North Carolina Highway 147

North Carolina Highway 147
Durham Freeway
NC 147 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length	8.1 mi[1] (13.0 km)
Existed	1986–present
Major junctions
South end	I-885 in Durham
Major intersections	NC 55 in Durham US 15 / US 501 in Durham
North end	I-85 / US 70 in Durham
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Durham
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← NC 146 → NC 148

North Carolina Highway 147 (NC 147) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The highway is an 8.1-mile-long (13.0 km) freeway through Durham running roughly southeast to northwest; the entire route lies within the city limits. To the southeast, it connects the city to the Research Triangle Park. NC 147 is the northern half of the Durham Freeway, which continues south onto Interstate 885 (I-885). The route is the main arterial through Durham, running alongside its downtown. It begins at a semi-directional T interchange with I-885 southeast of downtown Durham and runs northwest–southeast before merging into I-85 northwest of downtown Durham.

Prior to June 30, 2022, both the southern half of the Durham Freeway, along with the northernmost segment of the Triangle Expressway, were part of NC 147. When the East End Connector and related road improvement projects were completed, the former became part of I-885, and the latter became NC 885.