South Carolina Highway 49

South Carolina Highway 49 marker
South Carolina Highway 49
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length79.516 mi[1][2][3][4][5] (127.969 km)
Existed1937[citation needed]–present
Tourist
routes		 Western York Scenic Byway
Major junctions
South end US 221 in Watts Mills
Major intersections
North end NC 49 at the North Carolina line in Lake Wylie
Location
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountiesLaurens, Spartanburg, Union, Chester, York
Highway system
← SC 48→ SC 51

South Carolina Highway 49 (SC 49) is a 79.516-mile (127.969 km) 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.

Route description

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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.[6]

The portion in South Carolina runs 79+1⁄2 miles (127.9 km) from Watts Mills to Lake Wylie.[7]

History

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Established in 1937 as a renumbering of SC 163, it traveled 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.[8]

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.[8]

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.[8]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1][2][3][4][5]kmDestinationsNotes
LaurensWatts Mills0.0000.000 US 221 (Lucas Avenue) – Laurens, WoodruffSouthern terminus
​2.5304.072 I-385 – Columbia, GreenvilleI-385 exit 5
​4.8407.789 SC 308 – Clinton
Spartanburg​9.35315.052 I-26 – Columbia, SpartanburgI-26 exit 44
​10.40016.737
 SC 92 west – Enoree		Eastern terminus of SC 92
Cross Anchor12.59020.262 SC 56 – Woodruff, Clinton
UnionUnion27.75044.659
 SC 496 east (Industrial Park Road/SC 49 Truck)		Western terminus of SC 496 and southern terminus of SC 49 Truck
28.43045.754

 US 176 east / SC 215 south (Duncan Bypass/SC 49 Truck) / West Main Street – Whitmire		South end of US 176/SC 215 overlap and northern terminus of SC 49 Truck
29.18046.961

 US 176 west / SC 215 north (Duncan Bypass) / Rice Avenue – Spartanburg		Northern end of US 176 and SC 215 overlap
29.97048.232 SC 18 (Thompson Boulevard) – Jonesville, Union
Monarch Mill32.09051.644

 SC 49 Conn. south (Monarch Avenue) – Carlisle		Northern terminus of SC 49 Connector
​39.01062.781
 SC 105 north (Mount Tabor Church Road)		Southern terminus of SC 105
Lockhart41.54066.852
 SC 9 north (Jonesville-Lockhart Highway) – Jonesville		Southern end of SC 9 overlap
Chester​42.25067.995
 SC 9 south (Pinckney Road)		Northern end of SC 9 overlap
YorkBullock Creek47.48076.412
 SC 322 east (McConnells Highway) – McConnells		Western terminus of SC 322
​50.55081.352 SC 97 – Hopewell
Sharon55.94090.027
 SC 211 north (Hickory Grove Road) – Hickory Grove		Southern terminus of SC 211
York61.94099.683 US 321 – Gastonia
62.310100.278

 US 321 Bus. south (Congress Street) – Chester		Southern end of US 321 Bus. overlap
62.830101.115

 SC 5 Bus. / SC 161 Bus. (Liberty Street)
63.210101.727

 US 321 Bus. north (Kings Mountain Street) – Gastonia		Northern end of US 321 Bus. overlap
64.826104.327 SC 5 / SC 161 – Rock Hill, Blacksburg
​74.146119.326
 SC 274 east (Hands Mill Highway) – Rock Hill		Southern end of SC 274 overlap
​74.346119.648
 SC 55 west – Clover		Eastern terminus of SC 55
Lake Wylie76.396122.947

 SC 274 west / SC 557 south – Clover, Gastonia		Northern end of SC 274 overlap; eastern terminus of SC 557
Catawba River /
Lake Wylie		79.516127.969
 NC 49 north (York Road) – Charlotte		Northern terminus
Buster Boyd Bridge; South Carolina–North Carolina state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Special routes

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Union truck route

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Truck plate South Carolina.svg
South Carolina Highway 49 Truck marker
South Carolina Highway 49 Truck
LocationUnion, South Carolina
Length1.790 mi[9][10] (2.881 km)

South Carolina Highway 49 Truck (SC 49 Truck) is a 1.790-mile (2.881 km) truck route that bypasses a portion of West Main Street (SC 49) in western portions of Union. The first 0.760 miles (1.223 km) of the highway travels along the two-lane Industrial Park Road, concurrent with the unsigned designation of SC 496. It then turns to the north-northwest along US 176/SC 18 Truck/SC 215 (Duncan Bypass) for its last 1.030 miles (1.658 km).[11]

The entire route is in Union, Union County.

mi[9][10]kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000 SC 49 / Industrial Park Road northWestern end of SC 496 concurrency; western terminus of SC 49 Truck and SC 496
0.7701.239Duncan Bypass south (US 176 east / SC 18 Truck south / SC 215 south) / Main Street east (SC 496 east)Eastern end of SC 496 concurrency; western end of US 176/SC 18 Truck/SC 215 concurrency
1.7902.881
 SC 49 south (West Main Street west) – Laurens





 US 176 west / SC 18 Truck north / SC 215 north / SC 49 north (Duncan Bypass north) – Spartanburg
West Main Street east – Union		Eastern end of US 176/SC 18 Truck/SC 215 concurrency; eastern terminus; provides access to Union Medical Center
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Monarch Mill connector route

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Connector plate South Carolina.svg
South Carolina Highway 49 Connector marker
South Carolina Highway 49 Connector
LocationMonarch Mill, South Carolina
Length3.090 mi[12] (4.973 km)

South Carolina Highway 49 Connector (SC 49 Conn.) is a 3.090-mile-long (4.973 km) connector route along Monarch Highway between SC 215 southeast of Union to SC 49 in the census-designated place of Monarch Mill.[13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  6. ^ "SC,NC,VA 49" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  7. ^ "Overview map of SC 49" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  8. ^ a b c "Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page". Retrieved July 4, 2011.[self-published source]
  9. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  11. ^ "Overview map of SC 49 Truck" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  12. ^ "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  13. ^ "Overview map of SC 49 Conn. (Monarch Mill)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
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