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DOTLDaddy
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Jul 21, 2013

US-74 from Charlotte, NC to Wilmington, NC.???

Is US-74 from Charlotte to Wilmington any good? It has been many years since we have gone that route, and what I remember is a lot of congestion and stoplights along the way. Am I thinking of the right road?:?
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  • Jerallen's avatar
    Jerallen
    Explorer
    Jul 22, 2013
    Agree with all above posts. BE CAREFUL NEAR WHITEVILLE as the speed limit drops from 70 to 55 for a brief period.
  • lphines's avatar
    lphines
    Explorer
    Jul 22, 2013
    Agree with the three posts so far. Speed is 70 most of the way now.
  • Terryallan's avatar
    Terryallan
    Explorer II
    Jul 21, 2013
    It's 4 lane all the way. And you no longer go thru Rockingham, or Hamlet. In truth, Once you leave Wadesboro. There are no stoplights until you hit 211 just this side of Wilmington.
  • NCWriter's avatar
    NCWriter
    Explorer
    Jul 21, 2013
    Agree with PapPappy, we use it often, in fact just drove yesterday on the section from I-95 down to Wilmington, and it moved along quite well with minimal traffic despite being a beach check-in day.
  • PapPappy's avatar
    PapPappy
    Explorer
    Jul 21, 2013
    For the most part, it's pretty good highway, but for the first hour out of Charlotte, you'll have congestion and traffic lights.
    Still about the best way to make the trip between the two cities...I-40 is much longer, even if it's less congested (depending on the time of day).

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