U.S. Route 17 in North Carolina

U.S. Route 17
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length:	284 mi (457 km)
Major junctions
South end:	US 17 in Carolina Shores, NC
	US 74 / US 76 / US 421 in Wilmington US 117 in Wilmington I-40 / I-140 in Wilmington US 258 / NC 24 in Jacksonville US 70 in New Bern US 64 in Williamston US 13 from Williamston to Windsor US 158 from Elizabeth City, North Carolina to Morgans Corner
North end:	US 17 near Great Dismal Swamp NWR, VA
Highway system
United States Numbered Highways List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced North Carolina Highway System ← NC 16 NC 18 →

In the U.S. state of North Carolina U.S. Route 17 (US 17) is a north–south highway that is known as the Coastal Highway in the southeastern half of the state and the Ocean Highway in other areas. The route enters the state from South Carolina near Calabash, and leaves in the vicinity of the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia.

Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 Bannered routes 5 References 6 External links

Route description

US 17 enters Brunswick County, North Carolina in Carolina Shores amid a variety of golf course communities. Carolina Shores was part of Calabash until 1998.

In Wilmington, US 17 (here concurrent with Interstate 140) crosses the Northeast Cape Fear River between New Hanover County and Brunswick County over the Dan Cameron Bridge. North of Holly Ridge US 17 begins to move further away from the Atlantic Coast. Then, it bypasses Jacksonville along with NC 24. Between New Bern and James City, US 17 (concurrent with US 70 and NC 55) crosses the Trent River by way of the Freedom Memorial Bridge. Farther east, between James City and Bridgeton, US 17, still concurrent with NC 55, crosses the Neuse River over the Neuse River Bridge.

In Washington, US 17 crosses the Pamlico River over the Pamlico-Tar River Bridge and intersects with NC 32 and US 264. Farther along in Bear Grass, US 17 joins a concurrency with a limited-access portion of US 13-64, although US 64 moves east before US 13-17 reaches Williamston, where the limited-access segment ends. US 13-17 uses the Roanoke River Bridge to cross the Roanoke River, then before US 13 moves onto the interchange with North King Street it crosses the Cashie River Bridge over the Cashie River at Windsor. At the Bertie County-Chowan County line, US 17 traverses the Chowan River from Edenhouse to Edenton. East of Edenton, US 17 shares a concurrency with NC 37 until they reach Hertford where it branches off to the northwest onto US BUS 17. US 17 crosses the Perquimans River via the Perquimans River Bridge. Between Perquimans County and Pasquotank County, US 17 crosses the Little River over the Little River Bridge. A bypass route splits off to the northwest as US 17 (Mainline) continues into Elizabeth City as Hughes Boulevard, picking up concurrency with US 158 until US 158 splits off to the west at Morgan's Corner. US 17 crosses the Pasquotank River between Morgan's Corner in Pasquotank County and South Mills in Camden County, before entering Virginia adjacent to the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.

History

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Brunswick	Carolina Shores		US 17 south – Myrtle Beach	South Carolina state line
	Grissettown		NC 904 – Seaside, Longwood
	Shallotte		US 17 Bus. north	Southern terminus of Bus-17
			NC 130 – Shallotte, Whiteville
			US 17 Bus. south	Northern terminus of Bus-17
	Supply		NC 211 – Bolton, St. James, Southport
			US 17 Bus. north	Southern terminus of Bus-17
			US 17 Bus. north	Northern terminus of BUS-17
	Winnabow		NC 87 south – Boiling Spring Lakes, Southport	Southern end of NC 87 concurrency
			NC 87 north – Maco	Northern end of NC 87 concurrency
	Wilmington		US 74 / US 76 west – Whiteville	Western end of US 74/US 76 concurrency
			NC 133 south – Belville, Southport	Western end of NC 133 concurrency
			US 17 Bus. north / US 76 east / US 421 south – Wilmington, Carolina Beach	Eastern end of US 76 concurrency; southern end of US 421 concurrency; southern terminus of US-Bus 17
New Hanover			US 74 east / NC 133 north – Wrightsville Beach, Hightsville	Eastern end of US 74 concurrency; eastern end of NC 133 concurrency
			I-140 / US 421 north	Western terminus of I-140; morthern end of US 421 concurrency
			NC 133
			I-40
			I-140 / US 17 Bus. south	Eastern terminus of I-140; Northern terminus of US-Bus 17
Pender	Hampstead		NC 210 north	Northern end of NC 210
			NC 210 south	Southern end of NC 210 concurrency
Onslow	Holly Ridge		NC 50
			NC 172 east	Western terminus of NC 172
	Dixon		NC 210 south	Northern terminus of NC 210
	Jacksonville		US 17 Bus. north / NC 24 west	Western end of NC 24 concurrency; southern terminus of US-Bus 17
			NC 24 east	Eastern end of NC 24 concurrency
			US 17 Bus. south	Northern terminus of US-Bus 17
Jones	Maysville		NC 58 south	Southern end of NC 58 concurrency
	Pollocksville		NC 58 north	Northern end of NC 58 concurrency
	New Bern		US 70 west – Kinston	Western end of US 70 concurrency
			US 70 east / US 70 Bus. east / NC 55 north	Eastern end of US 70 concurrency; western end of NC 55 concurrency; western terminus of US-Bus 70
Craven	Bridgeton		NC 55 south	Eastern end of NC 55 concurrency
	Emul		NC 43 south	Southern end of NC 43 concurrency
	Vanceboro		US 17 Bus. north / NC 43 north	Northern end of NC 43 concurrency; southern terminus of US 17 Bus
			US 17 Bus. south	Northern terminus of US 17 Bus
Beaufort			NC 102 west	Eastern terminus of NC 102
	Chocowinity		US 17 Bus. north	Southern terminus of US 17 Bus
			NC 33
			US 17 Bus.
	Washington		US 264 – Greenville, Manteo
			US 17 Bus. south	Northern terminus of US 17 Bus
			NC 171 north – Jamestown	Southern terminus of NC 171
Martin	Williamston		US 13 south / US 17 Bus. north / US 64 west	Southern end of US 13/US 64 concurrency; southern terminus of US 17 Bus
			US 64 east – Jamestown	Northern end of US 64 concurrency
			US 17 Bus.	Northern terminus of US 17 Bus
Bertie	Windsor		US 13 Bus. north / US 17 Bus. north	Southern terminus of US 13 Bus and US 17 Bus
			NC 308
			US 13 north / US 13 Bus. south	Northern end of US 13 concurrency; northern terminus of US 13 Bus
			US 17 Bus. south	Northern terminus of US 17 Bus
	Merry Hill		NC 45
Chowan	Edenton		NC 32
			NC 37 south	Southern end of NC 37 concurrency
Perquimans	Hertford		US 17 Bus. north / NC 37 north	Southern terminus of US 17 Bus; northern end of NC 37 concurrency
			US 17 Bus. south	Northern terminus of US 17 Bus
Pasquotank	Elizabeth City		US 17 Bus. north	Southern terminus of US 17 Bus
			NC 344 east	Western terminus of NC 344
			US 17 Bus. south / US 158 east	Southern end of US 158 concurrency; Northern terminus of US 17 Bus
	Morgans Corner		US 158 west	Northern end of US 158 concurrency
Camden	South Mills		US 17 Bus. north	Southern terminus of US 17 Bus
			US 17 Bus. south / NC 343 south	Northern terminus of NC 343 and US 17 Bus
			US 17 north – Chesapeake	Virginia state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

Bannered routes

There are numerous bannered routes of US 17 within the state of North Carolina.

References

External links

• US 17 in North Carolina (South-East Roads.com)

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