carolina Department of Transportation.

[1] 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.

[google-2] Google. "Interstate 495" (Map). Google Maps. Google.

[aashto-3] Lacy, J. Kevin (March 27, 2013). "An Application from the State Highway or Transportation Department of North Carolina" (PDF). Letter to Frederick G. Wright. Raleigh: North Carolina Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013 – via American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.

[4] North Carolina Department of Transportation (December 14, 2013). I-495 Route Change (2013-02-20) (PDF) (Map). c. 1:422,400. North Carolina Department of Transportation.

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