Interstate 85 Business is a Business Loop of the Interstate Highway System

Interstate Highway System

The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, , is a network of limited-access roads including freeways, highways, and expressways forming part of the National Highway System of the United States of America...

 and a freeway, running along the old route of Interstate 85 through Spartanburg, South Carolina

Spartanburg, South Carolina

thgSpartanburg is the largest city in and the county seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It is the second-largest city of the three primary cities in the Upstate region of South Carolina, and is located northwest of Columbia, west of Charlotte, and about northeast of...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. It is the only freeway to connect with Interstate 585, which is now an isolated piece of the Interstate Highway System

Interstate Highway System

The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, , is a network of limited-access roads including freeways, highways, and expressways forming part of the National Highway System of the United States of America...

 (as Business Loops are not considered part of the IHS).

History

This is one of two separate freeway segments to carry the Business I-85 designation. The other segment

Interstate 85 Business (North Carolina)

In the U.S. state of North Carolina, Interstate 85 Business is a business loop of Interstate 85; which serves several cities in the Piedmont Triad.-Route description:...

 exists in the Piedmont Triad

Piedmont Triad

The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the...

 region of North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

, and it was also a former alignment of I-85. The old Exit numbers are gone.

Exit list

The entire route is in Spartanburg County.

Location	# Exit number An exit number is a number assigned to a road junction, usually an exit from a freeway. It is usually marked on the same sign as the destinations of the exit, as well as a sign in the gore....	Destinations	Notes
Wellford Wellford, South Carolina Wellford is a city in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,378 at the 2010 census . Wellford was founded in 1840 by a man named Wellington who was building a railroad in the area. He settled and named the town Wellington...	1		Signed as exits 1A (south) and 1B (north);Southern terminus
Spartanburg Spartanburg, South Carolina thgSpartanburg is the largest city in and the county seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It is the second-largest city of the three primary cities in the Upstate region of South Carolina, and is located northwest of Columbia, west of Charlotte, and about northeast of...	2	Road 41 (North Blackstock Road)
	3	, Asheville, NC Asheville, North Carolina Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The City is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center , which is the world's largest active...	Signed as exits 3A (west) and 3B (east)
	4	Road 525 (Fairforest Road)
	5
	6	Viaduct Road
	7
	8		Signed as exits 8A (south) 8B (north)
	9	Milliken Road
	10
	11	Road 191 (Bryant Road)
	12		Signed as exits 12A (south) and 12B (north);Northern terminus