Interstate 440 (abbreviated
I-440) in
North Carolina, also known as the
Raleigh Beltline and the
Cliff Benson Beltline, is a 16.4-mile (26.4-km) partial
beltway that nearly encircles central
Raleigh. Prior to August 2002, it was a complete loop and shared a concurrency with its parent,
Interstate 40 along the loop's southern segment (Tom Bradshaw Freeway). I-440 was labeled with
"Inner" and "Outer" lanes, making it one of the few
Interstate Highways in the
United States not primarily labeled with compass directions (e.g. east/west). It has now been truncated to avoid confusion, especially with the
I-540 "Outer Loop" and has been relabeled with an east–west orientation.