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Toward the west is the area usually referred to as the Piedmont Triad Region, which
<br />includes the cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. Alamance. County is
<br />often associated with the eastern edge of this small megalopolis, but is in many ways
<br />characterized as the point where the "Triangle" meets the "Triad." Guilford County, just
<br />west of Alamance, had a population of 4S 1,905 in 2006. Within a fifty mile radius of
<br />Chapel Hill, there are an estimated 1.8 million people.
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<br />The area enjoys a highly developed transportation system. The most important
<br />transportation arteries are Interstate 40 and Interstate 8S. Interstate 40 is one of the
<br />nation's most important east-west highways, running all the way from Wilmington, NC
<br />to Barstow, CA. Interstate 8S is a major north-south transportation route for the nation's
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