Interstate 95 Business is a business loop of Interstate 95

Interstate 95 in North Carolina

Interstate 95 is a major Interstate Highway, running along the East Coast of the United States from Florida to Maine. In North Carolina, I-95 runs diagonally across the eastern third of the state, from Rowland in the southwest to Roanoke Rapids in the northeast of the Inner Banks.-Route...

 entirely within Cumberland County

Cumberland County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 302,963 people, 107,358 households, and 77,619 families residing in the county. The population density was 464 people per square mile . There were 118,425 housing units at an average density of 181 per square mile...

, North Carolina

North Carolina

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. It runs from Hope Mills

Hope Mills, North Carolina

Hope Mills is a town in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 15,176 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hope Mills is located at ....

 to Eastover

Eastover, North Carolina

Eastover is a town in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,628 at the 2010 census. It was incorporated on July 25, 2007.-Geography:Eastover is located at ....

, passing through the eastern side of downtown Fayetteville

Fayetteville, North Carolina

Fayetteville is a city located in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Cumberland County, and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a U.S. Army post located northwest of the city....

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History

Unlike other business interstate loops in the state, I-95 Business was not the old routing of I-95 but its route was called Temporary I-95 before the new freeway east of Fayetteville was constructed. It and another former I-95 Business to the north were the temporary routes of I-95 before the completion of these final segments. Both were multilane divided highways with heavy commercial retail development targeting through traffic. When the I-95 segments were completed, large signs at the entrance to the routes were erected to promote these businesses that were bypassed by the new freeways.

Route description

The entire route, except for two short segments at its northern and southern termini, is concurrent with U.S. Route 301

U.S. Route 301 in North Carolina

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. The 15 miles (24.1 km) route is partly an expressway

Limited-access road

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 and is an urban boulevard

Boulevard

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 in downtown Fayetteville. In downtown Fayetteville, I-95 Business is cosigned as Eastern Boulevard.

At each terminus, access from Business 95 to I-95 is limited. For example, at the southern terminus, drivers on Business 95 heading south can only merge with I-95 south, while at the northern terminus, drivers on Business 95 heading north can only merge with I-95 north.

Junction list

The entire route is in Cumberland County

Cumberland County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 302,963 people, 107,358 households, and 77,619 families residing in the county. The population density was 464 people per square mile . There were 118,425 housing units at an average density of 181 per square mile...

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Hope Mills, North Carolina

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Fayetteville, North Carolina

Fayetteville is a city located in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Cumberland County, and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a U.S. Army post located northwest of the city....

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Former Rocky Mount Interstate 95 Business

Following the completion of I-95 from Exit 107 (Kenly

Kenly, North Carolina

Kenly, known as "Friendly Kenly," is a town in Johnston and Wilson counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 1,569 at the 2000 census...

) to Exit 145 (Gold Rock) in 1979, the former path of Temporary I-95, now US 301 and North Carolina Highway 4, was designated Business Loop Interstate 95. This designation was removed in the mid 1980s.

External links

• NCRoads - Green 95