South Carolina Highway 20
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by SCDOT | ||||
Length | 53.4 mi[1] (85.9 km) | |||
Existed | 1922–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | SC 72 in Abbeville | |||
US 76 / US 178 in Belton I-185 in Golden Grove I-85 in Greenville US 25 in Greenville I-185 / US 29 in Greenville US 29 in Greenville | ||||
East end | Camperdown Way in Greenville | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | South Carolina | |||
Counties | Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville | |||
Highway system | ||||
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South Carolina Highway 20 (SC 20) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The highway connects the cities of Abbeville, Belton, Williamston and Greenville.
Route description
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History
Established in 1922 as an original state highway, it traversed from the Georgia state line to SC 8 (Guess Street/Green Avenue), in Greenville; connecting McCormick, Abbeville, Due West, Honea Path, Belton and Williamston. Between 1924-1925, SC 20 was extended north, along Green Avenue, to SC 2/SC 8 (Pendleton Street), replacing a section of SC 8; this would be the apex of SC 20, reaching over 107 miles (172 km) in length.
In 1935, SC 20 was truncated at US 29 (Anderson Highway), in Williamston; its old alignment becoming US 29. In 1936, all of SC 20 was fully paved. Around 1937, SC 20 was truncated to its current western terminus in Abbeville, its alignment to the state line replaced by SC 28. In 1956, SC 20 was rerouted between Due West and Belton, replacing SC 257 and some of SC 284; its old alignment, through Honea Path, was replaced by SC 184 and US 178. Also same year, SC 20 was extended back along its old alignment north to a rerouted US 29, just south of Greenville. In 1962, SC 20 was extended into downtown Greenville, along Grove Avenue, ending at US 25 (Augusta Road), replacing US 29 Bus. In 2000, SC 20 was extended to its current northern terminus at Camperdown Way (just shy of US 123), replacing part of US 25 Bus.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Junction list
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Abbeville | Abbeville | 0.0 | 0.0 | SC 72 (Greenwood Street) – Calhoun Falls, Greenwood | |
0.4 | 0.64 | SC 203 north (Washington Street) – Hodges | |||
0.6 | 0.97 | SC 71 west (Main Street) – Lowndesville | |||
2.3 | 3.7 | SC 20 Conn. / SC 28 Conn. west – Calhoun Falls, McCormick | |||
| 4.0 | 6.4 | SC 201 north – Level Land, Anderson | ||
| 10.0 | 16.1 | SC 185 south – Hodges | South end of SC 185 overlap | |
Due West | 12.4 | 20.0 | SC 184 east (Main Street) – Donalds, Honea Path | East end of SC 184 overlap | |
12.8 | 20.6 | SC 184 west (Main Street) – Antreville | West end of SC 184 overlap | ||
| 16.4 | 26.4 | SC 185 north – Anderson | North end of SC 185 overlap | |
Anderson | | 21.4 | 34.4 | SC 20 Conn. west (Clinkscales Road) – Honea Path | |
| 21.7 | 34.9 | SC 284 south (Trail Road) – Antreville | ||
Craytonville | 22.0 | 35.4 | SC 20 Conn. (Clinkscales Road) – Honea Path, Anderson | ||
Belton | 28.4 | 45.7 | US 76 (Anderson Street) / US 178 west – Anderson | West end of US 76/US 178 overlap | |
28.5 | 45.9 | US 76 (Main Street) / US 178 east – Honea Path, Greenwood | East end of US 76/US 178 overlap | ||
28.6 | 46.0 | SC 247 (River Street) – Ware Place | |||
Williamston | 35.4 | 57.0 | US 29 Conn. south / SC 20 Conn. west (Anderson Highway) – Anderson | ||
Pelzer | 38.0 | 61.2 | SC 8 (Lebby Street/Main Street) – Pelzer, West Pelzer | ||
Greenville | Piedmont | 42.6 | 68.6 | SC 86 (Main Street) – Canterbury | |
Golden Grove | 45.5 | 73.2 | I-185 – Columbia, Greenville, Atlanta | I-185 exit 10. | |
Greenville | 42.6 | 68.6 | I-85 north – Spartanburg | Access to I-85 south via Lenhardt Road and/or White Horse Road | |
49.6 | 79.8 | US 25 (White Horse Road) – Easley | |||
50.2 | 80.8 | I-185 / US 29 north – Greenville | Access to I-185/US 29 south via White Horse Road | ||
52.4 | 84.3 | US 29 (Mills Avenue/Church Street) to I-185 / I-385 | |||
53.3 | 85.8 | SC 124 south (Main Street) | |||
53.4 | 85.9 | To US 123 | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Bannered routes
Abbeville connector
Location | Abbeville, South Carolina |
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Length | 0.9 mi[8] (1,400 m) |
South Carolina Highway 20 Connector (SC 20 Conn) is a 0.9 miles (1.4 km) connector route, in concurrency with SC 28 Conn. It connects SC 20 with SC 28, north of Abbeville. The route is unsigned its entire length.
Craytonville connector
Location | Craytonville, South Carolina |
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Length | 1.1 mi[9] (1.8 km) |
South Carolina Highway 20 Connector (SC 20 Conn) is a 1.1 miles (1.8 km) connector route and is also known as Clinkscales Road. It connects SC 20 with SC 252, in Craytonville.
Williamston connector
Location | Williamston, South Carolina |
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Length | 3.4 mi[10] (5.5 km) |
Existed | 1956–present |
South Carolina Highway 20 Connector (SC 20 Conn) is a 3.4 miles (5.5 km) connector route, in concurrency with US 29 Conn, along Anderson Highway. It connects SC 20 with US 29, in Williamston.
References
- ^ a b "South Carolina Highway 20" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ^ General Highway Map, Abbeville County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1940. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ^ General Highway Map, Abbeville County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1958. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ^ General Highway Map, Anderson County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1940. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ^ General Highway Map, Anderson County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1960. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ^ General Highway Map, Greenville County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1940. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ^ General Highway Map, Greenville County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1963. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ^ "South Carolina Highway 20 Connector - Abbeville" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ^ "South Carolina Highway 20 Connector - Craytonville" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ^ "South Carolina Highway 20 Connector - Williamston" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
External links
- Media related to South Carolina Highway 20 at Wikimedia Commons
- Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: SC 20-29