Interstate 440 (North Carolina)

Interstate 440
Interstate 440
Cliff Benson Beltline; Raleigh Beltline
	I-440 highlighted in red
Route information
	Auxiliary route of I-40
	Maintained by NCDOT
Length	16.40 mi (26.39 km)
Existed	1991–present
NHS	Entire route
Major junctions
West end	I-40 / US 1 / US 64 near Cary
	US 70 / NC 50 near Raleigh; US 1 / US 401 near Raleigh; I-87 / US 64 / US 264 near Raleigh;
East end	I-40 / US 64 near Raleigh
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Wake
Highway system
	Interstate Highway System; Main; Auxiliary; Suffixed; Business; Future; North Carolina Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic;

Interstate 440 (I-440), also known as the Raleigh Beltline, the Cliff Benson Beltline, or locally as The Beltline, is an Interstate Highway in the US state of North Carolina. I-440 is a 16.4-mile-long (26.4 km) partial beltway that nearly encircles central Raleigh. I-440 begins in west Raleigh at an interchange with I-40 as a continuation of U.S. Highway 64 (US 64)/US 1 and traverses a primarily residential area in west Raleigh. The freeway makes a turn toward the east, crossing US 70, Six Forks Road, and Wake Forest Road. US 1 branches north off I-440 at US 401 (Capital Boulevard), becoming US 401/US 1. I-440 turns toward the southeast and follows a brief concurrency with U.S. Highway 64 Business (US 64 Bus.) before intersecting I-87/US 64/US 264. US 64 and I-87 are concurrent with I-440 along the remainder of the road's southwesterly routing. Exit 16 is the last exit on I-440, where I-440 splits to join either I-40 eastbound or I-40 westbound.

The Raleigh Beltline was formed from a number of highway segments, the earliest of which had been in place since 1959. The loop was completed in 1984 under multiple route designations. To avoid confusion along the beltline, I-440 was routed along the entirety of the beltline and shared a concurrency with its parent, I-40, along the loop's southern segment (Tom Bradshaw Freeway). In 2008, the I-440 designation was removed from the section of I-40/US 64 in southeast Raleigh. The highway's original "inner" and "outer" designations were also removed and replaced with compass directions (e.g., east/west). The easternmost two miles (3.2 km) of the I-440 was rebuilt in 2015 as part of the larger widening project along I-40 in South Raleigh, while the westernmost four miles (6.4 km), the oldest segment and one which was not up to Interstate standards, was widened and upgraded.

^ Adderly, Kevin (January 27, 2016). "Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as of December 31, 2015". Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on May 11, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
^ Google (December 28, 2012). "Overview Map of Interstate 440 in North Carolina" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
^ "Route Changes (1991-07-16)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. June 16, 1991. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.

[fhwa-1] Adderly, Kevin (January 27, 2016). "Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as of December 31, 2015". Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on May 11, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.

[GoogleMaps-2] Google (December 28, 2012). "Overview Map of Interstate 440 in North Carolina" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 28, 2012.

[Ref-1-3] "Route Changes (1991-07-16)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. June 16, 1991. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.

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