EXHIBIT 23.1




                            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the Incorporation by reference in this registration statement 
of Triangle Bancorp, Inc. on Form S-8 (File No. 333-      ) of our report 
dated February 2, 1996, on our audits of the consolidated financial 
statements of Triangle Bancorp, Inc. as of December 31, 1995 and 1994, 
and for the years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993, appearing in 
the 1995 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Triangle Bancorp, Inc. filed with 
the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act 
of 1934.


COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


Raleigh, North Carolina
March 11, 1997