Silas Creek Parkway (Winston-Salem)

Silas Creek Parkway
Route information
History	Opened in 1961
Component; highways	NC 67 from Reynolda Road to Peters Creek Parkway;
Major junctions
North end	Bethabara Road/North Point Boulevard
	NC 67; US 421; US 158; NC 150; I-40;
South end	South Main Street
Location
Counties	Forsyth
Highway system
	North Carolina Highway System; Interstate; U.S.; State; Scenic;

Silas Creek Parkway is a parkway/freeway/boulevard in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Similar to Wendover Avenue in Greensboro, the road is hybrid in character: The road is Parkway (hense the name) in that it has a mix of interchanges, is also boulevard in that there is direct access to many of the properties. One section of the road is a freeway with a speed limit of 45 miles per hour (72 km/h). The road starts as a parkway heading near Wake Forest University. The road then becomes a freeway intersecting US 421 (Also known as Salem Parkway for most of the Winston-Salem section of the road) and US 158 (Stratford Road). After the passing the freeway section, the road become a boulevard, heading near places such as, the Forsyth County Medical Center, Hanes Mall, Forsyth Tech, and Marketplace Mall. The road finally becomes a street before the road ends.

Route description

The road starts at the North Point Boulevard/Bethabara Road intersection. The road then passes the Fairlawn Drive intersection, which is a connector to Reynolda Road (NC 67). Then there is an intersection with Sunnynoll Court which connects to Polo Road. The road then intersects at the with Wake Forest Road which is another Reynolda Road connector which gives access to Wake Forest University. NC 67 is also placed on the parkway at this connector. The road passes an interchange with Robinhood Road. The road then passes an intersection with Sherwood Forest Road with two of the roads on each side of the road which takes you to a residential road named Nottingham Road. The road passes a two quadrant interchange with Country Club Road. The northern side of the road connects to Tiseland Road which is a connector to Country Club Road. The road becomes a freeway with a Cloverleaf interchange with US 421 (also known as Salem Parkway). The road then passes an Folded Diamond interchange with US 158 (also known as Stratford Road). The road becomes a boulevard giving accesses to Forsyth Medical Center, Hanes Mall, and Forsyth Tech. The road then passes another interchange with Bolton Street. The road then briefly loses its median before the median returning NC 67 ends at the NC 150 (Peters Creek Parkway) intersection. The road continues with the I-40 intersection. The road then officially loses its median (becoming a local street). The road ends at the South Main Street intersection.

History

Junction list

The entire route is in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County.

mi	Destinations	Notes
	South Main Street	Southern Terminus
	I-40 – Greensboro
	NC 150 (Peters Creek Parkway)	Eastbound end of NC 67
	Bolton Street	Folded Diamond interchange
	Begin freeway
	US 158 (Stratford Road)	Folded diamond interchange
	US 421 (Salem Parkway)	Cloverleaf interchange
	End freeway
	Country Club Road	Two Quadrants Interchange; Northbound Connector: Tiseland Drive
	Robinhood Road	Interchange
	NC 67 (Reynolda Road)	Connectors: Fairlawn Drive, Sunnynoll Court, Wake Forest Road; westbound end of NC 67; Polo Road is unsigned.
	North Point Boulevard / Bethabara Road	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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