U.S. 70 West - New Bern

U.S. 17/70 cross the Trent River ahead of their separation with NC 55 at Exit 416 with Country Club Road.
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U.S. 17/70-NC 55 cross Trent Marsh south of the Lawson Creek Nature Area and Downtown New Bern.
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Country Club Road extends southwest from the parclo interchange with NC 55 into the town of Trent Woods.
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NC 55 heads north along First Street and Neuse Boulevard west through the city of New Bern to Washington Forks.
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The entire freeway along U.S. 70 between New Bern and Dover is part of the Future I-42 corridor. Updates to Interstate standards are underway through 2020.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard (SR 1395) branches west from NC 55 (Neuse Boulevard) to a diamond interchange with U.S. 17/70 by Twin Rivers Mall.
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MLK Boulevard west from U.S. 17/70 is a part of U.S. 17 Business linking New Bern with the town of River Bend. MLK boulevard east was formerly U.S. 70 Business.
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A diamond interchange joins U.S. 17/70 with Glenburnie Road by Craven Community College.
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Glenburnie Road (SR 1309) arcs northeast from U.S. 17 Business (MLK Boulevard) to NC 55 (Neuse Boulevard).
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U.S. 17 south and U.S. 70 west overlap for 6.66 miles.
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A parclo interchange (Exit 411) connects U.S. 17/70 with NC 43 north to NC 55 at Washington Forks.
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NC 43 spurs 0.76 miles south to a dead end. The route is proposed to continue 1.50 miles south to U.S. 17 Business.
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U.S. 17 south splits with U.S. 70 south for a freeway bypassing River Bend and Pollocksville at Exit 410A.
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The west split of U.S. 17/70 is at a half built cloverleaf interchange.
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U.S. 17 continues south to Jacksonville and Wilmington. U.S. 70 advances west to Kinston and Goldsboro.
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