U.S. Route 221 in South Carolina

South Carolina Highway 104 Alternate
South Carolina Highway 104 Alternate
Location	Troy
Existed	1942–1947

South Carolina Highway 104
South Carolina Highway 104
Location	McCormick
Existed	1939–1947

U.S. Highway 221
U.S. Highway 221
	US 221 highlighted in red
Route information
	Auxiliary route of US 21
	Maintained by SCDOT
Length	126.390 mi (203.405 km)
Existed	1932[ citation needed ]–present
Tourist; routes	Savannah River Scenic Byway
Major junctions
South end	US 221 / SR 150 at the Georgia line south of Modoc
	US 25 / US 178 in Greenwood ; ; US 76 / US 221 Truck in Laurens ; I-385 near Watts Mills ; I-26 near Moore ; US 29 in Spartanburg ; I-585 / US 176 / SC 9 in Spartanburg; I-85 near Spartanburg;
North end	US 221 at the North Carolina line near Chesnee
Location
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
Counties	McCormick, Greenwood, Laurens, Spartanburg, Cherokee
Highway system
	United States Numbered Highway System ; List ; Special ; Divided ; South Carolina State Highway System ; Interstate ; US ; State ; Scenic ;

Last updated February 18, 2024 • 5 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

In the U.S. state of South Carolina, U.S. Route 221 (US 221) is a 126.390-mile (203.405 km) United States Highway within the state. It is part of the United States Numbered Highway System that travels from Perry in North Florida to Lynchburg in Central Virginia. While in South Carolina, the highway travels through Greenwood, Laurens, Woodruff, and Spartanburg. The highway mostly travels through rural parts of the Piedmont region of the state.^[6]

Route description

US Route 221 enters McCormick County from Georgia from the top of the J. Strom Thurmond Dam at the southeastern edge of Lake Strom Thurmond. The first site in the state is the Thurmond Lake Overlook. Almost instantly curves to the north but then to the east before seeming to terminate at South Carolina State Highway 28 in Clarks Hill, South Carolina (which is part of the Savannah River Scenic Byway ^[7]), but in reality turns left and joins the road in a concurrency. US 221/SC 28 runs north and northwesterly often being flanked by a railroad line along the east side as it passes through Modoc where it encounters the Hamilton Branch State Park and Recreation Area, and later Parksville which contains the Parksville State Recreation Area. The road widens to four lanes as it enters Plum Branch and after a road to the Plum Branch Yacht Club, has a blinker light intersection with the western terminus of South Carolina Highway 283 and a local road named Collier Street.^[6]

Shifting a bit further away from the coast it eventually enters the town of McCormick. From McCormick, it leaves SC 28, and briefly joins a concurrency with U.S. Route 378 until that route breaks away at East Gold Street. From there it continues northeasterly into the woods. After crossing the McCormick-Greenwood County Line, US 221 joins a concurrency with South Carolina Highway 10 south of Bradley. Along the way, US 221/SC 10 runs along the south side of the same railroad line it flanked the west side of since the SC 28 concurrency. After the intersection with Callison Road, and later two other local streets, SC 10 branches off to the northwest towards Verdery, and US 221 leaves the Sumter National Forest. Twelve miles later, it runs into the city of Greenwood. Along the way it is joined by another concurrency with U.S. Routes 25/178, and runs south and east along the edge of the city, then turns east onto South Carolina Highway 72.^[6]

From Greenwood, U.S. Route 221 continues northeasterly to the city of Coronaca and after crossing a bridge over the Saluda River the concurrency with SC 72 comes to an end. From there US 221 turns north and runs through Waterloo. U.S. Truck Route 221 bypasses the city of Laurens on the east side. After the truck route ends, it continues northeast and then northwest before the interchange with Interstate 385 in rural Laurens County. Returning more toward the northeast, it reaches Enoree and curves to the northwest until reaching Woodruff and curves back to the east-northeast proceeding to intersect Interstate 26 in rural Spartanburg County. Almost immediately after I-26, U.S. Route 221 turns north and continues through the center of the city of Spartanburg serving as the terminus of Interstate 585 before intersecting Interstate 85 just north of the city. Shortly after I-85 it crosses a bridge over the Pacolet River. It continues to the city of Chesnee before exiting the state in a rural area of Cherokee County. The southern terminus of US 221 Alt. intersects the main route in the city of Chesnee and exits the state a few miles to the east of the main route.^[6]

