South Carolina Highway 181

South Carolina Highway 181
South Carolina Highway 181
Smith–McGee Road
Route information
	Maintained by SCDOT
Length	6.430 mi (10.348 km)
Existed	1942[citation needed]–present
Major junctions
South end	SR 181 at the Georgia line near Starr
North end	SC 412 in Starr
Location
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
Counties	Anderson
Highway system
	South Carolina State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic;

South Carolina Highway 181 (SC 181) is a 6.430-mile-long (10.348 km) state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The highway connects the Georgia state line with Starr.

Route description

SC 181 begins at the Georgia state line at a point southwest of Starr, within Anderson County, where the roadway crosses over the Savannah River and continues as Georgia State Route 181 (Smith-McGee Highway). It travels to the northeast and has a brief concurrency with SC 187. The highway continues to the northeast and enters Starr. There, it meets its northern terminus, an intersection with SC 412 (Rainey Road/Stones Throw Avenue). Here, the roadway continues as Smith-McGee Road.^[2]

History

Major intersections

The entire route is in Anderson County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
	0.000	0.000	SR 181 west (Smith–McGee Highway) – Hartwell	Continuation beyond Georgia state line over the Savannah River
	2.370	3.814	SC 187 south – Elberton	Southern end of SC 187 concurrency
	3.190	5.134	SC 187 north	Northern end of SC 187 concurrency
Starr	6.430	10.348	SC 412 (Rainey Road / Stones Throw Avenue) to SC 81 / Smith–McGee Road – Starr, Anderson	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus