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Interstate 95 south - Eastover to South Carolina line
Near Eastover, Cumberland County, North Carolina, southbound Interstate 95 is two miles from exit 58, an interchange with northbound U.S. Route 13 (whose southern terminus is at the exit) and southbound Interstate 295. These routes respectively lead toward Newton Grove and "Fort Liberty"; this sign was installed during the short-lived name change of Fort Bragg in 2024-25. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
There is I-95 reassurance before the exit. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The city of Fayetteville can be reached from any of the next 7 exits. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 58 can be used to reach Methodist University and Fayetteville State University. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
A variable message sign to the right states that the right two lanes of the highway will end in 1 mile, after exit 58. These lanes are in the process of being added as part of a construction project along this section of I-95. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 58 is on the right. At one point, with the rest of the highway still in the works, this portion of I-295 was signed as NC 295, and was marked on exit signs as leading to U.S. Route 401, which linked it with downtown Fayetteville. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
A northbound offramp to I-295 south passes overhead here. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
A ramp from I-295 north to I-95 north then flies overhead, while in the distance, there is an overpass linking the respective ends of I-295 and US 13. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Those bound for the Fayetteville Regional Airport should remain on I-95. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 56, in one mile, intersects the north end of Interstate 95 Business, which is almost entirely concurrent with U.S. Route 301. By now, southbound I-95's control city is Florence. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Southbound I-95 Bus. leads to downtown Fayetteville, Fort Bragg and the Pope Air Force Base. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 56 also leads directly to Eastover. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 56 lies straight ahead in the distance. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
New sound barriers line the southbound carriageway approaching the exit. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The exit 56 gore sign. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 55 intersects Murphy Road in ¼ mile. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The highway crosses Reese Creek in the meantime. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
This overhead sign points the way to Murphy Road. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Up ahead, exit 52B can be used to reach the Fayetteville Technical Community College. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Intersecting North Carolina Highway 24 with control cities of Fayetteville and Clinton, exit 52 is one mile away. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 52 can be used to reach the Cape Fear Botanical Gardens and Museums. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 52 lies straight ahead. NC 24 is North Carolina's longest state highway, running 279 miles from Charlotte to Morehead City. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The exit 52 gore sign. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 52 consists of a collector/distributor roadway that facilitates movements to and from each direction of NC 24. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 52A to NC 24 east is on the other side of these overpasses. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
I-95 crosses Clinton Road and a railroad track just after exit 52. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 49, intersecting North Carolina Highways 53 and 210, is a mile away. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
An Eisenhower Interstate System sign sits in between exits. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Lodging options at exit 49 are displayed at right. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 49 is ahead on the right. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
There is a rest area, the last in North Carolina, one mile from this blue sign. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
In the meantime, there is a series of curves up ahead. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The rest area is to the right. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Fields Road then crosses over the highway. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The Cumberland County Crown Coliseum can be reached from exit 46B up ahead, along with museums and hospitals. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The Interstate goes on to cross the Cape Fear River via the Damion Roberts Bridge. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 46, which intersects North Carolina Highway 87 toward Elizabethtown and Fayetteville, is at the end of the Cape Fear bridge. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The exit 46 gore sign. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
North of exit 46B to the right, northbound NC 87 cuts straight through Fayetteville as a freeway, skirting the west edge of the city's downtown. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
I-95 crosses NC 87 using the John H. Duncan Jr. Bridge. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The main southbound carriageway will receive the end of the exit 46 C/D ahead to the right. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The next exit, 44, intersects Claude Lee Road and serves the Fayetteville Regional Airport. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The Eaton Industrial Park is also off this exit. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 44 is ahead on the right. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The exit 44 gore sign. Claude Lee has an interesting dead end just to the south of here. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
After exit 44, I-95 crosses a Cape Fear tributary, Rockfish Creek. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
It then passes under Tom Starling Road. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
In one mile, exit 41 serves the communities of Hope Mills and Parkton. The intersecting road, Main Street (north)/Chicken Foot Road (south), used to be North Carolina Highway 59; when NC 59 was decommissioned in 2022 (this segment becoming SR 1596), the route shield decal was removed from exit signs. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 41 can be used to reach Cypress Lakes. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 41 is ahead on the right. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
A sign at the Wawa Hope Mills Travel Center - the first Wawa of its kind - towers over the Main Street overpass. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Another construction zone begins before I-95 receives the southern end of its business route. Northbound, this can be accessed at exit 40. US 301 begins closely paralleling I-95 to the west at this time. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
In one mile, exit 38 intersects the south end of a 6.3-mile freeway stub currently designated NC 295, which will become part of I-295 once it is connected to the rest of the highway. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The end of the concrete barrier to the left reveals the yet-to-open new southbound lanes. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 38 is on the other side of the Green Springs Road overpass. By this time, I-95 has entered Robeson County, where it will spend more time (39 miles) than in any other county of the state it passes through. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The exit 38 gore sign. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The ramp from I-95 north to NC 295 north passes overhead here. NC 295 intersects US 301 at-grade immediately to the west before turning into a freeway. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The highway goes on over Buckhorn Swamp. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
After a few miles, I-95 intersects US 301, with a control city of St. Pauls, at exit 33. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Some of the most major construction work along this portion of I-95 is occurring at the southbound exit 33 offramp. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 31 with North Carolina Highway 20, running between St. Pauls and the Hoke County town of Raeford, is a mile away. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 31 can also be used to get to the golfing city of Pinehurst over in Moore County. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 31 sits in the distance to the right. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
I-95 crosses over exit 20 here. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
There is I-95 reassurance after the exit. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Between exits, the Interstate passes under MacDuffie Road. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 25 is another intersecting US 301, mentioning access for "local traffic". Photo taken 07-14-2025.
