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Figure Eight Island is a barrier island in the U.S. state of North Carolina, just north of Wrightsville Beach, widely known as an affluent summer colony and vacation destination. [2] The island is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Area , and lies between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean .
Wrightsville Beach is a town in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. Wrightsville Beach is just east of Wilmington and is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,477 at the 2010 census. The town consists of a 4-mile (6 km) long beach island, an interior island called Harbor Island, and pockets of ...
U.S. Route 76 (US 76) is an east–west U.S. highway in the Southeastern United States that travels for 548 miles (882 km). Its western terminus is at US 41 and the eastern terminus of US 72 (Broad Street) in the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee, where it travels in a generally due east direction, to its eastern terminus at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.
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U.S. Route 74 (US 74) is an east–west United States highway that runs for 515 miles (829 km) from Chattanooga, Tennessee to Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.Primarily in North Carolina, it serves as an important highway from the mountains to the sea, connecting the cities of Asheville, Charlotte and Wilmington.
NC 133 south – Leland, Belville, Southport, Oak Island: West end of NC 133 overlap; diverging diamond interchange 67.5: 108.6: US 74 east / US 421 / NC 133 north – Wrightsville Beach, Jacksonville: Trumpet interchange; east end of US 74 and NC 133 overlaps; west end of US 421 overlap; to USS North Carolina via. USS North Carolina Road
NC 133 south – Belville, Southport, Oak Island: West end of NC 133 overlap 47.0: 75.6: US 74 east / US 421 / NC 133 north – Wrightsville Beach, Battleship NC, Clinton: East end of US 74 and north end of US 421/NC 133 overlap: New Hanover: Cape Fear River: Cape Fear Memorial Bridge: Wilmington: State Port ( US 421 Truck south)
The highway was extended south from Southport to Oak Island in 1960, running concurrently along NC 211 for 1 mile (1.6 km). [18] In 1961, NC 40 was renumbered as NC 133 with the establishment of I-40 in North Carolina. [2] [3] In 1969, the routing of NC 133 was adjusted to its modern route between the Brunswick River and Northeast Cape Fear River.