Interstate 126

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Interstate 126
Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System

Lester Bates Freeway

Length:

3.68 mi^[1] (5.92 km)

Formed:

1962

West end:

I-26/US 76 in Columbia

East end:

BUS Spur 126/US 21/US 76/US 176/US 321 (Huger Street) in Downtown Columbia

South Carolina highways

Interstate 126 (abbreviated I-126) is a spur route of Interstate 26, near Columbia, South Carolina in the United States. It runs 3.1 miles (5 km) from I-26 just south of the junction with Interstate 20, eastward across the Broad River (Timmerman Bridge), and into downtown Columbia terminating at US 21/US 176/US 321 (Huger Street). It is named the Lester Bates Freeway and is co-signed with US 76 for the entire route.

I-126 has unnumbered interchanges with Colonial Life Boulevard (westbound only), Greystone Boulevard, and US 21/US 176/US 321. The route is seven lanes from I-26 to Colonial Life Boulevard and eight lanes to US 21/US 176/US 321. Two lanes extend into Columbia signed as "I-126/US 76 EAST - Elmwood Avenue" but the freeway ends within the US 21/US 176/US 321 interchange.

1 Business routes
- 1.1 Columbia business spur
2 Exit list
3 References

[edit] Business routes

[edit] Columbia business spur

Westbound Elmwood Avenue (US 21/US 76/US 176/US 321) has also been signed as Interstate 126 Business for several decades but this designation has never appeared on maps. As of 2006, only one sign retains the "Business Spur" designation, the others having been replaced by traditional interstate signs.