G.K. Butterfield Transportation Center
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Greenville, North Carolina
United States
G.K. Butterfield Transportation Center | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | 600 South Pitt Street Greenville, North Carolina United States | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°36′37″N 77°22′38″W / 35.61020°N 77.37728°W | ||||
| Owned by | City of Greenville | ||||
| Bus stands | 12 | ||||
| Bus operators |  GREAT | ||||
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| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| Parking | 205 spaces | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bicycle racks | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
| Architect | Jacobs | ||||
| Architectural style | Postmodern | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | Amtrak: GRN | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | August 9, 2018 | ||||
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The G.K. Butterfield Transportation Center is a bus station located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Named after U.S. Representative George Kenneth Butterfield Jr., it serves as a bus terminus for the Greenville Area Transit (GREAT) and provides intercity bus service via Amtrak Thruway and Greyhound Lines.
The facility takes one whole city block in Uptown Greenville, bounded by Bonners Lane, Clark, 8th, and Pitt streets. Surrounding it are various businesses, breweries and apartment complexes, while the Randy D. Doub Courthouse, Sheppard Memorial Library, and Greenville City Hall are within a short walking distance.
History
Construction on the facility began in November, 2016 by Thomas Construction Company Enterprises; at an estimated cost of $8 million, 10% of which was paid by the city of Greenville. On November 14, 2017, the Greenville City Council voted unanimously to name the new facility after G.K. Butterfield, who played a vital role of securing 90% of the funding through Federal funds.[1] On August 8, 2018, a ribbon-cutting ceremony took place with G.K. Butterfield on-hand to cut the ribbon; the facility officially began the following day at 6:25am.[2][3][4][5]
The facility achieved LEED certification in 2020 and won the WoodWorks 2022 Wood Design Regional Excellence award.[6][7]