U.S. Route 76 in South Carolina
U.S. Highway 76 | ||||
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Route of US 76 in South Carolina highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by SCDOT | ||||
| Length | 297.9 mi[1] (479.4 km) | |||
| Existed | 1926–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   US 76 / SR 2 at the Georgia state line near Clayton | |||
| East end | US 76 at the North Carolina state line near Fair Bluff, NC | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | South Carolina | |||
| Counties | Oconee, Pickens, Anderson, Greenville, Laurens, Newberry, Richland, Lexington, Sumter, Lee, Florence, Marion, Horry | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 76 (US 76) is an east–west U.S. highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. Being one of the longest and most important highways in the state, it connects the cities of Anderson, Columbia, Sumter and Florence.
Route description
US 76 enters South Carolina across the Chattooga River, then continues southeast toward Westminster. This segment is a moderately windy two-lane road. In Westminster, it heads east toward Seneca and Clemson. From Clemson, the road heads southeast toward Anderson, intersecting Interstate 85 (I-85), then east toward the small towns of Belton and Honea Path. US 76 is a four-lane highway from Westminster to Anderson. In Anderson, the road widens to six lanes with a reversible turn lane. After a concurrency with US 178, the road narrows to five lanes, and, as it goes south towards downtown Anderson, it narrows againk to four. However, the sections around Seneca, Clemson, and Anderson are well developed with many traffic lights. It travels concurrent with US 123 from Westminster to Clemson, SC 28 from Seneca to Anderson, and US 178 from Anderson to Honea Path.
From Honea Path, the highway heads east to Laurens. This section is a rural two-lane road that is not frequently traveled. From Laurens, US 76 roughly parallels I-385 and I-26 as it heads to Columbia. US 76 provides local access to the communities of Laurens, Clinton, Newberry, Prosperity, Chapin, and the other smaller towns in the area. In Irmo, US 76 travels concurrent with US 176, then continues on to I-26, with which it travels concurrent. After the interchange with I-20, US 76 splits off from I-26 and continues into downtown Columbia concurrent with I-126.
In Columbia, US 76 follows Elmwood Avenue, Bull Street, Gervais Street, Millwood Avenue, and Devine Street, before heading east toward Sumter. The segment from Columbia to Sumter is a four-lane highway and US 76 is concurrent with US 378 from the intersection of Bull and Gervais near the University of South Carolina in Columbia all the way to Sumter. From Sumter, US 76 heads northeast to Florence. US 76 is the major road through Florence. It then continues east out of Florence to the small towns of Marion and Mullins, then into North Carolina. The highway is concurrent with US 301 from Florence to across the Pee Dee River.
History
Formerly, US 76 followed a longer route from Westminster to Pendleton. From Westminster, the old route followed S-37-13 through the Richland community, then its current alignment to SC 59 into downtown Seneca, then SC 130 out of Seneca to S-37-1, then its current alignment to SC 93 toward Clemson University, then SC 28 Business through Pendleton.
Since the 1990s, there have been several attempts to convert at least portions of US 76 to an Interstate Highway. In 2003, North Carolina began exploring the possibility of extending Interstate 20 (I-20) from Florence, South Carolina to Wilmington using the US 76 corridor.[2] The extension was proposed to run along a new route between the South Carolina state line and Chadbourn. In Chadbourn, it would have used US 74 and US 76 to Wilmington.[3] The plan has largely been abandoned by the state, and does not appear on the 2015 Strategic Transportation Corridors of North Carolina.[4] A current proposal is to extend I-74 from Lumberton to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. I-74 is slated to continue along US 74 and US 76 between Chadbourn and Bolton. Consistent with this plan, several upgrades have taken place along this section of highway. While this project has support in North Carolina, South Carolina has no interest about the project and instead has plans to build I-73 that will terminate near Myrtle Beach.
