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South Carolina utilizes a numbering system to keep track of all non-interstate and primary highways that are maintained by SCDOT. First appearing in 1947 [citation needed] (when a huge amount of highways were cancelled or truncated), the "state highway secondary system" [4] carries the number of the county followed by a unique number for the particular road.
SC 11 / Highway 912 near Tigerville: 1928: current SC 102: 25.550: 41.119 US 15 Bus. / US 15 Truck / Patrick Highway in North Hartsville: SC 9 in Chesterfield: 1936: current SC 103 — — SC 114 southeast of Gaffney: North Carolina state line near Gaffney: 1937: 1947 SC 104 — — SC 43 in McCormick: SC 10 northeast of Troy
Inventoried by SCDOT as US 78 Conn.; signed west of SC 3, but is inventoried by SCDOT as only using these termini US 78 Conn. 0.530: 0.853 SC 3 in Blackville: US 78 in Blackville — — Is, in fact, the official designation of the signed US 78 Bus. US 78 Conn. 0.140: 0.225 SC 61 northwest of Farrell Crossroads: US 78 near Farrell Crossroads
By state law, [1] the SCDOT's function and purpose is the systematic planning, construction, maintenance, and operation of the state highway system and the development of a statewide mass transit system that is consistent with the needs and desires of the public. The SCDOT also coordinates all state and federal programs relating to highways.
There are 11 Interstate Highways—5 primary and 6 auxiliary—that exist entirely or partially in the U.S. state of South Carolina.As of December 31, 2013, the state had a total of 850.80 miles (1,369.23 km) of interstate and 11.80 miles (18.99 km) of interstate business, all maintained by the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT).
By 1955, US 29 was rerouted onto a new super-two highway north of Spartanburg, Cowpens, Gaffney, and Blacksburg; the old route became US 29 Alternate (US 29 Alt.). [8] In 1957 or 1958, US 29 was rerouted onto a new super-two highway, bypassing Williamston, Pelzer, and Piedmont; the old alignment later became connector route for US 29/SC 20.
In 1925, the Joint Board on Interstate Highways, recommended by the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO), worked to form a national numbering system to rationalize the roads. After several meetings, a final report was approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in November 1925.
U.S. Highway 17 (US 17) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs north–south from Punta Gorda, Florida to Winchester, Virginia. In South Carolina, it is a 221-mile (356 km) major highway that travels near the Atlantic Ocean.