History

Established in 1932, US 221 was connected from North Carolina, from north of Cowpens National Battlefield to Greenwood, connecting the cities of Spartanburg, Woodruff, Laurens, and Waterloo. In 1942, US 221 replaced U.S. Route 221 in South Carolina#South Carolina Highway 110 (SC 110), going due north from Chesnee to the North Carolina state line; its former route became US 221 Alternate. In 1954, US 221 was extended south to Bradley and McCormick, then south over the Clarks Hill Dam into Georgia; this replaced part of SC 10 and part of SC 670.

Between 1962 and 1964, US 221 bypassed Roebuck. Between 1968 and 1970, US 221 was rerouted onto the Greenwood Bypass and its current routing south of US 25/US 178, replacing the remaining part of SC 670. The old route through Greenwood became SC 72 Business and an extension of SC 10.^[8]^{[ unreliable source ]}

South Carolina Highway 104

South Carolina Highway 104 (SC 104) was a state highway that was established in 1939 from SC 43 (now U.S. Route 378 (US 378)) in McCormick northeast for about 4 miles (6.4 km). The next year, its northern terminus was extended to the north-northwest to SC 10 northeast of Troy. In 1947, the highway was decommissioned and downgraded to secondary roads. Most of its path was redesignated as parts of US 221.

Troy alternate route

South Carolina Highway 104 Alternate (SC 104 Alt.) was an alternate route that was established in 1942 from where SC 104 and SC 432 started a concurrency east-southeast of Troy, in the northeastern part of McCormick County to a point along their concurrency. In 1947, it was decommissioned. It is known today as Indianland Road and Dowtin Road.

