South Carolina Highway 126

SC 126 marker

SC 126
Belvedere-Clearwater Road
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length: 4.20 mi[1] (6.76 km)
Existed: 1939 – present
Major junctions
West end: US 25 / SC 121 in Belvedere
  I‑520 in North Augusta
US 1 / US 78 in Clearwater
East end: SC 421 in Clearwater
Location
Counties: Aiken
Highway system
← I‑126SC 127 →

South Carolina Highway 126 (SC 126) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It directly links Belvedere with Clearwater.

Route description

SC 126 is a suburban highway that travels 4.2 miles (6.8 km) from US 25/SC 121, in Belvedere, to SC 421, in Clearwater. In both Belvedere and North Augusta, SC 126 is a four-lanes with median; in Clearwater it only has two-lanes. The entire route has few commercial entities, mainly functioning to connect neighborhoods in the area.[2]

History

SC 126 was established in 1939 as a new primary route and has remained unchanged since. The entire highway was paved by 1948 and widened in Belvedere and North Augusta by 2010.

Future

The remaining two-lane section of SC 126, in Clearwater, is planned to be widened to four-lanes, but however, no time-table has been set.[3]

Junction list

The entire route is in Aiken County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Belvedere0.000.00 US 25 / SC 121 (Edgefield Road) – Edgefield, North Augusta
North Augusta1.282.06 I‑520 – Augusta, Columbia, AtlantaExit 21 (I-520)
Clearwater3.555.71 US 1 / US 78 – Augusta, Aiken
4.206.76 SC 421 (Augusta Road) – Augusta, Aiken
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi


See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 South Carolina Department of Transportation: Statewide Highways 2012. Specifics: . Files: .
  2. ↑ Google (September 7, 2013). "South Carolina Highway 126" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Augusta Regional Transportation Study" (PDF). City of Augusta. March 7, 2013. p. 7. Retrieved September 7, 2013.

External links

Route map: Bing