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Exit 17A — I-85 in North Carolina

Gastonia · Milepost 17.2 · 44 places at this exit.

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Gas · 8

Place	Off the ramp
Shell	at the exit · gas station	call
Exxon	at the exit · gas station
Kangaroo Express	at the exit · fuel
Marathon	at the exit · fuel
S&K Express	0.9 mi · gas station	call
Valero	1.7 mi · gas station
Exxon	1.8 mi · gas station
bp	1.9 mi · gas station	call

Food & restaurants · 16

Place	Off the ramp
Showmars	at the exit · southern restaurant	call
Pancake House	at the exit · fast_food	call
LOS ARCOS	0.3 mi · mexican restaurant	call
Taco Bell	0.3 mi · fast food restaurant	call
Hardee's	0.3 mi · fast food restaurant	call
Papa John's Pizza	0.4 mi · pizza restaurant	call
Dunkin'	0.4 mi · coffee shop	call
Tra's Kitchen	0.5 mi · hot dog restaurant	call
Wendy's	0.6 mi · fast food restaurant	call
Zaxby's	0.6 mi · chicken restaurant	call
Tommy's Drive-In	0.9 mi · diner	call
ABC store	1.3 mi · coffee shop	call
Double Barrel Saloon	1.4 mi · bar and grill restaurant	call
Viva Tequis	1.4 mi · mexican restaurant	call
Barrister's	1.4 mi · american restaurant	call
Pita Wheel	1.4 mi · restaurant	call

Hotels & stays · 11

Place	Off the ramp
Motel 6	at the exit · motel	call
Days Inn by Wyndham Gastonia/West Charlotte Kings Mountain	at the exit · hotel	call
Red Roof Inn	at the exit · hotel
Quality Inn	at the exit · hotel	call
Choice Hotels	at the exit · hotel	call
WoodSpring Suites	at the exit · hotel	call
Moloch Elks Lodge 468	0.9 mi · lodge	call
Hill Top Motel	1.0 mi · motel	call
Choice Hotels	1.4 mi · hotel	call
Mid-Town Motor Inn	1.6 mi · resort	call
Gaston Lodge 263	2.2 mi · hotel	call

Things to see · 9

Place	Off the ramp
Wyant and Son Monument Company	at the exit · monument	call
Gaulden Monuments Charlotte	0.4 mi · monument	call
Playground	0.6 mi · playground
Playground	0.6 mi · playground
American Military Museum of Gastonia	1.7 mi · museum	call
Alfred C. Kessell History Center at Loray Mill	1.8 mi · museum	call
African American Museum of History & Culture	1.8 mi · history museum	call
Gaston County Museum	2.3 mi · museum	call
Armstrong Cemetery	2.5 mi · monument	call

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← Exit 17 (mile 17.1)
Exit 17B (mile 17.4) →
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