U.S. Route 301 in South Carolina
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| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route of US 1 | ||||
| Maintained by SCDOT | ||||
| Length: | 190.3 mi (306.3 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1970 – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
  US 301 / SR 73 at the GA state line near Allendale | |||
 US 278 in Allendale US 321 in Ulmer  US 21 / US 601 in Orangeburg I-26 near Orangeburg US 176 near Elloree  US 15 / I-95 near Summerton US 521 in Manning US 378 in Turbeville US 52 in Effingham  US 76 / SC 327 near Mars Bluff | ||||
| North end: |
 US 301 / US 501 / I‑95 at the NC state line near Hamer | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Allendale, Bamberg, Orangeburg, Clarendon, Florence, Marion, Dillon | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 301 (US 301) runs north–south from the Savannah River southwest of Allendale to Hamer approaching the South of the Border roadside attraction complex.
Route description
US 301 enters South Carolina over the Savannah River southwest of Allendale. Concurrencies include US 321 in and around Ulmer, US 601 between Bamberg and Orangeburg, then I-95/US 15 Santee, at Exit 97 before all three move across Lake Marion. The US 15-301 multiplex leaves I-95 at Exit 102, running in close proximity to I-95, but US 15 breaks away at Summerton. Other concurrencies include US 521 in Manning, US 52 between Effingham and just south of Florence, US 76 eastbound from east of Florence until Pee Dee, and finally joins US 501 in Latta, where they both approach the South of the Border roadside attraction complex at the interchange with I-95 on the north–South Carolina border.
History
US 301 was established in 1932 as a replacement of the piece of US 17-1 north of Wilson and the whole of US 217. Thus US 301 initially ran from US 17 (now US 76) at Pee Dee northeast through Dillon, South Carolina, into North Carolina, and Virginia, ending at U.S. Route 1 in Petersburg, Virginia.[1] This entire route is now paralleled by Interstate 95.
In 1935, US 301 was extended southwest to US 15 at Summerton. This extension took it west on US 76 (formerly US 17) to Florence and south on US 52 (also formerly US 17) to Effingham. There it split to the southwest, running along what had been SC 4 via Manning to Summerton.[2] This again runs parallel to Interstate 95.
In the late 1940s, US 301 was extended again, south all the way towards Tampa, Florida. On the way there from South Carolina it ran along US 15 southwest to Santee, South Carolina and replaced SC 4 west to Orangeburg. From Orangeburg, US 301 ran southwest with U.S. Route 601 to Bamberg, replaced SC 33 to Ulmer, replaced SC 508 to Allendale, and replaced SC 73 to the Georgia state line.[2] When Interstate 95 was built across Lake Marion in 1968,[3] US 301 and 15 ran parallel to it until they were relocated in a triple concurrency in 1987.[4] In 2007, US 301 was rerouted on new 7.51-mile (12.09 km) bypass routing southeast of Florence.[5]
U.S. Route 217
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| Location: | Pee Dee, SC-NC state line |
| Length: | 24.4 mi[6] (39.3 km) |
| Existed: | 1927–1932 |
U.S. Route 217 (US 217) was an original US highway, established in 1927. A renumbering of SC 23, it traversed from US 17, in Pee Dee, north through Latta and Dillon before crossing into North Carolina. In 1932, the entire route was renumbered as US 301.
Junction list
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Allendale | Savannah River | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 301 / SR 73 south (Burtons Ferry Bridge) – Sylvania | Continuation into Georgia | |
| | 5.5 | 8.9 |  SC 3 (River Road) – Estill, Barnwell | |||
| Allendale | 12.7 | 20.4 |  US 278 east / SC 125 north – Hampton, Savannah River Site, Augusta | East end of US 278 overlap; southern terminus of SC 125 | ||
| 13.0 | 20.9 | US 278 west (Barnwell Road) – Barnwell | West end of US 278 overlap | |||
| | 14.2 | 22.9 |  SC 641 east (Confederate Highway) – Walterboro | Western terminus of SC 641 | ||
| Ulmer | 21.2 | 34.1 |  SC 300 north – Barnwell | Southern terminus of SC 300 | ||
| 21.7 | 34.9 | US 321 south – Fairfax, Savannah | South end of US 321 overlap | |||
| Bamberg | | 23.7 | 38.1 | US 321 north (Carolina Highway) – Olar, Denmark, Columbia | North end of US 321 overlap | |
| | 26.4 | 42.5 |  SC 64 east (Lowcountry Highway) – Ehrhardt, Walterboro | East end of SC 64 overlap | ||
| | 26.7 | 43.0 | SC 64 west (Lowcountry Highway) – Olar | West end of SC 64 overlap; to Cathedral Bay Heritage Preserve | ||
| Bamberg | 38.5 | 62.0 | US 601 south (Broxton Bridge Road) – Hampton | South end of US 601 overlap | ||
| 39.4 | 63.4 |  US 78 – Denmark, Branchville | ||||
| Orangeburg | | 45.1 | 72.6 |  SC 322 west (Slab Landing Road) – Cope, Norway | Eastern terminus of SC 322 | |
| | 51.5 | 82.9 |  SC 70 west (Binnicker Bridge Road) – Denmark, Barnwell | Eastern terminus of SC 70 | ||
| Edisto | 54.8 | 88.2 |  SC 4 west (Neeses Road) – Neeses | West end of SC 4 overlap | ||
