North Carolina Highway 86

North Carolina Highway 86
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length	53.1 mi[1] (85.5 km)
Existed	1940[2]–present
Major junctions
South end	US 15 / US 501 / NC 54 in Chapel Hill
Major intersections	I-40 in Chapel Hill I-85 in Hillsborough US 70 in Hillsborough US 158 in Yanceyville
North end	SR 86 at the Virginia state line
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Orange, Caswell
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← I-85 → I-87

North Carolina Highway 86 (NC 86) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina that runs north and south through Orange and Caswell Counties from Chapel Hill to the Virginia state line at Danville, Virginia. The highway primarily links the towns of Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, and Yanceyville, along with providing a route between Chapel Hill and Virginia. Between Chapel Hill and Hillsborough, NC 86 parallels and serves as an alternative to I-40.