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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 76 in South Carolina. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 76.

U.S. Highway 76 marker

U.S. Highway 76

Route of US 76 in South Carolina highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length297.9 mi [1] (479.4 km)
Existed1926–present
Major junctions
West end US 76 / SR 2 at the Georgia state line near Clayton
Major intersections
East end US 76 at the North Carolina state line near Fair Bluff, NC
Location
Country United States
State South Carolina
Counties Oconee, Pickens, Anderson, Greenville, Laurens, Newberry, Richland, Lexington, Sumter, Lee, Florence, Marion, Horry
Highway system
← SC 75→ I-77

U.S. Route 76 (US 76) is an east–west U.S. highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. Being one of the longest and most important highways in the state, it connects the cities of Anderson, Columbia, Sumter and Florence.

Route description

US 76 enters South Carolina across the Chattooga River, then continues southeast toward Westminster. This segment is a moderately windy two-lane road.[ citation needed] In Westminster, it heads east toward Seneca and Clemson. From Clemson, the road heads southeast toward Anderson, intersecting Interstate 85 (I-85), then east toward the small towns of Belton and Honea Path. US 76 is a four-lane highway from Westminster to Anderson. In Anderson, the road widens to six lanes with a reversible turn lane. After a concurrency with US 178, the road narrows to five lanes, and, as it goes south towards downtown Anderson, it narrows againk to four. However, the sections around Seneca, Clemson, and Anderson are well developed with many traffic lights. It travels concurrent with US 123 from Westminster to Clemson, SC 28 from Seneca to Anderson, and US 178 from Anderson to Honea Path.

From Honea Path, the highway heads east to Laurens. This section is a rural two-lane road that is not frequently traveled.[ citation needed] From Laurens, US 76 roughly parallels I-385 and I-26 as it heads to Columbia. US 76 provides local access to the communities of Laurens, Clinton, Newberry, Prosperity, Chapin, and the other smaller towns in the area. In Irmo, US 76 travels concurrent with US 176, then continues on to I-26, with which it travels concurrent. After the interchange with I-20, US 76 splits off from I-26 and continues into downtown Columbia concurrent with I-126.

In Columbia, US 76 follows Elmwood Avenue, Bull Street, Gervais Street, Millwood Avenue, and Devine Street, before heading east toward Sumter. The segment from Columbia to Sumter is a four-lane highway and US 76 is concurrent with US 378 from the intersection of Bull and Gervais near the University of South Carolina in Columbia all the way to Sumter. From Sumter, US 76 heads northeast to Florence. US  76 is the major road through Florence. It then continues east out of Florence to the small towns of Marion and Mullins, then into North Carolina. The highway is concurrent with US 301 from Florence to across the Pee Dee River.

History

Formerly, US 76 followed a longer route from Westminster to Pendleton. From Westminster, the old route followed S-37-13 through the Richland community, then its current alignment to SC 59 into downtown Seneca, then SC 130 out of Seneca to S-37-1, then its current alignment to SC 93 toward Clemson University, then SC 28 Business through Pendleton.

Major intersections

CountyLocation mi [1] kmExitDestinationsNotes
Oconee​0.00.0

 US 76 west / SR 2 west – Clayton		Continuation from Georgia over the Chattooga River
Westminster17.528.2
 US 123 south (Toccoa Highway) – Toccoa		South end of US 123 overlap
17.728.5
 SC 183 north (Westminster Highway) – Walhalla
18.830.3
 SC 24 east (Oak Highway) – Townville
​21.734.9 SC 11 (Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway) – Walhalla
Seneca25.841.5

 SC 28 west (Blue Ridge Boulevard) / SC 59 south (North 1st Street) – Walhalla, Seneca		West end of SC 28 overlap
28.345.5 SC 130 (North 1st Street) – Salem, Seneca
​32.752.6
 SC 93 east – Clemson		To Clemson University
Pickens Clemson34.555.5
 SC 133 north (College Avenue) – Six Mile, Clemson		To Clemson University and John C. Calhoun Home
34.956.2
 US 123 north (Tiger Boulevard) – Easley, Greenville		North end of US 123 overlap
35.657.3 SC 93 (Old Greenville Highway) – Central, NorrisTo Clemson University
36.158.1

 SC 28 Bus. east (Pendleton Road) – Pendleton
Anderson Pendleton36.158.1

 SC 28 Bus. west (Mechanic Street) – Pendleton
​40.164.5
 SC 187 south
​46.074.0 I-85 – Atlanta, Greenville
​47.776.8
 SC 28 east – Starr, Abbeville		East end of SC 28 and west end of SC 28 Business overlap
​47.776.8
 SC 28 east (Pearman Dairy Road) – Starr, Abbeville		East end of SC 28 and west end of SC 28 Business overlap
Anderson48.578.1
 US 178 west (Liberty Highway) – Liberty		West end of US 178 overlap
49.880.1

