South Carolina Highway 51

SC 51
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Existed:	mid-1920s – present
Georgetown – Florence
Length:	68.9 mi[1] (110.9 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:	1.0 mi[2] (1.6 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 Interstates U.S. State Scenic ← SC 49 US 52 →

South Carolina Highway 51 (SC 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.

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-long (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	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Georgetown	Kensington	0.0	0.0	US 701 (Fraser Street) – Georgetown
Williamsburg	Rhems	15.7	25.3	SC 41 (County Line Road) / Nesmith Road – Kingstree, Charleston	Southern end of SC 41 concurrency
		18.0	29.0	SC 513 north (County Line Road)	Southern terminus of SC 513
		19.2	30.9	SC 512 (Henry Road) – Kingstree
	Hemingway	26.8	43.1	SC 261 (Broad Street) – Stuckey, Kingstree, Conway
Florence	Johnsonville	31.4	50.5	SC 341 west (Broadway Street) – Lake City	Eastern terminus of SC 341
		35.8	57.6	US 378 east / SC 41 north / Old River Road – Conway, Marion, Mullins, Myrtle Beach	Northern end of SC 41 concurrency; southern end of US 378 concurrency
		39.1	62.9	US 378 west – Lake City, Sumter	Northern end of US 378 concurrency
	Evergreen	56.6	91.1	SC 327 north (Planer Road) / Lebanon Road	Southern end of SC 327 concurrency
		56.7	91.2	SC 327 south (Effingham Highway) – Effingham	Northern end of SC 327 concurrency
	Florence	64.6	104.0	US 301 (Freedom Boulevard) – Lake City, Kingstree, Charleston
		65.3	105.1	US 52 (Irby Street) – Lake City
		68.8	110.7	US 76 (Palmetto Street) / West Evans Street – Sumter
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Fort Mill

The entire route is in Fort Mill, York County.

mi[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.0	0.0	US 21 to I‑77 – Rock Hill, Carowinds, Charlotte, NC
1.0	1.6	NC 51 north – Pineville, NC	North Carolina state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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