Interstate 140 - John Jay Burney Jr. Freeway (Wilmington, North Carolina)

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Interstate 140 (I-140) is an east-west interstate spur route from U.S. Route 421 to Interstate 40 serving as a component of a U.S. Route 17 by-pass of Wilmington, North Carolina. The route connects the Wilmington outskirts of Cape Fear, Castle Hayne, and Murraysville. The route is officially dedicated as the John Jay Burney, Jr. Freeway, but is also known as the Wilmington Bypass or Outer Loop. The interstate is being completed with two more phases. A section from US-17 to US-74/US-76 is already complete and open to traffic as N.C. Route 140. A middle section between US-74/US-76 and US-421/I-140 is under construction and includes a bridge over the Cape Fear River. The entire route will become I-140 upon completion.