South Carolina Highway 4

South Carolina Highway 4 (SC 4) is a 54.2-mile-long (87.2 km) state highway in the southern part of the U.S. state of South Carolina. The highway connects Aiken and Orangeburg, via Springfield and Neeses.

South Carolina Highway 4
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length	54.43 mi[1] (87.60 km)
Major junctions
West end	US 78 near Aiken
	SC 118 / SC 302 near Aiken SC 302 / SC 394 near Salley SC 3 Bus. / SC 39 in Springfield SC 3 / SC 332 near Springfield US 321 in Neeses SC 400 near Edisto US 301 / US 601 / SC 33 in Orangeburg
East end	US 21 / US 21 Bus. near Orangeburg
Location
Counties	Aiken, Orangeburg
Highway system
South Carolina State Highway System Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← SC 3 SC 5 →

Route description

SC 4 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 78 (US 78; Charleston Highway) southeast of Aiken. The route travels to the east-northeast and intersects US 78 Truck/SC 118/SC 302 (Rudy Mason Parkway). SC 4 and SC 302 form an approximately 12-mile-long (19 km) concurrency. They curve to the northeast and cross Shaw Creek. They curve to the east-southeast and curve back to the northeast before crossing the South Fork Edisto River and Cedar Creek. The two highways curve to the southeast and split north of Aiken State Park. SC 4 crosses over Burcalo Creek and then intersects SC 394 (Salley Road). It curves to the east-southeast and passes north of the Aiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area. It curves to the east-northeast and enters Orangeburg County.[2]

SC 4 curves to the east-southeast and crosses Dean Swamp Creek. It curves to the southeast and enters Springfield. Right after entering the city limits, it curves to the south-southeast. It turns left onto SC 39 (Springfield Road). The two highways travel concurrently to the northeast for one block. One more block after that, it begins a concurrency with SC 3 Business. (SC 3 Bus.) They split three blocks later, with SC 4 heading south-southeast. It curves to the east-southeast and leaves Springfield. The highway immediately intersects SC 3 (Capital Way). It heads to the east and crosses Goodland Creek. It begins curving to the northeast and intersects SC 332 (Norway Road). The highway passes Rocky Swamp Cemetery and crosses Rocky Swamp Creek. It curves to the east-southeast and crosses Bolen Mill Creek before heading back to the northeast. It begins to curve to the east-southeast and enters Neeses. In Neeses, the route intersects US 321 (Savannah Highway). It heads east and passes Hickory Hill Cemetery, Pine Hill Cemetery, and Double Branch Cemetery before curving to the east-southeast. The highway crosses over Great Branch and curves to the southeast. Then, it crosses over Fourmile Creek and intersects the eastern terminus of SC 400 (Norway Road). SC 4 enters Edisto and curves to the east-southeast. It intersects US 301/US 601. The three highway travel concurrently to the east-northeast. They cross over the North Fork Edisto River, where they leave Edisto and enter Orangeburg. Immediately, they intersect the southern terminus of SC 33 (Russell Street). The concurrency intersects US 601 Truck. Here, SC 4 travels to the south-southeast, concurrent with US 601 Truck. They cross over some railroad tracks and pass by Southern Methodist College. The road curves around to the east-northeast and an intersection with US 21 and US 21 Bus. ends the state highway.[2]

History

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
Aiken	​	0.00– 0.07	0.00– 0.11	US 78 (Wagener Road / Charleston Highway) – Williston, Augusta, Georgia
	​	0.18	0.29	SC 118 (East Pine Log Road / Rudy Mason Parkway) / SC 302 south – Jackson	Western end of SC 302 concurrency
	​	12.83	20.65	SC 302 north (Wagener Road) – Wagener	Eastern end of SC 302 concurrency
	​	13.92	22.40	SC 394 east (Salley Road) – Salley
Orangeburg	Springfield	26.29	42.31	SC 39 south (Springfield Road) – Williston	Western end of SC 39 concurrency
		26.38	42.45	SC 39 north (Festival Trail Road) – Salley	Eastern end of SC 39 concurrency
		26.41	42.50	SC 3 Bus. south (Railroad Avenue) – Blackville	Western end of SC 3 Bus. concurrency
		26.69	42.95	SC 3 Bus. north (Springfield Road)	Eastern end of SC 3 Bus. concurrency
	​	27.50	44.26	SC 3 (Capital Way) – Blackville
	​	29.00	46.67	SC 332 east (Norway Road) – Norway	Western terminus of SC 332
	Neeses	36.64	58.97	US 321 (Savannah Highway) – Denmark, Columbia
	​	49.23	79.23	SC 400 west (Norway Road) – Norway	Eastern terminus of SC 400
	Edisto	50.50	81.27	US 301 south / US 601 south (Bamberg Road)	Western end of US 301 / US 601 concurrency
	Orangeburg	52.35	84.25	SC 33 north (Russell Street) – Cameron	Southern terminus of SC 33
		52.52	84.52	US 301 north / US 601 north (Old Edisto Drive) / US 601 Truck north	Eastern end of US 301/US 601 concurrency; western end of US 601 Truck concurrency
	​	54.43	87.60	US 21 / US 21 Bus. north (Rowesville Road) – Branchville	Southern terminus of US 21 Bus.; eastern end of US 21 Truck concurrency
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

•  United States portal
•  U.S. Roads portal

References

1. "Statewide Highways (shapefile)" (zip). South Carolina Department of Transportation. September 29, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
2. Google (February 2, 2013). "Route of SC 4" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 2, 2013.

External links

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• Media related to South Carolina Highway 4 at Wikimedia Commons
• SC 4 - South Carolina Hwy Index