Interstate 85 in South Carolina
Interstate 85 (I-85) in the U.S. state of South Carolina runs northeast–southwest through Upstate South Carolina. Connecting regionally with Atlanta, Georgia, and Charlotte, North Carolina, it became the first Interstate Highway in South Carolina to have its originally planned mileage completed.
I-85 southbound at interchange with I-185/US 29 in Greenville
The Oconee County Welcome Center is shared with the frontage road at northbound exit 1.
Michelin North American headquarters near Greenville at exit 54 in 2008
The Upstate, historically known as the Upcountry, is a region of the U.S. state of South Carolina, comprising the northwesternmost area of the state. Although loosely defined among locals, the general definition includes the 10 counties of the commerce-rich I-85 corridor in the northwest corner of South Carolina. This definition coincided with the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area, as first defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in 2015. In 2023, the OMB issued its most updated definition of the CSA that coincides again with the 10-county region.
Image: Downtown Greenville SC
Image: Fountain at Morgan Square, Spartanburg, SC IMG 4821
Greenville
Spartanburg