 SC 28 Bus. east (Main Street)		East end of SC 28 Business overlap
52.183.8


 US 29 Bus. north / SC 81 north (Greenville Street)		North end of US 29 Business and SC 81 overlap
52.484.3 SC 24 (Whitner Street)
52.784.8
 SC 81 south (Murray Street) – Starr		South end of US 29 Business and SC 81 overlap
52.784.8
 SC 28 Bus. (Main Street) – Abbeville, Augusta
54.086.9
 US 29 south (Shockley Ferry Road)		South end of US 29 overlap
54.687.9
 US 29 north		North end of US 29 overlap
​58.293.7
 SC 252 east – Honea Path
​61.198.3 SC 413 – Iva
Belton63.6102.4
 SC 20 east (Brown Avenue) – Due West		East end of SC 20 overlap
63.7102.5
 SC 20 west (Main Street) – Williamston		West end of SC 20 overlap
Honea Path71.7115.4
 SC 252 west (Greer Street) – Anderson		West end of SC 252 overlap
71.8115.6
 US 178 east (Church Street) – Due West, Greenwood		East end of US 178 overlap
72.3116.4
 SC 252 east (Greer Street) – Ware Shoals		East end of SC 252 overlap
Greenville​78.9127.0
 US 25 north (Augusta Road) – Greenville		North end of US 25 overlap
Princeton80.1128.9
 US 25 south (Augusta Road) – Ware Shoals, Greenwood		South end of US 25 overlap
Laurens Hickory Tavern86.2138.7
 SC 101 north / Neely Ferry Road – Gray Court, Waterloo
Laurens94.0151.3
 SC 252 west – Ware Shoals
95.4153.5

 US 76 Bus. east (Main Street)
96.7155.6
 SC 14 north (Church Street) – Greenville		North end of SC 14 overlap
96.9155.9
 SC 14 south (Church Street) – Laurens, Greenwood		South end of SC 14 overlap
97.7157.2 US 221 (Harper Street) – Woodruff, Spartanburg, Greenwood
99.5160.1


 US 76 Bus. west (Main Street) / SC 127 south – Laurens, Greenwood
Clinton105.9170.4

 SC 56 Bus. / SC 72 Bus. (Broad Street) – Whitmire, Spartanburg, Greenwood, Saluda
107.7173.3 SC 56 / SC 72 (Springdale Drive) – Whitmire, Spartanburg, Greenwood, Saluda
Joanna111.8179.9 SC 66 (Whitmire Highway) – Whitmire, Chappells
Newberry Kinards114.9184.9
 SC 560 west – Cross Hill
Newberry125.7202.3 SC 121 (College Street) – Whitmire, Newberry
127.7205.5
 SC 34 east (Winnsboro Road) – Winnsboro		East end of SC 34 overlap
127.9205.8
 SC 219 east (Main Street) – Pomaria
128.6207.0
 SC 34 west (Dixie Drive) – Greenwood		West end of SC 34 overlap
Prosperity133.5214.8
 SC 391 south (Main Street) – Batesburg-Leesville
​137.2220.8
 SC 773 north – Pomaria
Little Mountain141.6227.9
 SC 202 east – Pomaria
Richland Ballentine154.3248.3
 SC 6 east (Dreher Shoals Road) – Lexington
Irmo155.5250.3
 US 176 west (Broad River Road) – Pomaria		West end of US 176 overlap
158.3254.8101

 I-26 west / US 176 east (Broad River Road) – Spartanburg, Columbia		West end of I-26 and east end of US 176 overlap
Signed as exits 101A (west) and 101B (east)
159.1256.0102 SC 60 (Lake Murray Boulevard) – IrmoSigned as exits 102A (west) and 102B (east)
160.3258.0103Harbison Boulevard
Lexington​161.2259.4104Piney Grove Road
​163.3262.8106St. Andrews Road
Richland Columbia164.0263.9107 I-20 – Augusta, FlorenceSigned as exits 107A (west) and 107B (east)
164.5264.7108ABush River Road
164.8265.2108B
 I-26 east – Charleston, Airport		East end of I-26 and west end of I-126 overlap
165.6266.5Colonial Life Boulevard to Bush River RoadWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
166.7268.3Greystone Boulevard – Riverbanks Zoo
168.2270.7


 US 21 south / US 176 east / US 321 south (Huger Street)		East end of I-126/US 176 and south end of US 21/US 321 overlap
168.8271.7
 SC 48 east (Assembly Street)
168.9271.8


 US 21 north / US 176 west / US 321 north (Main Street) – Chester, Rock Hill		US 176 and North end of US 21/US 321 and west end of US 176 overlap
169.2272.3


 SC 277 north (Bull Street) to I-20 / I-77
169.7273.1 SC 12 (Taylors Street) – LexingtonTo Fort Jackson
170.1273.7

