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U.S. Highway 76 (US 76) is an east–west road in North Carolina running from the South Carolina state line to Wrightsville Beach. US 76 runs concurrently with US 74 for of the entire route in North Carolina. US 76 was first designated in North Carolina between late 1934 and 1935. ==Route description== US 76 traverses three southern North Carolina counties: Columbus, Brunswick, New Hanover. It runs across those counties. US 76 enters North Carolina from South Carolina in Columbus County along a two-lane highway. US 76 heads north until Fair Bluff. US 76 intersects NC 904 and runs a short concurrency in downtown Fair Bluff. From there US 76 heads east towards Chadbourn. NC 242 intersects US 76 at a stop sign in Cerro Gordo. US 76 is routed north of Chadbourn, still on a two land road. After , US 76 merges into US 74/Future I-74 and heads towards Wilmington. US 76 follows US 74/Future I-74 north of Whiteville and Lake Waccamaw. US 76/US 74/I-74 continues as a freeway until NC 11 (General Howe Road). From there US 76/US 74 is a four-lane divided highway but does not have any more exits in Columbus County. East of Delco US 76/US 74 meet up with NC 87. NC 87 runs a concurrency into Brunswick County. US 76 enters Brunswick County east of Delco along US 74 and NC 87. NC 87 leaves US 74/US 76 in Sandy Creek, North Carolina. US 74/US 76 continues southeast towards Leland from Sandy Creek. US 74/US 76 picks up freeway status in Leland near Lanvale Road NE. US 74/US 76 intersects US 17 and NC 133 in southern Leland and both roads run a concurrency until Wilmington. Just west of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge US 17, NC 133 and US 74 exit off of US 76 and US 421 joins US 76. After crossing the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, US 76 is split into Dawson Street (eastbound) and Wooster Street (westbound). The two streets join back together east of Downtown Wilmington and form Oleander Drive. Oleander Drive runs parallel to Wrightsville Avenue and passes Independence Mall. US 76 crosses over US 117 and NC 132 at one of the busiest intersections in Wilmington, with about 70,000 cars crossing the intersection. US 76 continues east towards Wrightsville Beach for four more miles until reaching the Wrightsville Avenue intersection. At the intersection US 76 continues onto Military Cutoff Road. US 76 meets US 74 again at Eastwood Road where US 76 turns right to follow US 74 towards Wrightsville Beach. US 76/US 74 crosses the Intracoastal Waterway before crossing into Wrightsville Beach. US 76 bears right onto Causeway Drive and crosses the Banks Channel. US 76 turns onto Waynick Boulevard and heads south along the Banks Channel. When Waynick Boulevard ends at Lumina Avenue US 76 heads south towards the end of the island. Lumina Avenue turns into Jack Parker Boulevard. US 76 ends at Jack Parker Boulevard. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「U.S. Route 76 in North Carolina」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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