The Piedmont Triad, Triad, or North Carolina Triad is a region of the U.S. state of North Carolina in the
Piedmont that consists of the area centered around the cities of Greensboro,
Winston-Salem and High Point. The area is connected by
Interstates 40, 85, 73, &74 and is served by the Piedmont Triad International Airport. Long
known as one of the primary manufacturing and transportation hubs of the
southeastern United States, the Triad is also an important educational and cultural
region and occupies a prominent place in the history of the American Civil Rights Movement