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U.S. Highway 17 South - New Hanover County
11/11/06 photos taken by Alex Nitzman / Justin Cozart.
| U.S. Highway 17 South |
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Approaching the New Hanover County line along U.S. 17 south at Scotts Hill Loop Road. Obscured by the U.S. 17 shields here, the one-mile guide sign advises motorist of the upcoming split with U.S. 17 Business (Market Street) and the Wilmington bypass of U.S. 17 south. Photo taken 11/11/06. |
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One half mile north of the trumpet interchange with U.S. 17's departure from its original alignment onto the freeway bypass north of Wilmington. U.S. 17 Business follows the pre-Interstate 140 routing of U.S. 17 through the Wilmington area. Photo taken 11/11/06. |
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U.S. 17 turns west on the six-mile ride to junction Interstates 40 and 140 west. U.S. 17 Business remains along Market Street southbound through Ogden and downtown Wilmington. Photo taken 11/11/06. |
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Traveling west along the U.S. 17 freeway, Myrtle Beach joins Interstate 40 on this mileage sign at 80 miles to the southwest. There are no exits between Market Street and the Interstate 140 westbound beginning. Photo taken 11/11/06. |
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Interstate 40 meets U.S. 17 and Interstate 140 west at a directional-cloverleaf interchange near Castle Hayne. Photo taken 11/11/06. |
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Interstate 40 travels south two miles to its eastern terminus, where it merges with U.S. 117 & North Carolina 132 (College Road) south in suburban Wilmington. Northward the freeway parallels U.S. 117 to Burgaw, Wallace, and Warsaw. Photo taken 11/11/06. |
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A collector/distrubutor roadway handles all movements between U.S. 17 south and Interstate 40. Travelers destined for Wilmington International Airport (ILM) should use Interstate 40 east while those bound for Interstate 95 at Benson should use Interstate 40 west. Photo taken 11/11/06. |
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U.S. 17 southbound at the Interstate 40 westbound off-ramp and westbound beginning of Interstate 140. Interstate 40 continues six miles to Castle Hayne and 92 miles to Interstate 95. A more appropriate city, and one used on signs further south, should be Raleigh for the Interstate 40 westbound destination. The capital city is a 117-mile drive. Photo taken 11/11/06. |
| See the Interstate 140 guide for coverage of U.S. 17 south between Interstate 40 and U.S. 421. |
| U.S. Highway 17 south, 74 West, 421 south & North Carolina 133 south |
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Heading south along U.S. 17-74-421 and North Carolina 133 between the Parsley Street Bridge and the North West Cape Fear River Bridge. Photo taken 11/11/06. |
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Waning sunlight illuminates wispy clouds over the western horizon as U.S. 17-421 & North Carolina 133 south and U.S. 74 west span the North West Cape Fear River. Photo taken 11/11/06. |
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East of the North West Cape Fear River is the cityscape of downtown Wilmington. From mid span south to the bridge end, U.S. 17-74-421 & North Carolina 133 enter a notch of Brunswick County. Photo taken 11/11/06. |
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Approaching the trumpet interchange with U.S. 17 Business north, U.S. 421 south, and U.S. 76 east into downtown Wilmington on U.S. 17-74-421 south. When Interstate 140 opened to traffic north of Wilmington, U.S. 17 was relocated to follow the new freeway east to Pender County, creating U.S. 17 Business along parts of the original alignment. U.S. 421 joins U.S. 76 and the business loop across the Cape Fear River before departing southward to Carolina Beach. Photo taken 11/11/06. |
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Before the directional ramp split, a left-hand turn departs for USS North Carolina Road and the floating Battleship museum. Additionally southbound drivers re-enter Brunswick County. Photo taken 11/11/06. |
Page Updated March 18, 2009.
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