| Orangeburg | 56.6 | 91.1 |  SC 33 north (Russell Street) | Southern terminus of SC 33 | ||
| 56.7 | 91.2 | SC 4 east (Stonewall Jackson Boulevard) | East end of SC 4 overlap | |||
| 57.2 | 92.1 |    US 178 Bus. (Broughton Street) – North, Bowman | ||||
| 57.7 | 92.9 |  US 601 north / US 21 Bus. (Magnolia Street) – Charleston, St. Matthews, Columbia | North end of US 601 overlap; to Fairgrounds | |||
| 59.2 | 95.3 | US 21 / US 178 – Charleston, North, Columbia | ||||
| | 65.5 | 105.4 | I-26 – Charleston, Columbia | I-26 Exits 154 A–B | ||
| | 71.6 | 115.2 | US 176 (Old State Road) – Holly Hill, Cameron | |||
| | 72.2 | 116.2 |  SC 47 east (Cleveland Street) – Elloree | Western terminus of SC 47; to Santee State Park | ||
| | 77.6 | 124.9 |  SC 267 (Tee Vee Road) – Holly Hill, Elloree | |||
| | 79.2 | 127.5 | US 15 south (Bass Drive) – St. Matthews, Santee | South end of US 15 overlap; to Santee State Park | ||
| | 80.2 | 129.1 | I-95 south – Savannah | South end of I-95 overlap; I-95 exit 97; northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
| | 81.9 | 131.8 |  SC 6 – Eutawville, Santee, Elloree | I-95 exit 98; to Santee State Park | ||
| Clarendon | Lake Marion | 84.0 | 135.2 | Bridge over Santee River/Lake Marion | ||
| | 85.5 | 137.6 | I-95 north – Florence | North end of I-95 overlap; I-95 exit 102; northbound entrance and southbound exit | ||
| Summerton | 93.2 | 150.0 | US 15 north (Church Street) – Sumter | North end of US 15 overlap | ||
| | 98.6 | 158.7 | I-95 – Savannah, Florence | I-95 exit 115 | ||
| Manning | 103.3 | 166.2 |  SC 260 (Mill Street) – Jordan | To Santee Dam | ||
| 103.7 | 166.9 |  SC 261 (Boyce Street) to US 521 – Kingstree, Georgetown, Columbia | ||||
| 104.4 | 168.0 | US 521 south (Church Street) – Georgetown | South end of US 521 overlap | |||
| | 105.7 | 170.1 | US 521 north – Sumter | North end of US 521 overlap | ||
| Sardinia | 115.8 | 186.4 |  SC 527 (Black River Road) – Kingstree, Sumter | |||
| Turbeville | 121.7 | 195.9 | US 378 west (Clarence Coker Highway) – Sumter | West end of US 378 overlap | ||
| 121.8 | 196.0 |  SC 58 north (Gamble Street) – Lynchburg, Bishopville | Southern terminus of SC 58 | |||
| 122.4 | 197.0 | US 378 east – Lake City, Conway, Myrtle Beach | East end of US 378 overlap | |||
| Florence | Olanta | 128.0 | 206.0 |  SC 341 (Hampton Street) – Lake City, Lynchburg, Timmonsville, Bishopville | To Woods Bay State Natural Area | |
| Kelley Crossroads | 131.3 | 211.3 |  SC 403 (Bethel Road) – Lake City | |||
| Effingham | 141.7 | 228.0 | US 52 south / SC 327 north – Lake City | South end of US 52 overlap; southern terminus of SC 327 | ||
| Florence | 147.7 | 237.7 | US 52 north – Florence | Northern end of US 52 concurrency | ||
| 149.3 | 240.3 |  SC 51 (Pamplico Highway) – Pamplico | ||||
| | 155.3 | 249.9 | US 76 west (Marion Highway) / SC 327 north (Williston Road) – Florence | West end of US 76 and north end of SC 327 overlap | ||
| Mars Bluff | 156.9 | 252.5 | SC 327 south (Francis Marion Road) – Pamplico | South end of SC 327 overlap | ||
| Marion | Pee Dee | 164.2 | 264.3 | US 76 east – Marion, Myrtle Beach | Eastern end of US 76 concurrency | |
| Dillon | | 172.2 | 277.1 |  SC 38 – Marion, Bennettsville | ||
| Latta | 174.5 | 280.8 | US 501 south – Marion, Myrtle Beach | South end of US 501 overlap | ||
| 175.3 | 282.1 |  SC 917 (Main Street) – Mullins, Bennettsville | ||||
| Dillon | 181.9 | 292.7 |    SC 9 south / SC 34 west / SC 57 south (Main Street) – Lake View, North Myrtle Beach | South end of SC 9/SC 57 overlap; eastern terminus of SC 34 | ||
| 182.8 | 294.2 | SC 9 north / SC 57 north (Radford Boulevard) – Bennettsville, Charlotte | North end of SC 9/SC 57 overlap | |||
| State line | 190.3 | 306.3 | I‑95 / US 301 north / US 501 north – Fayetteville, Rowland, Florence | Continuation into North Carolina | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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South Carolina portal -
U.S. Roads portal - Bannered routes of U.S. Route 301
- South of the Border
References
- ↑ "north–south routes - US 1 to US 101 - Odd numbered highways". U. S Highways: From US 1 to (US 830). Robert V. Droz. 14 November 2006. Retrieved 2007-01-08.
- 1 2 The Highways of South Carolina, US 301
- ↑ "I-95 Lake Marion Bridge (Structuate)". Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ↑ "US 301 (South Carolina Highways Index)". Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ↑ "Report of the Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering to the Standing Committee on Highways" (PDF). AASHTO. May 5, 2007. p. 6. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- ↑ Google (June 26, 2013). "U.S. Route 217" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
External links
Media related to U.S. Route 301 in South Carolina at Wikimedia Commons- Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: US 217
- Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: US 301
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