Major intersections
 | This section contains a table that is missing mileposts for one or more junctions. |
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oconee | | 0.0 | 0.0 |  US 76 west / SR 2 west – Clayton | Continuation from Georgia over the Chattooga River | |
| Westminster | 17.5 | 28.2 |   US 123 south (Toccoa Highway) – Toccoa | South end of US 123 overlap | ||
| 17.7 | 28.5 |   SC 183 north (Westminster Highway) – Walhalla | ||||
| 18.8 | 30.3 |   SC 24 east (Oak Highway) – Townville | ||||
| | 21.7 | 34.9 |  SC 11 (Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway) – Walhalla | |||
| Seneca | 25.8 | 41.5 |     SC 28 west (Blue Ridge Boulevard) / SC 59 south (North 1st Street) – Walhalla, Seneca | West end of SC 28 overlap | ||
| 28.3 | 45.5 |  SC 130 (North 1st Street) – Salem, Seneca | ||||
| | 32.7 | 52.6 |  SC 93 east – Clemson | To Clemson University | ||
| Pickens | Clemson | 34.5 | 55.5 |  SC 133 north (College Avenue) – Six Mile, Clemson | To Clemson University and John C. Calhoun Home | |
| 34.9 | 56.2 |  US 123 north (Tiger Boulevard) – Easley, Greenville | North end of US 123 overlap | |||
| 35.6 | 57.3 | SC 93 (Old Greenville Highway) – Central, Norris | To Clemson University | |||
| 36.1 | 58.1 |  SC 28 Bus. east (Pendleton Road) – Pendleton | ||||
| Anderson | Pendleton | 36.1 | 58.1 | SC 28 Bus. west (Mechanic Street) – Pendleton | ||
| | 40.1 | 64.5 |  SC 187 south | |||
| | 46.0 | 74.0 |  I-85 – Atlanta, Greenville | |||
| | 47.7 | 76.8 | SC 28 east – Starr, Abbeville | East end of SC 28 and west end of SC 28 Business overlap | ||
| | 47.7 | 76.8 | SC 28 east (Pearman Dairy Road) – Starr, Abbeville | East end of SC 28 and west end of SC 28 Business overlap | ||
| Anderson | 48.5 | 78.1 |  US 178 west (Liberty Highway) – Liberty | West end of US 178 overlap | ||
| 49.8 | 80.1 | SC 28 Bus. east (Main Street) | East end of SC 28 Business overlap | |||
| 52.1 | 83.8 |    US 29 Bus. north / SC 81 north (Greenville Street) | North end of US 29 Business and SC 81 overlap | |||
| 52.4 | 84.3 | SC 24 (Whitner Street) | ||||
| 52.7 | 84.8 | SC 81 south (Murray Street) – Starr | South end of US 29 Business and SC 81 overlap | |||
| 52.7 | 84.8 | SC 28 Bus. (Main Street) – Abbeville, Augusta | ||||
| 54.0 | 86.9 | US 29 south (Shockley Ferry Road) | South end of US 29 overlap | |||
| 54.6 | 87.9 | US 29 north | North end of US 29 overlap | |||
| | 58.2 | 93.7 |  SC 252 east – Honea Path | |||
| | 61.1 | 98.3 |  SC 413 – Iva | |||
| Belton | 63.6 | 102.4 |  SC 20 east (Brown Avenue) – Due West | East end of SC 20 overlap | ||
| 63.7 | 102.5 | SC 20 west (Main Street) – Williamston | West end of SC 20 overlap | |||
| Honea Path | 71.7 | 115.4 | SC 252 west (Greer Street) – Anderson | West end of SC 252 overlap | ||
| 71.8 | 115.6 |  US 178 east (Church Street) – Due West, Greenwood | East end of US 178 overlap | |||
| 72.3 | 116.4 | SC 252 east (Greer Street) – Ware Shoals | East end of SC 252 overlap | |||
| Greenville | | 78.9 | 127.0 |  US 25 north (Augusta Road) – Greenville | North end of US 25 overlap | |
| Princeton | 80.1 | 128.9 | US 25 south (Augusta Road) – Ware Shoals, Greenwood | South end of US 25 overlap | ||
| Laurens | Hickory Tavern | 86.2 | 138.7 |  SC 101 north / Neely Ferry Road – Gray Court, Waterloo | ||
| Laurens | 94.0 | 151.3 | SC 252 west – Ware Shoals | |||
| 95.4 | 153.5 | US 76 Bus. east (Main Street) | ||||
| 96.7 | 155.6 |  SC 14 north (Church Street) – Greenville | North end of SC 14 overlap | |||
| 96.9 | 155.9 | SC 14 south (Church Street) – Laurens, Greenwood | South end of SC 14 overlap | |||
| 97.7 | 157.2 |  US 221 (Harper Street) – Woodruff, Spartanburg, Greenwood | ||||
| 99.5 | 160.1 |  US 76 Bus. west (Main Street) / SC 127 south – Laurens, Greenwood | ||||
| Clinton | 105.9 | 170.4 |   SC 56 Bus. / SC 72 Bus. (Broad Street) – Whitmire, Spartanburg, Greenwood, Saluda | |||
| 107.7 | 173.3 | SC 56 / SC 72 (Springdale Drive) – Whitmire, Spartanburg, Greenwood, Saluda | ||||
| Joanna | 111.8 | 179.9 |  SC 66 (Whitmire Highway) – Whitmire, Chappells | |||
