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U.S. Route 521 is a spur of U.S. Highway 21. It runs for (prior to 2004) 179 miles (288 km) from its north end in Charlotte, North Carolina at Interstate 485 to its south end in Georgetown, South Carolina at U.S. Highway 17.
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Starting at the city of Georgetown, US 521 runs through the town Andrews to Greeleyville. From here to the city of Manning it is known as the Greeleyville Highway. There is a brief section right before Manning that it runs concurrent with SC 261. In Manning SC 261 branches off and US 521 merges with US 301 for a short distance. It crosses of I-95 and heads to the city of Sumter, South Carolina. In Sumter, it runs together with US Business 378. Leaving Sumter US 521 is known as Camden Highway. It crosses over I-20 and on to Camden. It then goes on to the town of Kershaw running concurrent with US 601. The final city it goes through before going into North Carolina is Lancaster. US 521 now ends only a few miles into NC at I-485 although it used to go through Charlotte, North Carolina. During construction of the Charlotte Beltway, US 521 was rerouted around Charlotte along the western segment. When the eastern segment was finished, completing the loop in 2004, the northern segment of US 521 from Interstate 85 to Interstate 485 (exit 61) was truncated.
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US 17 in Georgetown, SC
I-95 near Sumter, SC
I-20 near Camden, SC
I-485 in Charlotte, North Carolina
