U.S. Route 117

U.S. Route 117 (US 117) is a north–south United States highway that runs for 114 miles (183 km) from Wilmington to Wilson, entirely in the state of North Carolina.

U.S. Route 117
US 117 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 17
Maintained by NCDOT
Length114 mi[1] (183 km)
Existed1932–present
Major junctions
South endPort of Wilmington
  US 421 in Wilmington

US 17 / US 76 in Wilmington
US 74 in Wilmington
I-40 in Wilmington

US 13 / US 70 in Goldsboro
North end US 301 near Wilson
Location
CountiesNew Hanover, Pender, Duplin, Wayne, Wilson
Highway system
← NC 116NC 118 →

Route description

US 117 begins at the Port of Wilmington. Going east, it overlaps with NC 132 at College Street, then proceeds north. At the intersection of Kings Grant Road, I-40 begins; it has a brief concurrency before exiting off at exit 420. From this point, US 117 parallels I-40 on a mostly two-lane road, going through the towns of Burgaw, Wallace and Warsaw. At Calypso, it highway expands to 4-lane; this is also where a rare connector route is located going back to I-40.

In Goldsboro, US 117 overlaps with US 13 and NC 581; it then splits from NC 581, which connects to I-795. With a brief concurrency with US 70, US 117 splits from both US 13 and US 70 to continue north towards Wilson. US 117 ends at US 301 in Wilson, near exits to both I-795 and US 264.

History

The second and current US 117 was established in 1932 as a renumbering of several routes in both South and North Carolina. In South Carolina, it replaced SC 38 from Conway to Myrtle Beach and SC 49 from Myrtle Beach to the state line. In North Carolina, it replaced SR 30 from the state line to Wilmington and US 17-1/SR 40 from Wilmington to Wilson.

By 1939, US 17 replaced US 117 south of Wilmington. In the 1950s, bypasses were established in Burgaw and Goldsboro. In the early 1960s, US 117 bypassed Calypso to Mount Olive; which was later extended in 1988 to Brogden.[2]

In 2006, US 117 was moved onto a new freeway between Goldsboro and Wilson, its northern terminus ending at I-95. However, because of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act specifying that trucks over 48 feet (15 m) in length can utilize only Interstate and specific routes approved by the state, larger trucks were not legally allowed to use the new route. As a result, NCDOT decided to get it approved as an interstate as opposed to the longer process of adding it on the STAA system. AASHTO conditionally agreed to this on September 28, 2007, which gave birth to I-795 and moved US 117 back to its original route (briefly renumbered as US 117 Alternate), ending at US 301 near Wilson.[3][4]

