South Carolina Highway 79

South Carolina Highway 79 (SC 79) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It connects communities in western Marlboro County.

South Carolina Highway 79
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length9.34 mi[1] (15.03 km)
Existed1938–present
Major junctions
South end SC 9 near Bennettsville
North end NC 79 at the North Carolina line near Gibson, NC
Location
CountiesMarlboro
Highway system
← US 78SC 80 →

Route description

SC 79 is a two-lane rural highway, traversing 9.3 miles (15.0 km) from SC 9 to the North Carolina state line where the road continues in Gibson, North Carolina as North Carolina Highway 79.[2]

History

Originally established in 1937 as a new primary route, it connected U.S. Route 78 (US 78) in Denmark, to Voorhees College. In 1938, it was replaced by SC 68, which later became a secondary road by 1948.

The current SC 79 was established in 1938 as a renumbering of part of SC 38, from Bennettsville to the North Carolina state line. Between 1967 and 1970, SC 79 was rerouted and replaced SC 383 to SC 9; the old alignment became SC 385.[3]

South Carolina Highway 383

South Carolina Highway 383
LocationNear Bennettsville
Length7.7 mi[4] (12.4 km)
Existed1937–1970

South Carolina Highway 383 (SC 383) was established by 1937 as new primary routing from SC 9 near Bennettsville to SC 79 near Gibson, North Carolina. It was renumbered as part of SC 79 by 1970.[5]

Junction list

The entire route is in Marlboro County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
​0.000.00 SC 9 – Bennettsville, Wallace
​4.006.44 SC 38 – Bennettsville, Hamlet
Boykin7.8412.62 SC 385 south – BennettsvilleNorthern terminus of SC 385
​ I-73Proposed interchange[6][7]
​9.3415.03 NC 79 north – GibsonNorth Carolina state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Unopened

References
  1. "Statewide Highways (shapefile)" (zip). South Carolina Department of Transportation. September 29, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  2. Google (September 3, 2012). "South Carolina Highway 79" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  3. "Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page (SC 70-79)". Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  4. Google (June 19, 2013). "South Carolina Highway 383" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  5. "Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page (SC 380-389)". Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  6. Staff. "Project Status: Northern Project". I-73 Environmental Impact Study. South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  7. I-73 Northern Map (PDF) (Map). South Carolina Department of Transportation. Wallace inset. Retrieved September 4, 2012.

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