South Carolina Highway 110

South Carolina Highway 110

Location	Chesnee, South Carolina
Existed	1931–1942

South Carolina Highway 110 (SC 110) was a state highway that was established in 1931 from US 378 in Chesnee north to the North Carolina state line, where it continued as the second iteration of North Carolina Highway 741. In 1942, US 221 was shifted to the west, replacing SC 110. Its former path was redesignated as US 221 Alternate.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]	km	Destinations	Notes
Columbia		0.000	0.000	US 221 south / SR 150 west	Continuation into Georgia
Lake Strom Thurmond Savannah River		0.000	0.000	Georgia state line (J. Strom Thurmond Dam)
McCormick	Clarks Hill	1.850	2.977	SC 28 east – Augusta	Southern end of SC 28 concurrency
	Modoc	6.320	10.171	SC 23 east – Edgefield	Western terminus of SC 23
	Plum Branch	15.660	25.202	SC 283 east (Edgefield Street) / Collier Street west – Edgefield	Western terminus of SC 283 and Edgefield Street; eastern terminus of Collier Street
	McCormick	20.490	32.975	US 378 west (Gold Street) / SC 28 north (Mine Street)	Northern end of SC 28 concurrency; southern end of US 378 concurrency
	McCormick	21.100	33.957	US 378 east (Gold Street East)	Northern end of US 378 concurrency
Greenwood	Bradley	29.580	47.604	SC 10 south (McCormick Highway) – Troy	Southern end of SC 10 concurrency
	Bradley	31.830	51.225	SC 10 north (McCormick Highway) – Verdery, Promised Land	Northern end of SC 10 concurrency
	Greenwood	40.440	65.082	SC 225 – Edgefield, Abbeville, Medical District	Provides access to Self Regional Healthcare
		41.380	66.595	US 25 south / US 178 east / US 25 Bus. north / US 178 Bus. west (Main Street South) – Saluda, Edgefield, Lander University	Southern end of US 25/US 178 concurrency; southern terminus of US 25 Bus.; eastern terminus of US 178 Bus.; provides access to Self Regional Medical Center
		42.500– 42.501	68.397– 68.399	SC 34 (Main Street West / Ninety Six Highway) – Ninety Six, Greenwood, Ninety Six National Historic Site	Interchange
		46.110	74.207	US 25 north / US 178 west / SC 72 west (Bypass Northeast) / SC 72 Bus. west (Reynolds Avenue) – Abbeville, Greenwood	Northern end of US 25/178 concurrency; southern end of SC 72 concurrency; eastern terminus of SC 72 Bus.
	Coronaca	51.040	82.141	SC 246 – Coronaca, GWD State Park, Erskine College
Laurens	Waterloo	54.400	87.548	SC 72 east	Northern end of SC 72 concurrency
	Laurens	64.020	103.030	SC 39 south – Cross Hill	Northern terminus of SC 39
		68.340	109.983	SC 127 north / US 221 Truck north (Bypass 127) – Clinton	Southern terminus of US 221 Truck and SC 127
		70.680	113.748	US 76 Bus. (Main Street East) – Sanders Middle School
		71.160	114.521	US 76 / US 221 Truck south (Hillcrest Drive / Fleming Street) – Anderson	Northern terminus of US 221 Truck
		72.680	116.967	SC 49 north (Yarborough Mill Road) to I-26 / I-385 south – Spartanburg, Columbia	Southern terminus of SC 49
		74.910– 75.070	120.556– 120.813	I-385 – Columbia, Greenville	I-385 exit 9
	Ora	77.110	124.097	SC 308 east	Western terminus of SC 308
		81.070	130.470	SC 92 west	Southern end of SC 92 concurrency
Spartanburg	Enoree	82.520	132.803	SC 92 east (Parker Road) to I-26 – Cross Hill, Union	Northern end of SC 92 concurrency
	Enoree	82.570	132.884	SC 92 Conn. south	No access from US 221 to SC 92 Conn.; northern terminus of SC 92 Conn.
	Woodruff	89.610	144.213	SC 146 east (Cross Anchor Road) / Pearson Street north	Southern end of SC 146 concurrency; southern terminus of Pearson Street.
		90.180	145.131	SC 101 south (Georgia Street)	Southern end of SC 101 concurrency
		91.140	146.676	SC 101 north / SC 146 west – Greer, Greenville	Northern end of SC 101 and SC 146 concurrencies
	Moore	98.020	157.748	SC 290 west (Moore Duncan Highway) – R.D. Anderson Applied Technology Center	Eastern terminus of SC 290
	Roebuck	98.904– 99.030	159.171– 159.373	I-26 – Columbia, Asheville	I-26 exit 28
		101.040	162.608	SC 215 (Blackstock Road East / Stone Station Road)
		104.250– 104.318	167.774– 167.884	SC 295 (Southport Road) – South Carolina Deaf and Blind School, Croft State Park	Interchange
	Spartanburg	107.300	172.683	SC 56 south (Henry Street) – Union, Reidville, Grain District, Rail trail	Southern end of SC 56 concurrency
		107.680	173.294	US 29 (St. John Street) – Barnet Park, Chapman Center, Converse College, The George
		108.590	174.759	SC 56 north (Asheville Highway) – Inman, Asheville	Northern end of SC 56 concurrency
		107.900	173.648	SC 296 (Daniel Morgan Avenue East)
		109.050	175.499	Wood Street (US 176 Conn. east)	Western terminus of US 176 Conn.; provides access to Spartanburg Medical Center
		109.230	175.789	North Church Street north (US 176 Conn. west) / Whitney Road begins – Boiling Springs	Eastern terminus of US 176 Conn., which takes on the North Church Street name; southern terminus of Whitney Road
		109.490	176.207	I-585 / US 176 / SC 9 (Pine Street North) – Union, Chester, Inman	I-585 exit 25B
		113.499– 113.500	182.659– 182.661	I-85 – Greenville, Charlotte	I-85 exit 78
	Chesnee	123.540	198.818	US 221 Alt. / SC 11 (Cherokee Street / Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway) – Gaffney, Campobello, Carolina Foothills Artisan Center, Cowpens Battlefield	Northern terminus of US 221 Alt.
Cherokee		124.220	199.913	North Pickens Street south (US 221 Conn. south) to US 221 Alt.	Northern terminus of US 221 Conn. and North Pickens Street
Cherokee		126.390	203.405	US 221 north	Continuation into North Carolina
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access

Special routes

There is one truck route and one alternate route in South Carolina.

