South Carolina Highway 118

South Carolina Highway 118
South Carolina Highway 118
Route information
	Maintained by SCDOT
Length	13.18 mi (21.21 km)
Existed	1975–present
Major junctions
South end	SC 19 / SC 302 in Aiken
	US 1 / US 78 in Aiken; US 1 in Aiken;
North end	US 78 / SC 302 near Aiken
Location
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
Counties	Aiken
Highway system
	South Carolina State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic;

South Carolina Highway 118 (SC 118) is a state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The highway is a beltway around downtown Aiken. The highway is officially designated for a length of 13.18 miles (21.21 km) on the road around the south, west, and north sides of the city. However, it is co-signed with SC 302 on its southeastern quadrant.

Route description

According to the South Carolina Department of Transportation, SC 118 begins at an intersection with SC 302 (Silver Bluff Road) in southern Aiken, within Aiken County. It travels to the west-northwest, concurrent with SC 19 Truck. The two highways travel north of Houndslake Country Club and Aiken Elementary School before heading to the north-northwest. They cross over the Sand River. They also intersect SC 421 (Augusta Road). Just afterward, they travel underneath a railroad bridge and intersect U.S. Route 1 (US 1) and US 78 (Jefferson Davis Highway/Richland Avenue). At this intersection, US 1 Truck/US 78 Truck join the concurrency. They briefly travel outside of the city limits of Aiken. The four highways curve to the northeast and travel through University of South Carolina Aiken. At University Parkway, they re-enter Aiken. Just after Vaucluse Road, they curve to the east-southeast. Just before Arbor Court, they curve to the southeast. They curve to the east-southeast and intersect SC 19 (Laurens Street).^[2]

At the intersection with SC 19, SC 19 Truck ends. The three highways pass Aiken High School. They cross some railroad tracks and have a second intersection with US 1 (York Street). Here, US 1 Truck ends. US 78 Truck/SC 118 travels to the southeast and leave the city limits of Aiken again. They curve to the south-southeast and intersect SC 4/SC 302 (Wagener Road). Here, SC 302 joins the concurrency. They curve to the south-southwest and have a second intersection with US 78 (Charleston Highway). Here, US 78 Truck ends. SC 118/SC 302 curve to the southeast, re-enter Aiken, and pass Citizens Park. They travel between Kennedy Middle School and Millbrook Elementary School and travel south of Virginia Acres Park. South of the park, they intersect SC 19 (Whiskey Road). Here, SC 19 Truck joins the concurrency. They curve to the west-southwest and meet Silver Bluff Road, where SC 302 turns left.^[2]

History

Major intersections

The entire route is in Aiken County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Aiken	0.00	0.00	SC 302 west (Silver Bluff Road) – Beech Island, Jackson	Clockwise end of SC 302 concurrency
	4.63	7.45	SC 421 (Augusta Road)
	4.85	7.81	US 1 / US 78 (Jefferson Davis Highway/Richland Avenue) / US 1 Truck begins / US 78 Truck begins – Augusta	Westen terminus of US 1 Truck and US 78 Truck; clockwise start of US 1 Truck and US 78 Truck concurrencies
	9.48	15.26	SC 19 (Laurens Street) / SC 19 Truck ends to I-20 – Edgefield	Northern terminus of SC 19 Truck; clockwise end of SC 19 Truck concurrency
	10.48	16.87	US 1 / US 1 Truck ends to I-20 – Batesburg	Northern terminus of US 1 Truck; clockwise end of US 1 Truck concurrency
	13.18	21.21	SC 4 / SC 302 west (Wagener Road)	Clockwise end of SC 302 concurrency
	13.29	21.39	US 78 / US 78 Truck ends – Aiken, Denmark	Eastern terminus of US 78 Truck; clockwise end of US 78 Truck concurrency
Aiken	16.20	26.07	SC 19 / SC 19 Truck begins – Sav. R. Site	Southern terminus of SC 19 Truck; clockwise start of SC 19 Truck concurrency
Aiken	16.60	26.72	SC 302 west (Silver Bluff Road) – Beech Island, Jackson	Clockwise end of SC 302 concurrency
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus