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1142:(Map) (1957 ed.). Cartography by North Carolina State Tax Commission. North Carolina State Highway Commission. 1957 – via University of North Carolina University Libraries.
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684:US 76
680:US 17
654:State Port
626:Wilmington
526:State Port
502:roundabout
454:US 74
438:US 76
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427:Wilmington
403:Wilmington
339:Wilmington
244:Interstate
136:US 74
126:US 76
117:Wilmington
1124:March 20,
1118:Star-News
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1262:March 6,
1237:March 6,
976:March 3,
932:terminus
901: /
682: /
571:Location
213:Counties
188:Location
172: /
1093:(Map).
967:(Map).
613:Clinton
519:Wallace
512:History
371:freeway
367:Wallace
193:Country
70:Existed
804:begins
536:Future
259:Scenic
62:Length
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840:15.3–
822:15.1–
732:Ogden
709:11.6–
587:Notes
494:I-140
345:with
254:State
203:State
56:NCDOT
1379:help
1375:edit
1351:2020
1321:2016
1264:2016
1239:2016
1126:2016
1073:2020
1048:2020
1001:2020
978:2016
877:24.3
874:15.1
861:west
859:I-40
842:15.9
835:9.5–
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817:9.4–
802:I-40
785:15.0
748:13.2
711:12.1
704:7.2–
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706:7.5
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