Southwest Loop Photos

A very important piece to Charlotte's transportation puzzle, the southwest corner of the Outerbelt allows traffic from the south and west to bypass Interstate 77 through the city.  It also removed many trucks from Billy Graham Parkway - a surface route that served as an 'unofficial' I-77 to I-85 bypass and is the main route to Charlotte-Douglass International Airport.  The ten mile corner was opened in three parts with the final seven miles cleared for traffic on October 19, 2004.
Exit 3 to Exit 10 opening - October 19 2004:

The newly opened section consists of the completion of the Arrowood Road Interchange (Exit 3), an interchange with NC 160 (Exit 4), Wilkinson Blvd. (Exit 9) and I-85 (Exit 10).  This section now brings additional access to Charlotte-Douglas International Airport.


(Chris Patriarca, September 2003)

This construction photo is looking North on I-485 at the NC 160 Interchange (Exit 4).


(William Froehlig; April 2006)

An aerial view of the I-85/485 interchange.  I-85 North runs from bottom to top in the photo.  I-485 South towards Wilkinson Blvd. (Exit 9) runs left to right.

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    Page Created: October 11, 2006
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