South Carolina Highway 277

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South Carolina 277.svg
South Carolina Highway 277
SC 277 map.svg
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length8.140 mi [1]  (13.100 km)
Existed1976[ citation needed ]–present
Major junctions
South endUS 76.svg US 76 in Columbia
Major intersectionsI-20.svg I-20 in Dentsville
North endI-77.svg I-77 near Dentsville
Location
Country United States
State South Carolina
Counties Richland
Highway system
US 276.svg US 276 US 278.svg US 278

South Carolina Highway 277 (SC 277) is a 8.140-mile (13.100 km) state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It travels from U.S. Route 76 (US 76) in downtown Columbia to Interstate 77 (I-77; at its exit 18) in Dentsville in Richland County. [2] For most of its length, it is a controlled-access highway conforming to interstate standards.[ citation needed ] The highway serves as a spur into Columbia from its northeastern suburbs and from intercity traffic traveling from I-77 and I-20. The freeway portion of SC 277 is called the Northeastern Freeway or I. DeQuincey Newman Freeway while the 0.7 miles (1.1 km) of surface street is part of Bull Street.

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Route description

Northbound SC 277 SC277-North.jpg
Northbound SC 277

SC 277 begins at the intersection of Elmwood Avenue and Bull Street in downtown Columbia. From this point, US 76 heads south along Bull Street and west along Elmwood Avenue. SC 277 heads north on a six-lane surface divided highway passing a residential neighborhood to the west and state office buildings to the east. After about 23 mile (1.1 km) at Harden Street Extension, the freeway begins and the number of lanes in each direction reduces to two. The freeway passes over SC 16 with a partial interchange allowing an entrance and exit from the north. It curves to the northeast cutting through a residential neighborhood and reaches a diamond interchange with SC 555. After passing over two separate railroad lines, SC 277 has an interchange with Fontaine Avenue. At this point, the freeway exits the city of Columbia and enters the census designated place of Dentsville. SC 277 interchanges with I-20 but with two movements towards the east not provided (the two connections are provided via I-77). The freeway enters a more wooded area and has an interchange with Parklane Road. Shortly thereafter, SC 277 reaches its end at I-77. Additional connections with I-77's exit 19 (for SC 555) are also provided within this interchange. [3]

History

SC 277 was originally part of a plan to construct an urban-loop expressway through Columbia shortly following federal approval of extending I-77 to the city from Charlotte in 1969. The initial phase of the highway was logically conceived as an alternative to increasingly congested Farrow Road (SC 555). The highway split from I-77 at what is now exit 19, proceeding through downtown Columbia roughly parallel to Farrow Rd. and Huger Street, finally merging with I-26 near the present-day terminus of I-77 in Cayce. New parallel spans over the Congaree River, as well as a direct connection to I-126 at an improved Huger St. interchange were part of the original plan. Construction began at I-20 in 1973, opening in stages from the planned Bull Street interchange northward to I-77 through the end of 1977.

Exit list

The entire route is in Richland County. All exits are unnumbered.

Locationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Columbia 0.0000.000US 76.svgTo plate blue.svg
I-26.svg
US 76 (Elmwood Avenue / Bull Street) to I-26  State Museum, University of South Carolina, EdVenture, Riverbanks Zoo
Southern end of freeway
1.120–
1.164
1.802–
1.873
South Carolina 16.svg SC 16 (Sunset Drive / Beltline Boulevard)Southbound exit / northbound entrance only
1.9303.106South Carolina 555.svg SC 555 (Farrow Road)
Dentsville 4.268–
4.290
6.869–
6.904
Fontaine Road
6.037–
6.230
9.716–
10.026
I-20.svg I-20  Florence, Augusta No access from I-20 west to SC 277 north or from SC 277 south to I-20 east; I-20 exit 73; former southern end of I-77 Temp. concurrency
7.22011.619Parklane Road Dentsville
7.531–
8.140
12.120–
13.100
North plate blue.svg
I-77.svg
South Carolina 555.svgHospital sign.svg I-77 north / SC 555 (Farrow Road) Charlotte
No access to I-77 south or from I-77 north; I-77 exit 18; former northern end of I-77 Temp. concurrency; former northern terminus of I-77 Temp.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. 1 2 "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation . Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  2. General Highway System - Richland County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). South Carolina Department of Transportation. August 2005. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  3. "South Carolina Highway 277" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved February 2, 2013.
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