Silas Creek Parkway is a route in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The road is designed as a partial loop around several neighborhoods, from northwestern Winston-Salem, to the southeast area of the city. The route is an expressway as it has grade-separated interchanges and is a popular connector to Interstate 40 and US 421 to other locations in the city such as Wake Forest University, Hanes Mall, and the LJVM Coliseum. The route also has several at-grade intersections with major arterial thoroughfares especially in the southeast section which in which that stretch of the route uses a boulevard grade, giving more direct accesses to several commercial districts.
The route starts at an intersection with Main Street. The road then passes an access road to Intestate 40 that gives only access to eastbound before it enters into a commercially developed area. The road passes an intersection with Peters Creek Parkway (NC 150) where NC 67 now overlaps with the road. It then passes the Forsyth Tech campus before leaving the busy district where the road then meets Bolton Street at a folded diamond interchange, where the road upgrades to an expressway. The road passes Hanes Mall Boulevard in a busy shopping district and the Forsyth Medical Center. The road then passes the Stratford Road (US 158) and the Salem Parkway (US 421) exits. The road continues north as it passes the Country Club Road interchange. Shortly after, it passes an exit with Robinhood Road. The road then passes a residential area to the east. The road than heads towards the Wake Forest University campus coming to an exit with Reynolda Road which in which NC 67 leaves the road heading west towards Yadkin County also giving access to the campus. At this point the road's speed limit increases to 50 MPH speed limit passing very few at-grade intersections for the next 1.6 miles before the route meets at an intersection with Bethabara Road. From here, the road continues as North Point Boulevard.
Historyedit
Initial plansedit
In 1946, the Silas Creek Parkway was first proposed. The highway was initially constructed to go from Robinhood Road to what is now Reynolds Boulevard. There were among other changes in routing before 1956 when it was finalized.[1]
Early Constructionedit
On October 5, 1959, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (known as the State Highway Commission at the time) approved spending $500,000 to build a partial loop on the outskirts of Winston-Salem. It would run between the what was then the new Forsyth Memorial Hospital and the Western Electric Company plant at Reynolda Road. The parkway would be ushering in suburban development on the western side of the city and pushing the city's borders west. The parkway opened on November 4, 1961. In 1963, there were major changes to the route, the parkway was being widened to four lanes all along its route and the at grade intersections at Stratford Road and Robinhood Road were reutilized to grade-separated interchanges improving congestion along its route. In 1968, the Bolton Street intersection was also reutilized to an interchange.[2]
Extensions and reroutingsedit
During the 1980s, there were several major changes to the route. In 1988, Corporation Parkway which was a route in the city became an extension of Silas Creek Parkway. Also, there was an area plan The Polo Road-Reynolda Road Area Plan, prepared by the City-County Planning Board was adopted by the city-County Planning Board and the Winston-Salem Board of Winston-Salem Board of Aldermen following a public hearing. There was an endorsement of a new bypass of the Wake Forest University campus and areas surrounding the campus. Silas Creek Parkway adopted the 1983 study, which was planned to be finished between 1991 and 1993.[3] The bypass was completed in 1992 as a 1.7 mile partial controlled access highway and an extension of Silas Creek Parkway. Unlike the rest of the road, the extension uses the 50 MPH speed limit with new overpasses that carry Reynolda Road and Polo Road. On the extension, a new extension of Fairlawn Drive was built connecting the new extension with Reynolda Road giving drivers access to and from Reynolda Road from the new highway. The former northern terminus at Reynolda Road was turned into Y-Junction, using the name Wake Forest Road. Junction signs to Reynolda Road were installed southbound at Fairlawn Drive and in both directions at Wake Forest Road. In 1995, NC 67 was rerouted from going through downtown to going onto Silas Creek Parkway between the junctions at Reynolda Road to Peters Creek Parkway (NC 150)[4][5]
Westbound end of NC 67; interchange with connector roads (Wake Forest Road and Fairlawn Drive).
9.3
15.0
Bethabara Road / North Point Boulevard
Northern terminus, Continuation as North Point Boulevard.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
Referencesedit
^Silas Creek Parkway Completetion, Winston-Salem. 1987.
^HISTORIC ARCHITECTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY REPORT ADDENDUM: SILAS CREEK PARKWAY, PETERS CREEK PARKWAY, AND UNIVERSITY PARKWAY NATIONAL REGISTER ELIGIBILITY EVALUATION(PDF) (in Esperanto). 2016. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
^Silas Creek Parkway Completion, Winston-Salem: Environmental Impact Statement (in Esperanto). 1987. p. 12. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
^North Carolina Department of Transportation (1993). North Carolina Transportation Map (Map) (1993–1994 ed.). 1:823,680. Raleigh: North Carolina Department of Transportation – via University of North Carolina University Libraries.
^North Carolina Department of Transportation (1995). North Carolina State Transportation Map (Map) (1995 ed.). 1:823,680. Raleigh: North Carolina Department of Transportation – via University of North Carolina University Libraries.
