User:Djamaliyev64/Future Interstate 274

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Future Interstate 274 marker
Future Interstate 274
Route information
Auxiliary route of Future I-74
Maintained by NCDOT
Length16 mi (26 km)
Component
highways
NC 452
Major junctions
Beltway around Winston-Salem
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
Highway system

Interstate 274 (I-274) is the future designation for the western half of the beltway, currently designated as NC 452. When completed, it will connect US 158, near Clemmons, to Future I-74/Future I-285/US 52, in Bethania. I-274 first appeared on NCDOT planning maps in the early 2000s but was later disused for over a decade since. On May 20, 2019, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) approved a request to establish Future I-274. Justification given by NCDOT was that the 16.83-mile (27.09 km) section would satisfy a great need to alleviate congestion in Winston-Salem and connect the western portion of the urbanized area.[1][2]

  1. "NC Strategic Highway Corridors - Triad Vision Plan" (PDF). Retrieved August 28, 2012.
  2. Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (May 21, 2019). "2019 Spring Meeting Report to the Council on Highways and Streets" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2019.