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NC 540 (Western Wake Expressway) is toll free westbound from I-40/540 to NC 54 at Exit 69.
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NC 540 crosses into Wake County 0.50 miles south from the end of Interstate 540.
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NC 540 becomes Toll NC 540 at the exchange with NC 54 (Chapel Hill Road).
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NC 54 runs north from Cary through the town of Morrisville to Exit 69 at Clegg.
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Toll NC 540 is initially signed as westbound to NC 147 (Triangle Expressway).
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Toll NC 147 extends the Triangle Expressway north 3.11 miles to I-40 and the Durham Freeway (NC 147) through Research Triangle Park (RTP).
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An extension of Toll NC 147 south from the directional T interchange (Exit 67) at NC 540 to Davis Drive is planned for 2027 or later.
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The first toll collection point along NC 540 southbound.
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A cloverleaf interchange (Exit 59) with c/d roadways connects NC 540 with U.S. 64 at Apex.
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Photo Credits:
12/15/16, 02/15/19 by AARoads
Connect with:
U.S. 1
U.S. 64
Highway 147 - Durham Freeway
Page Updated 07-14-2020.