| SC 9 | ||||
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| Maintained by SCDOT | ||||
| Length: | 257 mi[1] (414 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1922 – present | |||
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| NorthWest end: | NC 9 at North Carolina state line near New Prospect | |||
| US 221 / I-585 / I-85 / US 176 in Spartanburg I-77 / US 321 in Chester US 21 in Fort Lawn US 1 / US 52 in Cheraw US 401 / US 15 in Bennettsville I-95 / US 301 / US 501 in Dillon US 76 in Nichols US 701 in Loris SC 31 at Little River US 17 / SC 90 in North Myrtle Beach |
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| East end: | SC 65 in Cherry Grove Beach | |||
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| Counties: | Spartanburg, Union, Chester, Lancaster, Chesterfield, Marlboro, Dillon, Marion, Horry | |||
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South Carolina Highway 9 (abbreviated SC 9) is a 257 mi (414 km)-long state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The route runs from the North Carolina border upstate to North Myrtle Beach, near the Atlantic coast. The road is currently the longest state highway in South Carolina.[1]
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SC 9 begins at the North Carolina-South Carolina border, where the road continues as NC 9. This is about twelve miles (19 km) northwest of Spartanburg.
The road slowly heads southeast to Spartanburg. Five miles into its existence SC 9 intersects SC 11 and then two miles (3 km) later, SC 9 intersects SC 292. After this, SC 9 enters Boiling Springs.
Finally, SC 9 enters the northeast section of Spartanburg and crosses over Interstate 85 and Interstate 585. Then SC 9 joins up with US Route 176. While concurrent, it intersects US Route 29 and a couple of other state highways. Finally, after the ten-mile concurrency with US Route 176 ends, SC 9 leaves the Spartanburg metro.
About 1.5 miles (2.5 km) east of this concurrency, SC 9 intersects SC 150 in downtown Pacolet. In another five miles (8 km) or so, SC 9 enters Jonesville, where SC 9 merges with SC 18. SC 9 merges off SC 18 nearly a mile out of town.
The next town, Dillon Park, is nearly 7.5 miles (12.1 km) away. On the way there, SC 9 runs across SC 114 and SC 105. Once in downtown Dillon Park, SC 9 merges with SC 49 for nearly a half-mile.
The next town is six miles to the east. That town is Chester. There SC 9 avoids the city by going south and merging with SC 97 and SC 121 Bypass.
Eight miles east of Chester, SC 9 crosses over Interstate 77 and enters Richburg. SC 9 merges with SC 901 for about a mile. Once in downtown, SC 9 turns left and out of Richburg. It then enters Fort Lawn, where it goes under US Route 21.
SC 9 then enters the rapidly growing city of Lancaster. Right before it enters town, SC 9 Business spreads off. SC 9 then meets/crosses over US Route 521 and SC 200.
Finally, SC 9 enters the rural area of north central SC and rolls through the countryside at interstate speeds, with the biggest thing on the road to Pageland being an intersection with SC 522. While entering Pageland, SC 9 merges with US Route 601. US 601 merges off with SC 151 in downtown Pageland.
SC 9 is the northern terminus of SC 268 in Mt. Croghan It is another mile to Ruby, during which SC 9 is concurrent with SC 109.
SC 9 curves left when it serves as the eastern terminus to SC 265 one mile (1.6 km) from Ruby. Having turned east, SC 9 enters Chesterfield, South Carolina. Once again, it breaks off in a business route and then it meets SC 102 and SC 145.
SC 9 then proceeds onto Cheraw. While entering downtown, SC 9 merges with US Route 52 and then onto US Route 1 to get out of town. SC 9 merges off US 1 after downtown, and SC 9 heads east, where it shortly meets SC 177 and then SC 79.
Seven miles southeast of Cheraw, SC 9 runs into Bennettsville. SC 9 merges with SC 38 for one mile (1.6 km), entering downtown Bennettsville, where SC 9 runs eastward with US Route 401 for nearly a mile before merging off again. There is another SC 9 Business Route.
