U.S. Route 501 in South Carolina

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 501 in South Carolina. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 501.

U.S. Route 501 marker

U.S. Route 501
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length: 73.8 mi[1] (118.8 km)
Existed: 1935 – present
Major junctions
South end:
US 17 Bus. in Myrtle Beach
  US 17 in Myrtle Beach
SC 31 near Carolina Forest
US 378 / US 701 in Conway
SC 22 near Aynor
US 76 in Marion
US 301 in Latta
North end: I‑95 / US 301 / US 501 at the NC line near Dillon
Location
Counties: Horry, Marion, Dillon
Highway system
← SC 496SC 512 →

U.S. Route 501 (US 501) is a north–south United States highway that traverses 73.8 miles (118.8 km) from Myrtle Beach, to North Carolina, near Dillon. It is one of main routes to the Grand Strand.

Route description

US 501 begins at US 17 Bus. in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. From Myrtle Beach to Marion, US 501 is a multilane highway, some sections divided, some undivided, mostly with at-grade intersections but having a number of interchanges along the length. It passes through the city of Conway before reaching Marion, where US 501 bypasses the town to the east. North of Marion, US 501 meets SC 38, a connector to Interstate 95. From SC 38, US 501 heads to the northeast, meeting US 301 in Latta. US 301 merges with US 501, forming a concurrency through Dillon to the North Carolina border, where it passes South of the Border prior to simultaneously exiting South Carolina and interchanging with Interstate 95 near Hamer in Dillon County.

History

Established in 1935 as in extension from North Carolina. US 501 replaced part of US 117 between Myrtle Beach to Socastee, then from there through Conway, Marion, and Latta on what was SC 38. North of Latta, it overlapped with US 301, through Dillon, and into North Carolina.

In 1949, US 501 replaced SC 503, giving it a direct routing between Myrtle Beach and Conway; its old alignment was renumbered to SC 544. In 1950, US 501 was moved onto new construction between Conway and Aynor, its old alignment renumbered to SC 319. By 1964, US 501 was moved to its current southern bypass from downtown Conway, creating US 501 Bus. By 1990, US 501 was moved to its current eastern bypass from downtown Marion, creating another US 501 Bus.

Junction list

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
HorryMyrtle Beach0.00.0
US 17 Bus. – North Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach		Southern terminus of US 501
1.32.1 Robert M. Grissom ParkwayTo Myrtle Beach International Airport
2.13.4 US 17 – North Myrtle Beach, GeorgetownCloverleaf interchange
Bridge over Intracoastal Waterway
 5.18.2 SC 31 (Carolina Bays Parkway) to SC 9 – North Myrtle Beach, GeorgetownHybrid interchange similar to a cloverstack, except that two flyover ramps from SC 31 to US 501 exit left from SC 31 and wrap around the interchange's loop ramps.
Conway10.917.5
US 501 Bus. – Conway
11.318.2 SC 544 – Socastee, Surfside Beach, Garden City, Murrells Inlet
14.323.0 US 378 (Wright Boulevard) / US 701 south (Church Street) to SC 905 – Lake City, GeorgetownSouth end of US 701 overlap
15.324.6
US 701 north / US 501 Bus. south (16th Avenue) – Loris		North end of US 701 overlap
 22.636.4 SC 22 east (Veterans Highway) – Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle BeachWestern terminus of SC 22
Aynor29.247.0 SC 319 south (Elm Street)Northern terminus of SC 319
MarionAriel Crossroad37.259.9 SC 41 – Mullins, Johnsonville
 43.770.3
US 501 Bus. north to US 76 west – Marion, Florence
Marion47.776.8 US 76 – Marion, Mullins
 49.679.8
SC 41 Alt. – Marion, Lake View
Spring Branch52.083.7
US 501 Bus. south – Marion
 56.691.1 SC 38 west to I-95 – BennettsvilleSouthern terminus of SC 38
Dillon  I-73Proposed interchange[2][3]
Latta59.896.2 US 301 south – FlorenceSouth end of US 301 overlap
60.397.0 SC 917 south (Main Street) – Mullins, Bennettsville
Dillon66.8107.5 SC 9 south / SC 34 west / SC 57 south (Main Street) – Lake View, North Myrtle BeachSouth end of SC 9/SC 57 overlap; Eastern terminus of SC 34
67.8109.1 SC 9 north / SC 57 north (Radford Boulevard) – Bennettsville, CharlotteNorth end of SC 9/SC 57 overlap
State line73.8118.8 I‑95 / US 301 north / US 501 north – Fayetteville, Rowland, FlorenceContinuation into North Carolina
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Google (June 30, 2013). "U.S. Route 501 in South Carolina" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  2. ↑ Staff. "Project Status: Southern Project". I-73 Environmental Impact Study. South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  3. ↑ I-73 Southern Map (PDF) (Map). South Carolina Department of Transportation. Marion inset. Retrieved June 30, 2013.

External links

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