Junction list
CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
New HanoverWilmington0.00.0Shipyard Boulevard/River Road – Port of WilmingtonUS 117 begins
0.81.3 US 421 (Carolina Beach Road) – Carolina Beach, Clinton
3.65.8 NC 132 south (College Road) – Carolina BeachSouth end of NC 132 overlap
4.26.8 US 17 / US 76 (Oleander Drive) – Wrightsville Beach, Wilmington, Whiteville
6.911.1
US 17 Bus. to US 74 east (Market Street) – Wrightsville Beach, Jacksonville
7.512.1 US 74 (Martin Luther King Jr Parkway) – Wrightsville Beach, Wilmington (Downtown), Whiteville
9.114.6 I-40 west – Benson, Raleigh.5-mile (0.80 km) concurrency with I-40; I-40 exit 420
Castle Hayne14.523.3 NC 133 south (Castle Hayne Road) – WilmingtonNorth end of NC 132 and south end of NC 133 overlap
Pender​17.428.0 NC 133 north – CurrieNorth end of NC 133 overlap, to Moores Creek National Battlefield
Rocky Point21.033.8 NC 210 (Oleander Drive) – Currie, Hampstead
Burgaw28.345.5
US 117 Bus. north (Walker Street)
29.647.6 NC 53 (Jacksonville Highway) – Jacksonville
29.948.1
US 117 Bus. south (Timberly Lane)
​35.156.5Camp Kirkwood Road – Watha
​39.162.9 I-40 – Benson, WilmingtonI-40 exit 390
​39.663.7 NC 11 south – WillardSouth end of NC 11 overlap
DuplinWallace42.067.6 NC 11 north – KenansvilleNorth end of NC 11 overlap
43.570.0 NC 41 (Main Street) – Harrells, Chinquapin
Rose Hill49.780.0Charity Road – Greenevers
Magnolia55.288.8 NC 903 (Main Street) – Delway, Kenansville
58.994.8 I-40 / NC 24 – Wilmington, BensonI-40 exit 369
Warsaw62.6100.7
NC 24 Bus. (College Street) – Clinton, Kenansville
63.3101.9 NC 50 south (Memorial Drive) – KenansvilleSouth end of NC 50 overlap
Bowdens66.9107.7Bowdens RoadTo Duplin County Airport
Faison71.2114.6 NC 50 north / NC 403 (Main Street) – ClintonNorth end of NC 50 overlap
Calypso74.1119.3
US 117 Alt. north (Fourth Street)
74.5119.9
US 117 Conn. south to I-40 – Clinton
WayneMount Olive79.2127.5 NC 55 – Newton Grove, Kinston
​81.0130.4Country Club Road
​83.1133.7Oberry Road
Brogden86.7139.5
US 117 Alt. south – Brogden
87.4140.7 US 13 south – Newton GroveSouth end of US 13 overlap
Goldsboro89.5144.0 NC 581 south (Arlington Bridge Road)South end of NC 581 overlap
90.3145.3
US 117 Bus. north (George Street)
91.8147.7 NC 581 north to I-795 north / US 70 west – Wilson, RaleighNorth end of NC 581 overlap
92.3148.5 To NC 581 / Ash Street
92.9149.5
US 70 west / US 70 Bus. east (Grantham Street) – Raleigh		West end of US 70 overlap
93.6150.6 US 13 north / US 70 east – Kinston, GreenvilleNorth end of US 13 and east end of US 70 overlap
94.7152.4
US 117 Bus. south to NC 111 (William Street)
​95.8154.2
US 70 Byp. (Goldsboro Bypass) – Wilson		Exit 356 (US 70 Bypass)
Fremont104.2167.7 NC 222 east (Main Street) – EurekaEast end of NC 222 overlap
104.3167.9 NC 222 west (Carolina Street) – KenlyWest end of NC 222 overlap
WilsonWilson114.0183.5 US 301 to I-795 / US 264 – Kenly, WilsonUS 117 ends
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Special routes

Burgaw alternate route

U.S. Route 117A
LocationBurgaw, North Carolina
Length2.0 mi[5] (3.2 km)
Existed1953–1960

U.S. Route 117 Alternate (US 117A) was established in 1953 when mainline US 117 bypassed Burgaw to its east. It traveled through downtown Burgaw, via Walker Street, Bridges Street, and Timberly Lane. In 1960, the route was rebannered as a business loop.

Burgaw business loop

U.S. Route 117 Business
LocationBurgaw, North Carolina
Length2.0 mi[5] (3.2 km)
Existed1960–present

U.S. Route 117 Business (US 117 Bus) was established in the mid-1950s, the 2-mile (3.2 km) route that goes through downtown Burgaw, via Walker Street, Bridgers Street, and Timberly Lane.[2]

The entire route is in Burgaw, Pender County.

mi[5]kmDestinationsNotes
0.000.00 US 117 – Wallace, Rocky Point
NC 53 east – JacksonvilleEast end of NC 53 overlap
NC 53 west – AtkinsonWest end of NC 53 overlap
2.003.22 US 117 – Wallace, Rocky Point
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Calypso Connector

U.S. Route 117 Connector
LocationCalypso, North Carolina
Length5.0 mi[6] (8.0 km)
Existed2009–present

U.S. Route 117 Connector (US 117 Conn) is a rare 5-mile (8.0 km) spur route connects I-40/NC 403 to US 117 in Calypso. What makes it unique is that this connector route is signed and traverses for several miles; it and US 19 Connector in Bryson City are the only confirmed signed connector routes in North Carolina.[7]

CountyLocationmi[6]kmDestinationsNotes
DuplinCalypso0.000.00 US 117 – Warsaw, Mount Olive
​3.004.83 NC 50 – Warsaw, Newton Grove
Sampson​5.008.05 NC 403 to I-40 – Clinton, Seven Springs, Raleigh
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Calypso–Mount Olive business loop

