U.S. Route 301 in South Carolina

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 301 in South Carolina. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 301.
U.S. Highway 301 marker
U.S. Highway 301
Map
US 301 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 1
Maintained by SCDOT
Length189.704 mi[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] (305.299 km)
Existed1948–present
Major junctions
South end US 301 / SR 73 at the Georgia state line near Allendale
Major intersections
North end I-95 / US 301 / US 501 at the North Carolina state line near Hamer
Location
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountiesAllendale, Bamberg, Orangeburg, Clarendon, Florence, Marion, Dillon
Highway system
← SC 300→ SC 302

U.S. Route 301 (US 301) is a 189.704-mile (305.299 km) U.S. Highway that travels north–south from the Savannah River southwest of Allendale to Hamer approaching the South of the Border roadside attraction complex.

Route description

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US 301 enters South Carolina over the Savannah River southwest of Allendale. In Allendale, it has a short Concurrency with US 278. Additional concurrencies include US 321 in and around Ulmer, US 601 between Bamberg and Orangeburg, then US 15 and shortly afterwards Interstate 95 (I-95) in Santee, at exit 97 before all three move across Lake Marion. The US 15-301 concurrency leaves I-95 at exit 102, running in close proximity to I-95, but US 15 breaks away at Summerton, remaining on Church Street while US 301 turns right onto Main Street, which becomes Alvin Hardin Highway. Other concurrencies include US 521 from Manning to Alcolu, US 378 in Turbeville, US 52 between Effingham and just south of Florence, US 76 eastbound from east of Florence until Pee Dee, and finally joins US 501 in Latta, where they both approach the South of the Border roadside attraction complex at the interchange with I-95 on the North–South Carolina border.

History

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US 301 at the SC 260 intersection in Manning.

US 301 was established in 1932 as a replacement of the piece of US 17-1 north of Wilson and the whole of US 217. Thus US 301 initially ran from US 17 (now US 76) at Pee Dee northeast through Dillon, South Carolina, into North Carolina, and Virginia, ending at U.S. Route 1 in Petersburg, Virginia.[citation needed] This entire route is now paralleled by I-95.

In 1935, US 301 was extended southwest to US 15 at Summerton. This extension took it west on US 76 (formerly US 17) to Florence and south on US 52 (also formerly US 17) to Effingham. There it split to the southwest, running along what had been SC 4 via Manning to Summerton.[citation needed] This again travels parallel to I-95.

In the late 1940s, US 301 was extended again, south all the way towards Tampa, Florida. On the way there from South Carolina it ran along US 15 southwest to Santee, South Carolina and replaced SC 4 west to Orangeburg. From Orangeburg, US 301 ran southwest with U.S. Route 601 to Bamberg, replaced SC 33 to Ulmer, replaced SC 508 to Allendale, and replaced SC 73 to the Georgia state line.[citation needed] When I-95 was built across Lake Marion in 1968,[8] US 301 and 15 traveled parallel to it until they were relocated in a triple concurrency in 1987.[9] In 2007, US 301 was rerouted on new 7.51-mile (12.09 km) bypass routing southeast of Florence.[10]

U.S. Route 217

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U.S. Highway 217 marker
U.S. Highway 217
LocationPee Dee, SC-NC state line
Length24.4 mi[11] (39.3 km)
Existed1927–1932

U.S. Route 217 (US 217) was an original U.S. Highway, established in 1927. A renumbering of SC 23, it traversed from US 17, in Pee Dee, north through Latta and Dillon before entering North Carolina. In 1932, the entire route was renumbered as US 301.

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1][2][3]
[4][5][6][7]		kmExitDestinationsNotes
Savannah River0.0000.000
 US 301 south (SR 73 south) – Sylvania		Continuation into Georgia
Burtons Ferry Bridge
Allendale​5.6809.141 SC 3 (River Road) – Estill, Barnwell
Allendale12.89020.744

 US 278 east / SC 125 north – Hampton, Savannah River Site, Augusta		Southern end of US 278 concurrency; southern terminus of SC 125
13.20021.243
 US 278 west (Barnwell Road) – Barnwell		Northern end of US 278 concurrency
​14.34023.078
 SC 641 east (Confederate Highway) – Walterboro		Western terminus of SC 641
Ulmer21.42034.472
 SC 300 north – Barnwell		Southern terminus of SC 300
21.96035.341
 US 321 south – Fairfax, Savannah		Southern end of US 321 concurrency
Salkehatchie RiverBufords Bridge
Bamberg​23.86038.399
 US 321 north (Carolina Highway) – Olar, Denmark, Columbia		Northern end of US 321 concurrency
​26.54042.712
 SC 64 east (Lowcountry Highway) – Ehrhardt, Walterboro		Southern end of SC 64 concurrency
​26.80043.130
 SC 64 west (Lowcountry Highway) – Olar		Northern end of SC 64 concurrency; to Cathedral Bay Heritage Preserve
Bamberg38.74062.346
 US 601 south (Broxton Bridge Road) – Hampton		Southern end of US 601 concurrency
39.62063.762 US 78 – Denmark, Branchville
South Edisto RiverBridge
Orangeburg​45.28072.871
 SC 332 west (Slab Landing Road) – Cope, Norway		Eastern terminus of SC 332
​52.06083.782
 SC 70 west (Binnicker Bridge Road) – Denmark, Barnwell		Eastern terminus of SC 70
Edisto55.14088.739
 SC 4 west (Neeses Road) – Neeses		Southern end of SC 4 concurrency
Orangeburg56.99091.717
 SC 33 north (Russell Street)		Southern terminus of SC 33
57.16091.990


