South Carolina Highway 49

South Carolina Highway 49 (SC 49) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It is signed as a north–south highway, though it travels in a southwesterly-northeasterly direction, from Watts Mills to the North Carolina state line in Lake Wylie.

South Carolina Highway 49
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length	79.49 mi[1] (127.93 km)
Existed	1937–present
Tourist routes	Western York Scenic Byway
Major junctions
South end	US 221 in Watts Mills
	I-385 near Watts Mills I-26 near Cross Anchor US 321 in York
North end	NC 49 at the North Carolina line in Lake Wylie
Location
Counties	Laurens, Spartanburg, Union, Chester, York
Highway system
South Carolina State Highway System Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← SC 48 SC 51 →

Route description

SC 49/55/274 in Lake Wylie.

SC 49 is part of a three-state highway 49 (including North Carolina Highway 49 and Virginia State Route 49) that totals 325 miles (523 km) from Watts Mills, South Carolina to Crewe, Virginia.[2]

The portion in South Carolina runs 79 ¹⁄₂ miles (127.9 km) from Watts Mills to Lake Wylie.[3]

History

Established in 1937 as a renumbering of SC 163, it ran from U.S. Route 321 (US 321) in York to the North Carolina state line in Lake Wylie. In 1956, SC 49 was extended southwest to its current southern terminus at US 221 in Watts Mills replacing SC 91 from York to Monarch, SC 92 from Monarch to Cross Anchor, and SC 30 from Cross Anchor to Watts Mills.[4]

In 1960 or 1961, SC 49 was rerouted from Lockhart to Mount Tabor. At an unknown date, SC 49 was rerouted north around downtown Union.[4]

One previous SC 49 existed from around 1927–1935, from Myrtle Beach to the North Carolina state line in Little River. In 1932, most of SC 49 north of Myrtle Beach was replaced by US 117; by 1935, the rest of SC 49 (and US 117) was replaced by US 17.[4]

Junction list

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Laurens	Watts Mills	0.00	0.00	US 221 (Lucas Avenue) – Laurens, Woodruff
	​	2.48– 2.59	3.99– 4.17	I-385 – Columbia, Greenville	I-385 exit 5
	​	4.84	7.79	SC 308 – Clinton
Spartanburg	​	9.30– 9.41	14.97– 15.14	I-26 – Columbia, Spartanburg	I-26 exit 44
	​	10.40	16.74	SC 92 west – Enoree	Eastern terminus of SC 92
	Cross Anchor	12.59	20.26	SC 56 – Woodruff, Clinton
Union	Union	27.75	44.66	SC 49 Truck north / SC 496 east (Industrial Park Road)	Southern terminus of SC 49 Truck; western terminus of SC 496
		28.43	45.75	US 176 east / SC 215 south (Duncan Bypass) / West Main Street – Whitmire	Southern end of US 176 and SC 215 overlap; northern terminus of SC 49 Truck
		29.18	46.96	US 176 west / SC 215 north (Duncan Bypass) / Rice Avenue – Spartanburg	Northern end of US 176 and SC 215 overlap
		29.97	48.23	SC 18 (Thompson Boulevard) – Jonesville, Union
	Monarch Mill			SC 49 Conn. south (Monarch Avenue) – Carlisle	Northern terminus of SC 49 Connector
	​	39.01	62.78	SC 105 north (Mount Tabor Church Road)	Southern terminus of SC 105
	Lockhart	41.54	66.85	SC 9 north (Jonesville-Lockhart Highway) – Jonesville	Southern end of SC 9 overlap
Chester	​	42.25	67.99	SC 9 south (Pinckney Road)	Northern end of SC 9 overlap
York	Bullock Creek	47.48	76.41	SC 322 east (McConnells Highway) – McConnells	Western terminus of SC 322
	​	50.55	81.35	SC 97 – Hopewell
	Sharon	55.94	90.03	SC 211 north (Hickory Grove Road) – Hickory Grove	Southern terminus of SC 211
	York	61.94	99.68	US 321 – Gastonia
		62.31	100.28	US 321 Bus. south (Congress Street) – Chester	Southern end of US 321 Bus. overlap
		62.83	101.12	SC 5 Bus. / SC 161 Bus. (Liberty Street)
		63.21	101.73	US 321 Bus. north (Kings Mountain Street) – Gastonia	Northern end of US 321 Bus. overlap
		64.80	104.29	SC 5 / SC 161 – Rock Hill, Blacksburg
	​	74.12	119.28	SC 274 east (Hands Mill Highway) – Rock Hill	Southern end of SC 274 overlap
	​	74.32	119.61	SC 55 west – Clover	Eastern terminus of SC 55
	Lake Wylie	76.37	122.91	SC 274 west / SC 557 south – Clover, Gastonia	Northern end of SC 274 overlap; eastern terminus of SC 557
		79.49	127.93	NC 49 north (York Road) – Charlotte	North Carolina state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Special routes

Union truck route

South Carolina Highway 49 Truck
Location	Union, South Carolina
Length	1.04 mi[1] (1.67 km)

SC 49 Truck is a one-mile-long (1.6 km) truck route that bypasses a portion of West Main Street (SC 49) in western portions of Union. The first ³⁄₄ mile (1.2 km) of the route runs along the two-lane Industrial Park Road, concurrent with the unsigned SC 496. It then turns to the north along US 176/SC 215 for its last ¹⁄₄ mile (0.40 km).[5]

Monarch Mill connector route

South Carolina Highway 49 Connector
Location	Monarch Mill, South Carolina
Length	3.09 mi[1] (4.97 km)

SC 49 Connector (SC 49 Conn.) is a 3.1-mile-long (5.0 km) unsigned connector route along Monarch Highway between SC 215 southeast of Union to SC 49 in the census-designated place of Monarch Mill.[6]

References

1. "Statewide Highways (shapefile)" (zip). South Carolina Department of Transportation. September 29, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
2. Google (2011-07-04). "SC,NC,VA 49" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
3. Google (2011-07-04). "SC 49" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
4. "Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page". Retrieved 2011-07-04.
5. Google (April 15, 2018). "SC 49 Truck" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
6. Google (April 15, 2018). "SC 49 Connector" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 15, 2018.

External links

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