U.S. Route 301 in South Carolina

U.S. Route 301
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length:	190.3 mi (306.3 km)
Existed:	1970 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 301 / SR 73 at the GA state line near Allendale
	US 278 in Allendale US 321 in Ulmer US 21 / US 601 in Orangeburg I-26 near Orangeburg US 176 near Elloree US 15 / I-95 near Summerton US 521 in Manning US 378 in Turbeville US 52 in Effingham US 76 / SC 327 near Mars Bluff
North end:	US 301 / US 501 / I‑95 at the NC state line near Hamer
Location
Counties:	Allendale, Bamberg, Orangeburg, Clarendon, Florence, Marion, Dillon
Highway system
United States Numbered Highways List Bannered Divided Replaced South Carolina Highways Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← SC 300 SC 302 →

U.S. Route 301 (US 301) runs north–south from the Savannah River southwest of Allendale to Hamer approaching the South of the Border roadside attraction complex.

Route description

US 301 enters South Carolina over the Savannah River southwest of Allendale. Concurrencies include US 321 in and around Ulmer, US 601 between Bamberg and Orangeburg, then I-95/US 15 Santee, at Exit 97 before all three move across Lake Marion. The US 15-301 multiplex leaves I-95 at Exit 102, running in close proximity to I-95, but US 15 breaks away at Summerton. Other concurrencies include US 521 in Manning, 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

US 301 at SC 260 junction 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.^[1] This entire route is now paralleled by Interstate 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.^[2] This again runs parallel to Interstate 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.^[2] When Interstate 95 was built across Lake Marion in 1968,^[3] US 301 and 15 ran parallel to it until they were relocated in a triple concurrency in 1987.^[4] In 2007, US 301 was rerouted on new 7.51-mile (12.09 km) bypass routing southeast of Florence.^[5]

U.S. Route 217

U.S. Route 217
Location:	Pee Dee, SC-NC state line
Length:	24.4 mi[6] (39.3 km)
Existed:	1927–1932

