North Carolina Highway 403

North Carolina Highway 403
NC 403 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length	25.7 mi[1] (41.4 km)
Existed	1933[2]–present
Major junctions
South end	US 701 Bus. in Clinton
Major intersections	I-40 / US 117 Conn. near Faison US 117 / NC 50 in Faison
North end	NC 55 in Williams
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Sampson, Duplin, Wayne
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← US 401 → NC 410

North Carolina Highway 403 (NC 403) is a primary state highway located in U.S. State of North Carolina. The highway travels through Sampson, Duplin, and Wayne Counties between its southern terminus at U.S. Route 701 Business (US 701 Business) in Clinton and NC 55 in Williams. Between its termini, NC 403 connects to Interstate 40 (I-40) and Faison. The highway is primarily rural and predominantly travels through rural forests and farmlands. While signed in a north-south direction, NC 403 physically travels in a northeast-southwest direction along the duration of its route.

Prior to the establishment of NC 403, multiple secondary roads linked Clinton and Faison. NC 403 was established in 1933, running along secondary roads from US 701/NC 23 north of Clinton to US 117/NC 40 in Faison. By 1935, the southern terminus was shifted to NC 24 at Warsaw Road in Clinton. NC 403 was extended northeast from Faison to NC 55 in Williams in 1957. The southern terminus of NC 403 was once again moved from Warsaw Road to US 701 (modern-day US 701 Business) in 1966. In 2009, US 117 Connector was routed from I-40 to US 117, creating a 0.2-mile (0.32 km) concurrency near the I-40 interchange.