South_Carolina_Highway_198 References

South Carolina Highway 198
South Carolina Highway 198
Mountain Street
Route information
	Maintained by SCDOT
Length	2.660 mi (4.281 km)
Existed	1940–present
Major junctions
West end	I-85 / SC 5 in Blacksburg
East end	NC 198 at the North Carolina line near Earl, NC
Location
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
Counties	Cherokee
Highway system
	South Carolina State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic;

South Carolina Highway 198 (SC 198) is a 2.660-mile (4.281 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It connects the town of Blacksburg at Interstate 85 (I-85) exit 102 and the northern terminus of SC 5 with the town of Earl, North Carolina by way of North Carolina Highway 198 (NC 198). Though it physically travels north and south, internal SCDOT data and the only signage of SC 198 at the I-85/SC 5 interchange indicates that it travels east–west.^[1]^[2]

Route description

A two-lane rural highway, it traverses 2.66 miles (4.28 km), starting in Blacksburg, it goes north to the North Carolina state line at Buffalo Creek. The highway continues towards Earl and eventually to Patterson Springs.

History

Established in 1940, but designated later in 1951, SC 198 was 3.8-mile-long (6.1 km) and ran from U.S. Route 29/SC 5 to the North Carolina state line. Around 2006-2009, its southern terminus was shortened to I-85 and to a new western terminus of SC 5, which its southern section was designated too.^[3]^{[
unreliable source]}

Major intersections

The entire route is in Cherokee County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Blacksburg	0.000	0.000	I-85 / SC 5 south (Mountain Street) / Rock Springs Road – Spartanburg, Charlotte, Blacksburg	Western terminus of SC 198; northern terminus of SC 5; I-85 exit 102
	2.660	4.281	NC 198 north – Earl	Continuation into North Carolina
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi