South Carolina Highway 49
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by SCDOT | ||||
| Length: | 78.7 mi[1] (126.7 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1937 – present | |||
| Tourist routes: |
 Western York Scenic Byway | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
 US 221 in Watts Mills | |||
 I-385 near Watts Mills I-26 near Cross Anchor US 321 in York | ||||
| North end: |
 NC 49 in Lake Wylie | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Laurens, Spartanburg, Union, Chester, York | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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South Carolina Highway 49 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It traverses north–south from Watts Mills to the North Carolina state line, in Lake Wylie.
Route description
SC 49 is part of a three-state highway 49, that totals 325 miles (523 km), from Watts Mills, South Carolina to Crewe, Virginia.[2]
History
Established in 1937 as a renumbering of SC 163; it ran from U.S. Route 321, in York, to the North Carolina state line, in Lake Wylie. In 1956, SC 49 was extended southwest to its current southern terminus at US 221, in Watts Mills; replacing SC 91 from York to Monarch, SC 92 from Monarch to Cross Anchor, and SC 30 from Cross Anchor to Watts Mills.[3]
In 1960 or 1961, SC 49 was rerouted from Lockhart to Mount Tabor. At an unknown date, SC 49 was rerouted north around downtown Union.[3]
One previous SC 49 existed from around 1927-1935, from Myrtle Beach to the North Carolina state line in Little River. In 1932, most of SC 49 north of Myrtle Beach was replaced by US 117; by 1935, the rest of SC 49 (and US 117) was replaced by US 17.[3]
Junction list
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurens | Watts Mills | 0 | 0.0 | US 221 (Lucas Avenue) – Laurens, Woodruff | Southern terminus |
| | 2.5 | 4.0 | I-385 – Columbia, Greenville | I-385 exit 5. | |
| | 5 | 8.0 |  SC 308 – Clinton | ||
| Spartanburg | | 9 | 14 | I-26 – Columbia, Spartanburg | I-26 exit 44. |
| | 10 | 16 |  SC 92 – Enoree | ||
| Cross Anchor | 12.5 | 20.1 |  SC 56 – Woodruff, Clinton | ||
| Union | Union | 28 | 45 |   US 176 east / SC 215 south (Duncan Bypass) – Whitmire | South end of US 176 and SC 215 overlap |
| 29 | 47 | US 176 west / SC 215 north (Duncan Bypass) – Spartanburg | North end of US 176 and SC 215 overlap | ||
| 30 | 48 |  SC 18 (Thompson Boulevard) – Jonesville, Union | |||
| | 39 | 63 |  SC 105 north (Mount Tabor Church Road) | ||
| Lockhart | 41 | 66 |  SC 9 north (Jonesville-Lockhart Highway) – Jonesville | North end of SC 9 overlap | |
| Chester | | 42 | 68 | SC 9 south (Pinckney Road) | South end of SC 9 overlap |
| York | Bullock Creek | 47 | 76 |  SC 322 east (McConnells Highway) – McConnells | |
| | 50 | 80 |  SC 97 – Hopewell | ||
| Sharon | 55.5 | 89.3 |  SC 211 north (Hickory Grove Road) – Hickory Grove | ||
| York | 61.5 | 99.0 | US 321 – Gastonia | ||
| 60 | 97 |   US 321 Bus. south (Congress Street) – Chester | South end of US 321 Business overlap | ||
| 62.5 | 100.6 |    SC 5 Bus. / SC 161 Bus. (Liberty Street) | |||
| 63 | 101 | US 321 Bus. north (Kings Mountain Street) – Gastonia | North end of US 321 Business overlap | ||
| 64 | 103 | SC 5 / SC 161 – Rock Hill, Blacksburg | |||
| | 73.5 | 118.3 |  SC 274 east (Hands Mill Highway) – Rock Hill | South end of SC 274 overlap | |
| | 73.7 | 118.6 |  SC 55 west – Clover | ||
| Lake Wylie | 76 | 122 |  SC 274 west / SC 557 south – Clover, Gastonia | North end of SC 274 overlap | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- 1 2 Google (2011-07-04). "SC 49" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
- ↑ Google (2011-07-04). "SC,NC,VA 49" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
- 1 2 3 "Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page". Retrieved 2011-07-04.
External links
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Media related to South Carolina Highway 49 at Wikimedia Commons