| Newberry | Kinards | 114.9 | 184.9 |  SC 560 west – Cross Hill | ||
| Newberry | 125.7 | 202.3 |  SC 121 (College Street) – Whitmire, Newberry | |||
| 127.7 | 205.5 |  SC 34 east (Winnsboro Road) – Winnsboro | East end of SC 34 overlap | |||
| 127.9 | 205.8 |  SC 219 east (Main Street) – Pomaria | ||||
| 128.6 | 207.0 | SC 34 west (Dixie Drive) – Greenwood | West end of SC 34 overlap | |||
| Prosperity | 133.5 | 214.8 |  SC 391 south (Main Street) – Batesburg-Leesville | |||
| | 137.2 | 220.8 |  SC 773 north – Pomaria | |||
| Little Mountain | 141.6 | 227.9 |  SC 202 east – Pomaria | |||
| Richland | Ballentine | 154.3 | 248.3 |  SC 6 east (Dreher Shoals Road) – Lexington | ||
| Irmo | 155.5 | 250.3 |  US 176 west (Broad River Road) – Pomaria | West end of US 176 overlap | ||
| 158.3 | 254.8 | 101 |   I-26 west / US 176 east (Broad River Road) – Spartanburg, Columbia | West end of I-26 and east end of US 176 overlap Signed as exits 101A (west) and 101B (east) | ||
| 159.1 | 256.0 | 102 |  SC 60 (Lake Murray Boulevard) – Irmo | Signed as exits 102A (west) and 102B (east) | ||
| 160.3 | 258.0 | 103 | Harbison Boulevard | |||
| Lexington | | 161.2 | 259.4 | 104 | Piney Grove Road | |
| | 163.3 | 262.8 | 106 | St. Andrews Road | ||
| Richland | Columbia | 164.0 | 263.9 | 107 |  I-20 – Augusta, Florence | Signed as exits 107A (west) and 107B (east) |
| 164.5 | 264.7 | 108A | Bush River Road | |||
| 164.8 | 265.2 | 108B |  I-26 east – Charleston, Airport | East end of I-26 and west end of I-126 overlap | ||
| 165.6 | 266.5 | Colonial Life Boulevard to Bush River Road | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
| 166.7 | 268.3 | Greystone Boulevard – Riverbanks Zoo | ||||
| 168.2 | 270.7 |   US 21 south / US 176 east / US 321 south (Huger Street) | East end of I-126/US 176 and south end of US 21/US 321 overlap | |||
| 168.8 | 271.7 |  SC 48 east (Assembly Street) | ||||
| 168.9 | 271.8 | US 21 north / US 176 west / US 321 north (Main Street) – Chester, Rock Hill | US 176 and North end of US 21/US 321 and west end of US 176 overlap | |||
| 169.2 | 272.3 |    SC 277 north (Bull Street) to I-20 / I-77 | ||||
| 169.7 | 273.1 |  SC 12 (Taylors Street) – Lexington | To Fort Jackson | |||
| 170.1 | 273.7 |   US 1 south / US 378 west (Gervais Street) | South end of US 1 and west end of US 378 overlap | |||
| 171.0 | 275.2 | US 1 north (Millwood Avenue) – Camden | North end of US 1 overlap | |||
| 172.4 | 277.5 |  Devine Street west (US 21 Conn. west / US 76 Conn. west) to US 21 / US 321 / Millwood Avenue ends | Eastern terminus of US 21 Conn. and western segment of US 76 Conn., which use Devine Street | |||
| 173.3 | 278.9 |  SC 16 (Beltline Boulevard) | ||||
| 173.5 | 279.2 |  SC 760 east (Fort Jackson Boulevard) / Cross Hill Road north (US 76 Conn. west) – Fort Jackson | Eastern terminus of central segment of US 76 Conn.; western terminus of SC 760 | |||
 Rosewood Drive west / Wildcat Road east (US 76 Conn.) – Midlands Technical College Beltline Campus, Jim Hamilton–L.B. Owens Airport, Fort Jackson | Eastern segment of US 76 Conn. | |||||
| 175.1 | 281.8 |  SC 262 east (Leesburg Road) – Leesburg | ||||
| 175.3 | 282.1 | I-77 – Charleston, Charlotte | ||||
| 177.5 | 285.7 |  SC 768 west (Pineview Road) | ||||
| Horrell Hill | 182.6 | 293.9 |  SC 769 east (Congaree Road) – Congaree | |||
| | 187.0 | 300.9 |  SC 764 east (Old Eastover Road) – Eastover | |||
| | 191.9 | 308.8 |  US 601 (McCords Ferry Road) – St. Matthews, Camden | |||
| | 194.2 | 312.5 |  SC 263 south (Vanboklen Road) – Eastover | |||
| Sumter | Stateburg | 201.4 | 324.1 |  SC 261 – Wedgefield, Horatio, Camden, Manning | ||
| Sumter | 203.0 | 326.7 |  SC 441 (Patriot Parkway) – Bishopville | |||
| 203.4 | 327.3 | Shaw Drive | To Shaw Air Force Base | |||
| 209.7 | 337.5 |  SC 120 west (Alice Drive) – Pinewood | ||||
| 210.2 | 338.3 |  US 521 / US 76 Bus. east (Broad Street) – Sumter, Camden | ||||
| 212.4 | 341.8 |  US 15 (Main Street) – Bishopville | Exit ramps connect via frontage roads | |||
| 214.0 | 344.4 |  US 401 (Oswego Road) – Darlington | Exit ramps connect via frontage roads | |||
