Interstate 85 in Virginia

Interstate 85
Interstate 85
Route information
	Maintained by VDOT
Length	68.64 mi (110.47 km)
NHS	Entire route
Major junctions
South end	I-85 at the North Carolina state line near Bracey
	US 58 in South Hill; US 1 near South Hill; SR 46 near Alberta; SR 40 near McKenney; US 460 near Petersburg;
North end	I-95 / US 460 in Petersburg
Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
Counties	Mecklenburg, Brunswick, Dinwiddie, City of Petersburg
Highway system
	Interstate Highway System; Main; Auxiliary; Suffixed; Business; Future; Virginia Routes; Interstate; US; Primary; Secondary; Byways; History; HOT lanes;

Interstate 85 (I-85) is a part of the Interstate Highway System that runs from Montgomery, Alabama, to Petersburg, Virginia. In Virginia, the Interstate Highway runs 68.64 miles (110.47 km) from the North Carolina state line near Bracey north to I-95 in Petersburg. I-85 passes through the eastern part of Southside, where it parallels US Route 1 (US 1) from Petersburg, where the highway runs concurrently with US 460, to south of South Hill, where the highway intersects Southside's major east–west highway, US 58. The Interstate Highway is the primary connection between the Greater Richmond Region and Research Triangle and other major metropolitan areas of North Carolina. Like all mainline Interstate Highways, I-85 is a part of the National Highway System for its entire length in Virginia.^[2]

^ 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 August 22, 2022.
^ National Highway System: Virginia (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. April 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 20, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2011.