Highway System
Brunswick County is served by a modern system of four-lane highways. US Highway 17 is a major north/south four-lane highway running from New York to Florida.
Interstate 40 is an east/west four-lane interstate running from California to Wilmington and connects to Interstate 95 to the west of Wilmington.
I-140 connects I-40 with US 421 just three miles from Brunswick County. Within the next seven years, I-140 will be extended into Brunswick County and connect with US 74/76 and soon after be extended to connect with US 17.
US Highway 74/76 is an east/west four-lane route from Charlotte to Wilmington via Brunswick County. Interstate 74 is a planned interstate from Rockingham, NC to Brunswick County.