Highways

Brunswick County is served by an modern system of four lane highways providing efficient access both north-south and east-west. Both Interstate I-95 and US Highway 17 are north-south, four lane highways extending from Yew York to Florida. 

Interstate I-40 extends east-west from Wilmington, NC to California. Recently, an extension of interstate 40 has opened, allowing transportation vehicles easier access to Brunswick County, totally bypassing the center 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 17, which runs from New York to Florida, is four lanes throughout the 40 plus miles it transverses through Brunswick County to connect Wilmington, NC to Myrtle Beach, SC.

US 74 and 76 are joint four lane highways that connect the Port of Wilmington, NC  directly with Interstate 95 and Charlotte to the west and is an east/west four-lane route from Charlotte to Wilmington via Brunswick County. Several large industrial zoned sites over 1,000 acres each have added to the area known as the logistics/distribution corridor along the US 74 and 76 highway corridor in Brunswick County. Interstate 74 is a planned interstate from Rockingham, NC to Brunswick County.