Winston-Salem Northern Beltway

Winston-Salem Northern Beltway
Winston-Salem Northern Beltway
	Open segment shown in red; segment under construction in blue; proposed NC 452 in purple
Route information
	Maintained by NCDOT
Length	12.5 mi (20.1 km)
Existed	2020–present
Component; highways	NC 452 (Clemmons–Rural Hall); NC 74 (Rural Hall–Union Cross);
Major junctions
West end	US 52 near Rural Hall
	NC 66 near Rural Hall; US 311 in Walkertown; US 158 in Walkertown;
East end	US 421 / NC 150 in Kernersville
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Forsyth
Highway system
	North Carolina Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic;

The Winston-Salem Northern Beltway is a partially completed freeway loop around the city of Winston-Salem in North Carolina. The western section has been designated as North Carolina Highway 452 (NC 452), which will become I-274 when completed, and the eastern section of the beltway will is designated as North Carolina Highway 74 (NC 74), which will become part of I-74 when completed. The entire route is in Forsyth County.

The beltway would make Winston-Salem the seventh city in North Carolina to have a full or partial Interstate loop; the other six are Asheville (I-240), Charlotte (I-485 and I-277), Raleigh (I-440 and I-540), Wilmington (I-140), Greensboro (I-840), and Fayetteville (I-295).