Interstate 585


Interstate 585 is a spur route of I-85, which connects Spartanburg, South Carolina in the United States.

Route description

I-585 is co-signed the entire length with U.S. Route 176 and it uses US 176's exit number system instead of its own. Between exits 23 and 25B the road is a freeway but has substandard or no shoulders. To the south of exit 25B, US 176 becomes boulevard grade, where I-585 ends.

History

This highway was once connected to I-85 from opening until 1995; that year, I-85 was moved north to bypass Spartanburg, leaving I-585 as an orphan, segregated from the rest of the Interstate Highway system. There is a project underway to extend I-585 along US 176 to I-85's new location. The ramps from I-585 southbound to I-85 Bus. north and south opened on October 9, 2006; subsequent ramps between the two roads have since been reopened including a large fly-over ramp that overpasses the East Campus Boulevard exit.
Currently, US 176 remains a freeway north of the I-85 Bus. interchange until a traffic signal with Upper Valley Falls Road, prior the interchange with I-85. Some vehicles on US 176 must cross oncoming traffic in order to access a some directions of I-85 as it is a typical diamond interchange.

Exit list

Exit numbers are based on US 176 mileage.

Interstate 585 Business

Interstate 585 Business was a boulevard-grade business spur of I-585 along Pine Street, between Whitney Road and St. John Street. It ran concurrently with US 176 and SC 9. Sometime between 2000 and 2012, the route was removed, with no current state or federal maps listing it, nor any physical signage.