Editing Winston-Salem, North Carolina (section)

===Thoroughfares===
[[File:Exits 6 at Westbound I-40 Business in Winston-Salem, NC.jpg|thumb|right|US 421 (Formerly Business I-40) at the US 52 interchange in downtown Winston-Salem.  (US 311 has since been truncated further north)]] 
[[Interstate 40|I-40]] serves as the main [[Interstate Highway System|interstate]] through the city, traversing from east–west, south of Downtown. [[Interstate 74 in North Carolina|I-74]] links Winston-Salem to [[High Point, North Carolina|High Point]] further southeast after its junction with Interstate 40. Interstate 74 is planned to be extended and routed onto the eastern leg of the [[Winston-Salem Northern Beltway]],  a freeway that will loop around the city, mostly to the north. This will include Auxiliary Route [[Interstate 274 (North Carolina)|I-274]] on the western section.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://journalnow.com/news/local/western-ws-beltway-delayed/article_ad8f518c-2af2-11ee-9b29-53109ad9542f.html|title=Wait grows longer for western segment of Winston-Salem Northern Beltway|last=Young|first=Wes|date=October 9, 2023|website=[[Winston-Salem Journal]]|access-date=February 19, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wstoday.6amcity.com/winston-salem-northern-beltway|title=What's the latest on the Winston-Salem Northern Beltway|last=Wanteu|first=Kellina|date=October 23, 2023|website=Winston-Salem Today|access-date=February 19, 2024}}</ref> [[Interstate 285 (North Carolina)|I-285]] is a spur route, that connects I-40 with I-85 from southern Winston-Salem to the Davidson County limits. [[U.S. Route 52|US 52]] runs concurrent with [[North Carolina Highway 8|NC 8]]) as the predominant north–south freeway through Winston-Salem, passing near the heart of downtown. [[Salem Parkway (North Carolina)|Salem Parkway]], which carries [[U.S. Route 421|US 421]], is an east–west freeway which passes through downtown Winston-Salem and traverses between I-40 at both points of the parkway. US 421 splits in the western part of the city onto its own freeway west (signed north) toward [[Wilkesboro, North Carolina|Wilkesboro]] and [[Boone, North Carolina]].  [[Silas Creek Parkway]], which carries [[North Carolina Highway 67|NC 67]] for most of its route, is an [[Limited-access road|expressway]] that traverses from the northwestern section of the city to the south central section. The corridor bypasses several areas surrounding downtown and serves as a vital connector to [[Wake Forest University]], [[Hanes Mall]], [[Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum|The LJVM Coliseum]], and [[Forsyth Tech]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://journalnow.com/news/local/northwest-almanac-early-days-of-silas-creek-parkway/article_0a2efef4-5413-5df3-ad61-67843005d45b.html|title=Northwest Almanac: Early days of Silas Creek Parkway|date=October 30, 2017|website=[[Winston-Salem Journal]]|access-date=October 9, 2020}}</ref>

Major arterial thoroughfares in Winston-Salem include Reynolda Road (which also carries [[NC 67]] for a portion of its length), [[North Carolina Highway 150|NC 150]] (Peters Creek Parkway), [[U.S. Route 158|US 158]] (Stratford Road), University Parkway, Hanes Mall Boulevard, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, North Point Boulevard, Country Club Road, Jonestown Road, Patterson Avenue, Fourth Street, Trade Street, Third Street, Liberty Street, and Main Street.
[[File:NC-082 Seal2.jpg|thumb|upright|Winston-Salem Civil Air Patrol Composite Squadron patch]]