U.S. Route 117 Business
LocationCalypso–Mount Olive, NC
Length6.1 mi[8] (9.8 km)
Existed1960–1988

U.S. Route 117 Business (US 117 Bus) was established in 1960 as a renumbering of US 117A. It traveled along 4th Street in Calypso and Breazeale Avenue in Mount Olive. In 1988, the entire route was rebannered as an alternate route.[9]

Calypso–Brogden alternate route

U.S. Route 117 Alternate
LocationCalypso–Brogden, NC
Length12.6 mi[10] (20.3 km)
Existed1988–present

U.S. Route 117 Alternate (US 117 Alt) was established in 1988, the 12.6-mile (20.3 km) alternate route followed the previous US 117 Business route between Calypso and Mount Olive to Vision of Faith Road, then continuing north replacing mainline US 117 when it was moved onto new freeway just west of it.[2]

CountyLocationmi[10]kmDestinationsNotes
WayneBrogden0.000.00 US 117 / US 13 south – Goldsboro, Newton Grove, Mount Olive
Mount Olive NC 55 – Kinston, Newton Grove
DuplinCalypso12.620.3 US 117 – Mount Olive, Warsaw
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Goldsboro alternate route

U.S. Route 117A
LocationGoldsboro, North Carolina
Length2.8 mi[11] (4.5 km)
Existed1952–1960

U.S. Route 117 Alternate (US 117A) was established in 1952 when mainline US 117 bypassed Goldsboro to its west. It traveled through downtown Goldsboro, via George Street, Chestnut Street, Center Street, Ash Street, and William Street. In 1949, the US 117A was rerouted and replaced NC 102A on George Street, between Chestnut and Ash Streets. In 1960, the route was rebannered as a business loop.

Goldsboro business loop

U.S. Route 117 Business
LocationGoldsboro, North Carolina
Length2.8 mi[11] (4.5 km)
Existedmid-1950s–present

U.S. Route 117 Business (US 117 Bus) was established in the mid-1950s, the 2.8-mile (4.5 km) route that goes through downtown Goldsboro via George Street, Ash Street, and William Street.[2]

The entire route is in Goldsboro, Wayne County.

mi[11]kmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0 US 117 – Wilson, Mount Olive
NC 111 north – PatevilleNorth end of NC 111 overlap
US 13 / US 70 / NC 111 south – Greenville, Kinston, Seven SpringsSouth end of NC 111 overlap

US 70 Bus. east		East end of US 70 Bus. overlap

US 70 Bus. west		West end of US 70 Bus. overlap
2.84.5 US 117 / US 13 / NC 581 – Goldsboro, Newton Grove, Walnut Creek
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Goldsboro–Wilson alternate route

U.S. Route 117 Alternate
LocationGoldsboro–Wilson, NC
Length23.4 mi[12] (37.7 km)
Existed2006–2009

U.S. Route 117 Alternate (US 117 Alt) was established on September 2006 as a renumbering of mainline US 117 through Goldsboro, Pikeville, and Fremont, before connecting briefly with both US 301 and US 264 and the start of mainline US 117. On April 2009, nearly the entire alternate route was reverted to mainline US 117 when I-795 was established; overlapping sections of US 301 and US 264 were removed.[13][14]

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See also

References
  1. Google (February 24, 2011). "U.S. Route 117" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  2. "NCRoads.com: U.S. 117". Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  3. "I-795 Goldsboro-Wilson Freeway". Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  4. "Big trucks could be banned from new U.S. 117 bypass". Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  5. Google (February 24, 2011). "US 117 Bus - Burgaw" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  6. Google (February 24, 2011). "US 117 Conn - Calypso" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  7. "US 117 Route Change (2009-03-09)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. March 9, 2009. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  8. Google (July 14, 2013). "US 117 Business - Mount Olive" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  9. "US 117 Route Change (1988-11-28)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. November 28, 1988. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  10. Google (February 24, 2011). "US 117 Alt - Calypso to Brogden" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  11. Google (February 24, 2011). "US 117 Bus - Goldsboro" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  12. Google (July 14, 2013). "US 117 Alternate - Goldsboro-Wilson" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  13. "US 117 Route Change (2006-09-07)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. September 7, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  14. "US 117 Route Change (2009-04-22)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. April 22, 2009. Retrieved July 14, 2013.

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