South Carolina Highway 901

South Carolina Highway 901 (SC 901) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It serves as a slower alternate rural route to Interstate 77 (I-77) and the western bypass of Rock Hill.

South Carolina Highway 901
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length38.5 mi[1] (62.0 km)
Existed1931–present
Major junctions
South end SC 200
  I-77 in Rock Hill
North end SC 161 / SC 274 in Rock Hill
Location
CountiesFairfield, Chester, York
Highway system
← SC 823SC 903 →

Route description
SC 901 north in Fairfield County

SC 901 begins along SC 200 near I-77. Going north, it hovers to the west and then east of I-77 and then passes through Richburg. After entering York County, it has its own interchange with I-77, then proceeds to form the western bypass of Rock Hill. It is a two-lane rural highway in Fairfield and Chester counties, four lanes wide in York County.[1]

SC 901 in Rock Hill is called Heckle Boulevard because it is named after H.N. Heckle who served as South Carolina Department of Transportation District 4 Construction Engineer during the late 1940s through 1960s.

History

Established as a new primary routing in 1930 or 1931, it originally ran from SC 9 near Richburg to the York County line. In 1933, it was extended north to U.S. Route 21 (US 21). In 1940, it was extended south to its current southern terminus with SC 22 (today's SC 200). Between 1949-50, it was briefly truncated south at SC 97. Between 1974-79, it was extended north to SC 5. In 1992, it was extended again to its current northern terminus with SC 161/SC 274.[2]

In 2010, SC 901 was widened to four lanes from I-77 to SC 121 funded through the "Pennies for Progress" project fund.

Junction list
CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Fairfield​0.00.0 SC 200 – Winnsboro, Great Falls
Chester​7.912.7 SC 97 (Great Falls Road) – Chester, Great Falls
Richburg17.428.0 SC 9 south (Lancaster Highway) – LancasterSouth end of SC 9 overlap
17.828.6 SC 223 (Wylies Mill Road)To Landsford Canal State Park
​19.030.6 SC 9 north (Lancaster Highway) – ChesterNorth end of SC 9 overlap
YorkRock Hill28.545.9 I-77 – Columbia, Charlotte
31.650.9 SC 72 south / SC 121 (Albright Road) – ChesterBrief SC 121 overlap for .2 miles (0.32 km)
34.655.7 SC 322 (Cherry Road / McConnells Highway) – McConnells
35.256.6 SC 5 (Main Street) – York
38.562.0 SC 161 / SC 274 (Old York Road) – York
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References
  1. Google (November 23, 2012). "South Carolina Highway 901" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  2. "Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page (SC 900-909)". Retrieved November 23, 2012.
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