U.S. Route 117

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U.S. Route 117
Length: 114 mi[1] (183 km)
Formed: 1926[1]
south end: State port in Wilmington
Major
junctions:
US 421 in Wilmington
I-40 near Warsaw and near Wallace
US 13 in Goldsboro
US 70 in Goldsboro
US 264/US 301 at Wilson
north end: US 264 near Wilson
United States Numbered Highways
Spur of US 17
List - Bannered - Divided - Replaced

U.S. Route 117 is a spur of U.S. Route 17. It currently runs for 114 miles (183 km) from Wilson, North Carolina at Interstate 95 (exit 119, as a concurrency with U.S. 264), to Wilmington, North Carolina. The highway runs entirely within the state of North Carolina. The highway parallels Interstate 40 between Warsaw and Wilmington. In Wilmington, U.S. 117 follows College Road (running concurrent with N.C. 132), passing by the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, and Shipyard Boulevard, where it crosses U.S. 421 (Carolina Beach Road), and ends at the Port of Wilmington.

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  1. ^ a b Droz, Robert V. U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830). URL accessed 09:24, 18 June 2006 (UTC).

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