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Bannerless Interstate 440 reassurance marker posted along the Cliff Benson Beltline westbound. At present Interstate 440 features Inner and Outer loop banners or markers along its routing. However the designation will see east and westbound banners when NCDOT dedesignates the co-signed section with Interstate 40. Photo taken 07/12/05. |
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Nearing the three-quarter cloverleaf-interchange with Western Boulevard on Interstate 440 west & U.S. 1 south. Intersecting the Benson Beltline ahead is Western Boulevard, an east-west surface route between North Carolina State University and Cary. Photo taken 07/12/05. |
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An example of the Interstate 440 Benson Beltline reassurance signs featuring Inner or Outer Loop. These signs are found throughout the Interstate 440 routing north of Interstate 40 and compliment the bannerless shields like the one depicted above. Photo taken 07/12/05. |
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Drawing to within one half mile of the Exit 2B/A off-ramps to Western Boulevard on Interstate 440 west & U.S. 1 south. Western Boulevard intersects Gorman Street 0.75 miles to the east and Cabarrus Street outside of the Raleigh central business district in 2.6 miles. Photo taken 07/12/05. |
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Use Exit 2B for the city of Cary via Western Boulevard west and Exit 2A for Shaw University in downtown Raleigh. Western Boulevard merges with Hillsborough Street 1.2 miles west of Interstate 440 and 1.5 miles east of the Cary city line. Photo taken 07/12/05. |
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Exit 2B leaves Interstate 440 west & U.S. 1 southbound for Western Boulevard west and the city of Cary. Western Boulevard merges onto Hillsborough Street which becomes Chatham Street upon entering Cary. Photo taken 07/12/05. |
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Exit 2A loops onto Western Boulevard eastbound for the campus of North Carolina State University and downtown Raleigh. Western Boulevard becomes splits into Dorothea Drive (eastbound) and Cabarrus Street (westbound upon entering downtown. The boulevard passes through the college campus between Gorman Street and Ashe Avenue. Photo taken 07/12/05. |
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Exit 1D quickly departs the Benson Beltline outer loop just south of Western Boulevard at the Hinton and Wynnewood neighborhoods of west Raleigh. A half-diamond interchange joins Melbourne Road with Interstate 440 & U.S. 1 between Kaplan and Powell Drives. Melbourne Road serves local interests between the Western Boulevard and Athens Drive through streets. Photo taken 07/12/05. |
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Pushing southwest along Interstate 440 & U.S. 1 toward the Melbourne Drive overpass. A lone Interstate 440 reassurance marker is the last posted along the Cliff Benson Beltline before the junction with Interstate 40 & U.S. 64. Photo taken 07/12/05. |
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The one-mile guide sign of Exit 1 for the Interstate 440 merge with Interstate 40 & U.S. 64 exists at the Melbourne Drive overpass. The U.S. 64 shield was added after the initial installation of the guide sign because the federal route used to follow New Bern Avenue through the city. The federal highway now follows Interstate 440 from the Knightdale Bypass south to Interstate 40 at its junction with U.S. 1 & Interstate 440 ahead. Photo taken 07/12/05. |
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The ramps to Interstate 40 & U.S. 64 eastbound depart Interstate 440 west & U.S. 1 south via a collector/distributor roadway system. The same c/d roadway continues beyond the Interstate 440 merge onto Interstate 40 east to the U.S. 1 & 64 interchange with Walnut Street to the southwest. Therefore traffic interests to Cary via Walnut Street, Buck Jones Road north, or the Cary Towne Center should use the forthcoming Exit 1 c/d roadway. Photo taken 07/12/05. |
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Exit 1C departs Interstate 440 west & U.S. 1 southbound before the Cliff Benson Beltline end at Interstate 40 & U.S. 64. The partial-cloverleaf interchange joins the freeway with Jones Franklin Road in western Raleigh. Athens Drive passes over Interstate 440 ahead of the Exit 1C off-ramp. Photo taken 07/12/05. |
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Westbound at the ramp departure of Exit 1C to Jones Franklin Road into the Wynnewood neighborhood of Raleigh. Use Jones Franklin Road south for Macedonia and north for Athens Drive. Photo taken 07/12/05. |
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Jones Franklin Road passes over Interstate 440 & U.S. 1 one-quarter mile ahead of the full-cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 40 & U.S. 64. Ahead Interstate 440 merges onto Interstate 40 & U.S. 64 east (Tom Bradshaw Freeway) to the south of downtown Raleigh. U.S. 64 westbound departs Interstate 40 & 440 for a merge with U.S. 1 south through the city of Cary. Photo taken 07/12/05. |
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An Inner Beltline Interstate 440 shield directs motorists onto the Exit 1 c/d roadway for the continuation of the designation onto Interstate 40 & U.S. 64 east. Interstate 40-440 & U.S. 64 share eight miles of pavement between Cary and southeast Raleigh at present. At Exit 301, Interstate 440 & U.S. 64 turn north onto the Cliff Benson Beltline while Interstate 40 departs the area toward Benson (junction Interstate 95) and Wilmington. Photo taken 07/12/05. |
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A second auxiliary advises motorists of the partial-cloverleaf interchange with Walnut Street and Buck Jones Road via U.S. 1 south & 64 west. Walnut Street stems southeast of the Cary town center to Tryon Road at Macedonia. Photo taken 07/12/05. |
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Interstate 440 west splits from U.S. 1 south at the junction with Interstate 40 & U.S. 64. U.S. 1 & 64 continue along a freeway southwest to Apex where they split. Interstate 40 westbound continues northwest to Durham and Burlington. Interstate 40 & 440 join U.S. 64 east through the southern reaches of Raleigh. Photo taken 07/12/05. |
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A diagrammatical guide sign outlines the cloverleaf interchange configuration for Interstate 440 westbound drivers on the Exit 1 c/d roadway. Interstate 40 travels north to Raleigh-Durham International Airport and Research Triangle Park between here and Durham. Photo taken 07/12/05. |
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A view of the Exit 1B sign bridge from the U.S. 1 southbound mainline. Interstate 40 westbound meets Interstate 540 in ten miles and North Carolina 147 in 14 miles. Photo taken 07/12/05. |
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U.S. 64 traffic merges onto the Exit 1 c/d roadway ahead of the Exit 1A ramp departure for Interstate 40-440 & U.S. 64 east to south Raleigh, Garner, and Benson. U.S. 1 continues southwest from Raleigh as a freeway to Apex and Sanford. U.S. 64 joins the highway briefly before parting ways toward Pittsboro, Siler City, and Asheboro. Photo taken 07/12/05. |
Page Updated August 10, 2005.
