South Carolina Highway 642 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorchester Road | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by SCDOT | ||||
| Length | 19.292 mi [1] [2] (31.047 km) | |||
| Existed | 1939[ citation needed]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  
US 17 Alt. near
Summerville | |||
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| East end |  
US 52 /
US 78 in North Charleston | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | South Carolina | |||
| Counties | Dorchester, Charleston | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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South Carolina Highway 642 (SC 642, also known as Dorchester Road), is a 19.292-mile (31.047 km) state highway in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of South Carolina. It travels within the Summerville and North Charleston areas.
Route description
![[icon]](/info/en/?search=File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (August 2013) |
SR 642 runs for 19.3 miles (31.1 km) from U.S. Route 17 Alternate (US 17 Alt.) southwest of Summerville to US 52/ US 78 in North Charleston. [3] Dorchester Road is a heavily congested highway during morning and evening traffic periods.[ citation needed]
History
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| This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (May 2010) |
Current plans call for widening of the road from Summerville to US 17 Alternate. This has been completed. [4]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi [1] [2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorchester | | 0.000 | 0.000 |
US 17 Alt. (
US 17 Alt. Truck begins) –
Walterboro,
Bamberg,
Summerville | Western end of US 17 Alt. Truck concurrency; western terminus of SC 642; southern terminus of US 17 Alt. Truck |
| | 2.832 | 4.558 | 
SC 165 (Bacons Bridge Road /
US 17 Alt. Truck north) –
Summerville,
Charleston | Eastern end of US 17 Alt. Truck concurrency | |
| Charleston | North Charleston | 16.542– 16.602 | 26.622– 26.718 | 
I-526 (Mark Clark Expressway) –
Mt. Pleasant,
Savannah, GA | I-526 exit 15 |
| 18.602 | 29.937 | 
I-26 –
Columbia,
Charleston | I-26 exit 215 | ||
| 19.292 | 31.047 |
US 52 /
US 78 (Rivers Avenue) | Eastern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
References
- ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ Google (August 29, 2014). "South Carolina Highway 642" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- ^ "Project #3 Dorchester Road Improvements" (Press release). Dorchester County Penny Sales Tax Transportation Authority. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
External links
KML is from Wikidata
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Media related to
South Carolina Highway 642 at Wikimedia Commons - SC 642 at Virginia Highways' South Carolina Highways Annex
