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'''South Carolina Highway 707''' is a route in [[Horry County]], [[South Carolina]] in the [[Myrtle Beach]] metro area that starts from [[U.S. Highway 17]] Bypass across from [[Farrow Parkway]] or the '''Back Gate''' near [[Socastee, South Carolina|Socastee]] and ends at U.S. Highway 17 Business in [[Murrells Inlet, South Carolina|Murrells Inlet]].
'''South Carolina Highway 707''' is a highway in [[Horry County]], [[South Carolina]] in the [[Myrtle Beach]] metropolitan area that begins at [[U.S. Highway 17]] Bypass across from [[Farrow Parkway]] near [[Socastee, South Carolina]] and terminates at U.S. Highway 17 Business in [[Murrells Inlet, South Carolina]].


==History==
==History==
This road used to be [[South Carolina Highway 544]] in the late '70s It used to be a [[cow]] [[Trail|path]] for the Collins Creek and Burgess farms. There were only [[farms]] on this highway until the 1980s when they created [[South Carolina Highway 544]] from [[U.S. Highway 17]] to [[Socastee, South Carolina|Socastee]]. The road was paved and it is now known as South Carolina Highway 707. Then they built communities, [[golf courses]] and [[neighborhoods]]. It is now known as one of the worst [[highways]] in [[South Carolina]].
South Carolina Highway 707 began as an unpaved cow path in an area that was once largely rural. In the late 1970s, the route that South Carolina Highway 707 currently takes was previously signed as [[South Carolina Highway 544]] from [[Murrells Inlet, South Carolina|Murrells Inlet]] to the current intersection of Dick Pond Road in [[Socastee, South Carolina|Socastee]]. At that time, South Carolina Highway 707 began at Socastee, followed Socastee Boulevard and parts of then-unbuilt [[U.S. Highway 17]] Bypass north of the [[Myrtle Beach International Airport]] before terminating at [[U.S. Highway 501]] on the route of the current [[Robert Grissom Parkway]].


Much of the landscape traversed through the area was farmland until the 1980s when suburban growth began to occur outside of [[Myrtle Beach]]. Most of the growth around the area has continued into the 2000s, with development of golf courses, neighborhoods, and subdivisions being common in pockets along the fourteen-mile length. [[Saint James High School]] opened on the highway near [[Burgess, South Carolina]] in 2002.
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==Major Junctions==

===Widening project===
Because the area has experienced rapid growth within recent years, the [[South Carolina Department of Transportation]] has decided to widen the highway from Enterprise Road south of [[South Carolina Highway 544]] to the [[Horry County, South Carolina|Horry]]-[[Georgetown County, South Carolina|Georgetown]] county line, approximately nine miles. Much of the $132,250,000 project will be funded through the one-percent Horry County sales tax increase by the 'Riding on a Penny' program. The first public meeting on the road project was held in August 2008. Design and right-of-way acquisition will begin in 2009. Construction is to commence in the summer of 2010 in three phases.<ref>Information sheet on the widening project from Horry County http://www.ridingonapenny.com/707InfoSheet.pdf</ref>

===Farrow Parkway interchange===
The intersection of South Carolina Highway 707 with [[U.S. Highway 17]] at [[Farrow Parkway]] has seen increased traffic, and one of the first priorities for Horry County's program 'Riding on a Penny' will be to build a grade-separated interchange connecting the two roads together. The projected cost of the project is $49,500,000. The recommended configuration of the interchange, due to limiting right-of-way space and heavy traffic demands, is a [[single-point urban interchange]].<ref>Handout on the interchange project from Horry County http://www.ridingonapenny.com/handout-060608.pdf</ref>

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==Major junctions==


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|[[South Carolina Highway 544|SC 544]]
|[[South Carolina Highway 544]] || [[Socastee, South Carolina]]
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|[[U.S. Route 17 in South Carolina|U.S. Route 17]]/Back Gate
|[[U.S. Route 17 in South Carolina|U.S. Route 17 Bypass]] and [[Farrow Parkway]] || [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina]]
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==Widening==
==References==
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The [[South Carolina Department of Transportation|SCDOT]] decided to widen the highway in [[Horry County]] from Enterprise Road to [[Horry County]] - [[Georgetown County]] line due to all the new [[Subdivision (land)|subdivisions]] and [[communities]] on Highway 707.

==Towns/Communities on SC 707==
*[[Socastee]]
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*[[Burgess, South Carolina|Burgess]]
*[[Murrells Inlet]]
*[[TPC of Myrtle Beach|TPC]]
*[[Prince Creek]]


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[[Category:State highways in South Carolina|707]]
[[Category:State highways in South Carolina|707]]

Revision as of 03:12, 21 June 2009

Route information
Length14.50 mi (23.34 km)
Existed1970s–present
Major junctions
Major intersectionsHolmestown Road near Burgess, South Carolina
SC 544 near Socastee, South Carolina
Location
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
Highway system

South Carolina Highway 707 is a highway in Horry County, South Carolina in the Myrtle Beach metropolitan area that begins at U.S. Highway 17 Bypass across from Farrow Parkway near Socastee, South Carolina and terminates at U.S. Highway 17 Business in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.

History

South Carolina Highway 707 began as an unpaved cow path in an area that was once largely rural. In the late 1970s, the route that South Carolina Highway 707 currently takes was previously signed as South Carolina Highway 544 from Murrells Inlet to the current intersection of Dick Pond Road in Socastee. At that time, South Carolina Highway 707 began at Socastee, followed Socastee Boulevard and parts of then-unbuilt U.S. Highway 17 Bypass north of the Myrtle Beach International Airport before terminating at U.S. Highway 501 on the route of the current Robert Grissom Parkway.

Much of the landscape traversed through the area was farmland until the 1980s when suburban growth began to occur outside of Myrtle Beach. Most of the growth around the area has continued into the 2000s, with development of golf courses, neighborhoods, and subdivisions being common in pockets along the fourteen-mile length. Saint James High School opened on the highway near Burgess, South Carolina in 2002.

Widening project

Because the area has experienced rapid growth within recent years, the South Carolina Department of Transportation has decided to widen the highway from Enterprise Road south of South Carolina Highway 544 to the Horry-Georgetown county line, approximately nine miles. Much of the $132,250,000 project will be funded through the one-percent Horry County sales tax increase by the 'Riding on a Penny' program. The first public meeting on the road project was held in August 2008. Design and right-of-way acquisition will begin in 2009. Construction is to commence in the summer of 2010 in three phases.[1]

Farrow Parkway interchange

The intersection of South Carolina Highway 707 with U.S. Highway 17 at Farrow Parkway has seen increased traffic, and one of the first priorities for Horry County's program 'Riding on a Penny' will be to build a grade-separated interchange connecting the two roads together. The projected cost of the project is $49,500,000. The recommended configuration of the interchange, due to limiting right-of-way space and heavy traffic demands, is a single-point urban interchange.[2]

Major junctions

Junction Location
U.S. Route 17 Business Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
U.S. Route 17 Bypass Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
Holmestown Road Burgess, South Carolina
South Carolina Highway 544 Socastee, South Carolina
U.S. Route 17 Bypass and Farrow Parkway Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

References

  1. ^ Information sheet on the widening project from Horry County http://www.ridingonapenny.com/707InfoSheet.pdf
  2. ^ Handout on the interchange project from Horry County http://www.ridingonapenny.com/handout-060608.pdf
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