Interstate 95 in South Carolina

This article is about the section of Interstate 95 in South Carolina. For the entire length of the highway, see Interstate 95.

Interstate 95
Mark H. Coates Highway
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length:	198 mi (318.65 km)
Existed:	1964 – present
Major junctions
South end:	I-95 at the GA line near Hardeeville
	I-26 near Bowman I-20 / I-20 Bus. in Florence
North end:	I-95 at the NC line near Rowland, NC
Location
Counties:	Jasper, Hampton, Colleton, Orangeburg, Clarendon, Sumter, Florence, Dillon
Highway system
Main route of the Interstate Highway System Main • Auxiliary • Business South Carolina Highways ← SC 93 SC 97 →

Interstate 95 is a major Interstate Highway, running along the East Coast of the United States from Florida to Maine. In South Carolina, I-95 runs approximately parallel to the Atlantic Ocean shore although about 50 miles (80 km) inland, from Hardeeville in the south to Dillon in the northeast.

Route description

The southern gateway to I-95 in South Carolina.

For the most part, the 198-mile (319 km) drive is fairly benign, passing through the pine forests, farmlands, and blackwater streams and swamps of the Coastal Plain. However, a few landmarks do exist to break up the monotony. Crossing from the south from Georgia just over the Savannah River bridge, motorists are greeted to an elaborate gateway into the state of South Carolina. The Juanita M. White Crosswalk also exists between Exits 18 and 21. A flyover on twin high-spans over Lake Marion provides an unexpected scenic break in the center of the highway's length. Moving further north and out of the Palmetto State, the NC state line is prominently marked by the South Of The Border amusement complex at the US 301/501 exit. Local traffic parallel to the interstate uses US 301 from South Of The Border to Santee, US 15 from Santee to Walterboro, and a combination of US 17 and US 17A from Walterboro to the Georgia state line north of Savannah. In addition, Interstate 95 shares a number of concurrencies, or multiplexes, with 3 of these U.S. Routes at various stretches in South Carolina.

The old US 15-301 bridge runs along the west side of I-95 and is used for recreational purposes.

Mark H. Coates Highway

The Mark H. Coates Highway is a one-mile (1.6 km) portion of Interstate 95 located in Jasper County near Hardeeville and extends one-half mile on both sides of mile marker 7. In May 1997, the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina passed a resolution to designate this section of Interstate 95 in honor of Lance Corporal Mark Hunter Coates, who served as a trooper with the South Carolina Highway Patrol from 1987 until his death in 1992. Coates, who was a native of Lexington County, South Carolina was fatally shot on mile marker 7 on November 20, 1992 during the course of a traffic stop.

History

Interstate 95 bridge-causeway over Lake Marion at Santee, SC; The old (bypassed road) bridge/causeway is used as fishing pier.

Like virtually all state spanning stretches of the United States Interstate Highways, I-95 in South Carolina was constructed in various stages, mainly from north-to-south, from 1965 to 1980, which includes the 1968-built Lake Marion Bridge. The first traffic rolled along the highway from Dillon to Turbeville in 1968, finally able to cross the Savannah River south of Hardeeville by 1981.

Future

Various small projects along the route are scheduled to fix various intersections and replace bridges along route, but no major projects scheduled. Discussions of possibly converting Interstate 95 into a toll road have meet with resistance, especially within SCDOT; however if both North Carolina and Georgia changed Interstate 95 into a toll road, then they would consider it as well.

Service areas

• Northbound Welcome Center(South of Exit 5).
• Parking Areas at Exit 18 for Trucks only(Reopened 2008).
• Hendersonville Rest Areas (Between Exits 42 & 53: Both Directions).
• Northbound former truck weigh station near MM #74
• Southbound parking area for Trucks only near MM #74(Reopened 2008).
• Santee Rest Area (Between Exits 98 & 102: Northbound Only).
• Lake Marion Travel Information Center(Between Exits 102 & 98: Southbound Only).
• Shiloh Rest Areas (Between Exits 135 & 141: Both Directions).
• Pee Dee Rest Areas(Between Exits 170 & 181: Both Directions; Closed Spring 2010).
• Southbound Welcome Center(North of Exit 193).

