North Carolina Highway 179 Explained

State:NC
Type:NC
Route:179
Map:NC 179 map.svg
Established:1979
Length Mi:16.2
Direction A:South
Direction B:North
Terminus A: at the South Carolina line near Little River, SC
Junction: in Ocean Isle Beach
Terminus B: in Shallotte
Counties:Brunswick
Previous Type:US
Previous Route:178
Next Type:NC
Next Route: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, nearLittle River, to Shallotte.

Route description

Though NC 179 begins at the state line, SC 179 is a short 0.7adj=midNaNadj=mid 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

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.

Special routes

Calabash–Sunset Beach business loop

State:NC
Type:NC-Bus
Route:179
Location:Calabash–Sunset Beach, NC
Length Mi:5.4
Formed:2001
Length Round:1

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.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: North Carolina Department of Transportation . Route Change (2001-08-16) . PDF . August 16, 2001 . May 13, 2014.
  2. Web site: North Carolina Department of Transportation . Route Change (2001-11-30) . PDF . November 30, 2001 . May 13, 2014.