North Carolina Highway 192

North Carolina Highway 192 (NC 192) is a proposed primary state highway designation in the U.S. state of North Carolina.[2] It will serve as the designation of an existing 2.6-mile (4.2 km) segment of freeway between Interstate 40 (I-40) Winston-Salem and the Winston-Salem Northern Beltway near Union Cross, currently designated I-74 and formerly U.S. Route 311 (US 311).[1] NC 192 will be designated when the final section of the Winston-Salem Northern Beltway opens in 2023, at which point I-74 will be rerouted onto that road.[2] It is not yet known what cardinal directions will be posted on guide signs for the route. The highway is completed but not yet signed.

This article is about the proposed designation in Winston-Salem. For the former alignment between South Carolina state line and Lake Lure, see North Carolina Highway 192 (1928-1937).

North Carolina Highway 192
Proposed NC 192 shown in red
Possible extension shown in blue
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length2.6 mi[1] (4.2 km)
Major junctions
From I-40 in Winston-Salem
To I-74 in Union Cross
Location
CountiesForsyth
Highway system

Route description

The proposed state highway will begin at the junction of I-40 and I-74 in Winston-Salem and run east for 2.6 miles (4.2 km) along what is today I-74, a four-lane freeway. After intersecting Ridgewood Road at a diamond interchange, the route will end near Union Cross at a future interchange with the Winston-Salem Northern Beltway, planned to be designated I-74.

History

The freeway to become NC 192 was initially constructed in the 1980s as a realignment of US 311. It was designated I-74 in 2012,[3] with signs being updated in 2014, despite the road's shoulders not being wide enough to meet Interstate Highway standards.[2]

US 311 was removed from the road in 2019 after approval from AASHTO the previous year,[4][2] with I-74 becoming the freeway's sole designation. Upon completion of the eastern section of the Winston-Salem Northern Beltway, I-74 will be rerouted onto that road. As a result, the NC 192 designation will be created on the current section of I-74 between I-40 and the new freeway.[2]

Future

A project has been proposed since at least 1991 by NCDOT and the city of Winston-Salem to construct a four-lane, limited-access boulevard from the terminus of the proposed NC 192 at I-40 to US 421 (Salem Parkway) at Exit 8. The road would feature a landscaped median and a parallel bicycle and pedestrian trail.[5][6] The project has been called the US 311 Connector[6] or the I-74 Connector.[7] While it appears on planning maps on the Winston-Salem 2040 Metro Transportation Plan, it is not listed in the plan[7] and no longer appears in the NCDOT State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).[8] Originally intended as an extension of the US 311 freeway, the connector would serve as an extension of NC 192, though official plans have not mentioned its designation since the truncation of US 311 to downtown Winston-Salem.

Exit list

The entire route is in Forsyth County. The directionality and future exit numbers of the proposed route are unknown.

Locationmi[1]kmExitDestinationsNotes
Winston-Salem0.00.0 I-40 – Winston-Salem, Statesville, GreensboroExisting interchanges of I-74
1.52.4Ridgewood Road
Union Cross2.64.2 I-74 – Mount Airy, High PointFuture interchange (construction to start in 2020)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
  •  U.S. Roads portal

References
  1. Google (December 15, 2019). "Proposed North Carolina Highway 192 Alignment" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  2. Young, Wesley (June 27, 2019). "U.S. 311 to High Point is going away (but don't worry drivers, an interstate is taking its place)". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  3. "I-74 Route Change (2012-10-04)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. October 4, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  4. Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (May 22, 2018). "2018 Spring Meeting Report to the Council on Highways and Streets" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 3, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  5. "Feasibility Study: Winston-Salem, US 301 Connector From I-40 to US 421 (Old I-40)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. February 19, 1991. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  6. Staff. "2003 Transportation Needs Document" (PDF). Project Details. Winston-Salem Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 6, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
  7. "2040 Metro Transportation Plan" (PDF). Street and Highway Element. Winston-Salem Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. September 17, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  8. "2020-2029 State Transportation Improvement Program" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. September 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
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