South Carolina Highway 215

South Carolina Highway 215 (SC 215) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It serves as an alternate route to Union from either Columbia or Spartanburg.

South Carolina Highway 215
Route of SC 215 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length95.7 mi[1] (154.0 km)
Existed1928–present
Major junctions
South end US 21 / US 321 in Columbia
 
North end SC 295 / SC 296 in Spartanburg
Location
CountiesRichland, Fairfield, Chester, Union, Spartanburg
Highway system
← SC 213SC 216 →

Route description
SC 72/SC 121/SC 215 in Carlisle

SC 215 is a two-lane rural highway that traverses for 95.7 miles (154.0 km) from Columbia to Spartanburg; connecting Jenkinsville, Carlisle, Union, and Roebuck.

History

It was established in 1928 as a renumbering of SC 121 and SC 161. It originally traveled from U.S. Route 78 (US 78) in Aiken, northeast through Wagener, Pelion, Edmund, and West Columbia. Through Columbia, in a concurrency with US 1/US 21/SC 2, it heads northwest through Jenkinsville, Carlisle, ending at US 176/SC 92 in Union.

In 1939, the entire route was paved. In 1948, SC 215 was rerouted to approach Union from the south, its old route through Monarch Mill being replaced by SC 92 (today SC 49-SC 215 Connector). In 1949, SC 215 was extended north to SC 56, in Pauline; a year later, it was extended north again to US 221 in Roebuck.

By 1958, SC 215 was rerouted in Columbia along Assembly Street to Blossom Street before heading west across the Saluda River in concurrency with US 21/US 176/US 321. By 1964, SC 215 was extended north from Roebuck to its current northern terminus at SC 295/SC 296 in Spartanburg; it replaced SC 295, and brought SC 215 to its longest routing.

Between 1974-77, SC 215 south of Eau Claire, in Columbia, was removed. The old alignment between Aiken to Cayce became SC 302, while in Columbia US 21/US 321 remained.

Junction list
CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
RichlandColumbia0.00.0 US 21 / US 321 – Columbia, Rock Hill
1.82.9 I-20 – Florence, Augusta
Cedar Creek12.420.0 SC 269 north – Winnsboro
FairfieldJenkinsville23.638.0 SC 213 west – Peak, PomariaWest end of SC 213 overlap
​26.342.3 SC 213 east – WinnsboroEast end of SC 213 overlap
​34.255.0 SC 34 – Blair, Winnsboro
Chester​48.978.7 SC 72 east / SC 121 north (West End Road) – ChesterEast end of SC 72 and north of SC 121 overlap
UnionCarlisle52.885.0 SC 72 west / SC 121 south (Janie Glymph Goree Boulevard) – WhitmireWest end of SC 72 and south of SC 121 overlap
​61.899.5Monarch HighwayUnmarked south end of SC 49 Connector
Union64.8104.3 US 176 east / SC 18 north (Whitmire Highway) – Union, Newberry, ColumbiaEast end of US 176 overlap
66.4106.9 SC 49 south (Main Street) – Cross AnchorSouth end of SC 49 overlap
67.2108.1 SC 49 north (Rice Avenue)North end of SC 49 overlap
68.0109.4 US 176 west (Duncan Bypass) – Gaffney, SpartanburgWest end of US 176 overlap
SpartanburgGlenn Springs83.0133.6 SC 150 (Glenn Springs Road) – Pacolet, Cross Anchor
Pauline85.1137.0 SC 56 west – Cross Anchor, ClintonWest end of SC 56 overlap
​86.1138.6 SC 56 east – SpartanburgEast end of SC 56 overlap
Roebuck91.7147.6 US 221 (Church Street) – Spartanburg, Woodruff
Spartanburg95.7154.0 SC 295 / SC 296 (John B White Sr Boulevard) – Arcadia
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References
  1. Google (September 1, 2013). "South Carolina Highway 215" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
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