Six Forks Road

Six Forks Road is a major north-south thoroughfare in Raleigh, North Carolina. In northern Raleigh, it is also the dividing line between West and East Raleigh. The road gets its name from a community it led to where there were "six forks" or intersections. The roads were: Six Forks Road, Strickland Road, Baileywick Road, and Lead Mine Road. Lead Mine Road was rerouted, and Baileywick Road was moved slightly north of the intersection, so now there are only four points. The name is still around though, with Six Forks Station being a shopping center at the intersection.

Major Intersections

Heading north from beginning at Mellow Field Drive and Crabtree Creek:
*Atlantic Avenue
*Wake Forest Road
*Anderson Drive
*The Beltline
*Lassiter Mill Road
*Millbrook Road
*Lynn Road
*Newton Road
*Sawmill Road
*Forum Drive/Colonnade Center Road
*Strickland Road
*Lead Mine Road
*I-540
*Durant Road
*Norwood Road
*Possum Track Road (Drivers going North on Six Forks must turn left to stay on Six Forks)
*Ends at NC 98 and turns into New Light Road.

Attractions

*North Hills, a mixed-use shopping center with a movie theatre, restaurants, offices, and shops.
*Falls Lake State Recreation Area