South Carolina Highway 261

SC Highway 261
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length:	117.4 mi (188.9 km)
Existed:	1926 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 701 in Yuhannah
	US 52 / SC 527 in Kingstree US 521 near Manning US 301 in Manning I-95 near Manning US 15 in Paxville US 76 / US 378 in Stateburg
North end:	US 521 near Boykin
Highway system
South Carolina Highways Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← SC 260 SC 262 →

South Carolina Highway 261 (SC 261) is a state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It runs 117.4 miles (188.9 km) between Yauhannah in Georgetown County to Kershaw County. Although the route covers more east–west distance, it is signed north–south.

Route description

South Carolina 261 begins at U.S. Route 701 (US 701) at Yuhannah in Georgetown County. It travels westerly and then turns northward to end at US 521 north of Boykin in Kershaw County.

History

Three U.S. National Historic Landmarks—the Millford Plantation, Borough House Plantation and Church of the Holy Cross—are located on the highway in the High Hills of Santee region of Sumter County.

Major Intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Georgetown	Yuhannah			US 701	Southern terminus
				SC 513
Williamsburg	Hemingway			SC 41 / SC 51
	Indiantown			SC 512 east	South end of SC 512 overlap
				SC 512 west	North end of SC 512 overlap
	Kingstree			SC 377
				US 52 east / SC 527	South end of US 52 overlap
				US 52 west	North end of US 52 overlap
Clarendon				US 521 south	South end of US 521 overlap
	Manning			US 521 north	North end of US 521 overlap
				US 301
				SC 260
				I-95
	Paxville			US 15
Sumter	Pinewood			SC 120
	Wedgefield			SC 763
	Stateburg			US 76 / US 378
Kershaw				US 521	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

External links

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