Cape Fear Skyway

Cape Fear Skyway
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Major junctions
South end:	US 421 in Wilmington
North end:	US 17
Location
Counties:	New Hanover, Brunswick
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System

The Cape Fear Skyway is a proposed limited access toll road and bridge to be built in North Carolina, United States, that will pass through portions of New Hanover and Brunswick counties.

Description

The proposed 9.5-mile (15.3 km) route would connect the south-end of Wilmington to Brunswick County, by crossing over the Cape Fear River. It will have a clearance of 225 ft (68.5 m) to allow large tankers or cruise ships to pass underneath and will most likely be a cable-stayed bridge; if it is, it will be one of the largest in the world. On the deck of the bridge, it will support a maximum of 6 lanes across. The road extension will begin at Independence Blvd and extend to the proposed southern extension of Interstate 140. It is a $555 million to $1.18 billion USD project (final costs to be determined during the design phase, according to the North Carolina Turnpike Authority) that will begin sometime after 2015.

References

• "North Carolina Turnpike Authority advances four pikes". Toll Roads News. 2005-02-17. http://www.tollroadsnews.com/cgi-bin/a.cgi/v5k8iIE.EdmcEIJ61nsxIA. 
• Pope, Terry, "Toll bridge for county", The State Port Pilot, 16 February 2005
• http://www.ncturnpike.org/projects/Cape_Fear/
• http://www.wmpo.org/PDF/2010-02_FactSheetSkyway.pdf