Interstate 295 (I-295), also known as the Fayetteville Outer Loop, is a partially completed Interstate-grade planned bypass around the western side of Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. , it stretches for from US Highway 401 (US 401) in western Fayetteville to I-95 and US 13 near Eastover. The final section between US 401 and I-95 near Parkton is being constructed in segments and is expected to be completed around 2026. A segment from Parkton Road northeast of Parkton to Black Bridge Road south of Hope Mills and is signed as North Carolina Highway 295 (NC 295). NC 295 was also used as temporary designations for the highway before I-295 was signed. Route description The open segment of NC 295 begins in Robeson County between Parkton and Hope Mills. A diamond interchange with roundabouts at Parkton Road, exit 2, is the southern terminus of the interim southern segment. NC 295 heads northwest, crossing into Cumberland County. Passing over the South End Subdivision and Brisson Road on a bridge, the highway then curves to the north before ending at Black Bridge Road, exit 4, at an interchange of a similar layout to exit 2. I-295 begins at US 401 (Raeford Road), running north to the All-American Freeway, then running east to Bragg Boulevard, where it is then part of a concurrency with NC 24 and NC 87 until Murchison Road. Heading further east, it connects with US 401 again at Ramsey Street, before crossing the Cape Fear River and connecting with River Road before ending at its northern terminus at I-95/US 13, near Eastover. The entire route is a divided four-lane highway with a maximum speed limit of . Exit numbers along the route match NC 295 milemarkers added in 2014 when previous signage designating the route Future I-295 were removed and replaced with NC 295 signs, both along the loop itself and at the loop's interchange with I-95. Dedicated and memorial names I-295 has two dedicated stretches of freeway. The Airborne and Special Operations Highway: Official North Carolina name of I-295 from I-95 to Raeford Road. Approved in July 2014 and dedicated on August 16, 2014, at the Airborne & Special Operations Museum. Lyndo Tippett Highway: Official North Carolina name of I-295 from I-95 to Ramsey Street. Approved May 2019 and dedicated on October 10, 2019. History The future designation of the Fayetteville Outer Loop as I-295 was approved by the