SC 9 then proceeds onto the tiny town of Clio where the main intersection is with SC 381.
Nearly seven miles later, after merging SC 57, SC 9/57 crosses under I-95 and enters Dillon. There SC 9/57 merges with US Route 301 before all three go their separate ways.
A further ten miles (16 km) to the east, SC 9 meets up with SC 41 in Lake View, South Carolina. Here SC 9 comes very close to the NC border (about two miles (3 km) south), but as soon as SC 9 leaves town, it heads due south into deep rural land for nine to ten miles (16 km).
Finally, SC 9 enters Nichols where it merges with US Route 76 for a little more than a mile. Another six miles (10 km) goes by before SC 9 begins to enter the beach zone, as another SC 9 Business Route merges off. With SC 9 Bus, SC 9 is able to avoid downtown Loris, go by the Twin City Airport, and have an interchange with US Route 701.
After meeting back up with its Business Route, SC 9 heads towards the NC border, this time as close as a mile. Yet again, SC 9 bends south where it meets SC 905 in Longs, an interchange with SC 31; and then heads into downtown North Myrtle Beach. There it crosses over US Route 17 and SC 90 and goes through one mile (1.6 km) of beach, where it continues as SC 65 along the beachfront.
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| Horry | Cherry Grove Beach | SC 65 south – Ocean Drive Beach | SC 9 Begins | ||||
| N. Myrtle Beach | US 17 south – North Myrtle Beach | South end of US 17 overlap | |||||
| Bridge across the Intracoastal Waterway | |||||||
| SC 90 west – Wampee | |||||||
| US 17 north – Little River | North end of US 17 overlap | ||||||
| Sea Mountain Highway – Nixons Crossroads | Eastbound exit only | ||||||
| Little River | SC 31 south – Carolina Forest | Northern terminus of SC 31 | |||||
| Wampee Road – Wampee, Brooksville | |||||||
| Longs | SC 905 – Conway, Olyphic | ||||||
| Loris | SC 9 Bus. west – Loris |
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| US 701 – Allsbrook, Tabor City | |||||||
| Green Sea | SC 410 / SC 9 Bus. west to SC 917 – Green Sea, Loris |
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| US 76 east – Fair Bluff | East end of US 76 overlap | ||||||
| Marion | Nichols | US 76 west – Mullins, Marion | West end of US 76 overlap | ||||
| Dillon | Lake View | SC 41 – Fork, Marietta | |||||
| Dillon | SC 57 south – Floydale | South end of SC 57 overlap | |||||
| US 301 / US 501 south / SC 34 west – Latta, Marion, Bingham | South end of US 301/501 overlap | ||||||
| US 301 / US 501 north – Hamer | North end of US 301/501 overlap | ||||||
| I-95 – Florence, Lumberton | I-95 Exit 193 | ||||||
| SC 57 north | North end of SC 57 overlap | ||||||
| Marlboro | Clio | SC 381 – McColl, Blenheim | |||||
| Bennettsville | SC 9 Bus. west |
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| SC 38 | |||||||
| US 15 / US 401 – McColl, Society Hill | |||||||
SC 9 Bus. east |
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| SC 79 north | |||||||
| SC 912 south | |||||||
| Wallace | SC 177 north – Hamlet | ||||||
| US 1 north – Rockingham | North end of US 1 overlap | ||||||
| Chesterfield | Cheraw | US 52 north – Morven | North end of US 52 | ||||
| US 1 / US 52 south – Patrick, Society Hill | South end of US 1/52 overlap | ||||||
| Chesterfield | SC 102 south / SC 742 north / SC 145 – Patrick | North end of SC 145 overlap | |||||
| SC 145 south – McBee | South end of SC 145 overlap | ||||||
| Ruby | SC 265 west – Jefferson | ||||||
| SC 109 south | South end of SC 109 overlap | ||||||
| Mt. Croghan | SC 109 north / SC 268 south | North end of SC 109 overlap | |||||
| Pageland | US 601 north – Monroe | North end of US 601 overlap | |||||
US 601 Bus. |
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| US 601 south – Kershaw | South end of US 601 overlap | ||||||
