South Carolina Highway 23
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by SCDOT | ||||
| Length: | 46.4 mi[1] (74.7 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1929 – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: |
  US 221 / SC 28 in Modoc | |||
 US 25 in Edgefield US 178 in Batesburg-Leesville | ||||
| East end: |
 US 1 in Batesburg-Leesville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | McCormick, Edgefield, Saluda, Lexington | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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South Carolina Highway 23 (SC 23) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It serves to connect Edgefield and Batesburg-Leesville with Columbia (via US 1).
Route description
SC 23 is a two-lane rural highway that travels from Modoc, within the Sumter National Forest and near Lake Strom Thurmond, to Batesburg-Leesville. The highway travels through mostly either forest or farmland, while connecting with the city and towns of Edgefield, Johnston, Ward, Ridge Spring and Monetta. Between Monetta and Batesburg-Leesville, SC 23 parallels to the north of US 1.
History
The first SC 23 was an original state highway that traveled from SC 3, in Pee Dee, through Latta and Dillon, becoming NC 23, at the North Carolina state line, near Rowland. In 1927, US 217 was assigned on the entire route; after a year, SC 23 was decommissioned.
The second, and current, SC 23 was established around 1929, traveling from SC 39, in Monetta, to US 1, in Leesville. In 1936, SC 23 was extended west to its current western terminus in Modoc, replacing part of SC 39.
Junction list
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| McCormick | Modoc | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 221 / SC 28 – McCormick, Clarks Hill, Augusta | |
| Edgefield | West Store Crossroads | 9.4 | 15.1 |  SC 230 south (Martintown Road) – North Augusta | |
| Edgefield | 16.9 | 27.2 | Bauskett Street – Augusta, Greenwood | ||
| 17.8 | 28.6 | US 25 north (Buncombe Street) – Greenwood | North end of US 25 overlap | ||
| 18.2 | 29.3 | US 25 south (Augusta Road) – Aiken, Augusta | South end of US 25 overlap | ||
| 19.9 | 32.0 |  SC 430 north (Crest Road) – Greenwood | |||
| Johnston | 26.0 | 41.8 |  SC 121 (Lee Street) – Aiken, Augusta, Saluda | ||
| Saluda | Ward | 30.4 | 48.9 |  SC 193 north (Ward Avenue) – Saluda | |
| Ridge Spring | 33.7 | 54.2 |  SC 39 north (Ridge Spring Highway) – Saluda | North end of SC 39 overlap | |
| 34.6 | 55.7 |  SC 392 south (Green Street) – Aiken | |||
| Monetta | 37.5 | 60.4 | SC 39 south (Main Street) – Monetta | South end of SC 39 overlap | |
| Lexington | Batesburg-Leesville | 43.0 | 69.2 | US 178 west (Saluda Avenue) – Saluda | West end of US 178 overlap |
| 43.1 | 69.4 |  US 178 east / SC 391 (Pine Street / Line Street) – Orangeburg, Newberry | East end of US 178 overlap | ||
| 45.1 | 72.6 |  SC 245 (Lee Street) – Orangeburg, Newberry | |||
| 46.4 | 74.7 | US 1 (Augusta Road) – Aiken, Lexington, Columbia | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- South Carolina portal
- U.S. Roads portal
- Central Savannah River Area
References
- 1 2 Google (April 15, 2014). "South Carolina Highway 23" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
External links
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Media related to South Carolina Highway 23 at Wikimedia Commons - Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: SC 20-29