Interstate 87 (North Carolina)

Interstate 87
Interstate 87
	I-87 highlighted in red; Future I-87 highlighted in blue
Route information
	Maintained by NCDOT
Length	12.90 mi (20.76 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 a partially completed Interstate Highway in the US state of North Carolina, the shortest designated primary Interstate Highway at 12.90 miles (20.76 km). The completed portion is in eastern Wake County, between Raleigh and Wendell; the majority of the completed route (approximately 10 miles (16 km)) is known as the Knightdale Bypass, while the remaining three miles (4.8 km) follows the Raleigh Beltline (I-440). It is planned to continue northeast through Rocky Mount, Williamston, and Elizabeth City, ending in Norfolk, Virginia.^[2] It is signed as north–south, in keeping with the sign convention for most odd-numbered interstates, but the route goes primarily east–west, with the eastern direction aligning to the north designation. The entire route is concurrent with US Highway 64 (US 64), with portions also concurrent with I-440 and US 264.

^ 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. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
^ Stradling, Richard (September 6, 2017). "Have you driven on I-87 yet?". The News & Observer. Raleigh, NC. Retrieved September 6, 2017.

[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. Retrieved September 3, 2022.

[new87-2] Stradling, Richard (September 6, 2017). "Have you driven on I-87 yet?". The News & Observer. Raleigh, NC. Retrieved September 6, 2017.

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