U.S. Route 301 in South Carolina
U.S. Route 301 (US 301) runs north–south from the Savannah River southwest of Allendale to Hamer approaching the South of the Border roadside attraction complex.
Route of US 301 in South Carolina highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Auxiliary route of US 1 | ||||
Maintained by SCDOT | ||||
Length | 190.3 mi (306.3 km) | |||
Existed | 1970–present | |||
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North end | ||||
Location | ||||
Counties | Allendale, Bamberg, Orangeburg, Clarendon, Florence, Marion, Dillon | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Route description
US 301 enters South Carolina over the Savannah River southwest of Allendale. In Allendale, it has a short Concurrency with US 278. Additional concurrencies include US 321 in and around Ulmer, US 601 between Bamberg and Orangeburg, then US 15 and shortly afterwards Interstate 95 (I-95) in Santee, at exit 97 before all three move across Lake Marion. The US 15-301 concurrency leaves I-95 at exit 102, running in close proximity to I-95, but US 15 breaks away at Summerton, remaining on Church Street while US 301 turns right onto Main Street, which becomes Alvin Hardin Highway. Other concurrencies include US 521 from Manning to Alcolu, US 378 in Turbeville, US 52 between Effingham and just south of Florence, US 76 eastbound from east of Florence until Pee Dee, and finally joins US 501 in Latta, where they both approach the South of the Border roadside attraction complex at the interchange with I-95 on the North–South Carolina border.
History
US 301 was established in 1932 as a replacement of the piece of US 17-1 north of Wilson and the whole of US 217. Thus US 301 initially ran from US 17 (now US 76) at Pee Dee northeast through Dillon, South Carolina, into North Carolina, and Virginia, ending at U.S. Route 1 in Petersburg, Virginia. This entire route is now paralleled by I-95.
In 1935, US 301 was extended southwest to US 15 at Summerton. This extension took it west on US 76 (formerly US 17) to Florence and south on US 52 (also formerly US 17) to Effingham. There it split to the southwest, running along what had been SC 4 via Manning to Summerton.[1] This again runs parallel to I-95.
In the late 1940s, US 301 was extended again, south all the way towards Tampa, Florida. On the way there from South Carolina it ran along US 15 southwest to Santee, South Carolina and replaced SC 4 west to Orangeburg. From Orangeburg, US 301 ran southwest with U.S. Route 601 to Bamberg, replaced SC 33 to Ulmer, replaced SC 508 to Allendale, and replaced SC 73 to the Georgia state line.[1] When Interstate 95 was built across Lake Marion in 1968,[2] US 301 and 15 ran parallel to it until they were relocated in a triple concurrency in 1987.[1] In 2007, US 301 was rerouted on new 7.51-mile (12.09 km) bypass routing southeast of Florence.[3]
U.S. Route 217
Location | Pee Dee, SC-NC state line |
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Length | 24.4 mi[4] (39.3 km) |
Existed | 1927–1932 |
U.S. Route 217 (US 217) was an original US highway, established in 1927. A renumbering of SC 23, it traversed from US 17, in Pee Dee, north through Latta and Dillon before crossing into North Carolina. In 1932, the entire route was renumbered as US 301.
Junction list
County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Allendale | | 0.0 | 0.0 | Continuation from Georgia over the Savannah River | |
| 5.5 | 8.9 | |||
Allendale | 12.7 | 20.4 | East end of US 278 overlap; southern terminus of SC 125 | ||
13.0 | 20.9 | West end of US 278 overlap | |||
| 14.2 | 22.9 | Western terminus of SC 641 | ||
Ulmer | 21.2 | 34.1 | Southern terminus of SC 300 | ||
21.7 | 34.9 | South end of US 321 overlap | |||
Bamberg | | 23.7 | 38.1 | North end of US 321 overlap | |
| 26.4 | 42.5 | East end of SC 64 overlap | ||
| 26.7 | 43.0 | West end of SC 64 overlap; to Cathedral Bay Heritage Preserve | ||
Bamberg | 38.5 | 62.0 | South end of US 601 overlap | ||
39.4 | 63.4 | ||||
Orangeburg | | 45.1 | 72.6 | Eastern terminus of SC 322 | |
| 51.5 | 82.9 | Eastern terminus of SC 70 | ||
Edisto | 54.8 | 88.2 | West end of SC 4 overlap | ||
Orangeburg | 56.6 | 91.1 | Southern terminus of SC 33 | ||
56.7 | 91.2 | East end of SC 4 overlap | |||
57.2 | 92.1 | ||||
57.7 | 92.9 | North end of US 601 overlap; to Fairgrounds | |||
59.2 | 95.3 | ||||
| 65.5 | 105.4 | I-26 Exits 154 A–B | ||
| 71.6 | 115.2 | |||
| 72.2 | 116.2 | Western terminus of SC 47; to Santee State Park | ||
| 77.6 | 124.9 | |||
| 79.2 | 127.5 | South end of US 15 overlap; to Santee State Park | ||
| 80.2 | 129.1 | South end of I-95 overlap; I-95 exit 97; northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
| 81.9 | 131.8 | I-95 exit 98; to Santee State Park | ||
Clarendon | | 84.0 | 135.2 | Santee River / Lake Marion | |
| 85.5 | 137.6 | North end of I-95 overlap; I-95 exit 102; northbound entrance and southbound exit | ||
Summerton | 93.2 | 150.0 | North end of US 15 overlap | ||
| 98.6 | 158.7 | I-95 exit 115 | ||
Manning | 103.3 | 166.2 | To Santee Dam | ||
103.7 | 166.9 | ||||
104.4 | 168.0 | South end of US 521 overlap | |||
| 105.7 | 170.1 | North end of US 521 overlap | ||
Sardinia | 115.8 | 186.4 | |||
Turbeville | 121.7 | 195.9 | West end of US 378 overlap | ||
121.8 | 196.0 | Southern terminus of SC 58 | |||
122.4 | 197.0 | East end of US 378 overlap | |||
Florence | Olanta | 128.0 | 206.0 | To Woods Bay State Natural Area | |
Kelley Crossroads | 131.3 | 211.3 | |||
Effingham | 141.7 | 228.0 | South end of US 52 overlap; southern terminus of SC 327 | ||
Florence | 147.7 | 237.7 | Northern end of US 52 concurrency | ||
149.3 | 240.3 | ||||
| 155.3 | 249.9 | West end of US 76 and north end of SC 327 overlap | ||
Mars Bluff | 156.9 | 252.5 | South end of SC 327 overlap | ||
Marion | Pee Dee | 164.2 | 264.3 | Eastern end of US 76 concurrency | |
Dillon | | 172.2 | 277.1 | Interchange | |
Latta | 174.5 | 280.8 | South end of US 501 overlap | ||
175.3 | 282.1 | ||||
Dillon | 181.9 | 292.7 | South end of SC 9/SC 57 overlap; eastern terminus of SC 34 | ||
182.8 | 294.2 | North end of SC 9/SC 57 overlap | |||
| 190.3 | 306.3 | Continuation into North Carolina | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- "US 301 (South Carolina Highways Index)". Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- "I-95 Lake Marion Bridge (Structuate)". Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- "Report of the Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering to the Standing Committee on Highways" (PDF). AASHTO. May 5, 2007. p. 6. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- Google (June 26, 2013). "U.S. Route 217" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
External links
Media related to U.S. Route 301 in South Carolina at Wikimedia Commons - Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: US 217
- Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: US 301
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