U.S. Route 76 in North Carolina
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U.S. Highway 76 (US 76) is a U.S. Highway running from Chattanooga, Tennessee to Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. In North Carolina the highway runs for 80.4 miles (129.4 km) in the southeastern region of the state. US 76 enters the state from South Carolina south of Fair Bluff in Columbus County. Travelling in an eastward direction, US 76 meets US 74 in Chadbourn. The two highways run concurrently for 50.4 miles (81.1 km) between Chadbourn and Wilmington.[4] US 76 runs concurrently with US 17 along much of its Wilmington routing, until once again meeting US 74. US 76 and US 74 run concurrently for 1.4 miles (2.3 km) until reaching Wrightsville Beach.[5] US 76 reaches its eastern terminus on the south side of Wrightsville Beach, at an intersection with Water Street.
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Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
Length | 80.4 mi[1] (129.4 km) | |||
Existed | 1935[2][3]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | US 76 at the South Carolina line | |||
Major intersections | US 74 in Chadbourn US 701 in Whiteville | |||
East end | Water Street in Wrightsville Beach | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | North Carolina | |||
Counties | Columbus, Brunswick, New Hanover | |||
Highway system | ||||
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As early as 1916, portions of modern-day US 76, between Wilmington and Whiteville were added to the North Carolina state highway system. By 1924, North Carolina Highway 202 (NC 202) was assigned to the routing between South Carolina and Chadbourn. The routing between Chadbourn and Wrightsville Beach became part of NC 20, which continued west to Asheville. While US 76 was an original U.S. highway, it initially ran between Chattanooga, Tennessee and Florence, South Carolina. The remainder of the route between Florence and Wilmington was signed as part of US 17. In 1935, US 17 was rerouted similar to its current routing, and US 76 was extended to Wrightsville Beach over the former routing of US 17. While the majority of the routing has remained roughly the same, much of the highway between Chadbourn and Wilmington has been placed on new freeways. The section of US 76 between Chadbourn and Bolton is considered to be a future section of Interstate 74 (I-74).