South Carolina Highway 20

SC Highway 20 marker

SC Highway 20
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length: 53.4 mi[1] (85.9 km)
Existed: 1922 – present
Major junctions
West end: SC 72 in Abbeville
  US 76 / US 178 in Belton
I-185 in Golden Grove
I-85 in Greenville
US 25 in Greenville
I-185 / US 29 in Greenville
US 29 in Greenville
East end: Camperdown Way in Greenville
Location
Counties: Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville
Highway system
← SC 19US 21 →

South Carolina Highway 20 (SC 20) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The highway connects the cities of Abbeville, Belton, Williamston and Greenville.

History

Established in 1922 as an original state highway, it traversed from the Georgia state line to SC 8 (Guess Street/Green Avenue), in Greenville; connecting McCormick, Abbeville, Due West, Honea Path, Belton and Williamston. Between 1924-1925, SC 20 was extended north, along Green Avenue, to SC 2/SC 8 (Pendleton Street), replacing a section of SC 8; this would be the apex of SC 20, reaching over 107 miles (172 km) in length.

In 1935, SC 20 was truncated at US 29 (Anderson Highway), in Williamston; its old alignment becoming US 29. In 1936, all of SC 20 was fully paved. Around 1937, SC 20 was truncated to its current western terminus in Abbeville, its alignment to the state line replaced by SC 28. In 1956, SC 20 was rerouted between Due West and Belton, replacing SC 257 and some of SC 284; its old alignment, through Honea Path, was replaced by SC 184 and US 178. Also same year, SC 20 was extended back along its old alignment north to a rerouted US 29, just south of Greenville. In 1962, SC 20 was extended into downtown Greenville, along Grove Avenue, ending at US 25 (Augusta Road), replacing US 29 Bus. In 2000, SC 20 was extended to its current northern terminus at Camperdown Way (just shy of US 123), replacing part of US 25 Bus.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Junction list

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
AbbevilleAbbeville0.00.0 SC 72 (Greenwood Street) – Calhoun Falls, Greenwood
0.40.6 SC 203 north (Washington Street) – Hodges
0.61.0 SC 71 west (Main Street) – Lowndesville
2.33.7
SC 20 Conn. / SC 28 Conn. west – Calhoun Falls, McCormick
 4.06.4 SC 201 north – Level Land, Anderson
 10.016.1 SC 185 south – HodgesSouth end of SC 185 overlap
Due West12.420.0 SC 184 east (Main Street) – Donalds, Honea PathEast end of SC 184 overlap
12.820.6 SC 184 west (Main Street) – AntrevilleWest end of SC 184 overlap
 16.426.4 SC 185 north – AndersonNorth end of SC 185 overlap
Anderson 21.434.4
SC 20 Conn. west (Clinkscales Road) – Honea Path
 21.734.9 SC 284 south (Trail Road) – Antreville
Craytonville22.035.4
SC 20 Conn. (Clinkscales Road) – Honea Path, Anderson
Belton28.445.7 US 76 (Anderson Street) / US 178 west – AndersonWest end of US 76/US 178 overlap
28.545.9 US 76 (Main Street) / US 178 east – Honea Path, GreenwoodEast end of US 76/US 178 overlap
28.646.0 SC 247 (River Street) – Ware Place
Williamston35.457.0
US 29 Conn. south / SC 20 Conn. west (Anderson Highway) – Anderson
Pelzer38.061.2 SC 8 (Lebby Street/Main Street) – Pelzer, West Pelzer
GreenvillePiedmont42.668.6 SC 86 (Main Street) – Canterbury
Golden Grove45.573.2
I-185 – Columbia, Greenville, Atlanta
Greenville42.668.6 I-85 north – SpartanburgAccess to I-85 south via Lenhardt Road and/or White Horse Road
49.679.8 US 25 (White Horse Road) – Easley
50.280.8 I-185 / US 29 north – GreenvilleAccess to I-185/US 29 south via White Horse Road
52.484.3 US 29 (Mills Avenue/Church Street) to I-185 to I-385
53.385.8 SC 124 south (Main Street)
53.485.9 To US 123 / Camperdown Way
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Bannered routes

Abbeville connector


SC Highway 20 Connector
Location: Abbeville, South Carolina
Length: 0.9 mi[8] (1.4 km)

South Carolina Highway 20 Connector (SC 20 Conn) is a 0.9 miles (1.4 km) connector route, in concurrency with SC 28 Conn. It connects SC 20 with SC 28, north of Abbeville. The route is unsigned its entire length.

Craytonville connector


SC Highway 20 Connector
Location: Craytonville, South Carolina
Length: 1.1 mi[9] (1.8 km)

South Carolina Highway 20 Connector (SC 20 Conn) is a 1.1 miles (1.8 km) connector route and is also known as Clinkscales Road. It connects SC 20 with SC 252, in Craytonville.

Williamston connector


SC Highway 20 Connector
Location: Williamston, South Carolina
Length: 3.4 mi[10] (5.5 km)
Existed: 1956–present

South Carolina Highway 20 Connector (SC 20 Conn) is a 3.4 miles (5.5 km) connector route, in concurrency with US 29 Conn, along Anderson Highway. It connects SC 20 with US 29, in Williamston.

References

  1. 1 2 Google (December 27, 2013). "South Carolina Highway 20" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  2. ↑ General Highway Map, Abbeville County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1940. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  3. ↑ General Highway Map, Abbeville County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1958. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  4. ↑ General Highway Map, Anderson County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1940. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  5. ↑ General Highway Map, Anderson County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1960. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  6. ↑ General Highway Map, Greenville County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1940. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  7. ↑ General Highway Map, Greenville County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1963. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  8. ↑ Google (December 27, 2013). "South Carolina Highway 20 Connector - Abbeville" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  9. ↑ Google (December 27, 2013). "South Carolina Highway 20 Connector - Craytonville" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  10. ↑ Google (December 27, 2013). "South Carolina Highway 20 Connector - Williamston" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 27, 2013.

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