South Carolina Highway 72
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East end | SC 122 in Rock Hill | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | South Carolina | |||
Counties | Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens, Newberry, Union, Chester, York | |||
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South Carolina Highway 72 (SC 72) is a 124.860-mile (200.943 km)
Route description
The route travels across the state in a southwest to northeast direction, and is sometimes referenced[
Leaving Greenwood, the route heads towards Clinton where it intersects with I-26. Passing the interstate, the route enters into the Sumter National Forest and passes through the small town of Whitmire. From Whitmire until just shy of its eastern terminus, SC 72 is cosigned with SC 121. The route exits the Sumter National Forest and bypasses Chester to the south. Once past Chester, the route turns more towards the north as it enters Rock Hill, where it terminates at SC 122 in the downtown area.[8]
History
SC 72 had two previous stents in the state before settling in its current role. The first SC 72 was established in 1925 or 1926 as a new primary routing, from SC 7 at the Saluda River, north to SC 10 in Waterloo. In 1932, this routing became part of U.S. Route 221 (US 221).
The second SC 72 appeared in 1940 as a new primary routing from SC 7, near the
The third, and current, SC 72 was established in 1942 as a renumbering of SC 7; it traversed from the Georgia state line, near Calhoun Falls, to
In 1954, SC 72 was placed on bypass south and east around Chester; its old alignment became a business route.[9][14] Also same year, SC 72 was moved south of Abbeville leaving behind Vienna Street (S-1-1) and Cambridge Street/Old Abbeville Highway (S-1-133).[10][11] In 1961, SC 72 was placed on new bypass north around Greenwood; its old alignment became a business route.[13][15] Sometime between 1990 and 1996, SC 72 was placed on a bypass south and east around Clinton; its old alignment became a business route.[16][17] In 2013, SC 72's eastern terminus was adjusted to end at the western terminus of SC 122 on Johnston Street; part of a major removal of highways through downtown Rock Hill.[18][19][20][21]
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Whitmire alternate route
Location | Whitmire, South Carolina |
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Existed | 1940–1942 |
South Carolina Highway 7 Alternate (SC 7 Alt.) was a short
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Abbeville | | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR 72 west – Elberton | Continuation From Georgia |
Calhoun Falls | 3.050 | 4.908 | SC 81 (Calhoun Street) – Mount Carmel, McCormick, Lowndesville | ||
| 14.270 | 22.965 | SC 823 south (Mount Carmel Road) – Mount Carmel | Northern terminus of SC 823 | |
| 15.900 | 25.589 | Western end of SC 20 Truck/SC 71 Truck concurrency | ||
Eastern end of SC 20 Truck/SC 71 Truck concurrency; southern terminus of SC 20 Truck, SC 71 Truck, and SC 203 Truck | |||||
SC 72 Bus. east (Cambridge Avenue) – Greenwood | Western terminus of SC 72 Bus. | ||||
28.500 | 45.866 | Calhoun Road to SC 225 | |||
30.000 | 48.280 | Western end of US 25/US 178 concurrency; northern terminus of US 25 Bus.; western terminus of US 178 Bus. | |||
30.640 | 49.310 | SC 254 (Cokesbury Road) – Cokesbury | |||
32.160 | 51.757 | Eastern end of US 25/US 178 concurrency; western end of US 221 concurrency; eastern terminus of SC 72 Bus. | |||
Coronaca | 37.090 | 59.691 | SC 246 – Hodges, Ninety Six | ||
Laurens | | 40.450 | 65.098 | US 221 north (Greenwood Highway) – Laurens | Eastern end of US 221 concurrency |
Cross Hill | 44.530 | 71.664 | SC 39 (Main Street) – Saluda, Laurens | ||
SC 72 Bus. (Broad Street) | |||||
56.660 | 91.185 | SC 56 Bus. east (Jacobs Highway) – Saluda | Western end of SC 56 concurrency; western terminus of SC 56 Bus. | ||
58.060 | 93.439 | US 76 (Carolina Avenue) – Newberry | |||
59.760 | 96.174 | SC 72 Bus. west – Cross Anchor | Eastern end of SC 56 concurrency; eastern terminus of SC 72 Bus. | ||
60.915– 60.920 | 98.033– 98.041 | I-26 – Columbia, Spartanburg | I-26 exit 54 | ||
Newberry | Whitmire | 75.650 | 121.747 | SC 66 west (Glenn Street) – Joanna | Eastern terminus of SC 66 |
75.680 | 121.795 | Church Street east ( | Western terminus of US 176 Conn., which takes on the Church Street name; SC 72 turns left off of Church Street and onto Union Street. | ||
76.040 | 122.375 | US 176 east / SC 121 south (Watson Street) – Newberry, Columbia, Augusta | Western end of US 176 and SC 121 concurrencies | ||
Enoree River | 76.063– 76.527 | 122.412– 123.158 | Senator Marvin E. Abrams Bridge | ||
Union | | 77.570 | 124.837 | US 176 north – Union | Eastern end of US 176 concurrency |
| 77.780 | 125.175 | Eastern terminus of SC 72 Conn. | ||
Carlisle | 86.760 | 139.627 | SC 215 north (King Kennedy Street) – Santuc, Union | Western end of SC 215 concurrency | |
Chester | | 90.690 | 145.951 | SC 215 south (Fairfield Road) – Monticello, Columbia | Eastern end of SC 215 concurrency |
Chester | 103.180 | 166.052 | US 321 north / SC 9 north (J.A. Cochran Bypass) / West End Street north – Chester, Lockhart | Western end of US 321 and SC 9 concurrencies; southern terminus of West End Street | |
105.020 | 169.013 | US 321 Bus. north (Columbia Street) – Winnsboro, Great Falls | Eastern end of US 321 concurrency; western end of SC 97 concurrency; southern terminus of US 321 Bus. | ||
