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NC 540
Interstate 540 (I-540) and North Carolina Highway 540 (NC 540), also known as the Raleigh Outer Loop, is a partially-completed beltway around the city of Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. When complete, it will fully encircle the city and nearby suburbs, meeting its parent route of I-40 in two locations. The first section from Durham to Knightdale is an Interstate Highway, and the remaining section from Garner to Durham is a North Carolina state highway. The first section of I-540 runs from I-40 near the Raleigh–Durham International Airport to I-87/ U.S. Highway 64 (US 64)/ US 264 south of Knightdale. The route opened in January 2007, and was intended to be renumbered to I-640 and an Interstate highway in full when completed. The NCDOT decided against both when it became financially unfeasible to construct the entire route with public funds within a reasonable timeframe. The remaining portion of the route (approximately two-thirds of the total completed mileag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The News & Observer
''The News & Observer'' is an American regional daily newspaper that serves the greater Triangle area based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The paper is the largest in circulation in the state (second is the '' Charlotte Observer''). The paper has been awarded three Pulitzer Prizes, the most recent of which was in 1996 for a series on the health and environmental impact of North Carolina's booming hog industry. The paper was one of the first in the world to launch an online version of the publication, Nando.net in 1994. Ownership On May 17, 1995 the News & Observer Publishing Company was sold to McClatchy Newspapers of Sacramento, California, for $373 million, ending 101 years of Daniels family ownership. In the mid-1990s, flexo machines were installed, allowing the paper to print thirty-two pages in color, which was the largest capacity of any newspaper within the United States at the time. The McClatchy Company currently operates a total of twenty-nine daily newspapers in fourt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US 264
U.S. Route 264 (US 264) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway System, United States Highway located completely within the U.S. state of North Carolina, running for . Its western terminus is located at Interstate 87 (North Carolina), Interstate 87 (I-87), Interstate 440 (North Carolina), I-440, and U.S. Route 64 in North Carolina, US 64 in Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh. US 264 is a freeway between Raleigh and Wilson, North Carolina, Wilson, with segments running Concurrency (road), concurrently with I-87, Interstate 587 (North Carolina), I-587, Interstate 795 (North Carolina), I-795, and US 64. The highway is largely parallel to I-587 between Wilson and Greenville, North Carolina, Greenville and primarily serves smaller communities such as Saratoga, North Carolina, Saratoga and Farmville, North Carolina, Farmville. East of Greenville, US 264 is an important highway connecting communities such as Washington, North Carolina, Washington, Belh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