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Carolina The road is designed as a partial loop around several neighborhoods from northwestern Winston Salem to the southeast area of the city The route is an expressway as it has grade separated interchanges and is a popular connector to Interstate 40 and US 421 to other locations in the city such as Wake Forest University Hanes Mall and the LJVM Coliseum The route also has several at grade intersections with major arterial thoroughfares especially in the southeast section which in which that stretch of the route uses a boulevard grade giving more direct accesses to several commercial districts Silas Creek ParkwayRoute informationLength9 4 mi 15 1 km ComponenthighwaysNC 67 from Peters Creek Parkway to Reynolda RoadMajor junctionsNorth endBethabara Road North Point BoulevardMajor intersectionsUS 421 Salem Parkway US 158 Stratford Road NC 150 Peters Creek Parkway I 40South endSouth Main StreetLocationCountryUnited StatesStateNorth CarolinaCountiesForsythHighway systemNorth Carolina Highway SystemInterstate US State Scenic Contents 1 Route description 2 History 2 1 Initial plans 2 2 Early Construction 2 3 Extensions and reroutings 3 Major junctions 4 ReferencesRoute description editThe route starts at an intersection with Main Street The road then passes an access road to Intestate 40 that gives only access to eastbound before it enters into a commercially developed area The road passes an intersection with Peters Creek Parkway NC 150 where NC 67 now overlaps with the road It then passes the Forsyth Tech campus before leaving the busy district where the road then meets Bolton Street at a folded diamond interchange where the road upgrades to an expressway The road passes Hanes Mall Boulevard in a busy shopping district and the Forsyth Medical Center The road then passes the Stratford Road US 158 and the Salem Parkway US 421 exits The road continues north as it passes the Country Club Road interchange Shortly after it passes an exit with Robinhood Road The road then passes a residential area to the east The road than heads towards the Wake Forest University campus coming to an exit with Reynolda Road which in which NC 67 leaves the road heading west towards Yadkin County also giving access to the campus At this point the road s speed limit increases to 50 MPH speed limit passing very few at grade intersections for the next 1 6 miles before the route meets at an intersection with Bethabara Road From here the road continues as North Point Boulevard History editInitial plans edit In 1946 the Silas Creek Parkway was first proposed The highway was initially constructed to go from Robinhood Road to what is now Reynolds Boulevard There were among other changes in routing before 1956 when it was finalized 1 Early Construction edit On October 5 1959 the North Carolina Department of Transportation known as the State Highway Commission at the time approved spending 500 000 to build a partial loop on the outskirts of Winston Salem It would run between the what was then the new Forsyth Memorial Hospital and the Western Electric Company plant at Reynolda Road The parkway would be ushering in suburban development on the western side of the city and pushing the city s borders west The parkway opened on November 4 1961 In 1963 there were major changes to the route the parkway was being widened to four lanes all along its route and the at grade intersections at Stratford Road and Robinhood Road were reutilized to grade separated interchanges improving congestion along its route In 1968 the Bolton Street intersection was also reutilized to an interchange 2 Extensions and reroutings edit During the 1980s there were several major changes to the route In 1988 Corporation Parkway which was a route in the city became an extension of Silas Creek Parkway Also there was an area plan The Polo Road Reynolda Road Area Plan prepared by the City County Planning Board was adopted by the city County Planning Board and the Winston Salem Board of Winston Salem Board of Aldermen following a public hearing There was an endorsement of a new bypass of the Wake Forest University campus and areas surrounding the campus Silas Creek Parkway adopted the 1983 study which was planned to be finished between 1991 and 1993 3 The bypass was completed in 1992 as a 1 7 mile partial controlled access highway and an extension of Silas Creek Parkway Unlike the rest of the road the extension uses the 50 MPH speed limit with new overpasses that carry Reynolda Road and Polo Road On the extension a new extension of Fairlawn Drive was built connecting the new extension with Reynolda Road giving drivers access to and from Reynolda Road from the new highway The former northern terminus at Reynolda Road was turned into Y Junction using the name Wake Forest Road Junction signs to Reynolda Road were installed southbound at Fairlawn Drive and in both directions at Wake Forest Road In 1995 NC 67 was rerouted from going through downtown to going onto Silas Creek Parkway between the junctions at Reynolda Road to Peters Creek Parkway NC 150 4 5 Major junctions editThe entire route is in Winston Salem Forsyth County All exits are unnumbered mikmDestinationsNotes0 00 0South Main StreetSouthern Terminus0 50 80 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp I 40 east to US 52 Greensboro1 01 6 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp NC 150 Peters Creek Parkway NC 67 ends to I 40Eastbound end of NC 67 at grade intersection3 04 8Bolton StreetFolded diamond interchange3 35 3Hanes Mall BoulevardAt grade intersection3 96 3 nbsp US 158 Stratford Road Folded diamond interchange4 47 1 nbsp US 421 Salem Parkway Cloverleaf interchange5 08 0Country Club RoadTwo Quadrants Interchange northbound via Tiseland Drive6 610 6Robinhood RoadRight in right out interchange7 512 1 nbsp nbsp NC 67 west Reynolda Road Wake Forest UniversityWestbound end of NC 67 interchange with connector roads Wake Forest Road and Fairlawn Drive 9 315 0Bethabara Road North Point BoulevardNorthern terminus Continuation as North Point Boulevard 1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miReferences edit Silas Creek Parkway Completetion Winston Salem 1987 HISTORIC ARCHITECTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY REPORT ADDENDUM SILAS CREEK PARKWAY PETERS CREEK PARKWAY AND UNIVERSITY PARKWAY NATIONAL REGISTER ELIGIBILITY EVALUATION PDF in Esperanto 2016 Retrieved 2022 07 23 Silas Creek Parkway Completion Winston Salem Environmental Impact Statement in Esperanto 1987 p 12 Retrieved 2020 09 21 North Carolina Department of Transportation 1993 North Carolina Transportation Map Map 1993 1994 ed 1 823 680 Raleigh North Carolina Department of Transportation via University of North Carolina University Libraries North Carolina Department of Transportation 1995 North Carolina State Transportation Map Map 1995 ed 1 823 680 Raleigh North Carolina Department of Transportation via University of North Carolina University Libraries Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Silas Creek Parkway Winston Salem amp oldid 1149416876, wikipedia, wiki, 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