Related Research Articles

U.S. Route 221 (US 221) is a 734-mile-long (1,181 km) spur of U.S. Route 21. It travels from Perry, Florida, at US 19/US 98/US 27 Alternate to Lynchburg, Virginia, at US 29 Business. It travels through the states of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia. It travels through the cities of Valdosta, Georgia; Spartanburg, South Carolina; Marion, North Carolina; Roanoke, Virginia; and Lynchburg, Virginia.

U.S. Route 176 is a spur of US 76 in the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. The U.S. Highway runs 237.98 miles (382.99 km) from US 25 Business and North Carolina Highway 225 in Hendersonville, North Carolina, east to US 52 in Goose Creek, South Carolina. US 176 serves the transition region between the Blue Ridge Mountains and Foothills of Western North Carolina and the Upstate, Midlands, and Lowcountry regions of South Carolina. The highway passes through and connects Spartanburg, one of two major cities in the Upstate, and Columbia, the South Carolina state capital and central city of the Midlands. US 176 parallels and serves as a secondary highway to Interstate 26 (I-26) except for between Spartanburg and Columbia, where the U.S. Highway deviates from the I-26 corridor to serve Union.

U.S. Route 378 (US 378) is a spur of US 78 in the U.S. states of Georgia and South Carolina. The U.S. Highway runs 234.30 miles (377.07 km) from US 78, Georgia State Route 10 (SR 10), SR 17, and SR 47 in Washington, Georgia, east to US 501 Business in Conway, South Carolina. US 378 connects the Central Savannah River Area in both states with the Midlands and Pee Dee regions of South Carolina. The U.S. Highway's western portion, which connects Washington and Lincolnton in Georgia and McCormick, Saluda, and Lexington in South Carolina, is mainly a rural highway. US 378 is a major suburban and urban highway through Lexington and South Carolina's state capital, Columbia. The highway has a lengthy concurrency with US 76 between Columbia and Sumter and serves as a major route between the Midlands and the Myrtle Beach area, between which the highway has a business route through Lake City.

South Carolina Highway 9 (SC 9) is a 259.570-mile (418 km) major state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The highway travels from Cherry Grove Beach to the North Carolina state line upstate. The highway is currently the longest state highway in South Carolina. It is signed as a north–south highway, even though it travels in an east–west direction.

South Carolina Highway 6 (SC 6) is a 116.092-mile (186.832 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It extends from US 76 in Ballentine to US 52/SC 6 Truck in Moncks Corner. It uniquely links all three of the major hydropower projects in South Carolina: Lake Murray, Lake Marion, and Lake Moultrie.

South Carolina Highway 34 (SC 34) is a 185.930-mile (299.225 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As one of the longer state highways, it traverses the state east-west from Greenwood to Dillon, connecting the cities of Newberry, Winnsboro, Camden, Bishopville and Darlington.

South Carolina Highway 11 (SC 11), also known as the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, is a 119.850-mile (192.880 km) state highway through the far northern part of the U.S. state of South Carolina, following the southernmost peaks of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The route is surrounded by peach orchards, quaint villages, and parks. It is an alternative to Interstate 85 (I-85) and has been featured by such publications as National Geographic, Rand McNally, and Southern Living.

U.S. Highway 29 (US 29) is a 110.202-mile (177.353 km) north–south United States Numbered Highway that travels from the Savannah River to Blacksburg, entirely in Upstate South Carolina.

