Wendover Avenue (Greensboro)
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Wendover Avenue is a major road in Guilford County, North Carolina
. The road's central segment is a curvy freeway, but most of the road is a boulevard
with frequent traffic signals. It serves as a partial loop around downtown Greensboro
and a popular connector to major routes like I-40
, I-73
, US 421, US 29, US 220, US 70, and NC 68. It also links urban areas in the Piedmont Triad
region like High Point to small communities like McLeansville.
Wendover Avenue carries the following designations:
Road and I-73
and crossing into Greensboro city limits
, Wendover widens to an 6-8 lane boulevard and enters the city's busiest shopping district ("The Bump"). Traffic jams are common along this stretch of road past. Wendover crosses I-40
in this area; Wendover Avenue is one of I-40's busiest exits in North Carolina.
Shortly after veering to the left at a fork with Clifton Road, Wendover becomes a 4-6 lane divided freeway with a speed limit
of 45 mph. After passing exits for Spring Garden Road, Holden Road, Market Street, Wendover comes to partial interchanges with Friendly Avenue, Green Valley Road, and Benjamin Parkway, giving access to Friendly Center
.
Continuing past the exit for Westover Terrace, the freeway comes to an interchange with Batteground Avenue and US 220, where the freeway downgrades back to a boulevard with many at-grade interchanges. US 220 then joins Wendover Avenue in an easterly direction (signed SOUTH 220) through northern Greensboro to a parclo interchange with US 29 and US 70 in northeast Greensboro. US 220 leaves Wendover here, heading south with US 29 SOUTH and US 70 WEST, but US 70 EAST joins Wendover here.
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
. The road's central segment is a curvy freeway, but most of the road is a boulevard
Boulevard
A Boulevard is type of road, usually a wide, multi-lane arterial thoroughfare, divided with a median down the centre, and roadways along each side designed as slow travel and parking lanes and for bicycle and pedestrian usage, often with an above-average quality of landscaping and scenery...
with frequent traffic signals. It serves as a partial loop around downtown Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S...
and a popular connector to major routes like I-40
Interstate 40
Interstate 40 is the third-longest major east–west Interstate Highway in the United States, after I-90 and I-80. Its western end is at Interstate 15 in Barstow, California; its eastern end is at a concurrency of U.S. Route 117 and North Carolina Highway 132 in Wilmington, North Carolina...
, I-73
Interstate 73
Interstate 73 is a main route of the Interstate Highway System, currently located entirely within the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is part of a longer planned corridor, defined by various Federal laws to run from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, to Grayling, Michigan, but only the part south of...
, US 421, US 29, US 220, US 70, and NC 68. It also links urban areas in the Piedmont Triad
Piedmont Triad
The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the...
region like High Point to small communities like McLeansville.
Wendover Avenue carries the following designations:
- Secondary Road 1541 from NC 68 to Clifton Road
- Secondary Road 2254 from Clifton Road to Battleground Avenue
- US 220 from Battleground Avenue to O'Henry Boulevard
- US 70 from O'Henry Boulevard to Burlington Road
West Wendover Avenue
Wendover Avenue's western terminus is at NC 68 in High Point. From this terminus, Wendover travels northeast out of High Point past "The Paladium", a local shopping center. Continuing northeast as a 4-lane boulevard, Wendover passes a predominantly residential area. After passing an interchange with Guilford CollegeGuilford College
Guilford College, founded in 1837 by members of the Religious Society of Friends , is an independent college whose stated mission is to: provide a transformative, practical and excellent liberal arts education that produces critical thinkers in an inclusive, diverse environment, guided by Quaker...
Road and I-73
Interstate 73
Interstate 73 is a main route of the Interstate Highway System, currently located entirely within the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is part of a longer planned corridor, defined by various Federal laws to run from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, to Grayling, Michigan, but only the part south of...
and crossing into Greensboro city limits
City limits
The terms city limits and city boundary refer to the defined boundary or border of a city. The area within the city limits is sometimes called the city proper. The terms town limits/boundary and village limits/boundary mean the same as city limits/boundary, but apply to towns and villages...
, Wendover widens to an 6-8 lane boulevard and enters the city's busiest shopping district ("The Bump"). Traffic jams are common along this stretch of road past. Wendover crosses I-40
Interstate 40
Interstate 40 is the third-longest major east–west Interstate Highway in the United States, after I-90 and I-80. Its western end is at Interstate 15 in Barstow, California; its eastern end is at a concurrency of U.S. Route 117 and North Carolina Highway 132 in Wilmington, North Carolina...
in this area; Wendover Avenue is one of I-40's busiest exits in North Carolina.
Shortly after veering to the left at a fork with Clifton Road, Wendover becomes a 4-6 lane divided freeway with a speed limit
Speed limit
Road speed limits are used in most countries to regulate the speed of road vehicles. Speed limits may define maximum , minimum or no speed limit and are normally indicated using a traffic sign...
of 45 mph. After passing exits for Spring Garden Road, Holden Road, Market Street, Wendover comes to partial interchanges with Friendly Avenue, Green Valley Road, and Benjamin Parkway, giving access to Friendly Center
Friendly Center
Friendly Center is a large, open-air shopping center located in northwestern Greensboro, North Carolina, at the intersection of Wendover Avenue and Friendly Avenue. The shopping center opened in August 1957. With its unusual sector design, Friendly Center is essentially an outdoor lifestyle center....
.
Continuing past the exit for Westover Terrace, the freeway comes to an interchange with Batteground Avenue and US 220, where the freeway downgrades back to a boulevard with many at-grade interchanges. US 220 then joins Wendover Avenue in an easterly direction (signed SOUTH 220) through northern Greensboro to a parclo interchange with US 29 and US 70 in northeast Greensboro. US 220 leaves Wendover here, heading south with US 29 SOUTH and US 70 WEST, but US 70 EAST joins Wendover here.