U.S. Route 521

U.S. Route 521
Route information
Length: 177.3 mi[1] (285 km)
Existed: 1933 – present
Major junctions
South end:
US 17 / US 17 Alt. in Georgetown, SC
  I-95 near Manning, SC

US 76 / US 76 Bus. / US 378 in Sumter, SC
I-20 in Camden, SC
North end: I-485 in Charlotte, North Carolina
Highway system

United States Numbered Highways
List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced


← I-520 SC SC 522 →
← US 501 NC NC 522 →

U.S. Route 521 is an north–south United States highway that runs for 177.3 miles (285.3 km) from Georgetown, South Carolina to Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Route description

South Carolina

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 where 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 passes under I-20 and proceeds 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.

North Carolina

US 521 now ends only a few miles into NC at I-485, although it used to go through Charlotte, North Carolina.

History

During construction of the Charlotte Beltway, US 521 was rerouted around Charlotte along the western segment. When the eastern segment was finished in 2004, the northern segment of US 521 from Interstate 85 to Interstate 485 (exit 61) was truncated, resulting in US 521 ending only a few miles into North Carolina.

Junction list

Mileposts reset at state line crossings.

South Carolina
County Location Mile[1] # Destinations Notes
Georgetown Georgetown 0
US 17 / US 17 Alt. – Charleston, Myrtle Beach		 US 21 begins; north end of US 17 Alternate overlap
9.5
US 17 Alt. (Saints Delight Road) – Jamestown, Moncks Corner		 South end of US 17 Alternate overlap
16
US 521 Bus. – Andrews
18.5
To SC 41 Bus. – Andrews
19.5 SC 41 (County Line Road) – Jamestown, Charleston South end of SC 41 overlap
Williamsburg Andrews 21
US 521 Bus. / SC 41 (County Line Road) – Hemingway		 North end of SC 41 overlap
38 SC 377 (Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue) – Lane, Kingstree
45.5 US 52 (Williamsburg County Road) – Charleston, Kingstree
Greeleyville 48.5 SC 375 south (Gourdin Road) – St. Stephen, Charleston
Clarendon 60.5 SC 261 east (Kingstree Highway) – Kingstree East end of SC 261 overlap
Manning 63.5 SC 261 west (Boyce Street) West end of SC 261 overlap
64 US 301 south (Brooks Street) South end of US 301 overlap
65.5 US 301 north – Turbeville North end of US 301 overlap
67 I-95 – Florence, Savannah
Sumter Sumter 79
To US 521 Conn. (Guignard Parkway)
80.5 US 15 south (Pocalla Road) South end of US 15 overlap
82.3 US 76 (Liberty Street) / SC 763
82.6 US 15 north (Lafayette Street) / US 401 north (Calhoun Street) North end of US 15 and 401 overlap
83
US 76 Bus. north (Washington Street) / US 401 north (Calhoun Street)		 East end of US 76 Business overlap, south end and terminus of US 401 overlap
85
US 15 Conn. south / US 521 Conn. south (Bultman Drive)
86
US 76 / US 76 Bus. / US 378 – Columbia, Turbeville		 West end of US 76 Business overlap
Dalzell 93.5 SC 441 (Peach Orchard Road) – Bishopville, Shaw Air Force Base
Kershaw 107 SC 261 (Boykin Road)
Camden 110 I-20 – Columbia, Florence
111 US 1 / US 601 / SC 34 (Dekalb Street) – Columbia, Cheraw, Bishopville South end of US 601 overlap
113 SC 97 north (Liberty Hill Road) – Great Falls
Lancaster Kershaw 133 SC 341 south (Marion Street) – Bethune
133.3 US 601 north (Hilton Street) – Pageland North end of US 601 overlap
Heath Springs 139 SC 522 south (Caston Street) – Liberty Hill
Pleasant Hill 142 SC 522 north (Rocky River Road)
Lancaster 148
US 521 Bus. north (Kershaw Camden Highway)
149 SC 903 (Flat Creek Road) – Antioch
150 SC 9 (Pageland Highway) – Pageland
152 SC 200 (Monroe Road) – Monroe
152.5
US 521 Bus. south (Main Street)
159 SC 5 north (Rock Hill Highway) – Rock Hill
161.5 SC 75 south (Rebound Road) South end of SC 75 overlap
165 SC 75 north (Waxhaw Highway) – Waxhaw North end of SC 75 overlap
Indian Land 172 SC 160 north (Fort Mill Highway) – Fort Mill

North Carolina
County Location Mile[1] # Destinations Notes
Mecklenburg Charlotte 3.8 I-485 – Matthews, Pineville US 521 ends
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
     Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

Bannered routes

South Carolina business loops

Currently, there are two U.S. Route 521 Business loops in South Carolina:

South Carolina connectors

There is one U.S. Route 521 Connector in South Carolina:

Future

There are plans to make 521 a 4-lane highway from Georgetown to I-95 in Manning. This would improve a route for beach goers traveling toward the Litchfield/Pawleys area.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Google, Inc. Google Maps – US 521 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Highmarket+St&daddr=33.4418741,-79.5842562+to:33.699999,-80.2089717+to:33.704313,-80.2087611+to:Johnston+Rd&hl=en&geocode=Fcg9_QEd3iZG-w%3BFVJI_gEdAKRB-ynzeAlm3s3_iDHpZq8NR6Jkqg%3BFZ84AgIdtRs4-ynL5v5iagz_iDFzY8kBdaii9A%3BFXlJAgIdhxw4-yn5jLzGaQz_iDEJ0Ox15d1ljQ%3BFaISFwIdxGcu-w&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=14&via=1,2,3&sll=33.438819,-79.563246&sspn=0.053503,0.111494&ie=UTF8&ll=34.563121,-80.093079&spn=1.689521,3.56781&z=9. Retrieved 2011-01-31. 
  2. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – US 521 Bus - Andrews (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=US-521+N%2FGeorgetown+Hwy&daddr=W+Main+St&hl=en&geocode=FXck_gEdBndC-w%3BFRCG_gEd_sRB-w&mra=me&mrcr=0&mrsp=1,0&sz=16&sll=33.455559,-79.573781&sspn=0.013373,0.027874&ie=UTF8&ll=33.447342,-79.553032&spn=0.053498,0.111494&z=14. Retrieved 2011-02-02. 
  3. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – US 521 Bus - Lancaster (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=US-521+N%2FKershaw+Camden+Hwy&daddr=34.7088259,-80.7642961+to:34.7185482,-80.7698236+to:N+Main+St&hl=en&geocode=FfBbEQIdlPov-w%3BFVmdEQIdeKIv-yk9DcBAdddViDFbyVzTPtRm1g%3BFVTDEQId4Ywv-ylxsZbzptdViDE3IlTEPHvHww%3BFZAGEgIdhm0v-w&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=3&sz=15&via=1,2&sll=34.729445,-80.765734&sspn=0.026347,0.055747&ie=UTF8&ll=34.715371,-80.7514&spn=0.105405,0.222988&z=13. Retrieved 2011-02-02. 
  4. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – US 521 Conn - Sumter (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=S+Guignard+Dr&daddr=Unknown+road&hl=en&geocode=FVD_BAIdTvE1-w%3BFQL1BQIdyJw1-w&mra=me&mrcr=0&mrsp=1,0&sz=17&sll=33.944116,-80.369872&sspn=0.006649,0.013937&ie=UTF8&ll=33.90889,-80.322247&spn=0.106422,0.222988&z=13. Retrieved 2011-02-02. 

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