Interstate 85 in Virginia

Interstate 85 Main route of the Interstate Highway System
Length:	69 mi[1] (111.04 km)
South end:	I-85 at North Carolina state line
Major junctions:	US 58 in South Hill US 1 near South Hill SR 40 near McKenney US 460 near Petersburg
North end:	I-95 in Petersburg
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Interstate 85 is a major Interstate Highway that links many areas of the southeastern United States from Montgomery, Alabama, to Petersburg, Virginia.

Completed in 1972, I-85 runs for 69 miles (111 km) ^[1] across Virginia from southwest to northeast from the North Carolina state line near Palmer Springs through South Hill to its northern terminus at Interstate 95 in Petersburg, which is about 25 miles (40 km) south of Richmond. Interstate 85 also has the only 70 miles per hour speed limit in Virginia, from the North Carolina line to about 50 miles (80 km) north.^{[citation needed]}

Exit list

Exit locations courtesy of the Virginia Department of Transportation.^[2]

County/ and Locations	Exit #	Destinations	Notes
Mecklenburg	4	SR 903 - Bracey, Lake Gaston
	12A	US 58 – Norfolk, South Hill, Lawrenceville
	12B	US 58 / SR 47 – South Hill, City
	15	US 1 - South Hill, Kenbridge
Brunswick	24	SR 644 - Meridithville
	27	SR 46 – Blackstone, Lawrenceville
	28	US 1 - Alberta
	34	SR 630 - Warfield
	39	SR 712 - Rawlings
Dinwiddie	42	SR 40 – McKenney
	48	SR 650 - DeWitt
	53	SR 703 - Dinwiddie
	61	US 460 – Blackstone
	63A-B	US 1	Unsigned U.S. 460 Business runs concurrently with U.S. 1. Use Exit 63A to reach Petersburg National Battlefield.
City of Petersburg	65	Squirrel Level Road
	68	I-95 south (Crater Rd.) to US 460 west / US 301 – Emporia, Norfolk	U.S. 460 exits northbound and joins southbound.
	69	Wythe Street, Washington Street Ft. Lee, Hopewell, Dwtn. Petersburg I-95 north – Richmond

References

External links

• - I-85 in Virginia

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