South Carolina Highway 151

South Carolina Highway 151 (SC 151) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. Known as "the road to the beach" by many residents of the Charlotte metropolitan area due to it being the most direct route to the Grand Strand, it connects the Charlotte metropolitan area to Darlington, Florence, and the aforementioned Grand Strand.

South Carolina Highway 151
Bobo Newsom Highway
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length	52.0 mi[1] (83.7 km)
Existed	1937–present
Major junctions
South end	SC 34 in Darlington
	US 52 / US 401 in Darlington US 15 in Hartsville US 1 in McBee
North end	US 601 / SC 151 Bus. in Pageland
Location
Counties	Darlington, Chesterfield
Highway system
South Carolina State Highway System Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← SC 150 SC 153 →

Route description

SC 151 bypasses Pageland, while US 601/SC 151 Bus takes right into town

SC 151 is a four-lane and mostly divided highway from Darlington to Pageland. For several segments, the road is five lanes, with four travel lanes and a center turn lane.

SC 151 starts in Pageland, splitting off from US 601 to bypass the town's business district. Heading southward, it also bypasses Jefferson, heads through downtown McBee, and bypasses Hartsville. In downtown McBee, the speed limit is 20 MPH, and on several segments of the route, the limit is 60 MPH. Past McBee, the route takes on a more east-west direction, which it maintains until its southern terminus in Darlington.

History

The first SC 151 was established in 1927 as a new primary routing between U.S. Route 29 (US 29)/SC 15 in Anderson, to SC 20 in Williamston. By 1930, it was renumbered as SC 248.

The current SC 151 was established in 1937 as a renumbering of SC 35 from Darlington to the North Carolina state line. By 1952, SC 151 truncated at SC 9 in Pageland, its route north to the state line replaced by US 601. By 1958, SC 151 replaced SC 151 Alternate, bypassing Hartsville. In 1983, SC 151 was extended and bypassed east of Pageland, to its current northern terminus. In 1997, SC 151 was bypassed east of Jefferson.[2]

Junction list

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Darlington	Darlington	0.0	0.0	SC 34 east (Pearl Street) To US 401 / I-20 (34-401 Connector) – Sumter	East end of SC 34 overlap
		0.3	0.48	US 52 / US 401 (Governor Williams Highway) to I-20 / I-95 – Cheraw, Florence, Myrtle Beach	Interchange
	Earlys Crossroads	5.7	9.2	SC 34 west (Lydia Highway) – Bishopville	West end of SC 34 overlap
	​	9.4	15.1	SC 151 Bus. north (Fourth Street) – Hartsville
	Hartsville	11.4	18.3	US 15 (Fifth Street) – Bishopville, Hartsville
		15.4	24.8	SC 151 Bus. south (Carolina Avenue) – Hartsville
	Clyde	18.0	29.0	Old Camden Road – Camden
Chesterfield	McBee	25.8	41.5	US 1 – Camden, Cheraw
	Catarrh	35.5	57.1	SC 903 north (McBee Highway) – Lancaster
	Jefferson	40.5	65.2	SC 151 Bus. north (Main Street) – Jefferson
		41.8	67.3	SC 265 – Chesterfield
	​	43.6	70.2	SC 151 Bus. south (Main Street) – Jefferson
	​	48.5	78.1	SC 151 Bus. north (Pearl Street) – Pageland
	Pageland	50.7	81.6	SC 9 (McGregor Street) – Lancaster, Chesterfield, North Myrtle Beach
		52.0	83.7	US 601 / SC 151 Bus. south (Pearl Street) – Pageland, Monroe
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Special routes

Hartsville alternate route

South Carolina Highway 151 Alternate
Location	Hartsville, South Carolina
Length	7.4 mi[3] (11.9 km)
Existed	1954–1958

South Carolina Highway 151 Alternate (SC 151 Alt.) was an alternate route established in 1954 as a new primary route bypassing south of Hartsville. It was renumbered as mainline SC 151 by 1958.[2]

Hartsville business loop

South Carolina Highway 151 Business
Location	Hartsville, South Carolina
Length	7.4 mi[3] (11.9 km)
Existed	1958–present

SC 151 Business (SC 151 Bus.) through downtown Hartsville was established by 1958 as a renumbering of mainline SC 151. It follows Fourth Street and Carolina Avenue.[2]

The entire route is in Darlington County.

Location	mi[3]	km	Destinations	Notes
​	0.0	0.0	SC 151 – Darlington
Hartsville	2.4	3.9	US 15 (Marquis Highway) – Bishopville, Bennettsville	Interchange
	4.0	6.4	US 15 Bus. (Fifth Street) – Bishopville, Bennettsville
	7.4	11.9	SC 151 – McBee
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Jefferson business loop

South Carolina Highway 151 Business
Location	Jefferson, South Carolina
Length	3.0 mi[4] (4.8 km)
Existed	1997–present

SC 151 Bus. was established by 1997 as a renumbering of mainline SC 151 through downtown Jefferson. It follows Main Street.[2]

The entire route is in Chesterfield County.

Location	mi[4]	km	Destinations	Notes
Jefferson	0.0	0.0	SC 151 – McBee
	1.5	2.4	SC 265 – Kershaw, Chesterfield
​	3.0	4.8	SC 151 – Pageland
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Pageland business loop

South Carolina Highway 151 Business
Location	Pageland, South Carolina
Length	3.0 mi[5] (4.8 km)
Existed	1983–present

SC 151 Bus. was established in 1983 as renumbering of mainline SC 151 and an overlap with US 601 through downtown Pageland via Pearl Street.[2]

The entire route is in Chesterfield County.

Location	mi[5]	km	Destinations	Notes
​	0.0	0.0	SC 151 – Jefferson
Pageland	2.0	3.2	US 601 south / SC 9 – Chesterfield, Lancaster	South end of US 601 overlap
	3.0	4.8	US 601 north / SC 151 south – Monroe, Charlotte	North end of US 601 overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Google (September 7, 2012). "South Carolina Highway 151" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
2. "Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page". Retrieved September 7, 2012.
3. Google (September 7, 2012). "SC 151 Bus - Hartsville" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
4. Google (September 7, 2012). "SC 151 Bus - Jefferson" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
5. Google (September 7, 2012). "SC 151 Bus - Pageland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 7, 2012.

External links

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