Research Triangle Expressway (NC 540)

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Research Triangle Expressway (NC 540) is a modern toll highway in North Carolina that serves as a key outer beltway around the Raleigh–Durham area, improving regional connectivity and access to Research Triangle Park.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf expressway ⓘ
limited-access highway ⓘ
outer beltway ⓘ
toll highway ⓘ
accessControl fully controlled-access ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Triangle Expressway ⓘ
category Toll roads in North Carolina ⓘ
Transportation in Durham County, North Carolina ⓘ
Transportation in Wake County, North Carolina ⓘ
connectsTo Interstate 40 ⓘ
Interstate 540 ⓘ
NC 55 ⓘ
US 1 ⓘ
US 64 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
designedFor commuter traffic ⓘ
regional through traffic ⓘ
environmentalConsideration constructed with environmental mitigation measures ⓘ
futureRole complete beltway around Raleigh when fully built ⓘ
hasLanes multiple lanes in each direction ⓘ
highwayType state highway ⓘ
improves regional connectivity in the Research Triangle ⓘ
locatedIn Durham County, North Carolina ⓘ
Raleigh–Durham metropolitan area ⓘ
Wake County, North Carolina ⓘ
maintainedBy North Carolina Department of Transportation ⓘ
North Carolina Turnpike Authority ⓘ
officialName North Carolina Highway 540 ⓘ
opened 2011 ⓘ
2012 ⓘ
partOf North Carolina Turnpike System ⓘ
partOfPlan Raleigh Outer Loop ⓘ
passesNear Apex, North Carolina ⓘ
Holly Springs, North Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Holly Springs
passesThrough Cary, North Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Cary

Morrisville, North Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Morrisville
primaryFunction outer beltway for Raleigh–Durham area ⓘ
regionServed Durham, North Carolina ⓘ
Raleigh, North Carolina ⓘ
Research Triangle ⓘ
routeNumber 540 ⓘ
serves Research Triangle Park ⓘ
shortName NC 540 ⓘ
speedLimit 70 mph (typical posted limit on segments) ⓘ
state North Carolina ⓘ
toll yes ⓘ
tollCollectionMethod all-electronic tolling ⓘ
open road tolling ⓘ
usesTollSystem E-ZPass compatible transponders ⓘ
NC Quick Pass ⓘ

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Research Triangle Park → adjacentTo → Research Triangle Expressway (NC 540) ⓘ
North Carolina Highway 540 → partOf → Raleigh Outer Loop ⓘ
linked to: Research Triangle Expressway (NC 540)
NC 540 → partOf → Research Triangle Expressway ⓘ
linked to: Research Triangle Expressway (NC 540)