| Lancaster | SC 522 – Heath Springs | ||||||
| Lancaster | SC 9 Bus. west / US 521 south – Heath Springs, Lancaster |
South end of US 521 overlap | |||||
| SC 200 – Great Falls, Monroe | |||||||
| US 521 north – Van Wyck | North end of US 521 overlap | ||||||
SC 9 Bus. east |
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| Chester | Ft. Lawn | US 21 – Rock Hill, Great Falls | |||||
| Richburg | SC 99 south – Great Falls | ||||||
| SC 901 north / SC 223 | South end of SC 901 overlap | ||||||
| SC 901 north – Lando | North end of SC 901 overlap | ||||||
| I-77 – Rock Hill, Winnsboro, Columbia | I-77 Exits 65 A-B | ||||||
| Rodman | SC 909 north – Lewis | ||||||
| Chester | SC 9 Bus. west |
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| US 321 south – Winnsboro | South end of US 321 overlap | ||||||
| SC 72 / SC 121 – Leeds, Lewis | |||||||
SC 9 Bus. east / US 321 north – York |
North end of US 321 overlap | ||||||
| Lockhart | SC 49 – Bullock Creek, Monarch Mills | ||||||
| Union | Adamsburg | SC 105 | |||||
| Jonesville | SC 114 | ||||||
| SC 18 south – Union | South end of SC 18 overlap | ||||||
| SC 18 north – Gaffney | North end of SC 18 overlap | ||||||
| Spartanburg | Pacolet | SC 150 – Glenn Springs, Gaffney | |||||
| US 176 south / SC 295 north – Roebuck, Union | South end of US 176 overlap | ||||||
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| Interstate 585 overlaps from Exit 25 A | |||||||
| I-85 Bus. – Wellford, Gaffney | Business Loop 85 Exit 10 | ||||||
| I-85 – Greenville, Gaffney | I-85 Exit 75 | ||||||
| New Prospect | SC 292 south – Inman | ||||||
| SC 11 (Cherokee Foothills Scenic Hwy.) – Campobello, Chesnee | |||||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus • Closed/Former • Incomplete access • Unopened |
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SC 9 Business |
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| Location: | Lancaster, South Carolina |
SC 9 Business merges off SC 9 Bypass (F.W. McWhirter Expressway) about 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Lancaster. After going south for half-a-mile, SC 9 Business bends eastwards and heads straight eastwards. SC 9 Business merges onto US 521 for one block and then merges back off, crosses over SC 200, and quickly SC 9 Business is out of downtown on E. Arch St. A half-mile after crossing over SC 200, SC 9 Business ends at SC 9 Bypass. Other than Spartanburg, the City of Lancaster is the largest urban area SC 9 runs through before reaching the North Myrtle Beach area.
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| Location: | Chesterfield, South Carolina |
SC 9 Business's purpose in Chesterfield is unknown. It runs exactly parallel to SC 9 for its entire length, beginning one mile (1.6 km) west of Chesterfield and ending a half-mile east of Chesterfield. The main intersection of SC 9 Business is at SC 145.
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| Location: | Bennettsville, South Carolina |
SC 9 Business begins one mile (1.6 km) north of Bennettsville when SC 9 merges with SC 38. SC 9 Business heads straight into downtown Bennettsville, where just before downtown SC 9 merges with SC 385. There it runs just north of downtown before moving south in the outskirts of town and ends again at SC 9.
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| Location: | Loris, South Carolina |
SC 9 Business begins nearly 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Loris, heading due south from SC 9. However, it only goes south for about a mile, before turning eastward at the eastern termnius of SC 917. SC 9 BUS then makes the run into downtown Loris, the downtown being at the intersection with U.S. 701. As soon as SC 9 Business passes US 701, it heads a mile and a half back to SC 9.
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