US 301's future bridge over I-95 is situated here. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
For now, exit 25 is located at US 301's old overpass. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The exit gore sign is numberless. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
US 301 will meet I-95 again in two miles at exit 22, this time joining the Interstate for an overlap of several miles. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Lumberton, the seat of Robeson County, is served by the next 4 exits. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Robeson Community College and a highway patrol station are located off exit 22. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Approaching the exit, a sign at right welcomes drivers to Lumberton. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 22 is ahead on the right. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
A newly replaced overpass sits at exit 22. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
US 301 will now ride along with I-95 for the next 12 miles. To the right, sound barriers have been put up along the southbound carriageway as part of the construction work. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
In half a mile, exit 20 intersects North Carolina Highway 211 (Roberts Avenue). Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 20 is a mile prior to exit 19 at Carthage Road. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The new NC 211 overpass over I-95. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 19 has a temporary gore sign due to the construction. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The Carthage Road overpass over I-95. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The Interstate goes on to cross the Lumber River. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Soon afterward, it crosses VFW Road and a railroad track. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Up ahead, exit 17 can be used to access the Lumberton Municipal Airport as well as the Pembroke campus of the University of North Carolina. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 17 intersects North Carolina Highways 72 and 711, with a control city of Pembroke. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The NC 72/711 overpass. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
After exit 17, there is I-95/US 301 reassurance on a small green sign to the right. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
In two miles, at exit 13, I-95 intersects Interstate 74/U.S. Route 74 with control cities of Rockingham and Wilmington. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 13A (74 east) can be taken to U.S. Route 74 Alternate (the old alignment of US 74 in the area) and the Southeastern Agricultural Center. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 13A can also be used to reach southeastern North Carolina's beach towns and the Battleship North Carolina memorial in Wilmington. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 13 comes after I-95 passes under US 74 Alt. It replaced exit 14 at this spot which closed in 2008. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The exit 13 gore sign. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Along the exit 13 C/D, I-74/US 74 west has an additional control city of Laurinburg in Scotland County, while Whiteville in Columbus County is added for I-74/US 74 east. The overlap of two routes with the same number along this corridor is in violation of federal guidelines. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The two 74's cross I-95 here. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 13A is directly to the right. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Traffic from 74 is receives by southbound I-95 at right. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
An I-95/US 301 shield assembly follows. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
In one mile, at exit 10, US 301 will part ways with I-95 toward Fairmont. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The highway passes through some trees in the meantime. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 10 is straight ahead. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The exit 10 gore sign. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Now solo, I-95 passes under Davis Road. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Soon, it proceeds over West Boyce Road. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 7 serves the communities of McDonald and Raynham, via Raynham Road, in one mile. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Approaching exit 7, there is a row of trees in the Interstate's median. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The exit 7 gore. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Another row of trees in the median is seen ahead, a sight which will become more common once I-95 enters South Carolina. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Between exits, Dew Road crosses the highway. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The highway plunges into more trees straight ahead. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 2 with North Carolina Highway 130, which leads to North Carolina Highway 904 and Rowland, is a mile away. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 2, the final southbound exit fully in North Carolina, is ahead. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 2 is a partial cloverleaf interchange, with the movement from NC 130 east to I-95 south being a cloverleaf ramp. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 2 is followed by an I-95 shield. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
At exit 1 in half a mile, I-95 crosses paths with US 301 again, which now overlaps with sibling U.S. Route 501. This is known as the exit of the Mexican-themed South of the Border tourist trap in Hamer. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
South of the Border is specifically accessed from exit 1A, the South Carolina leg of the exit. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 1B (US 301/501 north), which is situated in North Carolina, is just ahead. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
I-95 crosses US 301/501 right around the state line. South of the Border's sombrero observation tower is seen in the distance. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
I-95 is now in South Carolina, where it will spend nearly the next 200 miles. Photo taken 07-14-2025.