Interstate 40 Business (North Carolina)

Interstate 40 Business (North Carolina)

Infobox_road
highway_name = Interstate 40 Business
marker_

alternate_name = "Business loop of the Interstate Highway System."
length = 15 mi (25 km)
direction = West/East
starting_terminus =
ending_terminus =
cities = Winston-Salem, NC
established = 1992
system = Interstate Highway System

Interstate 40 Business (coloquially Business 40) is a 16-mile (27-km) loop highway that serves the downtown area of Winston-Salem. It is a freeway (though not completely up to Interstate standards) for its entire length, which is rare for Business Interstates. This is due to the fact it travels the old route of Interstate 40 through the city.

Route description

The freeway connects to Interstate 40 (I-40) in western Winston-Salem. It then proceeds east through Winston-Salem, and returns to I-40 just east of Kernersville near Colfax.

This was the original alignment of I-40, which ran through the city of Winston-Salem from 1957 until 1992, when the main route was moved onto a new bypass further south. A Greensboro section was created later when the main I-40 route was moved onto the new Greensboro Urban Loop south of that city in February 2008. Exit numbers for the new Greensboro part of the route reflected a continuation of the mileage of the original Business I-40 highway (24-31). [ [http://www.ncdot.org/projects/greensborourbanloop/ NCDOT: Greensboro Urban Loop ] ] This Greensboro portion though was decommissioned in September 2008 (see below).

Currently, the original Winston-Salem portion is undergoing a major upgrade to repair and replace many of the freeway's old design flaws which include rudimentary roadbed grading, narrow ramps, and short merging areas. In the late 1990s, the locally famous "Hawthorne Curve" near the North Carolina Baptist Hospital was rebuilt, softening the curve's angle.

Former Route towards Greensboro

[


right|thumb|500px|Since_2004,_the_Greensboro-area_freeways_have_undergone_various_designation_changes._After_2008,_I-40_will_follow_its_former_routing_through_Greensboro,_while_I-73,_I-85_(and_now_US_421)_will_continue_to_use_the_southern_half_of_the_Greensboro Urban Loop.] After leaving Winston-Salem Business 40 traveled unsigned for 6 miles (10 km) along I-40 to the junction of I-840 and I-40/73 where it continued 7 more miles to where it met Interstate 85 Business (Business 85). Interstate 85 Business through Greensboro was the former alignment of Interstate 85 (I-85) that was demoted in 2004 when the first section of the Greensboro Urban Loop opened up. [ [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-4295548_ITM New Greensboro, N.C., Highway Makes Debut] ] Business 40 then traveled with Business 85 eight more miles to its eastern terminus at the intersection of Interstates 85 and 40.

In Winston-Salem Business 40 is sometimes signed as the East-West Expressway or the Downtown Expressway. In Greensboro it was also known as Fordham Blvd. and Preddy Blvd. The route also carried U.S. Highway 158, North Carolina Highway 150, and U.S. Highway 421 for various lengths. [ [http://www.ncdot.org/projects/greensborourbanloop/ NCDOT: Greensboro Urban Loop ] ]

Greensboro I-40 Relocation

On September 12, 2008, after complaints by local residents and motorist on the confusion between Interstate 40, and Business Interstate 40 through Greensboro, NCDOT officials got permission from the FHWA to reroute Interstate 40 back through the city of Greensboro and decommission Business Interstate 40. This placed Interstate 40 on its original route while leaving I-73 and I-85 signed along the Greensboro Urban Loop. By the end of Fall 2008 Business Interstate 40 signs through Greensboro will be replaced back with Interstate 40 signs, and US 421 will be rerouted to replace most of the I-40 route along the Loop. [ [https://apps.dot.state.nc.us/pio/releases/details.aspx?r=1854 NCDOT Press Release dated 9/12/08] ]

Exit list

ee also

*Greensboro Urban Loop
*
*
*
*

References

External links

* [http://members.cox.net/ncroads/interst/gr040.html: NCRoads - Green 40]
* [http://www.news-record.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060211/NEWSREC0101/602110302/1001/NEWSREC0201 Greensboro News & Record - Death Valley Reference]
* [http://www.duke.edu/~rmalme/i73seg4.html I-73 in NC Segment 4 and 5 Page]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Interstate 85 Business (North Carolina) — Infobox road highway name = Interstate 85 Business marker alternate name = Business loop of the Interstate Highway System. length = Southern Segment: 30 miles (48 km) Northern Segment: 11 miles (18 km) direction = South/North starting terminus =… …   Wikipedia

  • Interstate 95 Business (North Carolina) — Infobox NC Route type=Interstate BL article route=95 name notes=Business loop of the Interstate Highway System length mi=15 length round=0 length ref= direction a=South starting terminus= junction= direction b=North ending terminus=… …   Wikipedia

  • Interstate 40 in North Carolina — This article is about the section of Interstate 40 in North Carolina. For the entire length of the highway, see Interstate 40. Interstate 40 …   Wikipedia

  • Interstate 74 in North Carolina — This article is about the section of Interstate 74 in North Carolina. For the entire length of the highway, see Interstate 74. Interstate 74 …   Wikipedia

  • Interstate 85 in North Carolina — Infobox road state=NC route=85 type=I length mi=233 length round=2 direction a=South terminus a=Jct|state=SC|I|85 at South Carolina state line junction=Jct|state=NC|US|74 near Kings Mountain Jct|state=NC|US|321 in Gastonia Jct|state=NC|I|485 in… …   Wikipedia

  • Interstate 440 (North Carolina) — Interstate 440 Beltline Route information …   Wikipedia

  • Interstate 540 (North Carolina) — Interstate 540 NC 540 Raleigh Outer Loop …   Wikipedia

  • Interstate 95 in South Carolina — This article is about the section of Interstate 95 in South Carolina. For the entire length of the highway, see Interstate 95. Interstate 95 Mark H. Coates Highway …   Wikipedia

  • Interstate 20 in South Carolina — Infobox road state=SC route=20 type=I maint=South Carolina Department of Transportation length mi=141 length round=0 length ref=Fact|date=August 2008 established= direction a=West terminus a=Jct|state=GA|I|20 at the Georgia line/Savannah River… …   Wikipedia

  • Interstate 85 in South Carolina — Infobox road state=SC route=85 type=I length mi= length round=2 direction a=South terminus a=Jct|state=GA|I|85 at Georgia state line junction=jct|state=SC|I|26 in Spartanburg direction b=North terminus b=Jct|state=NC|I|85 at North Carolina state… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”