Interstate 885

Interstate 885 and North Carolina Highway 885
I-885 highlighted in red; NC 885 highlighted in purple
Route information
Auxiliary route of I-85
Maintained by NCDOT
Length	11.5 mi[1] (18.5 km)
Existed	June 30, 2022 (June 30, 2022)[2]–present
Interstate 885
South end	I-40 in RTP
Major intersections	NC 147 in Durham US 70 in Durham US 70 Bus. / NC 98 in Durham
North end	I-85 / US 15 / US 70 in Durham
North Carolina Highway 885
South end	NC 540 Toll in Morrisville
North end	I-40 in RTP
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Wake, Durham
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future North Carolina Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← I-840 → NC 901

Interstate 885 (I-885) and North Carolina Highway 885 (NC 885) is an 11.5-mile (18.5 km) auxiliary Interstate Highway and state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It links NC 540 and I-40 to I-85 in the Durham area. The route consists of two previously preexisting segments of freeway—NC 147 to the south and US 70 to the north—connected by the East End Connector, which opened to traffic on June 30, 2022.^[2]

NC 147 was truncated and removed from the southern half of the Durham Freeway and the northern section of the Triangle Expressway, which were redesignated I-885 and NC 885, respectively. The route is cosigned with US 70 from exit 10 to its northern terminus. The route provides a continuous freeway bypass east of downtown Durham and also provides freeway access from I-40 and I-85 to the Research Triangle Park and (via NC 147) to downtown Durham.