North Carolina Highway 179
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
Length | 16.2 mi[1] (26.1 km) | |||
Existed | 1979–present | |||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | North Carolina | |||
Counties | Brunswick | |||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]The entire route is in Brunswick County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Carolina Shores | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() ![]() | South Carolina state line | |
Calabash | 2.0 | 3.2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of NC 179 Bus. | |
Sunset Beach | 6.0 | 9.7 | ![]() ![]() | West end of NC 904 overlap | |
7.0 | 11.3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of NC 179 Bus. | ||
Ocean Isle Beach | 10.0 | 16.1 | ![]() ![]() | East end of NC 904 overlap | |
Shallotte | 16.2 | 26.1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Special routes
[edit]Calabash–Sunset Beach business loop
[edit]Location | Calabash–Sunset Beach, NC |
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Length | 5.4 mi[2] (8.7 km) |
Existed | 2001–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.
Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Calabash | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Ocean Isle Beach | 5.4 | 8.7 | ![]() ![]() | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
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- ^ a b "North Carolina Highway 179" (Map). Google Maps. Google. February 2, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ a b "NC 179 Business - Calabash-Sunset Beach, NC" (Map). Google Maps. Google. May 13, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ^ "Route Change (2001-08-16)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. August 16, 2001. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ^ "Route Change (2001-11-30)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. November 30, 2001. Retrieved May 13, 2014.