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South Carolina Highway 215

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South Carolina Highway 215 marker
South Carolina Highway 215
Route of SC 215 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length96.330 mi[1][2][3][4][5] (155.028 km)
Existed1928[citation needed]–present
Major junctions
South end US 21 / US 321 in Columbia
Major intersections
North end SC 295 / SC 296 in Spartanburg
Location
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountiesRichland, Fairfield, Chester, Union, Spartanburg
Highway system
← SC 213→ SC 216

South Carolina Highway 215 (SC 215) is a 96.330-mile (155.028 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It serves as an alternate route to Union from either Columbia or Spartanburg.

Route description

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SC 72/SC 121/SC 215 in Carlisle

SC 215 is a two-lane rural highway that traverses for 95.7 miles (154.0 km) from Columbia to Spartanburg; connecting Jenkinsville, Carlisle, Union, and Roebuck.[6]

History

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It was established in 1928 as a renumbering of SC 121 and SC 161. It originally traveled from U.S. Route 78 (US 78) in Aiken, northeast through Wagener, Pelion, Edmund, and West Columbia. Through Columbia, in a concurrency with US 1/US 21/SC 2, it heads northwest through Jenkinsville, Carlisle, ending at US 176/SC 92 in Union.

In 1939, the entire route was paved. In 1948, SC 215 was rerouted to approach Union from the south, its old route through Monarch Mill being replaced by SC 92 (today SC 49-SC 215 Connector). In 1949, SC 215 was extended north to SC 56, in Pauline; a year later, it was extended north again to US 221 in Roebuck.

By 1958, SC 215 was rerouted in Columbia along Assembly Street to Blossom Street before heading west across the Saluda River in concurrency with US 21/US 176/US 321. By 1964, SC 215 was extended north from Roebuck to its current northern terminus at SC 295/SC 296 in Spartanburg; it replaced SC 295, and brought SC 215 to its longest routing.

Between 1974 and 1977, SC 215 south of Eau Claire, in Columbia, was removed. The old alignment between Aiken to Cayce became SC 302, while in Columbia US 21/US 321 remained.

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1][2][3][4][5]kmDestinationsNotes
RichlandColumbia0.0000.000 US 21 / US 321 – Columbia, Rock HillSouthern terminus
1.8002.897 I-20 – Florence, AugustaI-20 exit 68
Cedar Creek12.36019.891
 SC 269 north – Winnsboro		Southern terminus of SC 269
FairfieldJenkinsville23.77038.254
 SC 213 west – Peak, Pomaria		Southern end of SC 213 concurrency
​26.47042.599
 SC 213 east – Winnsboro		Northern end of SC 213 concurrency
​34.76055.941 SC 34 – Blair, Winnsboro
Chester​49.21079.196

 SC 72 east / SC 121 north (West End Road) – Chester		Southern end of SC 72/SC 121 concurrency
UnionCarlisle53.14085.521

 SC 72 west / SC 121 south (Janie Glymph Goree Boulevard) – Whitmire		Northern end of SC 72/SC 121 concurrency
​62.170100.053Monarch Highway (SC 49 Conn. north)Southern terminus of SC 49 Conn.
​65.270105.042South Pinckney Street north (SC 215 Conn. north) – UnionNo access from SC 215 Conn. south to SC 215; southern terminus of SC 215 Conn.
Union65.320105.122

 US 176 east / SC 18 north (Whitmire Highway) – Union, Newberry, Columbia		Southern end of US 176 concurrency; southern terminus of SC 18
66.650107.263

 SC 49 Truck south (Industrial Park Road west / Union Boulevard east / SC 496)		Southern end of SC 49 Truck concurrency
66.930107.713
 SC 49 south (Main Street) – Laurens, Union		Southern end of SC 49 concurrency; provides access to Union Medical Center
67.680108.920
 SC 49 north (Rice Avenue) – USC-Union, Union City High School, Tinker Sports Complex		Northern end of SC 49 concurrency
68.460110.176
 US 176 west (Duncan Bypass) – Gaffney, Spartanburg		Northern end of US 176 concurrency
SpartanburgGlenn Springs83.560134.477 SC 150 (Glenn Springs Road) – Pacolet, Cross Anchor
Pauline85.700137.921
 SC 56 west – Cross Anchor, Clinton		Southern end of SC 56 concurrency
​86.770139.643
 SC 56 east – Spartanburg		Northern end of SC 56 concurrency
Roebuck92.340148.607 US 221 (Church Street) – Spartanburg, Woodruff
Spartanburg96.330155.028 SC 295 / SC 296 (John B White Sr. Boulevard) – ArcadiaNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Union connector route

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Connector plate South Carolina.svg
South Carolina Highway 215 Connector marker
South Carolina Highway 215 Connector
LocationUnion, South Carolina
Length0.120 mi[7] (193 m)

South Carolina Highway 215 Connector (SC 215 Conn.) is a brief 0.120-mile (0.193 km) stub of Pinckney Street, between the SC 215 mainline and SC 18. It serves as a turn-off onto SC 18, from SC 215, without taking the right turn at the intersection immediately afterwards; as a hidden designation, signage only identifies it as SC 18 north (no south).[8]

The entire route is in Union County.

Locationmi[7]kmDestinationsNotes
​0.0000.000Beltline Road (SC 215)No access from SC 18 Conn. south to SC 215; southern terminus
Union0.1200.193South Pinckney Street (SC 18)Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "South Carolina Highway 215" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  8. ^ General Highway System, City of Union, Union County (PDF) (Map). South Carolina Department of Transportation. October 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
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