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Falls of Neuse Road
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Falls of Neuse Road is an open and public street for the passage of vehicles and peoples in Raleigh, North Carolina. It begins where "Old Wake Forest Road" turns off to the right (northbound) at Capital Bank (and a Food Lion shopping center). Falls of Neuse Road ends at "Old NC 98" outside of Wake Forest, North Carolina. The portion of Raleigh that it runs through is often referred to as North Raleigh. Falls of Neuse Road runs parallel, for the most part, with Six Forks Road and Capital Boulevard, U.S. Route 1. Major Intersections This thoroughfare intersects with over five major roads in North Raleigh. From south to north, it intersects with Wake Forest Road, Millbrook Road, Spring Forest Road, Strickland Road, I-540 (exit 14), Durant Road, and (nearly) NC 98. Attractions This North Raleigh artery is home to businesses and industry, indoor and outdoor shopping, churches, schools and residential areas (including condos, apartments and single family homes). The Falls Lake Dam is just south of Wake Forest/Raleigh. The Wakefield development, a smart growth community featuring a Hale Irwin-signature TPC golf course, is between the dam and Old NC 98. Falls of Neuse Road is home to many restaurants, including but not limited to Bojangles, The Percolator Lounge, Falls Tap Room, Micheal Dean's, Cafe Tiramisu, Winston's Grill, Chipotle, Raleighwood Theater & Grill and Piper's Tavern. Shopping centers are intermixed with a mutlitude of churches and fast food restaurants as well as the Ravenscroft School, a private, independent, college preparatory school (the 125 acre campus was founded in 1862). The Churches of Falls of Neuse Road *Beyond Imagination Ministries *Friendship Baptist Church *Mt. Vernon Baptist Church *New Community Church Sbc *North Raleigh Church Of Christ *North Ridge Bible Chapel *North Ridge Church *Saint Andrews Presbyterian Church *Saint Philip Lutheran Church Elca *St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church *Second Church Of Christ Scientist *The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Name Falls of Neuse Road for some unexplained reason is often and easily referred to as "Falls of the Neuse Road." Even on the CAT buses (public transportation) the road is sometimes called "Falls of the Neuse Road." All roads and maps do list the name properly. At one time there was supposedly a waterfall on the Neuse River which disappeared with the damming and formation of Falls Lake. Trivia Sometimes the street is called "Little Song Street." The letter N is the fourteenth letter in the alphabet, there are fourteen letters in the street name and there are fourteen lines in a sonnet. The Italian word for "little song" is "sonetto." See Also
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