South Carolina Highway 11

SC 11
Cherokee Foothills National Scenic Highway
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length:	119.8 mi[1] (192.8 km)
Existed:	1922 – present
Tourist routes:	Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway
Major junctions
South end:	I‑85 outside of Fair Play
	US 123 / US 76 near Westminster US 178 I‑26 near Campobello US 25 near Travelers Rest I‑85 in Gaffney
North end:	SC 150 in Gaffney
Location
Counties:	Oconee, Pickens, Greenville, Spartanburg, Cherokee
Highway system
South Carolina Highways Interstates U.S. State Scenic ← SC 10 SC 12 →

The Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway (SC 11) winds its way through Upstate South Carolina. Following the southernmost peaks of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the route is surrounded with peach orchards, quaint villages, and parks. It is an alternative to Interstate 85 and has been featured by such publications as National Geographic, Rand McNally and Southern Living.^[2]

Route description

Highway 11 begins as an intersection off Interstate 85 in southern Oconee County, 0.6 mi (1 km) from the South Carolina and Georgia border.^[3]

History

The current highway was once part of the "Cherokee Path" or "Keowee Path," this road was the route used by the Cherokee Indians and the English and French fur traders and stretched from Tennessee to Charleston, South Carolina. This National Scenic Byway winds its way through The Upstate and passes through some towns, such as Walhalla, Marietta, Campobello, Chesnee, and Gaffney. Echoes of the area's Cherokee heritage can still be heard in places and river names like Seneca, Savannah, Keowee, Jocassee, Enoree, Toxaway, Tugaloo, Tokena, and Eastatoee.

In the city of Gaffney, east of I-85, SC 11 is known as "Floyd Baker Boulevard," which is a well-known street name in The Upstate. This section of SC 11 is a vast contrast to the rest of the route. At this point the highway becomes heavily congested and developed. Gaffney is also the biggest town along the route.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Oconee		0.0	0.0	I‑85 – Atlanta, Greenville	I-85 exit 1; southern terminus
	South Union			To SC 182 / Burriss Road (S-37-168)
		9.9	15.9	SC 24 – Westminster, Townville	interchange
		13.3	21.4	US 76 / US 123 – Westminster, Seneca	interchange
	West Union	19.6	31.5	SC 28 (Blue Ridge Boulevard) – Walhalla, Highlands, Cashiers, Seneca, Oconee State Park, St. John's Lutheran Church	interchange
		23.8	38.3	SC 183 / Christophers Road – Walhalla, High Falls County Park, World of Energy	interchange
	Picket Post	25.8	41.5	Oconee Station Road (S-37-95) - Oconee Station State Historic Site
		32.6	52.5	SC 130 – Whitewater Falls, Cashiers, Salem, Camp Buc, Bad Creek Project, World of Energy
Keowee River		37.2	59.9	Bridge
Pickens	Keowee Toxaway SP	38.8	62.4	SC 133 south (Crowe Creek Road) – Six Mile, Clemson, Mile Creek County Park
		47.3	76.1	US 178 (Moorefield Memorial Highway) – Rosman, Pickens, Sassafras Mountain, Camp Hannon, McCall RA Camp, Hagood Mill
		56.2	90.4	SC 8 south (Pumpkintown Highway) – Easley, Pickens	South end of SC 8 overlap
		56.9	91.6	SC 8 north (Ceasars Head Highway) – Asbury Hills Camp, Caesars Head State Park, YMCA Camp Greenville	North end of SC 8 overlap
Greenville		58.2	93.7	US 276 west (Geer Highway) – Caesars Head, Asbury Hills Camp, Caesars Head State Park, YMCA Camp Greenville	West end of US 276 overlap
	Cleveland	63.6	102.4	US 276 east (Geer Highway) – Marietta, Travelers Rest	East end of US 276 overlap
	Lima	68.1	109.6	US 25 to I‑26 – Greenville, Hendersonville	interchange
		74.6	120.1	SC 101 south / S-23-912 – Greer, Blue Ridge Christian Academy, Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve
	Gowensville	82.2	132.3	SC 14 – Landrum, Greer, North Greenville University
Spartanburg	Campobello	86.2	138.7	US 176 (North Main Street) – Landrum, Spartanburg
		89.7	144.4	I‑26 – Asheville, Columbia	I-26 exit 5
	New Prospect	93.4	150.3	SC 9 – Mill Spring, Spartanburg
	Chesnee	105.6	169.9	US 221 (Alabama Avenue) – Rutherfordton, Spartanburg	South end of US 221 Alt overlap
Cherokee	Cowpens NB	107.9	173.6	US 221 Alt. north (Cliffside Highway) / SC 110 west (Battleground Road) – Forest City, Cowpens	North end of US 221 Alt overlap
	Gaffney			To SC 150 / Wilcox Avenue (S-11-668)
		117.8	189.6	I‑85 – Charlotte, Spartanburg	I-85 exit 92
		119.6	192.5	SC 18 east (North Logan Street) – Shelby, Spartanburg	south end of SC 18 overlap
		119.7	192.6	US 29 (North Granard Street)
		119.8	192.8	SC 18 west (Frederick Street) / SC 150 (Limestone Street) – Union	north end of SC 18 overlap; northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

External links

• Media related to South Carolina Highway 11 at Wikimedia Commons
• Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: SC 10-19