Bannered routes of U.S. Route 521

U.S. Route 521
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Bannered Divided Replaced

Four bannered routes of U.S. Route 521 exist, and two others have existed in the past. In order from south to north they are as follows.

Existing routes

Andrews business loop

U.S. Route 521 Business
Location:	Andrews, South Carolina
Length:	3.2 mi^[1] (5.1 km)

U.S. Route 521 Business is a 3.2 miles (5.1 km) route follows the old US 521 mainline route through downtown Andrews, via Main Street.

The entire route is in Andrews, Georgetown County.

mi	km	Destinations	Notes
0.0	0.0	US 521 (US 521 Bypass) – Manning	South end of US 521 Business Route: Flyover interchange
		SC 41 Bus. (Morgan Avenue) – Jamestown, Hemingway
		US 521 / SC 41 (County Line Road) – Charleston, Hemingway	North end of US 521/SC 41 overlap; North end of US 521 Business Route
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

Camden truck route

U.S. Route 521 Truck
Location:	Camden, South Carolina
Length:	6.9 mi^[2] (11.1 km)

U.S. Route 521 Truck is an alternate route for trucks to avoid downtown Camden. The route takes various roads including: Ehrenclou Drive, Chestnut Ferry Road, Jefferson Davis Highway (in concurrency with US 1/US 601/SC 34), Springdale Drive, and Boykin Road (in concurrency with US 601 Truck).

The entire route is in Camden, Kershaw County.

mi	km	Destinations	Notes
0.0	0.0	US 521 (South Broad Street) – Camden	South end of US 521 Truck Route
		York Street/Chestnut Ferry Road	US 521 Truck Route turns left at Chestnut Ferry Road
		US 1 / US 601 / SC 34 (West DeKalb Street) – Camden Airport	South end of US 1/601 overlap
		US 1 / US 601 / SC 34 (West DeKalb Street) / US 601 Truck (Springdale Drive) – Elgin, Columbia	North end of US 1/601 overlap; South end of US 601 truck overlap
		SC 97 (Liberty Hill Road) – Great Falls
		US 521 / US 601 (Kershaw Highway) – Sumter, Kershaw	North end of US 521/601 truck overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

Kershaw business loop

U.S. Route 521 Business
Location:	Kershaw, South Carolina
Length:	1.4 mi^[3] (2.3 km)

Following the old US 521 mainline route, this 1.4 miles (2.3 km) business loop, in concurrency with US 601 Business, goes through downtown Kershaw, via Hampton Street.^[4]^[5]

The entire route is in Kershaw, Lancaster County.

mi	km	Destinations	Notes
0.0	0.0	US 521 / US 601 (Matson Street) – Camden	South end of US 521 business and US 601 business overlap
0.5	0.80	SC 341 south (Marion Street) – Bethune
0.7	1.1	US 601 Bus. (Hilton Street) – Jefferson, Pageland	North end of US 601 business overlap
1.4	2.3	US 521 (Matson Street) – Lancaster	North end of US 521 business
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

Lancaster business loop

U.S. Route 521 Business
Location:	Lancaster, South Carolina
Existed:	1965–present

Originally following the old US 521 mainline route, this 3.8 miles (6.1 km) business loop went through downtown Lancaster, via Market Street and Main Street.^[4] At some point it was relocated to Market Street until the intersection with Barr Street, where it turned left and then right onto Main Street.^[6]

The entire route is in Lancaster, Lancaster County.

mi	km	Destinations	Notes
0.0	0.0	US 521 (Kershaw-Camden Highway/Lancaster Bypass)	South end of US 521 Business Route
		South Main Street	Former US 521 Business Route
		SC 200 west (Great Falls Road) – Great Falls	South end of SC 200 overlap
		SC 903 (Chesterfield Avenue) – McBee
		SC 9 Bus. east (Arch Street) – Pageland	South end of SC 9 Business overlap
		SC 9 Bus. west (Meeting Street) – Chester	North end of SC 9 Business overlap
		East Barr Street/North Market Street	US 521 Business Route turns left at East Barr Street
		North Main Street	Former US 521 Business Route, south of Barr Street; US 521 Business Route turns right at North Main Street
		SC 200 east (Liberty Hill Road) to US 521 south – Pageland - Monroe, NC	North end of SC 200 overlap
		US 521 north / SC 9 (Lancaster Bypass) – Chester	North end of US 521 Business; West end of SC 9 overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

Former bannered routes

Sumter connector

U.S. Route 521 Connector
Location:	Sumter, South Carolina
Length:	4.7 mi^[7] (7.6 km)
Existed:	????–????

U.S. Route 521 Connector was a 4.7 miles (7.6 km) spur route that went east around Sumter (along Guignard Drive), connecting to US 15, in the south-end of Sumter. This connector became part of the main route sometime before 2009.

Lancaster Bypass

U.S. Route 521 Bypass
Location:	Lancaster, South Carolina
Existed:	????–????

U.S. Route 521 Bypass was the bypass around downtown Lancaster, South Carolina, until the main line was realigned in 1965, and the former route was converted into U.S. Route 521 Business (Lancaster, South Carolina).

References

↑ Google (February 2, 2011). "US 521 Business - Andrews" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
↑ Google (January 27, 2013). "US 521 Truck - Camden" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
↑ Google (January 15, 2012). "US 521 Business - Kershaw" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
1 2 "Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: US 521". Retrieved January 15, 2012.
↑ "NCRoads.com: U.S. 521". Retrieved January 15, 2012.
↑ General Highway Map of the Lancaster Metro Area
↑ Google (February 2, 2011). "US 521 Connector - Sumter" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 2, 2011.

External links

Bannered Routes of US Highways (Robert V. Droz)

U.S. Routes related to US 21

	US 121 (future) US 221 US 321 US 421 US 521 Bannered (221/421/521)

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