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

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Allendale	Savannah River	0.0	0.0	US 301 / SR 73 south (Burtons Ferry Bridge) – Sylvania	Continuation into Georgia
		5.5	8.9	SC 3 (River Road) – Estill, Barnwell
	Allendale	12.7	20.4	US 278 east / SC 125 north – Hampton, Savannah River Site, Augusta	East end of US 278 overlap; southern terminus of SC 125
		13.0	20.9	US 278 west (Barnwell Road) – Barnwell	West end of US 278 overlap
		14.2	22.9	SC 641 east (Confederate Highway) – Walterboro	Western terminus of SC 641
	Ulmer	21.2	34.1	SC 300 north – Barnwell	Southern terminus of SC 300
		21.7	34.9	US 321 south – Fairfax, Savannah	South end of US 321 overlap
Bamberg		23.7	38.1	US 321 north (Carolina Highway) – Olar, Denmark, Columbia	North end of US 321 overlap
		26.4	42.5	SC 64 east (Lowcountry Highway) – Ehrhardt, Walterboro	East end of SC 64 overlap
		26.7	43.0	SC 64 west (Lowcountry Highway) – Olar	West end of SC 64 overlap; to Cathedral Bay Heritage Preserve
	Bamberg	38.5	62.0	US 601 south (Broxton Bridge Road) – Hampton	South end of US 601 overlap
		39.4	63.4	US 78 – Denmark, Branchville
Orangeburg		45.1	72.6	SC 322 west (Slab Landing Road) – Cope, Norway	Eastern terminus of SC 322
		51.5	82.9	SC 70 west (Binnicker Bridge Road) – Denmark, Barnwell	Eastern terminus of SC 70
	Edisto	54.8	88.2	SC 4 west (Neeses Road) – Neeses	West end of SC 4 overlap
	Orangeburg	56.6	91.1	SC 33 north (Russell Street)	Southern terminus of SC 33
		56.7	91.2	SC 4 east (Stonewall Jackson Boulevard)	East end of SC 4 overlap
		57.2	92.1	US 178 Bus. (Broughton Street) – North, Bowman
		57.7	92.9	US 601 north / US 21 Bus. (Magnolia Street) – Charleston, St. Matthews, Columbia	North end of US 601 overlap; to Fairgrounds
		59.2	95.3	US 21 / US 178 – Charleston, North, Columbia
		65.5	105.4	I-26 – Charleston, Columbia	I-26 Exits 154 A–B
		71.6	115.2	US 176 (Old State Road) – Holly Hill, Cameron
		72.2	116.2	SC 47 east (Cleveland Street) – Elloree	Western terminus of SC 47; to Santee State Park
		77.6	124.9	SC 267 (Tee Vee Road) – Holly Hill, Elloree
		79.2	127.5	US 15 south (Bass Drive) – St. Matthews, Santee	South end of US 15 overlap; to Santee State Park
		80.2	129.1	I-95 south – Savannah	South end of I-95 overlap; I-95 exit 97; northbound exit and southbound entrance
		81.9	131.8	SC 6 – Eutawville, Santee, Elloree	I-95 exit 98; to Santee State Park
Clarendon	Lake Marion	84.0	135.2	Bridge over Santee River/Lake Marion
		85.5	137.6	I-95 north – Florence	North end of I-95 overlap; I-95 exit 102; northbound entrance and southbound exit
	Summerton	93.2	150.0	US 15 north (Church Street) – Sumter	North end of US 15 overlap
		98.6	158.7	I-95 – Savannah, Florence	I-95 exit 115
	Manning	103.3	166.2	SC 260 (Mill Street) – Jordan	To Santee Dam
		103.7	166.9	SC 261 (Boyce Street) to US 521 – Kingstree, Georgetown, Columbia
		104.4	168.0	US 521 south (Church Street) – Georgetown	South end of US 521 overlap
		105.7	170.1	US 521 north – Sumter	North end of US 521 overlap
	Sardinia	115.8	186.4	SC 527 (Black River Road) – Kingstree, Sumter
	Turbeville	121.7	195.9	US 378 west (Clarence Coker Highway) – Sumter	West end of US 378 overlap
		121.8	196.0	SC 58 north (Gamble Street) – Lynchburg, Bishopville	Southern terminus of SC 58
		122.4	197.0	US 378 east – Lake City, Conway, Myrtle Beach	East end of US 378 overlap
Florence	Olanta	128.0	206.0	SC 341 (Hampton Street) – Lake City, Lynchburg, Timmonsville, Bishopville	To Woods Bay State Natural Area
	Kelley Crossroads	131.3	211.3	SC 403 (Bethel Road) – Lake City
	Effingham	141.7	228.0	US 52 south / SC 327 north – Lake City	South end of US 52 overlap; southern terminus of SC 327
	Florence	147.7	237.7	US 52 north – Florence	Northern end of US 52 concurrency
		149.3	240.3	SC 51 (Pamplico Highway) – Pamplico
		155.3	249.9	US 76 west (Marion Highway) / SC 327 north (Williston Road) – Florence	West end of US 76 and north end of SC 327 overlap
	Mars Bluff	156.9	252.5	SC 327 south (Francis Marion Road) – Pamplico	South end of SC 327 overlap
Marion	Pee Dee	164.2	264.3	US 76 east – Marion, Myrtle Beach	Eastern end of US 76 concurrency
Dillon		172.2	277.1	SC 38 – Marion, Bennettsville
	Latta	174.5	280.8	US 501 south – Marion, Myrtle Beach	South end of US 501 overlap
		175.3	282.1	SC 917 (Main Street) – Mullins, Bennettsville
	Dillon	181.9	292.7	SC 9 south / SC 34 west / SC 57 south (Main Street) – Lake View, North Myrtle Beach	South end of SC 9/SC 57 overlap; eastern terminus of SC 34
		182.8	294.2	SC 9 north / SC 57 north (Radford Boulevard) – Bennettsville, Charlotte	North end of SC 9/SC 57 overlap
	State line	190.3	306.3	I‑95 / US 301 north / US 501 north – Fayetteville, Rowland, Florence	Continuation into North Carolina
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• South Carolina portal
• U.S. Roads portal
• Bannered routes of U.S. Route 301
• South of the Border

References

1. "north–south routes - US 1 to US 101 - Odd numbered highways". U. S Highways: From US 1 to (US 830). Robert V. Droz. 14 November 2006. Retrieved 2007-01-08.
2. The Highways of South Carolina, US 301
3. "I-95 Lake Marion Bridge (Structuate)". Retrieved 10 October 2014.
4. "US 301 (South Carolina Highways Index)". Retrieved 10 October 2014.
5. "Report of the Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering to the Standing Committee on Highways" (PDF). AASHTO. May 5, 2007. p. 6. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
6. Google (June 26, 2013). "U.S. Route 217" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 26, 2013.

External links

• Media related to U.S. Route 301 in South Carolina at Wikimedia Commons
• Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: US 217
• Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: US 301