Exit list

County	Location	Exit	Destinations	Notes
I-95 crosses the Savannah River Effingham County, Georgia-Jasper County, South Carolina Border
Jasper	Hardeeville	5	US 17 / US 321 north – Hardeeville, Tillman, Limehouse
		7	SC 46 – Pritchardville, Hardeeville
		8	US 278 – Switzerland, Bluffton, Hilton Head Island
		18	Road 13 – Switzerland
	Ridgeland	21	SC 336 – Ridgeland, Boyd
		22	US 17 south – Ridgeland	South end of US 17 overlap
		28	SC 462 – Coosawhatchie, Boyd
		33	US 17 north – Point South, Pocotaligo	North end of US 17 overlap
Hampton	Yemassee	38	SC 68 – Yemassee, Early Branch
Colleton		42	US 21 – Yemassee, Orangeburg
	Walterboro	53	SC 63 – Walterboro, Islandton
		57	SC 64 – Walterboro, Lodge
		62	Road 34 – Walterboro
		68	SC 61 – Canadays, Branchville
Bridge over Edisto River
Dorchester	St. George	77	US 78 – St. George, Reevesville
		82	US 178 – Rosinville, Bowman
Orangeburg		86	I-26 – Summerville, Orangeburg	Signed as exits 86A (east) and 86B (west)
		90	US 176 – Wells, Providence
		93	US 15 south – Wells	US 15 later joins US 301 overlap in Santee
		94	SC 210 – Providence, Vance
		97	US 15 south / US 301 – Orangeburg	South end of US 15 and 301 overlap
	Santee	98	SC 6 – Santee, Vance
Bridge over Lake Marion
Clarendon		102	US 15 / US 301 north – St. Paul, Summerton	North end of US 15 and 301 overlap.
	Summerton	108	Road 102 – Summerton
		112	Moses Dingle Road – Summerton
		115	US 301 – Manning, Summerton
	Manning	119	SC 261 (Paxville Highway) – Manning, Paxville, Pinewood
		122	US 521 – Sumter, Manning, Alcolu
		132	SC 527 – Sardinia, Elliott
Sumter		135	US 378 – Turbeville, Sumter, Lake City
		141	SC 53 / SC 58 – Shiloh, Sardis, Turbeville, Lynchburg
		146	SC 341 – Lake City, Lynchburg, Olanta
Florence	Timmonsville	150	SC 403 – Sardis, Timmonsville
		153	Honda Way – Timmonsville	Includes Center Street
	Florence	157	US 76 (W. Palmetto St.) – Florence, Timmonsville
		160	I-20 Bus. east (David McLeod Blvd.) / I-20 west – Florence, Columbia	Signed as exits 160A (east) and 160B (west)
		164	US 52 (Lucas St.) – Florence, Darlington
Darlington	No interchanges in Darlington County
Florence		169	TV Road – Quinby, Florence
		170	SC 327 – Darlington, Quinby
	Bridge over Pee Dee River
Marlboro	No interchanges in Marlboro County
Dillon		181	SC 38 – Latta, Marion, Bennettsville	Signed as exits 181A (east) and 181B (west)
			I-73 – Bennettsville, Marion	Future Interstate Exit
	Dillon	190	SC 34 – Dillon, Bingham
		193	SC 9 / SC 57 – Dillon, Little Rock, Bennettsville
Dillon County, South Carolina-Robeson County, North Carolina Border I-95 continues north into North Carolina
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

External links

• Interstate 95 South Carolina(SouthEastRoads.com/AARoads.com)
• South Caroline General Assembly 1993-1994(Bill #1355)
• Exitlists.com (I-95)

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