North Carolina Highway 86

North Carolina Highway 86 marker
North Carolina Highway 86
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length53.1 mi[1] (85.5 km)
Existed1940[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
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountiesOrange, Caswell
Highway system
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.

  1. ^ "North Carolina Highway 86" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  2. ^ NCRoads.com: N.C. 85 to 89 Archived 2008-01-07 at the Wayback Machine[self-published source]