Yadkin River to Greensboro. In 1977, a flyover bridge was completed (dubbed "bridge over nothing", it later became part of I-85 exit 87), truncating Temp I-85 south-end near Lexington. In 1984, I-85 was completed on new primary routing between Lexington and Greensboro; Temp I-85 was replaced by I-85 Bus. Future On October 5, 2019, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) submitted an application to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and received approval to decommission I-85 Bus along its entire route, as well as to reroute US 70 to continue along Wendover Avenue westbound through Greensboro to North Carolina Highway 68 (NC 68, Eastchester Drive) in High Point, and then onto NC 68, southbound from High Point to Thomasville. Under the state plan, all I-85 Bus and US 70 signs will be removed from the freeway stretch traveling southwesterly from I-40 in Greensboro to NC 68 in Thomasville, and the freeway will remain US 29. The state's justification for this is that the route changes will provide a single continuous route as an alternative (US 70 will take a more direct routing through town), simplify overhead signage on the freeway (eliminate confusion between the I-85 bypass and I-85 Bus), and remove traffic from Interstate concurrencies in order to improve safety and regional connectivity. Junction list References External links I-85 Business at NCRoads.com I-85 Temp at NCRoads.com 85 Business 85 Business (North Carolina) Business (North Carolina) Transportation in Davidson County, North Carolina Transportation in Randolph County, North Carolina Transportation in Guilford County, North Carolina Transportation in Greensboro, North Carolina