Raleigh, North Carolina

:Raleigh redirects here. For the bicycle manufacturer, see Raleigh (bicycle). For the English explorer, see Sir Walter Raleigh.

Transportation

• Air: Raleigh-Durham International Airport is just northwest of Raleigh on I-40 between Raleigh and Durham, North Carolina.
• Interstate highway: I-40, I-440 Beltline, I-540
• Note that the Beltline makes a loop around the city. Visitors and even long-time residents are frequently confused by the terminology "Inner Beltline/Inner Loop" and "Outer Beltline/Outer Loop," which denotes the direction of travel on I-440. (Inner=clockwise, Outer=counter-clockwise).
• United States Highways:

:::US-1 (known in parts of Raleigh as Capital Boulevard)

Related Topics:
US-1 - Capital Boulevard

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:::US-64

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:::US-70 (known in parts of Raleigh as Glenwood Avenue)

Related Topics:
US-70 - Glenwood Avenue

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:::US-264

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:::US-401 (known in parts of Raleigh as Capital Boulevard)

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• Passenger Rail: Amtrak Carolinian, Piedmont and Silver Star offer daily service to Charlotte, Richmond, Washington DC and Miami
• Local Bus: Within Raleigh, the CAT system. The Triangle Transit Authority operates buses that serve the region and connect to municipal bus systems in Durham and Chapel Hill; this authority is planning a regional rail system to run through Durham, the RTP, Cary and Raleigh.
• Bicycle: All public buses are equipped with bicycle racks. A small minority of roads are equipped with bicycle lanes.

Capital Boulevard is a significant road in Raleigh. Its southern terminus is near the capitol building in downtown Raleigh, where it splits into McDowell Street (one-way heading north) and Dawson Street (one-way heading south). The northern terminus of Capital Boulevard is at the Raleigh city limits (where the street changes its name). Because this road was the major route of traffic to and from the government buildings of the state capital, a great deal of light industry, commercial work, and service industry grew up along it. In recent years, this development has expanded northward. The portion of Capital Boulevard between downtown Raleigh and the I-440 beltline is a limited access highway. Major highways US-1 and US-401 follow Capital Boulevard until 401 splits off north of the I-440 beltline and becomes Louisburg Road.

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