South Carolina Highway 23
South Carolina Highway 23 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by SCDOT | ||||
| Length | 46.4 mi[1] (74.7 km) | |||
| Existed | 1929–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   US 221 / SC 28 in Modoc | |||
| East end |  US 1 in Batesburg-Leesville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | South Carolina | |||
| Counties | McCormick, Edgefield, Saluda, Lexington | |||
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South Carolina Highway 23 (SC 23) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It serves to connect Edgefield and Batesburg-Leesville with Columbia via U.S. Route 1 (US 1).
Route description
SC 23 is a two-lane rural highway that travels from Modoc, within the Sumter National Forest and near Lake Strom Thurmond, to Batesburg-Leesville. The highway travels through mostly either forest or farmland, while connecting with the city and towns of Edgefield, Johnston, Ward, Ridge Spring and Monetta. Between Monetta and Batesburg-Leesville, SC 23 parallels to the north of US 1.[1]
History
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The first SC 23 was an original state highway that traveled from SC 3 in Pee Dee, through Latta and Dillon, becoming NC 23 at the North Carolina state line near Rowland. In 1927, US 217 was assigned on the entire route; after a year, SC 23 was decommissioned.
The second, and current, SC 23 was established around 1929, traveling from SC 39 in Monetta to US 1 in Leesville. In 1936, SC 23 was extended west to its current western terminus in Modoc, replacing part of SC 39.
Junction list
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| McCormick | Modoc | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 221 / SC 28 – McCormick, Clarks Hill, Augusta | |
| Edgefield | West Store Crossroads | 9.4 | 15.1 |   SC 230 south (Martintown Road) – North Augusta | |
| Edgefield | 16.9 | 27.2 | Bauskett Street – Augusta, Greenwood | ||
| 17.8 | 28.6 |   US 25 north (Buncombe Street) – Greenwood | North end of US 25 overlap | ||
| 18.2 | 29.3 |  US 25 south (Augusta Road) – Aiken, Augusta | South end of US 25 overlap | ||
| | 19.9 | 32.0 |   SC 430 north (Crest Road) – Greenwood | ||
| Johnston | 26.0 | 41.8 |  SC 121 (Lee Street) – Aiken, Augusta, Saluda | ||
| Saluda | Ward | 30.4 | 48.9 |  SC 193 north (Ward Avenue) – Saluda | |
| Ridge Spring | 33.7 | 54.2 |  SC 39 north (Ridge Spring Highway) – Saluda | North end of SC 39 overlap | |
| 34.6 | 55.7 |  SC 392 south (Green Street) – Aiken | |||
| Monetta | 37.5 | 60.4 | SC 39 south (Main Street) – Monetta | South end of SC 39 overlap | |
| Lexington | Batesburg-Leesville | 43.0 | 69.2 |   US 178 west (Saluda Avenue) – Saluda | West end of US 178 overlap |
| 43.1 | 69.4 |   US 178 east / SC 391 (Pine Street / Line Street) – Orangeburg, Newberry | East end of US 178 overlap | ||
| 45.1 | 72.6 |  SC 245 (Lee Street) – Orangeburg, Newberry | |||
| 46.4 | 74.7 | US 1 (Augusta Road) – Aiken, Lexington, Columbia | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ a b c Google (April 15, 2014). "South Carolina Highway 23" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
External links
Media related to South Carolina Highway 23 at Wikimedia Commons