| 215.0 | 346.0 | US 378 east / US 76 Bus. west (Liberty Street) – Conway, Sumter | East end of US 378 overlap | |||
| Mayesville | 222.3 | 357.8 |  SC 154 north (Lafayette Street) – St. Charles | |||
| Lee | | 225.0 | 362.1 |  SC 527 (Elliott Highway) – Elliott, Kingstree | ||
| Lynchburg | 231.9 | 373.2 |  SC 341 (Lynchburg Highway) – Bishopville, Lake City | |||
| Florence | | 239.6 | 385.6 |  SC 403 south (Cale Yarborough Highway) – Sardis | South end of SC 403 overlap | |
| Timmonsville | 241.1 | 388.0 | SC 403 north (Brockington Street) – Hartsville | North end of SC 403 overlap | ||
| Florence | 245.2 | 394.6 |  I-95 – Savannah, Fayetteville | |||
| 249.2 | 401.0 |  SC 51 south (2nd Loop Road) – Pamplico | ||||
| 249.5 | 401.5 |    I-20 BS west (David H. McLeod Boulevard west) to I-20 / I-95 north – Columbia | Eastern terminus of I-20 Bus.; SCDOT marks the eastern terminus of I-20 Bus. at West Evans Street which is 0.134 miles away from this intersection; SCDOT signs the eastern extension of I-20 Bus. from West Evans Street to US 76 as an unsigned US 76 Conn. | |||
| South Coit Street (US 52 Conn. north) | Western end of US 52 Conn. concurrency | |||||
| 251.9 | 405.4 |    US 52 (South Irby Street) to I-95 – Charleston, Darlington, Downtown, County complex, Judicial center, McLeod Medical Center, Carolina Hospital | Eastern end of US 52 Conn. concurrency; southern terminus of US 52 Conn. | |||
 US 52 Truck (South Church Street) | ||||||
| | 256.7 | 413.1 |   US 301 south (Freedom Boulevard) / SC 327 north (Williston Road) to I-20 / I-95 | South end of US 301 and north end of SC 327 overlap | ||
| Mars Bluff | 258.4 | 415.9 | SC 327 (Francis Marion Road) – Pamplico | South end of SC 327 overlap | ||
| Marion | Pee Dee | 265.6 | 427.4 | US 301 north – Dillon | North end of US 301 overlap; eastbound left exit and westbound entrance | |
| West Marion | 272.1 | 437.9 |   SC 576 south to US 501 – Conway, Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach | |||
| Marion | 273.6 | 440.3 |   US 501 Bus. / SC 41 Alt. (Main Street) – Conway, Dillon | |||
| 277.0 | 445.8 | US 501 – Conway, Dillon | Interchange | |||
| |  I-73 | Proposed interchange[5][6] | ||||
| Mullins | 282.5 | 454.6 |  SC 41 / SC 917 (Main Street) – Loris, Dillon | |||
| Nichols | 289.7 | 466.2 |  SC 9 north (Main Street) – Lake View, Dillon | North end of SC 9 overlap | ||
| Horry | | 291.4 | 469.0 | SC 9 south – North Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach | South end of SC 9 overlap | |
| | 297.9 | 479.4 | US 76 east – Fair Bluff, Wilmington | Continuation into North Carolina | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ a b Google (February 15, 2014). "Overview Map of US 76 in South Carolina" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
- ^ Cantwell, Si (May 20, 2003). "S.C. looking at I-20 plan bringing road to Leland". Star News Online. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ "Easley Announces Strategic Transportation Plan". Raleigh: WRAL-TV. May 5, 2003. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ North Carolina Department of Transportation. "Strategic Transportation Corridors". North Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ South Carolina Department of Transportation. "Project Status: Southern Project". I-73 Environmental Impact Study. South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
- ^ South Carolina Department of Transportation. I-73 Southern Map (PDF) (Map). South Carolina Department of Transportation. Marion inset. Retrieved February 14, 2013.[full citation needed]
External links
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- Oconee County, South Carolina
- Pickens County, South Carolina
- Anderson County, South Carolina
- Greenville County, South Carolina
- Laurens County, South Carolina
- Newberry County, South Carolina
- Lexington County, South Carolina
- Richland County, South Carolina
- Sumter County, South Carolina
- Florence County, South Carolina
- Marion County, South Carolina
- Horry County, South Carolina
- Columbia, South Carolina