South Carolina Highway 145
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South Carolina Highway 145 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by SCDOT | ||||
| Length | 26.0 mi[1] (41.8 km) | |||
| Existed | 1960–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 1 near McBee | |||
 SC 9 in Chesterfield | ||||
| North end |  NC 145 at the North Carolina line near Morven, NC | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | South Carolina | |||
| Counties | Chesterfield | |||
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South Carolina Highway 145 (SC 145) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It serves to connect Chesterfield with central Chesterfield County and McBee.
Route description
SC 145 is a two-lane rural highway that traverses 26.0 miles (41.8 km), from U.S. Route 1 (US 1) near McBee, through the county seat of Chesterfield, to the North Carolina state line. It also passes through forest and wildlife refuge areas. The entire route has been officially named the Carolinas Sandhills Parkway by the State of South Carolina.
History
The first SC 145 appeared in 1941 or 1942 as a new primary route from SC 644 to US 15 north of Walterboro. In 1948, it was downgraded to secondary status, known today as McLeod Road.
The current SC 145 was established in 1960 as a renumbering of SC 85; little has changed since.[2]
South Carolina Highway 85
South Carolina Highway 85 | |
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| Location | Chesterfield County |
| Existed | 1937–1960 |
South Carolina Highway 85 (SC 85) was established in 1937 as a renumbering of SC 95, it traveled from US 1, near McBee, through Chesterfield, to the North Carolina state line. It was renumbered to SC 145 to match with NC 145.[3]
Junction list
The entire route is in Chesterfield County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 1 – McBee, Camden, Patrick | ||
| | 11.8 | 19.0 |   SC 109 north – Ruby | ||
| Chesterfield | 19.8 | 31.9 | SC 9 – Ruby, Pageland, Cheraw | ||
| 20.0 | 32.2 |  SC 9 Bus. (Main Street) | |||
| | 21.8 | 35.1 |  SC 742 north – Wadesboro | ||
| | 26.0 | 41.8 |  NC 145 north | Continuation beyond North Carolina state line | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b Google (September 5, 2012). "South Carolina Highway 145" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
- ^ "Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page (SC 140-149)". Retrieved September 5, 2012.[unreliable source]
- ^ "Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page (SC 80-89)". Retrieved September 5, 2012.[unreliable source]
External links
Media related to South Carolina Highway 145 at Wikimedia Commons
