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| St. Marys Church Road (SR 1100) navigates south through an S-curve to intersect U.S. 301 across from the southbound beginning of U.S. 117. 08/28/21 |
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| The first confirming marker for U.S. 117 stands just east of U.S. 301. 08/28/21 |
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| U.S. 117 parallels Interstate 795 south to Goldsboro and is part of the Future I-795 corridor from there to Mount Olive. 08/28/21 |
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| Reassurance shields for U.S. 117/NC 132 stand just beyond the eastern end of Interstate 40 at the J-turn for Kings Grant Road. 12/31/17 |
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| NC 132 extends nine miles south from I-40 to U.S. 421 (Carolina Beach Road) between the Silver Lake and Myrtle Grove communities. U.S. 421 continues from there to Carolina Beach and Kure Beach. 01/19/19 |
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| N College Road intersects Kings Drive at the Kings Grant community. 12/31/17 |
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| Leaving Kings Grant, U.S. 117/NC 132 (N College Road) advance south to intersect U.S. 74 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway). U.S. 74 bypasses Downtown Wilmington along an expressway west to Wilmington International Airport (ILM) and U.S. 421 near the USS North Carolina. 12/31/17 |
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| U.S. 74 concludes a cross-state route 7.42 miles to the east at Wrightsville Beach. The US highway joins Wilmington with Whitesville alongside U.S. 74 to the west. 12/31/17 |
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| Shields for U.S. 117/NC 132 preceding U.S. 74. 12/31/17 |
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| Southbound traffic reaches U.S. 74 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway). Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway opened to traffic in 2005 as a new alignment of U.S. 74 between U.S. 17 (Market Street) at Eastwood Road and U.S. 421 across the NE Cape Fear River. 12/31/17 |
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| U.S. 117/NC 132 (College Road) south enter the Wilmington city limits at U.S. 74. 12/31/17 |
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| Continuing south along N College Road, U.S. 117/NC 132 meet U.S. 17 Business (Market Street) in 0.75 miles. 12/31/17 |
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| Ringo Drive curves west from a traffic light with North College Road to big box stores and office parks. The entrance for the Corning Optical Fiber Plant ties in from the east side of U.S. 117. 12/31/17 |
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| U.S. 117/NC 132 (College Road) enter a folded diamond interchange with U.S. 17 Business (Market Street). 12/31/17 |
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| U.S. 17 Business was extended east from Downtown Wilmington along Market Street in 2006 when the initial section of I-140 was completed. U.S. 17 was relocated back onto Market Street east of Military Cutoff Road in 2017, though signs had yet to reflect the change. 12/31/17 |
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| Paralleling the Atlantic Coast, U.S. 17 leads northeast from Wilmington toward Jacksonville, connecting with U.S. 74 nearby to Wrightsville Beach. West from New Hanover County, U.S. 17 continues to Bolivia, Shallotte and the Grand Strand in South Carolina. 12/31/17 |
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| Market Street constitutes a commercial arterial west toward Downtown Wilmington and northeast to Ogden and Kirkland. 12/31/17 |
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| U.S. 117 and NC 132 south meet Kerr Avenue just prior to the intersection with U.S. 17/76 (Oleander Drive). Kerr Avenue generally parallels College Road to the north, and the two streets converge here. 06/01/05 |
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| U.S. 17/76 travel northeast and split at Military Cutoff Road for respective courses to Wrightsville Beach and Jacksonville. The two routes lead southwest to Downtown Wilmington and Brunswick County. 06/01/05 |
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| An array of shields at the College Road and Oleander Drive intersection for the continuation of U.S. 117 and NC 132 south as well as U.S. 76 and Truck U.S. 17. U.S. 17 was realigned onto Oleander Road from I-140 officially in 2015. 06/01/05 |
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| NC 132 and U.S. 117 split at the point where College Road and Shipyard Boulevard meet. U.S. 117 turns west onto Shipyard Boulevard toward U.S. 421 and the state port, while NC 132 travels south to its terminus at U.S. 421 (Monkey Junction). This reassurance shield for U.S. 117 south stands on westbound Shipyard Boulevard after Independence. 06/01/05 |
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| U.S. 117 meets U.S. 421 at a signalized intersection, and U.S. 117 continues west toward the state port. U.S. 421 travels north to Downtown Wilmington and south to Carolina Beach, Kure Beach and Fort Fisher. 06/01/05 |
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| Southbound U.S. 117 (Shipyard Boulevard) reaches U.S. 421 (Carolina Beach Road). U.S. 117 continues east past U.S. 421 to end at the entrance to the Wilmington State Port. The revised routing of U.S. 117 was likely created in order to provide a continuous truck route from Interstate 40 to the State Port. 06/01/05 |
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| As Shipyard Boulevard (U.S. 117) approaches the state port, the left lane drops at River Road, while the right lane continues to the port's main gate. River Road turns south from Shipyard Boulevard, following the Cape Fear River on its eastern bank to U.S. 421 near Snows Cut Bridge. 06/01/05 |
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| Loading cranes, docks, and other structures dot the skyline of the state port. U.S. 117 carries a good deal of truck traffic, as it is the primary connection between the port and the Interstate Highway System. 06/01/05 |
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| U.S. 117 separates for River Road and the state port beyond a railroad crossing. 06/01/05 |
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| An end U.S. 117 shield appears after the railroad tracks. A guard station and ancillary development is just ahead. 06/01/05 |
Page Updated 12-09-2022.
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