Capital Boulevard

Capital Boulevard is a major thoroughfare in Wake County, North Carolina. At various points along the route, it carries NC 50, US 70, US 401, and US 1. It links Downtown Raleigh with its northeastern suburbs. It is one of the busiest corridors in Raleigh, with 63000 average daily vehicles near its intersection with I-440.^[1]

Route description[]

Its southern terminus is at the northern edge of Downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. It begins as an urban expressway, with limited driveways and grade-separated interchanges through an industrial area north of Downtown, carrying two through lanes in each direction. After an interchange with I-440 it widens to 4 through lanes in each direction while also transitioning to a divided boulevard-grade roadway with signalized at-grade intersections and frequent driveways. The section between I-440 and I-540 is heavily commercial, saturated with shopping centers, anchored by Triangle Town Center, a large shopping mall near the interchange with I-540. North of I-540, the route becomes an arterial divided highway, with two lanes in each direction and a mixture of signalized intersections and grade-separated interchanges as it bypasses to the east of the Wakefield Plantation development of North Raleigh and to the west of the town of Wake Forest. Capital Boulevard ends at Purnell Road in Wake Forest, with the US 1 designation continuing on into Youngsville, Franklin County.

History[]

Capital Boulevard was originally named Downtown Boulevard as far north as its intersection with Wake Forest Road. North of Wake Forest Road it was known as North Boulevard.

Designations[]

The entirety of Capital Boulevard is part of a NC or US route. At its southern terminus, it carries US 401, US 70 and NC 50. US 70 and NC 50 leave Capital Boulevard at Wade Avenue. The road continues northward as US 401 until the interchange with I-440, where US 1 joins. US 401 leaves the road at Louisburg Road; the wide fly-over interchange between US 1 and US 401 is a major landmark of North Raleigh. From Louisburg Road to its northern terminus it carries US 1.

Major intersections[]

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The entire route is in Wake County.

Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Raleigh				West Peace Street - William Peace University	Southbound traffic uses Johnson and Harrington Streets
				US 70 west / NC 50 north (Wade Avenue)	West end of US 70 overlap; north end of NC 50 overlap
				Fairview Road
				Wake Forest Road (north)	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
				Wake Forest Road (south) / Atlantic Avenue
				I-440 / US 1 south - Cary, Rocky Mount	South end of US 1 overlap
				US 401 north (Louisburg Road) - Rolesville, Louisburg	North end of US 401 overlap
				I-540 to I-40 / I-87 - Durham, Knightdale
Wake Forest				US 1A north - South Main Street/Falls of Neuse Road
			124	NC 98 - Wake Forest, Durham, Bunn	SPUI interchange
			125	NC 98 Bus. - (Durham Road) Downtown Wake Forest	Diamond interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Landmarks[]

• William Peace University
• Triangle Town Center
• Falls Dam, Falls Lake and Falls Lake State Recreation Area

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