Interstate 97
Interstate 97 (I-97) is a part of the Interstate Highway System that runs entirely within Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The intrastate Interstate runs from U.S. Route 50 (US 50) and US 301 in Parole near Annapolis north to I-695 and I-895 in Brooklyn Park near Baltimore. The Interstate is the primary highway between Baltimore and Annapolis. I‑97 connects Annapolis with Baltimore–Washington International Airport and links the northern Anne Arundel County communities of Crownsville, Millersville, Severna Park, Glen Burnie, and Ferndale. It is the shortest primary Interstate Highway.
North Carolina Highway 97
West of Zebulon, just past the Wake–Nash County line, NC 97 has an interchange with US 264. Through Nash County, NC 97 is mostly a rural road oriented east–west. After intersecting Interstate 95 (I-95), it turns to a more northeast–southwest alignment, passing Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport, and then entering the city of Rocky Mount along West Raleigh Boulevard. In the center of Rocky Mount, NC 97 turns to a north–south alignment, and follows Arlington Street until it leaves the city, joining the east–west Cool Spring Road just north of the city limits. From here, NC 97 closely parallels the Tar River and through the small town of Leggett. After the bridge over Fishing Creek (a tributary of the Tar River), NC 97 intersects with US 258 and travels another before ending at an intersection with NC 122 just outside the town of Hobgood.