South Carolina Highway 56
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by SCDOT | ||||
| Length: | 63.3 mi[1] (101.9 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1928 – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: |
 SC 39 near Chappells | |||
 US 76 in Clinton I-26 in Clinton US 221 in Spartanburg US 29 in Spartanburg I-85 Bus. near Spartanburg | ||||
| East end: |
 US 176 near Spartanburg | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Newberry, Laurens, Union, Spartanburg | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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South Carolina Highway 56 (SC 56) is a primary state highway in the state of South Carolina. The highway provides a back country alternative to Interstate 26 from Clinton to Spartanburg.
Route description
SC 56 is generally a two-lane rural highway, that expands to a four-lane urban highway in Clinton and Spartanburg. It travels 63.3 miles (101.9 km) in a north-south direction, though it is signed east-west; to make it more confusing, signage in Spartanburg reverse the directions. SC 56 most unusual feature is the Roundabout interchange, known as Hearon Circle, it has with Interstate 85 Business. In Clinton, signage that bypasses the downtown area use "TRUCK" instead of normal or bypass banners; though SC 56 Business is signed through the downtown area (state maps confirm routing).[2]
Most travelers today would take Interstate 26 over SC 56 from Clinton to Spartanburg. As a result, only local traffic use the route.
History
Established in 1928 as a new primary route from SC 392 (today SC 39) to US 176, in Pauline. In 1949, SC 56 was extended north, replacing US 176, to US 29, in Spartanburg. In 1959, SC 56 was extended north, replacing US 176 along Asheville Highway, to its current terminus at US 176. Sometime after 1990, SC 56 was bypassed southeast of downtown Clinton, leaving a business loop.[3]
Junction list
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Newberry | 0.0 | 0.0 | SC 39 – Saluda, Cross Hill, Laurens | ||
| 8.3 | 13.4 | Belfast Road – Newberry | |||
| Laurens | 9.7 | 15.6 |  SC 560 (Milton Road) – Cross Hill, Kinards | ||
| 14.4 | 23.2 |  SC 66 east (Milton Road) – Joanna | |||
| Clinton | 18.7 | 30.1 |      SC 72 west (Springdale Road) / SC 56 Bus. east (Jacobs Highway) | West end of SC 72 overlap | |
| 20.1 | 32.3 | US 76 (Carolina Avenue) – Newberry | |||
| 21.8 | 35.1 | SC 72 east / SC 72 Bus. west (Willard Road) – Whitmire | East end of SC 72 overlap | ||
| 22.6 | 36.4 | SC 56 Bus. west (Musgrove Street) | |||
| 23.6 | 38.0 | I-26 – Greenville, Spartanburg, Columbia | I-26 exit 52. | ||
| Spartanburg | Cross Anchor | 33.5 | 53.9 |  SC 49 (Union Highway) – Laurens, Union | |
| 33.9 | 54.6 |  SC 146 west (Cross Anchor Highway) – Woodruff | |||
| 44.9 | 72.3 |  SC 150 north (Glenn Springs Road) – Pacolet | |||
| Pauline | 47.7 | 76.8 |  SC 215 south – West Springs, Union | South end of SC 215 overlap | |
| 48.7 | 78.4 | SC 215 north (Stone Station Road) – Roebuck | North end of SC 215 overlap | ||
| Spartanburg | 54.6 | 87.9 |  SC 295 (Southport Road) – Roebuck, Pacolet | ||
| 57.8 | 93.0 | US 221 south (Church Street) – Columbia | South end of US 221 overlap | ||
| 58.2 | 93.7 | US 29 (Saint John Street) | |||
| 58.4 | 94.0 |  SC 296 (Daniel Morgan Avenue) – Roebuck | |||
| 59.1 | 95.1 | US 221 north (Church Street) – Chesnee, Charlotte | North end of US 221 overlap | ||
| 61.4 | 98.8 | I-85 Bus. – Greenville, Charlotte | Roundabout interchange | ||
| 63.3 | 101.9 |  US 176 south (Pine Street) to I-85 – Inman, Spartanburg | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Bannered routes
Clinton business loop
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| Location: | Clinton, South Carolina |
| Length: | 3.1 mi[4] (5.0 km) |
South Carolina Highway 56 Business traverses through downtown Clinton, in concurrency with SC 72 Business along Broad Street and Willard Road.[2]
References
- 1 2 Google (February 8, 2013). "South Carolina Highway 56" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- 1 2 Clinton City (PDF) (Map). South Carolina Department of Transportation. June 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page". Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ↑ Google (February 8, 2013). "South Carolina Highway 56 Business - Loris" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
External links
Media related to South Carolina Highway 56 at Wikimedia Commons