Interstate 277 (North Carolina)
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| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length: | 4.41 mi (7.10 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1981 – present | |||
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| Beltway around Center City, Charlotte | ||||
| South end: |
   I‑77 / US 21 / US 74
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US 74 (Independence Expy)  US 29 / NC 49 (Graham St) |
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| North end: |
 I‑77 / US 21 / NC 16
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| Counties: | Mecklenburg | |||
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Interstate 277 (I-277) is a auxiliary Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It serves as a 4.41 mi (7.10 km) partial loop around Charlotte center city.
I-277 is a four to eight-lane downtown beltway that surrounds Charlotte center city. Starting at exit 9 on I-77/US 21, it goes northeast, in concurrency with US 74, to Independence Freeway; from there it goes northwest, in concurrency with NC 16, back to I-77/US 21 (exit 11). I-277 is signed both north–south and with inner/outer directions.
I-277 is one of three ring roads serving the Charlotte area, the other two being Interstate 485 and Charlotte Route 4.
Though the highway is commonly known as "Interstate 277" or "I-277" throughout the state, the highway does have other known names it uses locally in areas.
The two freeway names were taken from former mayors of Charlotte, Stan Brookshire (1961–69) and John Belk (1969–77). The Brookshire was originally the Northwest Freeway (this name change took place in 1975), and the Belk is the newer stretch that was opened to traffic in two phases—the first in 1981 and the second in 1988. In addition, the Belk was the first section to be signed as I-277; the designation did not extend onto the Brookshire until 1987. John Belk's family is also the same one who founded the Belk department store chain. The two mayors are also the subjects of Brookshire & Belk: Businessmen in City Hall, a book written by Alex Coffin that highlights their accomplishments for Charlotte over the years. Most local residents, as well as traffic reports airing on local radio and television stations, use the names "Belk" and "Brookshire" when referring to I-277 rather than the highway number.
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