North Carolina Highway 179
# North Carolina Highway 179

North Carolina Highway 179 (NC 179) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It runs from the South Carolina state line, near Little River, to Shallotte.

## Route description

Though NC 179 begins at the state line, SC 179 is a short 0.7-mile-long (1.1 km) road that connects to US 17 in Little River. From the state line, NC 179 goes through the town of Calabash. With a short concurrency with NC 904, it continues northeast through Ocean Isle Beach ending in Shallotte. The entire route is two lanes wide.

## History

Established in 1979, NC 179 was new routing over mostly existing secondary roads, including the concurrency with NC 904. In August 2000, NC 179 was rerouted north around Sunset Beach; a year later NC 179 Business was established along the original route through Sunset Beach.

## Junction list

The entire route is in Brunswick County.

| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Carolina Shores | 0.0 | 0.0 | SC 179 south – Little River | South Carolina state line |
| Calabash | 2.0 | 3.2 | NC 179 Bus. north (Beach Drive) – Sunset Beach | Southern terminus of NC 179 Bus. |
| Sunset Beach | 6.0 | 9.7 | NC 904 west (Seaside Road) – Grissettown | West end of NC 904 overlap |
| Sunset Beach | 7.0 | 11.3 | NC 179 Bus. south (Sunset Boulevard) | Northern terminus of NC 179 Bus. |
| Ocean Isle Beach | 10.0 | 16.1 | NC 904 east (Causeway Drive) – Ocean Isle Beach | East end of NC 904 overlap |
| Shallotte | 16.2 | 26.1 | US 17 Bus. (Main Street) / NC 130 (Whiteville Road) – Calabash, Whiteville, Holden Beach, Supply | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus |||||

## Special routes

### Calabash–Sunset Beach business loop

North Carolina Highway 179 Business (NC 179 Bus) was established in 2001 as an upgrade of secondary roads: Beach Drive, Shoreline Drive, and Sunset Beach Boulevard.

The entire route is in Brunswick County.

| Location | mi | km | Destinations |
| - | - | - | - |
| Calabash | 0.0 | 0.0 | NC 179 to US 17 |
| Ocean Isle Beach | 5.4 | 8.7 | NC 179 / NC 904 – Shallotte, Longwood |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |||||
