Editing Interstate 85 (section)

==History==
{{See also|Interstate 85 bridge collapse}}
In the northern half of I-85, the route roughly parallels an ancient Indian trading path documented since colonial times from Petersburg, Virginia, to the [[Catawba people|Catawba]] Indian territory.

I-85 near Petersburg once formed the southern end of the [[Richmond–Petersburg Turnpike]], which was completed in 1958. The tolls were removed in 1992 after [[Interstate 295 (Virginia)|I-295]] was completed.<ref>{{cite web |last = Kozel |first = Scott |url = http://www.roadstothefuture.com/RPT_I295.html |title = Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike (I-95/I-85) and I-285 |work = Roads of the Future |access-date = May 27, 2007 }}{{self-published source|date=March 2017}}</ref>{{self-published inline|certain=y|date=March 2017}}

Before a 2010 decision to raise the speed limit in the state to {{convert|70|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, Virginia's portion of I-85 was also the only Interstate Highway in the state with a posted [[speed limit]] greater than {{convert|65|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}. It was raised from {{convert|65|to|70|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} on July 1, 2006, by the state legislature.

In 2004, I-85 was rerouted around Greensboro; and it split with I-40 {{convert|8|mi|km|spell=in}} east of the original departure point. I-40 ran with I-85 along the bypass to the southern/western end and I-40 continued on a new freeway alignment at exit 121 until September 2008, when it was rerouted back to its old alignment through the city. Despite its reroute around Greensboro, the overall length for I-85 in North Carolina remains the same as before.
 
On the evening of March 30, 2017 a massive fire [[Interstate 85 bridge collapse|collapsed a bridge]] on I-85 in Atlanta. As a result, I-85 was closed to traffic for approximately {{convert|2|mi|km|spell=in}} between its split with I-75 and the interchange with [[Georgia State Route 400|SR&nbsp;400]].