U.S. Route 521

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U.S. Route 521 marker

U.S. Route 521
Route information
Length: 177.3 mi[1] (285.3 km)
Existed: 1932 – present
Major junctions
South end:
US 17 / US 17 Alt. in Georgetown, SC
  I-95 near Manning, SC

US 76 / US 76 Bus. / US 378 in Sumter, SC
I-20 in Camden, SC
North end: I-485 in Charlotte, NC
Highway system

United States Numbered Highways
List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced


← I-520 SC SC 522 →
← US 501 NC NC 522 →

U.S. Route 521 is an north–south United States highway that traverses 177.3 miles (285.3 km), from Georgetown, South Carolina to Charlotte, North Carolina.

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[edit] Route description

[edit] South Carolina

Starting at the city of Georgetown, US 521 runs through the town Andrews to Greeleyville. From here to the city of Manning it is known as the Greeleyville Highway. There is a brief section right before Manning where it runs concurrent with SC 261. In Manning SC 261 branches off and US 521 merges with US 301 for a short distance. It crosses of Interstate 95 and heads to the city of Sumter, South Carolina. In Sumter, it runs together with US Business 378. Leaving Sumter, US 521 is known as Camden Highway. It passes under Interstate 20 and proceeds to Camden. It then goes on to the town of Kershaw, running concurrent with US 601. The final city it goes through before going into North Carolina is Lancaster.

[edit] North Carolina

US 521 traverses 3.8 miles (6.1 km) from the South Carolina state line to Interstate 485. The entire route is a four to six-lane divided highway, split in naming between Lancaster Highway and Johnston Road.

[edit] History

Established in 1932, it was overlapped entirely with SC 26, from Georgetown to the North Carolina state line, where it continued with NC 26 into Pineville, where it ended at US 21/NC 261 (now NC 51. In 1933, SC 26 was decommissioned; followed in 1934 with the decommissioning of NC 26.

In 1949, US 521 was rerouted in Williamsburg County to run directly from Andrews, through Salters and Greeleyville, to Manning; which replaced SC 171 and part of SC 261, the old alignment became part of SC 377 and SC 261. Between 1962-64, US 521 was rerouted at the Sumter-Kershaw county line to Camden; the old alignment became an extension of SC 261.

In 1969, US 521 was extended 19 miles (31 km) north, via South Boulevard, Woodlawn Road, and Billy Graham Parkway, to Interstate 85 in Charlotte.

Between 1986-88, US 521 was moved west onto new highway west of Dalzell, bypassing the town; the old alignment was downgraded to secondary roads.

In 1996, US 521 was rerouted onto Interstate 485, between exits 61 to 65; the old alignment was downgraded to secondary roads. In 2003, AASHTO approved US 521 to be truncated at its current northern terminus at the Johnston Road/Interstate 485 interchange; its old alignment north to Interstate 85 was downgraded to secondary roads.[2][3]

[edit] Future

There are plans to make US 521 a four-lane highway from Georgetown to Interstate 95, in Manning. This would improve a route for beach goers traveling toward the Litchfield/Pawleys area.

[edit] Junction list

Mileposts reset at state line crossings.

[edit] South Carolina
County Location Mile[1] # Destinations Notes
Georgetown Georgetown 0.0
US 17 / US 17 Alt. – Charleston, Myrtle Beach		 US 21 begins; north end of US 17 Alternate overlap
9.5
US 17 Alt. (Saints Delight Road) – Jamestown, Moncks Corner		 South end of US 17 Alternate overlap
16
US 521 Bus. – Andrews
18.5
To SC 41 Bus. – Andrews
19.5 SC 41 (County Line Road) – Jamestown, Charleston South end of SC 41 overlap
Williamsburg Andrews 21
US 521 Bus. / SC 41 (County Line Road) – Hemingway		 North end of SC 41 overlap
38 SC 377 (Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue) – Lane, Kingstree
45.5 US 52 (Williamsburg County Road) – Charleston, Kingstree
Greeleyville 48.5 SC 375 south (Gourdin Road) – St. Stephen, Charleston
Clarendon 60.5 SC 261 east (Kingstree Highway) – Kingstree East end of SC 261 overlap
Manning 63.5 SC 261 west (Boyce Street) West end of SC 261 overlap
64 US 301 south (Brooks Street) South end of US 301 overlap
65.5 US 301 north – Turbeville North end of US 301 overlap
67 I-95 – Florence, Savannah
Sumter Sumter 79
To US 521 Conn. (Guignard Parkway)
80.5 US 15 south (Pocalla Road) South end of US 15 overlap
82.3 US 76 (Liberty Street) / SC 763
82.6 US 15 north (Lafayette Street) / US 401 north (Calhoun Street) North end of US 15 and 401 overlap
83
US 76 Bus. north (Washington Street) / US 401 north (Calhoun Street)		 East end of US 76 Business overlap, south end and terminus of US 401 overlap
85
US 15 Conn. south / US 521 Conn. south (Bultman Drive)
86
US 76 / US 76 Bus. / US 378 – Columbia, Turbeville		 West end of US 76 Business overlap
Dalzell 93.5 SC 441 (Peach Orchard Road) – Bishopville, Shaw Air Force Base
Kershaw 107 SC 261 (Boykin Road)
Camden 110 I-20 – Columbia, Florence
111 US 1 / US 601 / SC 34 (Dekalb Street) – Columbia, Cheraw, Bishopville South end of US 601 overlap
113 SC 97 north (Liberty Hill Road) – Great Falls
Lancaster Kershaw 133 SC 341 south (Marion Street) – Bethune
133.3 US 601 north (Hilton Street) – Pageland North end of US 601 overlap
Heath Springs 139 SC 522 south (Caston Street) – Liberty Hill
Pleasant Hill 142 SC 522 north (Rocky River Road)
Lancaster 148
US 521 Bus. north (Kershaw Camden Highway)
149 SC 903 (Flat Creek Road) – Antioch
150 SC 9 (Pageland Highway) – Pageland
152 SC 200 (Monroe Road) – Monroe
152.5
US 521 Bus. south (Main Street)
159 SC 5 north (Rock Hill Highway) – Rock Hill
161.5 SC 75 south (Rebound Road) South end of SC 75 overlap
165 SC 75 north (Waxhaw Highway) – Waxhaw North end of SC 75 overlap
Indian Land 172 SC 160 north (Fort Mill Highway) – Fort Mill

