Hampstead Bypass (North Carolina)

U.S. Highway 17 Bypass and North Carolina Highway 417
U.S. Highway 17 Bypass and North Carolina Highway 417
Hampstead Bypass
	The Military Cutoff Road extension highlighted in red and the Hampstead Bypass highlighted in orange
Route information
Length	15.522 mi (24.980 km)
Existed	2023–present
History	First segment (Military Cutoff Road extension) opened in 2023 with a temporary designation of NC 417
Major junctions
South end	; US 17 / US 17 Bus. in Wilmington;
	NC 140 near Kirkland;
North end	US 17 near Topsail Beach
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	New Hanover, Pender
Highway system
	North Carolina Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic;

The Hampstead Bypass, likely to be designated as U.S. Highway 17 Bypass (US 17 Byp.), is a planned route in the U.S. state of North Carolina, serving as a bypass of Ogden and Hampstead. It will consist of two sections which meet at North Carolina Highway 140 (NC 140): a limited-access extension of Military Cutoff Road, temporarily designated as North Carolina Highway 417 (NC 417), and a controlled-access portion that will serve as a bypass of Hampstead. The Military Cutoff Road extension began construction in 2017 and opened to traffic on September 28, 2023. Construction on the first portion of the Hampstead Bypass began on March 11, 2022 and is expected to be completed in 2026. Construction on the second portion is expected to begin soon after and be completed in 2030.