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Exit 42 — I-85 in North Carolina

North Tryon Street · Milepost 41.7 · 46 places at this exit.

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Gas · 11

Place	Off the ramp
Blink	0.8 mi · ev charging station
Exxon	0.8 mi · gas station	call
Shell	0.9 mi · gas station	call
Mobil	0.9 mi · gas station
Mobil	0.9 mi · gas station	call
Mobil	1.0 mi · gas station
Exxon	1.0 mi · gas station
Marathon	1.4 mi · gas station
Marathon	1.4 mi · gas station	call
QuikTrip	1.4 mi · fuel
Electrify America	1.5 mi · ev charging station

Food & restaurants · 17

Place	Off the ramp
El Taco Veloz	0.6 mi · mexican	call
Cottage Restaurant	0.7 mi · latin american restaurant	call
Mary’s Mexican Restaurant	0.7 mi · mexican restaurant	call
South 21 Jr	0.8 mi · sandwich shop	call
South 21 Junior Family Restaurant	0.8 mi · american restaurant	call
Chipotle Mexican Grill	0.8 mi · mexican restaurant	call
Firehouse Subs Belgate	0.8 mi · fast food restaurant	call
Firehouse Subs	0.9 mi · sandwich shop	call
Firenza Pizza	0.9 mi · pizza restaurant	call
Tora Izakaya	0.9 mi · japanese restaurant	call
Tropical Grille	0.9 mi · restaurant	call
Ely Tortilleria	0.9 mi · mexican restaurant	call
Starbucks	0.9 mi · coffee shop	call
MICH Tocumbo CLT	0.9 mi · ice cream shop	call
Panadería y Pastelería Odalys	0.9 mi · bakery	call
Texas Ranch Steakhouse & Saloon	0.9 mi · american restaurant	call
McDonald's	1.4 mi · burger	call

Hotels & stays · 11

Place	Off the ramp
Choice Hotels	0.6 mi · hotel	call
Clarion	0.7 mi · hotel
Baymont by Wyndham Charlotte University	0.7 mi · resort	call
Hilton Hotel (North Carolina)	0.8 mi · hotel
Economy Inn	0.8 mi · hotel	call
Ramada by Wyndham	0.8 mi · hotel	call
Charlotte Speedway Inn & Suites	0.8 mi · hotel	call
Rodeway Inn	0.8 mi · motel	call
Relax Inn	0.8 mi · motel	call
Sunset Inn	0.9 mi · hotel	call
Brookwood Inn Extended Stay	1.0 mi · hotel	call

Things to see · 7

Place	Off the ramp
Playground	0.9 mi · playground
Charlotte Art League	2.1 mi · museum	call
Historic Rosedale	2.5 mi · history museum	call
Van Landingham Glen	3.0 mi · botanical garden	call
UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens	3.2 mi · botanical garden	call
Charlotte Museum of History	3.5 mi · museum	call
Harambee Gardens	3.9 mi · museum	call

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