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Interstate 795 south
Southbound Interstate 795, bound for the area of Goldsboro, North Carolina, encounters a crossing of the Black Creek in Wilson County. Photo taken 10-02-2023.
Southbound Interstate 795, bound for the area of Goldsboro, North Carolina, encounters a crossing of the Black Creek in Wilson County. Photo taken 10-02-2023.
I-795 now approaches exit 9, Alton Road toward the hamlet of Black Creek. Unusually for a north-south highway in the U.S., exit numbers on I-795 increase going southbound. Photo taken 10-02-2023.
The southbound exit 9 gore sign. Photo taken 10-02-2023.
Past that interchange sits an I-795 reassurance shield. Photo taken 10-02-2023.
The highway now proceeds past a field of yellow wildflowers to the right (west). Photo taken 10-02-2023.
As the highway curves rightward, it reaches mile marker 11, thus nearing its halfway point. Photo taken 10-02-2023.
I-795 now enters Wayne County and approaches the town of Fremont. Photo taken 10-02-2023.
At this point, the highway receives the designation of W. Andy Anderson Freeway, after a one-time Wayne County commissioner. Photo taken 10-02-2023.
There is then a crossing of a Black Creek tributary, the Great Swamp. Photo taken 10-02-2023.
A second crossing of the Swamp lies ahead as pine trees sit on either side of the freeway. Photo taken 10-02-2023.
After nearly two miles, I-795 reaches exit 14, which intersects North Carolina Highway 222 serving Fremont as well as Kenly in Johnston County. In Kenly, NC 222 has indirect access to Interstate 95 via U.S. Route 301. Photo taken 10-02-2023.
The onramp from NC 222 merges in with the southbound lanes of I-795 at right. Photo taken 10-02-2023.
The highway glides through a swath of open land before encountering more trees up ahead. Photo taken 10-02-2023.
Exit 18 serves the town of Pikeville via Pikeville-Princeton Road. Photo taken 10-02-2023.
Before the exit, I-795 curves to the left into more trees. Photo taken 10-02-2023.
Exit 18 is just ahead to the right. Photo taken 10-02-2023.