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Apex (/ ˈ eɪ. p ɛ k s /) is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States. At its southern border, Apex encompasses the community of Friendship . In 1994, the downtown area was designated a historic district, and the Apex train depot, built in 1867, is designated a Wake County landmark.
The Apex Historic District is the historic commercial and residential center of Apex, North Carolina, a satellite town of the state capital Raleigh. The district revolves around Salem Street, the main thoroughfare in downtown Apex. [3] In 2007, CNNMoney.com ranked Apex as the 14th best place to live in the United States. [4]
In Apex, it crosses US 64 near the large Beaver Creek Shopping center, and goes south of downtown Apex along Williams Street. Leaving Apex southbound, the road crosses US 1 before it splits into a business route (the original highway) and bypass route around the town of Holly Springs (as of October 3, 2019, NC 55 is officially routed along the ...
The road heads due west around suburban developments, having interchanges at NC 50 (exit 39), Old Stage Road (exit 43), US 401 (exit 45), Bells Lake Road (exit 47), and Holly Springs Road (exit 50). The road eventually reaches NC 55 (exit 54) just south of Apex, where it becomes the Western Wake Expressway.
North Carolina Highway 751 (NC 751) is a north–south state road in North Carolina that runs from U.S. Route 64 (US 64) near Jordan Lake State Recreation Area, to US 70 Business near Durham. The road also continues south approximately 4.3 miles (6.9 km) to US 1 as New Hill-Olive Chapel Road (SR 1141).
Around 1963, US 1 was placed onto new freeway between Apex (via NC 55) to North Boulevard (today an extension of Capital Boulevard), in north Raleigh. The old route to Hillsborough Road became what is today Salem Street, Old Apex Road, and Chatham Street (via Cary), while the routing through Raleigh became US 1 Bus. (1963–1975).
View up N. Salem Street of Downtown Apex, NC from the corner of Saunders Street. Photo taken early evening and lightly edited for sharpness. ... Apex (North Carolina)
Hunter Street Park is a public, urban park in Apex, North Carolina. Located at 1250 Ambergate Station in Apex, the park is a short distance from downtown Apex and is directly across from the Apex Town Hall. The 12-acre (4.9 ha) park contains a softball/baseball field, a soccer field, a multi-age playground, and an asphalt walking trail.