in the U.S. state of North Carolina is a decommissioned 29.8-mile-long (48.0 km) business loop of Interstate 85 (I-85) which served several cities in the Piedmont Triad.

At its peak, the highway, which was commonly referred to by locals as Business 85, was 43.3 miles (69.7 km) long.

Heading north for 4.4 miles (7.1 km), in a concurrency with US 29, US 52, and US 70, it went through another partial wye interchange (US 52 exit 87) before leaving the freeway.

Changing to a semi-limited expressway, it served as a northern bypass of downtown Lexington, briefly running concurrently with US 64.

After it traveled through Thomasville, it entered the city of High Point at the Davidson–Randolph county line.

), and remove traffic from Interstate concurrencies in order to improve safety and regional connectivity.

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