Bryan Boulevard (Greensboro)
| Bryan Boulevard | |
|---|---|
| Major junctions | |
| West end: |
  I‑73 / I‑840 near PTIA
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| East end: | Benjamin Parkway in Greensboro |
| Location | |
| Counties: | Guilford |
| Highway system | |
Joseph M. Bryan Boulevard (often signed as just Bryan Blvd) is a limited-access corridor connecting North Carolina Highway 68 with Benjamin Parkway in Greensboro, North Carolina. Segments of this road are now Interstate 73. The four-lane highway serves as the main entrance for Piedmont Triad International Airport and was once named "Airport Parkway". A construction project in 2006 relocated a segment of Bryan Boulevard to make room for the airport's new FedEx hub and third runway; flyover ramps for the airport's entrances and exits have been the most recent additions to Bryan Blvd.
In May 2017, Bryan Boulevard was closed at Old Oak Ridge - Piedmont Triad International Airport for construction of the Future I-73 Corridor. Bryan Blvd west of the I-73 interchange was re-signed as "Old Bryan Blvd" and terminates at Ted Johnson Pkwy/PTI Airport.
Bryan Boulevard is designated Secondary Road 2085.
Bryan Boulevard was named after Greensboro resident Joseph McKinley Bryan, an insurance executive and broadcasting pioneer. Bryan sat on executive boards of many different insurance companies like the Greensboro-based Jefferson-Pilot Corporation (now Lincoln National Corporation). In 1934, he became president of WBIG, which was Greensboro's only radio station at the time. Later on, Bryan's company founded WBTV, the first television station in the Carolinas.
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