South Carolina Highway 79
South Carolina Highway 79 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by SCDOT | ||||
| Length | 9.34 mi[1] (15.03 km) | |||
| Existed | 1938–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SC 9 near Bennettsville | |||
| North end |  NC 79 at the NC line near Gibson, NC | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | South Carolina | |||
| Counties | Marlboro | |||
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South Carolina Highway 79 (SC 79) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It connects communities in western Marlboro County.
Route description
SC 79 is a two-lane rural highway, traversing 9.3 miles (15.0 km) from SC 9 to the North Carolina state line where the road continues in Gibson, North Carolina as North Carolina Highway 79.[2]
History
Originally established in 1937 as a new primary route, it connected U.S. Route 78 (US 78) in Denmark, to Voorhees College. In 1938, it was replaced by SC 68, which later became a secondary road by 1948.
The current SC 79 was established in 1938 as a renumbering of part of SC 38, from Bennettsville to the North Carolina state line. Between 1967 and 1970, SC 79 was rerouted and replaced SC 383 to SC 9; the old alignment became SC 385.[3]
South Carolina Highway 383
South Carolina Highway 383 | |
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| Location | Near Bennettsville, South Carolina |
| Length | 7.7 mi[4] (12.4 km) |
| Existed | 1937–1970 |
South Carolina Highway 383 (SC 383) was established by 1937 as new primary routing from SC 9 near Bennettsville to SC 79 near Gibson, North Carolina. It was renumbered as part of SC 79 by 1970.[5]
Junction list
The entire route is in Marlboro County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.00 | 0.00 | SC 9 – Bennettsville, Wallace | ||
| | 4.00 | 6.44 |  SC 38 – Bennettsville, Hamlet | ||
| Boykin | 7.84 | 12.62 |   SC 385 south – Bennettsville | Northern terminus of SC 385 | |
| |  I-73 | Proposed interchange[6][7] | |||
| | 9.34 | 15.03 |  NC 79 north – Gibson | North Carolina state line | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b "Statewide Highways (shapefile)" (zip). South Carolina Department of Transportation. September 29, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
- ^ Google (September 3, 2012). "South Carolina Highway 79" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
- ^ "Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page (SC 70-79)". Retrieved September 4, 2012.[unreliable source]
- ^ Google (June 19, 2013). "South Carolina Highway 383" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^ "Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page (SC 380-389)". Retrieved September 4, 2012.[unreliable source]
- ^ Staff. "Project Status: Northern Project". I-73 Environmental Impact Study. South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
- ^ I-73 Northern Map (PDF) (Map). South Carolina Department of Transportation. Wallace inset. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
External links
Media related to South Carolina Highway 79 at Wikimedia Commons