106.240 | 170.977 | Eastern end of SC 9 concurrency; southern terminus of SC 9 Bus. | |||
107.260 | 172.618 | SC 97 north (J.A. Cochran Bypass) / Saluda Road south – Chester, Hickory Grove | Eastern end of SC 97 concurrency | ||
Lewis | 112.480 | 181.019 | SC 909 east (Rodman Road) | Western end of SC 909 concurrency | |
112.580 | 181.180 | SC 909 west (Aaron Burr Road) | Eastern end of SC 909 concurrency | ||
York | | 119.150 | 191.753 | SC 324 west – York | Eastern terminus of SC 324 |
Rock Hill | 123.230 | 198.319 | SC 121 north (Albright Road) / SC 901 south (Mount Holly Road) – Charlotte, Edgemoor | Eastern end of SC 121 concurrency; western end of SC 901 concurrency | |
123.530 | 198.802 | SC 5 / SC 901 north (Heckle Boulevard) – Newport | Eastern end of SC 901 concurrency | ||
124.860 | 200.943 | SC 122 east (Johnston Street) / Saluda Street | Eastern terminus of SC 72; western terminus of SC 122 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Special routes
Greenwood business loop
Location | Greenwood, South Carolina |
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Length | 4.310 mi[22] (6.936 km) |
Existed | 1961–present |
South Carolina Highway 72 Business (SC 72 Bus.) is a 4.310-mile (6.936 km) business route that is partially in the city limits of Greenwood. It follows the original path of the SC 72 mainline through downtown Greenwood, via Cambridge Avenue, Grace Street, and Reynolds Avenue. It was established in 1961 when mainline SC 72 was bypassed north of the city.[citation needed]
Clinton business loop
Location | Clinton, South Carolina |
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Length | 3.310 mi[23] (5.327 km) |
South Carolina Highway 72 Business (SC 72 Bus.) is a 3.310-mile (5.327 km)
Whitmire alternate route
Location | Whitmire, South Carolina |
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Existed | 1942–1947 |
South Carolina Highway 72 Alternate (SC 72 Alt.) was an
Whitmire connector route
Location | Whitmire, South Carolina |
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Length | 0.150 mi[24] (241 m) |
South Carolina Highway 72 Connector (SC 72 Conn.) is a
.Chester business loop
Location | Chester, South Carolina |
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Length | 2.6 mi[26] (4.2 km) |
Existed | 1954–N/A |
South Carolina Highway 72 Business (SC 72 Bus.) was established in 1954 when mainline SC 72 was bypassed to the south and east of
Rock Hill business spur
Location | Rock Hill, South Carolina |
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Length | 1.8 mi[27] (2.9 km) |
Existed | 1950–N/A |
South Carolina Highway 72 Business (SC 72 Bus.) was established in 1950 as a
See also
References
- ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ a b Google (April 8, 2014). "South Carolina Highway 72" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ a b General Highway Map, Chester County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1942. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ a b General Highway Map, Abbeville County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1940. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ a b General Highway Map, Abbeville County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1958. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ General Highway Map, Greenwood County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1940. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ a b General Highway Map, Greenwood County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1950. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ General Highway Map, Chester County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1954. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ General Highway Map, Greenwood County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1963. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ General Highway Map, Laurens County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1987. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ General Highway Map, Laurens County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1996. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ General Highway Map, York County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1996. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ "Binder-all applications May 2013" (PDF). AASHTO. May 2013. p. 301. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
- ^ "Report to SCOH from USRN SM2013 May 3" (PDF). AASHTO. May 3, 2013. p. 8. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
- ^ Rock Hill Urban Area, York County (PDF) (Map). South Carolina Department of Transportation. October 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ Google (December 21, 2020). "Overview map of SC 72 Conn. (Whitmire)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ Google (September 1, 2013). "Overview map of SC 72 Bus. (Chester)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
- ^ Google (September 1, 2013). "Overview map of SC 72 Bus. (Rock Hill)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
External links
- Media related to South Carolina Highway 72 at Wikimedia Commons
- Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: SC 72
- Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: Former SC 72 Alternate
- Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: SC 72 Business
- Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: SC 7
- Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: Former SC 7 Alternate