   Triangle Expressway | |
|---|---|
| Triangle Parkway Western Wake Expressway Southern Wake Expressway | |
 Triangle Expressway highlighted in red | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by NCDOT | |
| Length | 32.4 mi[1] (52.1 km) |
| Existed | 2011–present |
| Component highways | |
| Major junctions | |
| East end |   I-40 / I-42 near Garner |
| North end |  I-40 / I-885 in RTP |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| Counties | Durham, Wake |
| Highway system | |
The Triangle Expressway (TriEx) is the first modern toll road built in North Carolina, and one of the first toll roads in the United States built to use only electronic toll collection instead of toll booths. The overall freeway consists of three segments called the Triangle Parkway, the Western Wake Expressway, and the Southern Wake Expressway, totalling up to 32.4 miles (52.1 km) long. The six-lane Triangle Parkway extends Interstate 885 (I-885) 3.5 miles (5.6 km) via North Carolina Highway 885 (NC 885) in Durham County to meet North Carolina Highway 540 (NC 540) in Morrisville in Wake County. The Western Wake Expressway extends 12.4 miles (20.0 km) long, extending NC 540 to meet NC 55 in Apex. The Southern Wake Expressway extends 16.5 miles (26.6 km) long, extending NC 540 to meet I-40 and I-42 southeast of Garner.
- ^ "Triangle Expressway" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 1, 2022.