North Carolina Highway 11 Bypass

The route begins as the Greenville Southwest Bypass at a partial interchange with NC 11 south of Ayden. The four-lane rural freeway wraps around the west side of Ayden using exit numbers that are based on mile markers of NC 11 mileage numbers. The route continues north to an interchange with NC 102 continuing northward through rural areas of Pitt County, including the Renston Rural Historic District, bypassing Winterville to the west and coming to two closely spaced diamond interchanges with Forlines Road and US 13 and US 264 Alternate (Dickinson Avenue). West of Greenville, the Greenville Southwest Bypass ends at a cloverleaf interchange with I-587, US 264, and Stantonsburg Road,[6] with the NC 11 Bypass freeway continuing north concurrent with US 264. Wrapping around the city of Greenville to the northwest, the route now uses US 264's mile mileage numbers. The route intersects NC 43 and NC 33 before terminating at a folded diamond interchange with US 13/NC 11/NC 903, from which US 264 continues to the east as a four-lane partial controlled access highway.

In December 2007, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) completed a final environmental impact statement and also identified the preferred alternatives for the project.[7] Due to the bypass's proposed routing passing through the Renston Rural Historic District, the design was modified in 2007 in order to lessen the freeway's impact on the district. The design changes included removing a proposed interchange at NC 903 and shifting the alignment of the bypass eastward.[8] In August 2008, NCDOT released a record of decision for the project, detailing the chosen alternative.[9] The acquisition of the right-of-way was completed in January 2015. Construction on the project began in September 2016, and the project was expected to be completed in June 2020.[3] In May 2015, NCDOT awarded a $159 million contract to Barnhill Contracting, Sanford Contractors and HDR Design Group to design and construct the project, which was built via the design-build method.[4][10][11] Initially, the project, which meets Interstate Highway standards, was expected to cost a total of $231.8 million, including $159 million for construction, and be completed by June 2020. However, the project was ahead of schedule and was expected to cost less than the original estimates and be completed by November 2019.[4][12][13] The Greenville Southwest Bypass opened to traffic on November 22, 2019.[14]

Exit numbers are based on the mileage of NC 11 from its mainline route to Interstate 587. The entire route is in Pitt County.

Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Ayden	0.0	0.0	—	NC 11 south – Kinston	Continuation as NC 11 south; northbound exit and southbound entrance; NC 11 north is signed as exit 112 on northbound NC 11 Bypass
			113	NC 102 – Ayden	Partial Cloverleaf Interchange; Signed as Exit 113A (east) and Exit 113B (west) from southbound NC 11 Bypass
Greenville			118	Forlines Road – Winterville, Pitt Community College	Diamond Interchange
			119	US 13 / US 264 west / US 264 Alt. east (Dickinson Avenue) – Snow Hill	West end of US 264 overlap; diamond interchange
	12.6	20.3	123 / 73	123A / 73B: Stantonsburg Road – Downtown Greenville 123B / 73A:  I-587 west (John P. East Memorial Highway) – Wilson	Cloverleaf interchange; signed as Exits 123A/B northbound and 73A/B southbound
			75	NC 43 – Greenville, Rocky Mount	Diamond interchange
			77	NC 33 – Tarboro, Greenville	Diamond interchange
			80	US 13 / US 264 east / NC 11 / NC 903 – Washington, Greenville, Bethel	Folded diamond interchange; east end of US 264 overlap; road continues east as US 264
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access