 US 1 south / US 378 west (Gervais Street)		South end of US 1 and west end of US 378 overlap
171.0275.2
 US 1 north (Millwood Avenue) – Camden		North end of US 1 overlap
172.4277.5

 Devine Street west ( US 21 Conn. west / US 76 Conn. west) to US 21 / US 321 / Millwood Avenue ends		Eastern terminus of US 21 Conn. and western segment of US 76 Conn., which use Devine Street
173.3278.9 SC 16 (Beltline Boulevard)
173.5279.2
 SC 760 east (Fort Jackson Boulevard) / Cross Hill Road north ( US 76 Conn. west) – Fort Jackson		Eastern terminus of central segment of US 76 Conn.; western terminus of SC 760
Rosewood Drive west / Wildcat Road east ( US 76 Conn.) – Midlands Technical College Beltline Campus, Jim Hamilton–L.B. Owens Airport, Fort JacksonEastern segment of US 76 Conn.
175.1281.8
 SC 262 east (Leesburg Road) – Leesburg
175.3282.1 I-77 – Charleston, Charlotte
177.5285.7
 SC 768 west (Pineview Road)
Horrell Hill182.6293.9
 SC 769 east (Congaree Road) – Congaree
​187.0300.9
 SC 764 east (Old Eastover Road) – Eastover
​191.9308.8 US 601 (McCords Ferry Road) – St. Matthews, Camden
​194.2312.5
 SC 263 south (Vanboklen Road) – Eastover
Sumter Stateburg201.4324.1 SC 261 – Wedgefield, Horatio, Camden, Manning
Sumter203.0326.7 SC 441 (Patriot Parkway) – Bishopville
203.4327.3Shaw DriveTo Shaw Air Force Base
209.7337.5
 SC 120 west (Alice Drive) – Pinewood
210.2338.3

 US 521 / US 76 Bus. east (Broad Street) – Sumter, Camden
212.4341.8 US 15 (Main Street) – BishopvilleExit ramps connect via frontage roads
214.0344.4 US 401 (Oswego Road) – DarlingtonExit ramps connect via frontage roads
215.0346.0


 US 378 east / US 76 Bus. west (Liberty Street) – Conway, Sumter		East end of US 378 overlap
Mayesville222.3357.8
 SC 154 north (Lafayette Street) – St. Charles
Lee​225.0362.1 SC 527 (Elliott Highway) – Elliott, Kingstree
Lynchburg231.9373.2 SC 341 (Lynchburg Highway) – Bishopville, Lake City
Florence​239.6385.6
 SC 403 south (Cale Yarborough Highway) – Sardis		South end of SC 403 overlap
Timmonsville241.1388.0
 SC 403 north (Brockington Street) – Hartsville		North end of SC 403 overlap
Florence245.2394.6 I-95 – Savannah, Fayetteville
249.2401.0
 SC 51 south (2nd Loop Road) – Pamplico
249.5401.5



 David H. McLeod Boulevard west ( US 76 Conn. west) to I-20 BS / I-20 / I-95 north – Columbia		Eastern terminus of US 76 Conn.
South Coit Street ( US 52 Conn. north)Western end of US 52 Conn. concurrency
251.9405.4
US 52 (South Irby Street) to I-95 – Charleston, Darlington, Downtown, County complex, Judicial center, McLeod Medical Center, Carolina Hospital		Eastern end of US 52 Conn. concurrency; southern terminus of US 52 Conn.

 US 52 Truck (South Church Street)
​256.7413.1



 US 301 south (Freedom Boulevard) / SC 327 north (Williston Road) to I-20 / I-95		South end of US 301 and north end of SC 327 overlap
Mars Bluff258.4415.9 SC 327 (Francis Marion Road) – PamplicoSouth end of SC 327 overlap
Marion Pee Dee265.6427.4
 US 301 north – Dillon		North end of US 301 overlap; eastbound left exit and westbound entrance
West Marion272.1437.9

 SC 576 south to US 501 – Conway, Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach
Marion273.6440.3

 US 501 Bus. / SC 41 Alt. (Main Street) – Conway, Dillon
277.0445.8 US 501 – Conway, DillonInterchange
​ I-73Proposed interchange [2] [3]
Mullins282.5454.6 SC 41 / SC 917 (Main Street) – Loris, Dillon
Nichols289.7466.2
 SC 9 north (Main Street) – Lake View, Dillon		North end of SC 9 overlap
Horry​291.4469.0
 SC 9 south – North Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach		South end of SC 9 overlap
​297.9479.4
 US 76 east – Fair Bluff, Wilmington		Continuation into North Carolina
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Google (February 15, 2014). "Overview Map of US 76 in South Carolina" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  2. ^ South Carolina Department of Transportation. "Project Status: Southern Project". I-73 Environmental Impact Study. South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  3. ^ South Carolina Department of Transportation. I-73 Southern Map (PDF) (Map). South Carolina Department of Transportation. Marion inset. Retrieved February 14, 2013.[ full citation needed]

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