South Carolina Highway 161

South Carolina Highway 161 (SC 161) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It connects the cities of Rock Hill, York, and Kings Mountain, North Carolina.

South Carolina Highway 161
SC 161 highlighted in red; SC 161 Bus. highlighted in blue
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length28.7 mi[1] (46.2 km)
Existed1930–present
Tourist
routes		 Western York Scenic Byway
Major junctions
South end US 21 in Rock Hill
  I-77 in Rock Hill
US 321 in York
North end NC 161 at the North Carolina line near Kings Mountain
Location
CountiesYork
Highway system
← SC 160SC 162 →

Route description
SC 161 Northbound in Rock Hill

SC 161 is a multi-lane highway, traversing from U.S. Route 21 (US 21) and Interstate 77 (I-77), through the northern part of Rock Hill and north around York, to the back entrance area of Kings Mountain State Park and Kings Mountain National Military Park, and ends at the North Carolina state line.

History

The first SC 161 appeared in 1923 as a new primary routing from SC 16 in Eau Claire to SC 22. It was extended northwest by 1926 to SC 7 in Leeds. In 1928, the entire route was renumbered as part of SC 215.

The current SC 161 was established in 1930 as a new primary route, it originally traversed from SC 16 (today US 321) to the North Carolina state line, continuing as North Carolina Highway 215 (renumbered in 1937 to NC 161). In 1959, SC 161 was extended south, through York, to its current southern terminus at US 21 in Rock Hill. In 1986 or 1987, SC 161 was placed on bypass north around York, in concurrency with SC 5.[2]

Junction list

The entire route is in York County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Rock Hill0.00.0 US 21 (Cherry Road) – Fort Mill, Rock Hill
0.10.16 I-77 – Columbia, Charlotte
4.26.8 SC 274 east (Ebenezer Road)East end of SC 274 overlap
5.79.2 SC 901 south (Heckle Boulevard)
7.011.3 SC 274 west (Hands Mill Highway) – Lake Wylie, GastoniaWest end of SC 274 overlap
York13.121.1
SC 5 south / SC 5 Bus. north / SC 161 Bus. north – York, Rock Hill		South end of SC 5 overlap
15.124.3 SC 49 (Charlotte Highway) – York, Lake Wylie, Charlotte
17.327.8
US 321 south / SC 5 north / SC 161 Bus. south – Blacksburg, Chester		South end of US 321 overlap, north end of SC 5 overlap
​18.830.3 US 321 north – Clover, GastoniaNorth end of US 321 overlap
Bethany25.240.6 SC 55 – Blacksburg, Clover
​28.746.2 NC 161 northContinuation beyond North Carolina state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Special routes

Currently, there is one business loop along SC 161:


South Carolina Highway 161 Business
LocationYork, South Carolina

York business loop

SC 161 Business follows the old alignment of SC 161 through downtown York, via Liberty Street.

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References
  1. Google (November 24, 2012). "South Carolina Highway 161" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  2. "Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page (SC 160-169)". Retrieved November 24, 2012.
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