Special routes of U.S. Route 521

U.S. Route 521 marker

U.S. Route 521
Highway system

Four special routes of U.S. Route 521 exist, and two others have existed in the past. In order from south to north they are as follows.

Existing routes

Andrews business loop


U.S. Route 521 Business
Location: Andrews, South Carolina
Length: 3.2 mi[1] (5.1 km)

U.S. Route 521 Business is a 3.2 miles (5.1 km) route follows the old US 521 mainline route through downtown Andrews, via Main Street.

The entire route is in Andrews, Georgetown County.

mikmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0 US 521 (US 521 Bypass) – ManningSouth end of US 521 Business Route: Flyover interchange

SC 41 Bus. (Morgan Avenue) – Jamestown, Hemingway
US 521 / SC 41 (County Line Road) – Charleston, HemingwayNorth end of US 521/SC 41 overlap;
North end of US 521 Business Route
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Camden truck route


U.S. Route 521 Truck
Location: Camden, South Carolina
Length: 6.9 mi[2] (11.1 km)

U.S. Route 521 Truck is an alternate route for trucks to avoid downtown Camden. The route takes various roads including: Ehrenclou Drive, Chestnut Ferry Road, Jefferson Davis Highway (in concurrency with US 1/US 601/SC 34), Springdale Drive, and Boykin Road (in concurrency with US 601 Truck).

The entire route is in Camden, Kershaw County.

mikmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0 US 521 (South Broad Street) – CamdenSouth end of US 521 Truck Route
York Street/Chestnut Ferry RoadUS 521 Truck Route turns left at Chestnut Ferry Road
US 1 / US 601 / SC 34 (West DeKalb Street) – Camden AirportSouth end of US 1/601 overlap

US 1 / US 601 / SC 34 (West DeKalb Street) / US 601 Truck (Springdale Drive) – Elgin, Columbia		North end of US 1/601 overlap; South end of US 601 truck overlap
SC 97 (Liberty Hill Road) – Great Falls
US 521 / US 601 (Kershaw Highway) – Sumter, KershawNorth end of US 521/601 truck overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Kershaw business loop


U.S. Route 521 Business
Location: Kershaw, South Carolina
Length: 1.4 mi[3] (2.3 km)

Following the old US 521 mainline route, this 1.4 miles (2.3 km) business loop, in concurrency with US 601 Business, goes through downtown Kershaw, via Hampton Street.[4][5]

The entire route is in Kershaw, Lancaster County.

mikmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0 US 521 / US 601 (Matson Street) – CamdenSouth end of US 521 business and US 601 business overlap
0.50.80 SC 341 south (Marion Street) – Bethune
0.71.1
US 601 Bus. (Hilton Street) – Jefferson, Pageland		North end of US 601 business overlap
1.42.3 US 521 (Matson Street) – LancasterNorth end of US 521 business
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Lancaster business loop


U.S. Route 521 Business
Location: Lancaster, South Carolina
Existed: 1965–present

Originally following the old US 521 mainline route, this 3.8 miles (6.1 km) business loop went through downtown Lancaster, via Market Street and Main Street.[4] At some point it was relocated to Market Street until the intersection with Barr Street, where it turned left and then right onto Main Street.[6]

The entire route is in Lancaster, Lancaster County.

mikmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0 US 521 (Kershaw-Camden Highway/Lancaster Bypass)South end of US 521 Business Route
South Main StreetFormer US 521 Business Route
SC 200 west (Great Falls Road) – Great FallsSouth end of SC 200 overlap
SC 903 (Chesterfield Avenue) – McBee

SC 9 Bus. east (Arch Street) – Pageland		South end of SC 9 Business overlap

SC 9 Bus. west (Meeting Street) – Chester		North end of SC 9 Business overlap
East Barr Street/North Market StreetUS 521 Business Route turns left at East Barr Street
North Main StreetFormer US 521 Business Route, south of Barr Street;
US 521 Business Route turns right at North Main Street
SC 200 east (Liberty Hill Road) to US 521 south – Pageland - Monroe, NCNorth end of SC 200 overlap
US 521 north / SC 9 (Lancaster Bypass) – ChesterNorth end of US 521 Business; West end of SC 9 overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Former special routes

Sumter connector


U.S. Route 521 Connector
Location: Sumter, South Carolina
Length: 4.7 mi[7] (7.6 km)

U.S. Route 521 Connector was a 4.7 miles (7.6 km) spur route that went east around Sumter (along Guignard Drive), connecting to US 15, in the south-end of Sumter. This connector became part of the main route sometime before 2009.

Lancaster Bypass


U.S. Route 521 Bypass
Location: Lancaster, South Carolina

U.S. Route 521 Bypass was the bypass around downtown Lancaster, South Carolina, until the main line was realigned in 1965, and the former route was converted into U.S. Route 521 Business (Lancaster, South Carolina).

References

  1. ↑ Google (February 2, 2011). "US 521 Business - Andrews" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
  2. ↑ Google (January 27, 2013). "US 521 Truck - Camden" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  3. ↑ Google (January 15, 2012). "US 521 Business - Kershaw" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: US 521". Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  5. ↑ "NCRoads.com: U.S. 521". Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  6. ↑ General Highway Map of the Lancaster Metro Area
  7. ↑ Google (February 2, 2011). "US 521 Connector - Sumter" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
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