Interstate 85 Business (Spartanburg, South Carolina)

Interstate 85 Business
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length:	8.0 mi[1] (12.9 km)
Existed:	1995 – present
Major junctions
South end:	I-85 near Wellford
	I-26 near Spartanburg I-585 / US 176 near Spartanburg
North end:	I-85 near Spartanburg
Location
Counties:	Spartanburg
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business South Carolina Highways Interstate U.S. State Scenic

Interstate 85 Business is a Business Loop of the Interstate Highway System and a freeway running along the old route of Interstate 85 through Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. It is the only freeway to connect with Interstate 585, which is now an isolated piece of the Interstate Highway System (as Business Loops are not considered part of the IHS^[2]).

History

This is one of two separate freeway segments to carry the Business I-85 designation. The other segment exists in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, and it was also a former alignment of I-85. The old exit numbers are gone.^[3]

Established in 1995 when Interstate 85 was placed on new freeway bypassing north of Spartanburg. The old alignment, which was originally built as a Super two for US 29, was upgraded to a 4-lane freeway when Interstate 85 was established, in 1959. In 1962, US 29 was realigned back through downtown Spartanburg. Since 1959, few improvements have been made along the route, which is why it is labeled a substandard freeway.^[3][4][5][6]

Spartanburg civic leaders in 2000 proposed that it become Interstate 685, but was turned down by SCDOT because of cost of upgrades. As a compromise, the signage was amended calling it a "Freeway Loop" at both end points along Interstate 85.^[7]

Exit list

The entire route is in Spartanburg County.

Location	mi	km	Old exit[1][3]	New exit	Destinations	Notes
	0.0	0.0	—	—	I-85 south – Greenville	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
Spartanburg	0.8	1.3	69	1	Road 41 (North Blackstock Road)
	1.7	2.7	70	2	I-26 – Columbia, Asheville	Signed as exits 2A (east) and 2B (west)
	2.1	3.4	71	2C	Road 525 (Fairforest Road)
	3.1	5.0	72A	3	SC 295 (New Cut Road)
	3.6	5.8	72B	4A	Viaduct Road	Southbound exit only
	4.0	6.4	72C	4B	SC 56 (Asheville Highway)	Signed as exit 4 northbound; Roundabout interchange
	4.4	7.1	73A	5A	I-585 south / US 176 east (Pine Street)
	4.6	7.4	73B	5B	US 176 west – Inman	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
	4.6	7.4	74	5B	Milliken Road	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
	5.7	9.2	75	6	SC 9 (Boiling Springs Road)
	7.0	11.3	76	7	Road 191 (Bryant Road)
	8.0	12.9	—	—	I-85 – Greenville, Charlotte	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

References

1. Google (February 8, 2013). "Interstate 85 Business Loop" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
2. National Highway System: Spartanburg SC (PDF) (Map). Cartography by FHWA. Federal Highway Administration. December 2003. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
3. General Highway Map, Spartanburg County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1972. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2007. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
4. General Highway Map, Spartanburg County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1957. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
5. "Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: Interstate 85". Retrieved February 7, 2013.
6. "Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: U.S. Route 29". Retrieved February 7, 2013.
7. "Interstate-Guide: Business Route 85". Retrieved February 7, 2013.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

• Media related to Interstate 85 Business at Wikimedia Commons