South Carolina Highway 3

; South Carolina Highway 3 Business
Location	Springfield
Length	2.8 mi[3] (4.5 km)

South Carolina Highway 3
	South Carolina Highway 3 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by SCDOT
Length	95.8 mi[1] (154.2 km)
Major junctions
South end	US 278 near Varnville
	US 601 near Estill; US 321 in Estill; US 301 near Allendale; US 278 near Barnwell; US 278 / SC 64 / SC 70 in Barnwell; US 78 in Blackville; SC 4 near Springfield; US 178 near North;
North end	US 321 in Swansea
Location
Counties	Jasper, Hampton, Allendale, Barnwell, Orangeburg, Lexington
Highway system

South Carolina Highway 3 (SC 3) is a state highway in the southern part of the U.S. state of South Carolina. The highway runs 95.8 miles (154.2 km) in a C-shape from a point approximately 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Varnville northwest and north to Barnwell, and then northeast to Swansea.

Route description

SC 3 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 278 (US 278) in rural Jasper County. The route heads northwest, and crosses into Hampton County. Continuing northwest, it intersects US 601 before a brief concurrency with US 321 in Estill. The highway continues northwest into Allendale County. After crossing into the county, SC 3 turns north and intersects US 301 approximately seven miles (11 km) southwest of Allendale. The route continues north until it enters Barnwell County.[1]

Just after the county line, SC 3 turns northeast and intersects US 278 just before the Salkehatchie River, approximately two miles (3.2 km) south of Barnwell. US 278/SC 3 form a concurrency into Barnwell. In town, SC 3 splits off to the northeast, intersecting SC 64 and SC 70. The highway heads northeast to Blackville, where it crosses US 78. It then heads northward, crossing the South Fork of the Edisto River, where it enters Orangeburg County. Just before the river, the route begins its last northeastern orientation, passing just east of Springfield, intersecting SC 3 Business and SC 4. SC 3 heads northeast, skirting the Aiken County line, before entering Lexington County. Approximately seven miles (11 km) northeast of the county line, SC 3 meets its northern terminus, at its second intersection with US 321 in the southern part of Swansea.[1]

History

A previous version of SC 3 existed as an original state route, running from Columbia to Sumter, Florence, and Mullins before crossing the North Carolina state line where US 76 does today. In 1927, the route was renumbered as various US highways.

The current version of SC 3 was established in 1928 as a renumbering of the closing SC 1. It originally ran from Allendale to Dixiana.

In 1938, the northern terminus was extended about 3 miles north to West Columbia. In 1939, however, it was pushed back south to Dixiana. In that same year, the southern terminus was extended southward a short distance to Barton. In 1948, the northern terminus was again pushed back, this time to Swansea. The southern terminus was also pushed north back to Allendale. Five years later, in 1953, the southern terminus was moved up north to Barnwell.

In the early 1960s, the northern terminus was extended up to Dixiana once again. In 1962, the highway was extended southward to US 321 in southwest Allendale County. In 1971, the northern terminus was once again moved back south to Swansea. In 1972, the southern terminus was moved southeast to Grays, giving us the current SC 3 routing.[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Jasper	Grays	0.0	0.0	US 278 (Grays Highway) – Ridgeland, Hilton Head	Southern terminus
Hampton	Estill	11.8	19.0	US 601 (Savannah Highway) – Furman, Hampton
		15.1	24.3	US 321 (Columbia Highway)	South end of US 321 concurrency
		15.3	24.6	US 321 (Columbia Highway) – Columbia	North end of US 321 concurrency
Allendale	Allendale	36.3	58.4	US 301 (Burton's Ferry Highway) – Sylvania (GA), Allendale
Allendale	Allendale	43.4	69.8	SC 125 (Augusta Highway) – Savannah (GA), Savannah River Plant, Allendale
Barnwell	Barnwell	54.2	87.2	US 278	South end of US 278 concurrency
		55.5	89.3	US 278 (Jackson Street) – Aiken, Augusta (GA)	North end of US 278 concurrency
		56.4	90.8	SC 64 (Patterson Street)
		57.0	91.7	SC 70 (Main Street) – Savannah River Site, Denmark
	Blackville	66.5	107.0	US 78 (Dexter Street) – Williston, Denmark
Orangeburg	Springfield	75.5	121.5	SC 3 Bus. (Railroad Avenue) – Springfield	Southern terminus of SC 3 Business
		76.5	123.1	SC 4 (Neeses Highway) – Springfield, Neeses
		77.5	124.7	SC 3 Bus. (Springfield Road)	Northern terminus of SC 3 Business
	Salley	83.5	134.4	SC 389 (Ninety 6 Road) – Saluda
	Salley	84.3	135.7	SC 394 (Salley Road) – North
Lexington	Woodford	89.2	143.6	US 178 (Main Street) / North Road
Lexington	Swansea	95.8	154.2	US 321 (Savannah Highway) – Columbia	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

Springfield business route

South Carolina Highway 3 Business (SC 3 BUS) begins at an intersection with the SC 3 mainline, southeast of Springfield. It heads northwest into the city, along Railroad Avenue, to an intersection with SC 4. The two routes share a very brief concurrency to the northeast in town. SC 3 Business continues northeast until it meets its northern terminus, another intersection with SC 3, northeast of Springfield.

The entire route is in Orangeburg County.

Location	mi[3]	km	Destinations	Notes
Springfield	0.0	0.0	SC 3 (Capital Way) – Blackville, Swansea	Southern terminus
	1.4	2.3	SC 4 (Springfield Road) – Aiken	Southern end of SC 4 concurrency
	1.7	2.7	SC 4 (Neeses Highway) – Neeses	Northern end of SC 4 concurrency
	2.8	4.5	SC 3 (Capital Way) – Blackville, Swansea	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

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References

Google (February 1, 2013). "Route of SC 3" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
Roberson, Mike (November 26, 2006). "SC 1 to 9 - Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page". Angelfire. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
Google (February 1, 2013). "Route of SC 3 Business" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 1, 2013.

External links

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[Google-1] Google (February 1, 2013). "Route of SC 3" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 1, 2013.

[mapmikey-2] Roberson, Mike (November 26, 2006). "SC 1 to 9 - Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page". Angelfire. Retrieved January 14, 2013.

[Google2-3] Google (February 1, 2013). "Route of SC 3 Business" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 1, 2013.