[edit] North Carolina
County Location Mile[1] # Destinations Notes
Mecklenburg Charlotte 1.0 Lancaster Highway – Pineville
3.8 I-485 – Matthews, Pineville US 521 ends
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
     Concurrency terminus •      Closed/former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

[edit] Bannered routes

US 521 has three business loops and one connector route, all in South Carolina:


U.S. Route 521 Business
Location: Andrews, South Carolina
Length: 3.2 mi[4] (5.1 km)

[edit] Andrews business loop

It is a 3.2 miles (5.1 km) route follows the old US 521 mainline route through downtown Andrews, via Main Street.


U.S. Route 521 Connector
Location: Sumter, South Carolina
Length: 4.7 mi[5] (7.6 km)

[edit] Sumter connector

It is a 4.7 miles (7.6 km) spur route that goes east around Sumter (along Guignard Drive), connecting to US 15, in the south-end of Sumter.


U.S. Route 521 Business
Location: Kershaw, South Carolina
Length: 1.4 mi[6] (2.3 km)

[edit] Kershaw business loop

Following the old US 521 mainline route, this 1.4 miles (2.3 km) business loop, in concurrency with US 601 Bus., goes through downtown Kershaw, via Hampton Street.[2]


U.S. Route 521 Business
Location: Lancaster, South Carolina
Length: 3.8 mi[7] (6.1 km)
Existed: 1965–present

[edit] Lancaster business loop

Following the old US 521 mainline route, this 3.8 miles (6.1 km) business loop goes through downtown Lancaster, via Main Street.[2]

[edit] See also

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[edit] References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: U.S. Route 521
  1. ^ a b c Google, Inc. Google Maps – US 521 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Highmarket+St&daddr=33.4418741,-79.5842562+to:33.699999,-80.2089717+to:33.704313,-80.2087611+to:Johnston+Rd&hl=en&geocode=Fcg9_QEd3iZG-w%3BFVJI_gEdAKRB-ynzeAlm3s3_iDHpZq8NR6Jkqg%3BFZ84AgIdtRs4-ynL5v5iagz_iDFzY8kBdaii9A%3BFXlJAgIdhxw4-yn5jLzGaQz_iDEJ0Ox15d1ljQ%3BFaISFwIdxGcu-w&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=14&via=1,2,3&sll=33.438819,-79.563246&sspn=0.053503,0.111494&ie=UTF8&ll=34.563121,-80.093079&spn=1.689521,3.56781&z=9. Retrieved 2011-01-31. 
  2. ^ a b c "Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: US 521". http://www.angelfire.com/sc3/scroads/us521.html. Retrieved 2012-01-15. 
  3. ^ "NCRoads.com: U.S. 521". http://www.vahighways.com/ncannex/route-log/us521.html. Retrieved 2012-01-15. 
  4. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – US 521 Business - Andrews (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=US-521+N%2FGeorgetown+Hwy&daddr=W+Main+St&hl=en&geocode=FXck_gEdBndC-w%3BFRCG_gEd_sRB-w&mra=me&mrcr=0&mrsp=1,0&sz=16&sll=33.455559,-79.573781&sspn=0.013373,0.027874&ie=UTF8&ll=33.447342,-79.553032&spn=0.053498,0.111494&z=14. Retrieved 2011-02-02. 
  5. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – US 521 Connector - Sumter (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=S+Guignard+Dr&daddr=Unknown+road&hl=en&geocode=FVD_BAIdTvE1-w%3BFQL1BQIdyJw1-w&mra=me&mrcr=0&mrsp=1,0&sz=17&sll=33.944116,-80.369872&sspn=0.006649,0.013937&ie=UTF8&ll=33.90889,-80.322247&spn=0.106422,0.222988&z=13. Retrieved 2011-02-02. 
  6. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – US 521 Business - Kershaw (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Matson+St&daddr=34.551255,-80.58357+to:Unknown+road&hl=en&ll=34.550998,-80.576906&spn=0.029585,0.055747&sll=34.561372,-80.585264&sspn=0.00736,0.013937&geocode=FZgQDwIdcWky-w%3BFdc1DwIdbmQy-yndbi7aqMNViDFznWyiGYB_dA%3BFepeDwIdFFUy-w&vpsrc=6&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=17&t=p&z=15&via=1. Retrieved 2012-01-15. 
  7. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – US 521 Business - Lancaster (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=US-521+N%2FKershaw+Camden+Hwy&daddr=34.7088259,-80.7642961+to:34.7185482,-80.7698236+to:N+Main+St&hl=en&geocode=FfBbEQIdlPov-w%3BFVmdEQIdeKIv-yk9DcBAdddViDFbyVzTPtRm1g%3BFVTDEQId4Ywv-ylxsZbzptdViDE3IlTEPHvHww%3BFZAGEgIdhm0v-w&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=3&sz=15&via=1,2&sll=34.729445,-80.765734&sspn=0.026347,0.055747&ie=UTF8&ll=34.715371,-80.7514&spn=0.105405,0.222988&z=13. Retrieved 2011-02-02. 

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