North Carolina Highway 179
 North Carolina Highway 179 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length | 16.2 mi[1] (26.1 km) | |||
| Existed | 1979–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SC 179 near Little River, SC | |||
 NC 904 from Calabash to Ocean Isle Beach | ||||
| North end |    US 17 Bus. / NC 130 in Shallotte | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | North Carolina | |||
| Counties | Brunswick | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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North Carolina Highway 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
Though NC 179 begins at the state line, SC 179 is a short .7-mile (1.1 km) road that connects with 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 2-lane.
Travelers to the area may opt to use nearby US 17 and access the towns using either: Persimmon Road, Thomasboro Road, NC 904 (Seaside Road), or Ocean Isle Beach Road; instead of following NC 179.
Junction list
The entire route is in Brunswick County.
| Location | Mile[1] | Destinations | Notes |
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| Calabash | 2 |  NC 179 Bus. (Beach Drive) – Sunset Beach
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| 6 |  NC 904 west (Seaside Road)
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West end of NC 904 overlap | |
| Sunset Beach | 7 | NC 179 Bus. (Sunset Boulevard)
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| Ocean Isle Beach | 10 |  NC 904 east (Causeway Drive)
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East end of NC 904 overlap |
| Shallotte | 16.2 | US 17 Bus. (Main Street) / NC 130 west (Whiteville Road) – Wilmington, Whiteville, Myrtle Beach
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NC 179 ends |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||
Bannered routes
NC 179 has one business loop:
- Sunset Beach – Established in 2001, it is a 5.4-mile (8.7 km) business loop that follows the original NC 179 route through the town of Sunset Beach, via Beach Drive, Shoreline Drive, and Sunset Beach Boulevard.[2][3]
History
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.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b "NC 179" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
- ^ "NC 179 Bus" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
- ^ a b "NCRoads.com: N.C. 179". Retrieved 2011-02-02.