South Carolina Highway 48
 South Carolina Highway 48 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by SCDOT | ||||
| Length | 29.0 mi[1] (46.7 km) | |||
| Existed | 1930–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |     US 21 / US 76 / US 176 / US 321 in Columbia | |||
  US 1 / US 378 in Columbia I-77 in Columbia | ||||
| East end |  US 601 in Wateree | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | South Carolina | |||
| Counties | Richland | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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South Carolina Highway 48 (SC 48) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It serves southern Richland County and access to the Congaree National Park.
Route description
SC 48 begins in downtown Columbia, along Assembly Street. It traverses west, passing alongside the South Carolina State House and the University of South Carolina, before turning onto Rosewood Drive and then onto Bluff Road. After leaving the Columbia city limits, it continues through southeastern Richland County as a two-lane rural highway to US 601.
History
Established in 1930 as a new primary routing, it originally traversed from Gervais Street, going east along Assembly Street, to US 601 in Wateree. Various adjustments in its downtown routing have been made between 1937-46. In 1950, SC 48 was straightened out between Gadsden and Wateree, leaving behind Old Bluff Road. In 1978, SC 48 was extended west to its current western terminus at Elmwood Avenue.[2]
Junction list
The entire route is in Richland County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Columbia | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 21 / US 76 / US 176 / US 321 (Elmwood Avenue) – Spartanburg, Greenville, Chester, Rock Hill | ||
| 0.5 | 0.80 |  SC 12 (Taylor Street) – Lexington | To Fort Jackson | ||
| 1.0 | 1.6 | US 1 / US 378 (Gervais Street) | |||
| 1.5 | 2.4 |    To US 21 south / US 176 west / US 321 south (West Blossom Street) – Cayce To US 76 east / US 378 east (East Blossom Street) – Sumter | To Columbia Metropolitan Airport To Fort Jackson | ||
| 2.5 | 4.0 |  SC 16 (Rosewood Drive) | |||
| 5.4 | 8.7 |   SC 768 east (Beltline Boulevard) | |||
| 5.6 | 9.0 | I-77 – Charleston, Charlotte | I-77 exit 5. | ||
| | 17.7 | 28.5 | Mountain View Road | To Congaree National Park | |
| Gadsden | 21.2 | 34.1 |  SC 769 (Congaree Road) – Congaree | ||
| Wateree | 29.0 | 46.7 | US 601 (McCords Ferry Road) – St. Matthews, Orangeburg, Camden | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b "South Carolina Highway 48" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page (SC 40-49)". Retrieved November 23, 2012.[unreliable source]