South Carolina Highway 51

SC 51
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Existed: mid-1920s – present
Georgetown – Florence
Length: 68.8 mi[1] (110.7 km)
South end: US 701 near Georgetown
Major
junctions:		 US 378 / SC 41 near Johnsonville
US 301 in Florence
US 52 in Florence
North end: US 76 in Florence
Fort Mill
Length: 1 mi[2] (2 km)
South end: US 21 near Ft. Mill
North end: NC 51 in Pineville, NC
Location
Counties: Georgetown, Williamsburg, Florence, York
Highway system

South Carolina highways

← SC 49 US 52 →

South Carolina Highway 51 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It is unique for being signed in two different locations in the state; the first section from Georgetown to Florence, the second section in Fort Mill.

Contents

Route description

The first SC 51 begins at US 701 near Georgetown, goes northwest and ends at US 76 in Florence and concurrency with SC 41. Majority of the route is a two-lane rural road, except through Hemingway, Johnsonville, and Florence, where it has four lanes.

The second SC 51 is a short 1-mile (1.6 km) road that starts at US 21 and ends at the North Carolina state line, continuing on as NC 51 through Pineville. The route is only 2-lane, expanding to 4-lane at the state line.

History

Established as a new routing in either 1925 or 1926; the original route ran from SC 40 (today as US 701) along Choppee Road to Hemmingway then onto Florence, ending at SC 41 (current US 52-301). The route was fully paved by 1939. In the early 1960s, the SC 51 was rerouted as a concurrency with SC 41 from Hemmingway to Rhems, then to US 701 near Georgetown. In 1978, SC 51 was extended in Florence to US 76.[3]

The second SC 51 was established in 1969, when US 21 was rerouted to its current alignment to I-77. The number was a result of an extension of NC 51 that replaced the old US 21 route through Pineville. SC 51 is a result of keeping the route consistent across the border.[3][4]

Junction list

Georgetown – Florence

County Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Georgetown Kensington 0 US 701 (Fraser Street) – Georgetown, Conway SC 51 begins
Williamsburg Rhems 15.5 SC 41 (County Line Road) – Andrews, Charleston South end of SC 41 overlap
18 SC 513 east (County Line Road)
19 SC 512 (Henry Road) – Kingstree
Hemingway 27 SC 261 (Broad Street) – Stuckey, Kingstree
Florence Johnsonville 31.5 SC 341 (Broadway Street) – Lake City
36 US 378 east / SC 41 north – Conway East end of US 378 overlap, north end of SC 41 overlap
39 US 378 west – Lake City West end of US 378 overlap
Evergreen 56.5 SC 327 – Effingham Brief .2 miles (0.32 km) concurrency
Florence 64.5 US 301 (Freedom Boulevard) – Lake City
65 US 52 (Irby Street) – Lake City
68.8 US 76 (Palmetto Street) – Sumter SC 51 ends
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
     Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

Fort Mill

The entire route is in York County.

Location Mile Destinations Notes
Ft. Mill 0.1 Nations Ford Rd.
0.3 Springhill Farm Rd.
0.4 Flint Hill Rd.
0.7 US 21 – Rock Hill, Charlotte SC 51 ends
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
     Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Google, Inc. Google Maps – SC 51 - Georgetown to Florence (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=S+Carolina+51+N%2FBrowns+Ferry+Rd&daddr=33.9624537,-79.5593481+to:2nd+Loop+Rd&hl=en&geocode=FSjn_QEdMjdG-w%3BFdU5BgIdTAVC-ymN4R7EC_r_iDEuzQbpgzbtZQ%3BFSqgCQId5yc--w&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=10&via=1&sll=33.944499,-79.232025&sspn=0.851012,1.783905&ie=UTF8&ll=33.836201,-79.252625&spn=1.704149,3.56781&z=9. Retrieved 2011-02-01. 
  2. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – SC 51 - Fort Mill (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=S+Carolina+51+N%2FPineville-Rock+Hill+Rd&daddr=S+Carolina+51+N%2FPineville-Rock+Hill+Rd&hl=en&geocode=FYZWFwId8Q0t-w%3BFaBsFwIdh0gt-w&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=18&sll=35.088688,-80.919585&sspn=0.003279,0.006968&ie=UTF8&ll=35.087748,-80.925422&spn=0.013186,0.027874&z=16. Retrieved 2011-02-01. 
  3. ^ a b "Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page". http://www.angelfire.com/sc3/scroads/sc50-59.html. Retrieved 2011-02-02. 
  4. ^ "NCRoads.com: N.C. 51". http://www.members.cox.net/ncroads/nc051.html. Retrieved 2011-02-02.