 US 601 Truck north / SC 4 east (Stonewall Jackson Street) / Riverside Drive north – Orangeburg National Fish Hatchery, Airport, Orangeburg Arts Center		Northern end of SC 4 concurrency; southern terminus of US 601 Truck
57.61092.714
 US 178 Bus. (Broughton Street) – North, Bowman
58.17093.616

 US 601 north / US 21 Bus. (Magnolia Street) – Charleston, St. Matthews, Columbia		Northern end of US 601 concurrency; to Fairgrounds
59.60095.917
 US 21 / US 178 / US 601 Truck (Joe S. Jeffords Highway) – Charleston, North, Columbia
​65.910106.072 I-26 – Charleston, ColumbiaI-26 exits 154 A-B
​72.040115.937 US 176 (Old State Road) – Holly Hill, Cameron
​72.560116.774
 SC 47 east (Cleveland Street) – Elloree		Western terminus of SC 47; to Santee State Park
​78.020125.561 SC 267 (Tee Vee Road) – Holly Hill, Elloree
​79.620128.136
 US 15 south / US 15 Conn. north (Bass Drive) – St. George, Santee, Santee State Park		Southern end of US 15 concurrency; southern terminus of US 15 Conn.; SCHP Patrolman Harry B. Ray Memorial Intersection
​80.608–
80.947		129.726–
130.272
 I-95 south / Five Chop Road east (SC 6 Conn. east) – Savannah		Southern end of I-95 concurrency; western terminus of SC 6 Conn. and Five Chop Road; I-95 exit 97; northbound exit and southbound entrance
​82.632132.98398 SC 6 – Eutawville, Santee, ElloreeExit number follows I-95
Lake Marion84.442–
84.448		135.896–
135.906		Williams James Gooding Bridge
Clarendon​86.273–
86.312		138.843–
138.906
 I-95 north – Florence		Northern end of I-95 concurrency; I-95 exit 102; northbound entrance and southbound exit
Summerton93.712150.815
 US 15 north (Church Street) – Sumter		Northern end of US 15 concurrency
93.777150.919Railroad Avenue west (US 15 Conn. north)Southern terminus of US 15 Conn.; eastern terminus of Railroad Avenue
​99.162159.586 I-95 – Savannah, FlorenceI-95 exit 115
Manning103.872167.166 SC 260 (Mill Street) – JordanTo Santee Dam
104.222167.729
 SC 261 (Boyce Street) to US 521 – Kingstree, Georgetown, Columbia
104.962168.920
 US 521 south (Church Street) – Georgetown		Southern end of US 521 concurrency
​106.282171.044
 US 521 north – Sumter		Northern end of US 521 concurrency
​107.822173.523Trinity Church Road west (US 301 Conn. north) – AlcoluSouthern terminus of US 301 Conn.; eastern terminus of Trinity Church Road
Sardinia116.382187.299 SC 527 (Black River Road) – Kingstree, Sumter
Turbeville122.302196.826
 US 378 west (Clarence Coker Highway) – Sumter		Southern end of US 378 concurrency
122.402196.987
 SC 58 north (Gamble Street) – Lynchburg, Bishopville		Southern terminus of SC 58
123.022197.985
 US 378 east – Lake City, Conway, Myrtle Beach		Northern end of US 378 concurrency
FlorenceOlanta128.752207.206 SC 341 (Hampton Street) – Lake City, Lynchburg, Timmonsville, BishopvilleTo Woods Bay State Natural Area
Kelley Crossroads132.122212.630 SC 403 (Bethel Road) – Lake City
Effingham142.772229.769

 US 52 south / SC 327 north – Lake City		Southern end of US 52 concurrency; southern terminus of SC 327
Florence148.622239.184


 US 52 north / US 52 Truck begins – Florence		Northern end of US 52 concurrency; southern end of US 52 Truck concurrency; southern terminus of US 52 Truck
149.892241.228


 US 52 Truck north (South Church Street) to US 52 – Darlington		Northern end of US 52 Truck concurrency
150.162241.662 SC 51 (Pamplico Highway) – Pamplico
​156.112251.238



 US 76 west (Marion Highway) / SC 327 north (Williston Road) to I-20 / I-95 – Florence		Southern end of US 76/SC 327 concurrency
Mars Bluff157.802253.958
 SC 327 south (Francis Marion Road) – Pamplico		Southern end of SC 327 concurrency
Great Pee Dee RiverDavid Walker Harwell Bridge
MarionPee Dee164.942265.448
 US 76 east – Marion, Myrtle Beach		Partial interchange; northern end of US 76 concurrency
Dillon​173.102–
173.122		278.581–
278.613		 SC 38 – Marion, BennettsvilleInterchange
Latta175.425282.319
 US 501 south – Marion, Myrtle Beach		Southern end of US 501 concurrency
176.184283.541 SC 917 (Main Street) – Mullins, Bennettsville
Dillon182.764294.130


 SC 9 south / SC 34 west / SC 57 south (Main Street) – Lake View, North Myrtle Beach		Southern end of SC 9/SC 57 concurrency; eastern terminus of SC 34
183.704295.643

 SC 9 north / SC 57 north (Radford Boulevard) – Bennettsville, Charlotte		Northern end of SC 9/SC 57 concurrency
South Carolina–North Carolina line189.704305.299 I-95 – Florence, Fayetteville, LumbertonI-95 exit 1


 US 301 north / US 501 north		Continuation into North Carolina
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  8. ^ "I-95 Lake Marion Bridge (Structuate)". Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  9. ^ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (December 4, 1987). "Route Numbering Committee Agenda" (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 3 – via Wikisource.
  10. ^ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (May 5, 2007). "Report of the Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  11. ^ "Overview map of US 217" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
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