Interstate 85 (
I-85) is a major
interstate highway in the
Southeastern United States. Its current southern terminus is at an interchange with
Interstate 65 in
Montgomery, Alabama; its northern terminus interchanges with
Interstate 95 in
Petersburg, Virginia, near
Richmond. It is nominally north-south, but physically mostly northeast-southwest. While most interstates that end in a five are cross-country routes, I-85 is mainly a regional route, serving five southeastern states. Major metropolitan areas served by I-85 include the
Greater Richmond Region in Virginia, the
Research Triangle,
Piedmont Triad, and
Metrolina regions of North Carolina,
Upstate South Carolina, the
Atlanta metropolitan area in Georgia, and the
Montgomery metropolitan area in Alabama.