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North Carolina Highway 179

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North Carolina Highway 179 marker
North Carolina Highway 179
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length16.2 mi[1] (26.1 km)
Existed1979–present
Major junctions
South end SC 179 at the South Carolina line near Little River, SC
Major intersections NC 904 in Ocean Isle Beach
North end
US 17 Bus. / NC 130 in Shallotte
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountiesBrunswick
Highway system
US 178 NC 180

North Carolina Highway 179 (NC 179) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It runs from the South Carolina state line, near Little River, to Shallotte.

Route description

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Though NC 179 begins at the state line, SC 179 is a short 0.7-mile-long (1.1 km) road that connects to US 17 in Little River. From the state line, NC 179 goes through the town of Calabash. With a short concurrency with NC 904, it continues northeast through Ocean Isle Beach ending in Shallotte. The entire route is two lanes wide.

History

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Established in 1979, NC 179 was new routing over mostly existing secondary roads, including the concurrency with NC 904. In August 2000, NC 179 was rerouted north around Sunset Beach; a year later NC 179 Business was established along the original route through Sunset Beach.

Junction list

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The entire route is in Brunswick County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Carolina Shores0.00.0
SC 179 south – Little River
South Carolina state line
Calabash2.03.2

NC 179 Bus. north (Beach Drive) – Sunset Beach
Southern terminus of NC 179 Bus.
Sunset Beach6.09.7
NC 904 west (Seaside Road) – Grissettown
West end of NC 904 overlap
7.011.3

NC 179 Bus. south (Sunset Boulevard)
Northern terminus of NC 179 Bus.
Ocean Isle Beach10.016.1
NC 904 east (Causeway Drive) – Ocean Isle Beach
East end of NC 904 overlap
Shallotte16.226.1
US 17 Bus. (Main Street) / NC 130 (Whiteville Road) – Calabash, Whiteville, Holden Beach, Supply
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Special routes

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Calabash–Sunset Beach business loop

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Business plate.svg
North Carolina Highway 179 Business marker
North Carolina Highway 179 Business
LocationCalabashSunset Beach, NC
Length5.4 mi[2] (8.7 km)
Existed2001–present

North Carolina Highway 179 Business (NC 179 Bus) was established in 2001 as an upgrade of secondary roads: Beach Drive, Shoreline Drive, and Sunset Beach Boulevard.[3][4]

The entire route is in Brunswick County.

Locationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
Calabash0.00.0
NC 179 to US 17
Ocean Isle Beach5.48.7 NC 179 / NC 904 – Shallotte, Longwood
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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KML is from Wikidata
  1. ^ a b "North Carolina Highway 179" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "NC 179 Business - Calabash-Sunset Beach, NC" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  3. ^ "Route Change (2001-08-16)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. August 16, 2001. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  4. ^ "Route Change (2001-11-30)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. November 30, 2001. Retrieved May 13, 2014.