Wendover Avenue is a road in

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, United States. Most of the road is hybrid in character: it is like an

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in that it has a mix of interchanges and

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-controlled

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s, but like a

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in that there is direct access to many of the adjacent properties; the central segment of the road is a curvy

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. It serves as a partial

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around downtown

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and a popular connector to major routes like

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, US 421,

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, US 220, US 70, and NC 68. It also links urban areas in the

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region like High Point to small communities like McLeansville.

Route description

Wendover Avenue is divided into a "West" segment and an "East" segment.

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 Palladium

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. Continuing northeast as a four-lane

, Wendover passes a predominantly

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area. After passing a

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interchange with Guilford College Road and an interchange with

, the road crosses into the Greensboro

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and later widens to a 6–8 lane boulevard, entering the city's busiest shopping district ("The Bump").

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s are common along this stretch of road. Wendover crosses

in this area; Wendover Avenue is one of I-40's busiest exits in North Carolina. After passing Clifton Road (there was a fork in the road until late 2013 or early 2014), Wendover becomes a 4–6 lane divided freeway with a

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of . After passing exits for Spring Garden Street, Holden Road (an inverted SPUI interchange) and Market Street, Wendover comes to partial interchanges with Friendly Avenue, Green Valley Road, and Benjamin Parkway, giving access to

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. Continuing past the exit for Westover Terrace, the freeway comes to an interchange with Battleground Avenue and US 220, where the freeway downgrades back to a boulevard with many

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intersections. US 220 then joins Wendover Avenue in an easterly direction (signed SOUTH 220) through northern Greensboro to a

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interchange with

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.

East Wendover Avenue

US 70 takes US 220's place, following Wendover Avenue east toward McLeansville. About further, Burlington Road merges into US 70 and Wendover Avenue. At this point, East Wendover Avenue ends, while US 70 continues east with Burlington Road. Shortly after this intersection, US 70 has an interchange with the Future I-840 before going on to McLeansville and

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Major junctions

References

{{Reflist Freeways in North Carolina High Point, North Carolina Transportation in Greensboro, North Carolina Transportation in Guilford County, North Carolina U.S. Route 70 Expressways in North Carolina