South Carolina Highway 14 is a state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The state highway runs 59.24 miles (95.34 km) from U.S. Route 76 Business in Laurens north to Interstate 26 (I-26) in Landrum. SC 14 connects Laurens and Landrum with Greer, the city between Greenville and Spartanburg where the highway crosses I-85 and US 29. The highway also parallels I-385 through Fountain Inn and Simpsonville, South Carolina in southeastern Greenville County. SC 14 is a part of the National Highway System between I-85 and US 29 in Greer.

South Carolina Highway 101 (SC 101) is a 56.522-mile (90.963 km) state highway in Laurens, Spartanburg, and Greenville counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. Its southern terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Route 76 (US 76) in Hickory Tavern, and its northern terminus is at an intersection with SC 11 near Landrum.

South Carolina Highway 290 (SC 290) is a 30.582-mile (49.217 km) state highway in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of South Carolina. It courses through central Greenville and Spartanburg Counties.

Several special routes of U.S. Route 221 exist. In order from south to north they are as follows.

South Carolina Highway 72 (SC 72) is a 124.860-mile (200.943 km) state highway, traversing interior portions of the South Carolina Piedmont region. This route is part of a multi two-state route 72 that begins at Athens, Georgia and ends at Rock Hill, South Carolina. The route connects many smaller communities outside major metropolitan areas and is roughly parallel with Interstate 85 (I-85) to the north and I-20 and I-77 to the south and east. The route shares the longest concurrency in the state with SC 121, from Whitmire to Rock Hill.

South Carolina Highway 56 (SC 56) is a 63.700-mile (102.515 km) primary state highway in the state of South Carolina. The highway provides a back country alternative to Interstate 26 (I-26) from Clinton to Spartanburg.

South Carolina Highway 10 (SC 10) is a 22.790-mile (36.677 km) state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina that travels from SC 28 near McCormick to the U.S. Route 25 Business, US 178 Bus., and SC 34 in Greenwood. The highway is a two-lane highway that serves as a connector between McCormick and Greenwood. The first 21.2 miles (34.1 km) is known as McCormick Highway, while the remaining 1.5 miles (2.4 km) is known as Maxwell Avenue.

South Carolina Highway 215 (SC 215) is a 96.330-mile (155.028 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It serves as an alternate route to Union from either Columbia or Spartanburg.

South Carolina Highway 92 (SC 92) is a 16.460-mile-long (26.490 km) state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The highway connects Gray Court with the Enoree area.

South Carolina Highway 292 (SC 292) is a 13.640-mile-long (21.951 km) state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The highway connects Duncan and the Inman area, via Lyman.

South Carolina Highway 81 (SC 81) is a 80.890-mile-long (130.180 km) state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The highway connects rural areas of McCormick County with Greenville, via Calhoun Falls, Iva, Homeland Park, and Anderson.

South Carolina Highway 341 (SC 341) is a 93.870-mile (151.069 km) state highway that travels through the northeastern part of the U.S. state of South Carolina. It travels diagonally from the southeast to northwest from SC 41 and SC 51 in Johnsonville to U.S. Route 521 Business and US 601 Bus. in Kershaw.

References

1 2 "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation . Retrieved January 4, 2021.
1 2 "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
1 2 "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
1 2 "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
1 2 "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
1 2 3 4 Google (January 15, 2012). "Overview map of US 221 in South Carolina" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
↑ Savannah River National Scenic Byway (South Carolina Scenic Byways)
↑ "Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: US 221" . Retrieved 2012-01-15.

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[SCDOT_RIS_McCormick-1] 1 2 "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation . Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[SCDOT_RIS_Greenwood-2] 1 2 "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[SCDOT_RIS_Laurens-3] 1 2 "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[SCDOT_RIS_Spartanburg-4] 1 2 "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[SCDOT_RIS_Cherokee-5] 1 2 "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[google-6] 1 2 3 4 Google (January 15, 2012). "Overview map of US 221 in South Carolina" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved January 15, 2012.

[7] Savannah River National Scenic Byway (South Carolina Scenic Byways)

[Mapmikey-8] "Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: US 221" . Retrieved 2012-01-15.

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