U.S. Route 29 in South Carolina
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by SCDOT | ||||
Length | 110.202 mi[1][2][3][4] (177.353 km) | |||
Existed | 1927[citation needed]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | US 29 / SR 8 at the Georgia line near Hartwell, GA | |||
North end | US 29 at the North Carolina line near Grover, NC | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | South Carolina | |||
Counties | Anderson, Greenville, Spartanburg, Cherokee | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Highway 29 (US 29) is a 110.202-mile (177.353 km) north–south
Route description
US 29 enters South Carolina crossing the
After traveling in concurrency with I-85, US 29 switches onto I-185 at exit 42 (exit 14B on I-185). After 2.5 miles (4.0 km), I-185 ends at Henrydale Avenue; US 29 continues along Mills Avenue, followed by Church Street (staying straight), through Downtown Greenville. At North Street and Academy Street (US 123), travelers can connect to I-385; between the two streets is the Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Church Street eventually ends onto Wade Hampton Boulevard, which is a divided six-lane highway from Greenville to Greer.[6]
Once after passing through Greer, the highway shrinks to a divided four-lane highway, continuing through Lyman and Wellford. After passing I-85 (exit 66) and I-26 (exit 21), US 29 enters Spartanburg and through one of the busiest commercial areas in the city, centered at WestGate Mall (the highway is widen to six lanes throughout the commercial area). As US 29 enters the city center area, it takes a left onto Saint John Street, then proceeds to parallel Main Street before rejoining 1.5 miles (2.4 km) later. At Pine Street (US 176/SC 9), travelers can connect to I-585. US 29 continues in a northeasterly direction into Cowpens, where the highway reduces down to two lanes through town.[6]
After passing through Cowpens, the road widens again to an undivided four-lane highway for 2.7 miles (4.3 km) before entering into Gaffney. Continuing as a two-lane road through both Gaffney and Blacksburg, it crosses one last time with I-85 (exit 106), before entering North Carolina.[6]
History
From its inception until 1959, US 29 was the main thoroughfare in Upstate South Carolina and connecting regionally with Atlanta and Charlotte. Though still important in the upstate, it now takes a traveler on a more indirect route compared to I-85.
Established in 1927 as an original U.S. Highway, it generally traversed the same today as it then when created; from Georgia to North Carolina, via Anderson, Greenville, Greer, Spartanburg, Gaffney, and Blacksburg. The entire route was in concurrency with SC 8.
In 1928, SC 8 was rerouted completely off US 29. In 1935, US 29 was rerouted onto new alignment between Anderson and Greenville. The old routing using Greenville Road onto Old Anderson Road, then east on Pendleton Road and finally Main Street was renumbered as SC 81. The new routing turns at Williamson Road, to Williamston, Pelzer, and Piedmont, before entering Greenville on Grove Road, Allen Street, Pendleton Street, and finally Main Street. The new alignment replaced SC 248 and part of SC 20.
In 1938, US 29 was rerouted from Greenville northward and from using Main Street, to Buncombe Road, to Rutherford Avenue, and to Camp Road into Greer. The new routing follows Main Street to Stone Avenue and finally to Wade Hampton Boulevard.
Between 1943 and 1946, US 29 was moved onto new road bypassing Greer and Duncan. In 1947, US 29 was given a southeastern bypass of Anderson, creating a business loop through downtown. In 1948, US 29 was rerouted onto Grove and Augusta roads, leaving Allen and Green streets, in Greenville.[7]
By 1955, US 29 was rerouted onto a new
In 1962, US 29 was removed from I-85 from Spartanburg to North Carolina and was moved back on its original routing, replacing US 29 Alt.
In 1974, US 29 was rerouted onto Saint Johns Avenue from Main Street, in Spartanburg.[citation needed]
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1][2][3][4] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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Anderson | | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 29 south / SR 8 south – Hartwell | Continuation from Georgia over the Savannah River near Hartwell Dam | |
Holland Store | 2.8 | 4.5 | SC 412 east (Rainey Road) – Starr, Iva | |||
| 4.1 | 6.6 | SC 187 | To Sadlers Creek State Park | ||
| 12.8 | 20.6 | US 29 Bus. north (Sayre Street) – Anderson | Southern terminus of US 29 Bus. | ||
| 14.0 | 22.5 | SC 81 south (Murray Avenue) – Starr | Southern end of SC 81 concurrency | ||
| 14.1 | 22.7 | SC 28 (Pearman Dairy Road) | |||
| 14.2 | 22.9 | SC 81 north (Murray Avenue) – Anderson | Northern end of SC 81 concurrency | ||
| 14.6 | 23.5 | SC 81 Bus. (Main Street) | |||
Atlanta | Southern end of US 76/US 178 concurrency | |||||
16.8 | 27.0 | US 76 east (East River Street) / US 178 east – Belton | Northern end of US 76/US 178 concurrency | |||
17.8 | 28.6 | US 29 Bus. south (Williamston Road) – Anderson | To Anderson University | |||
| 25.6 | 41.2 | Southern terminus of US 29 Conn. | |||
| 30.6 | 49.2 | SC 8 (Easley Highway) – West Pelzer, Pelzer, Williamston | |||
| 32.9 | 52.9 | 34 | Atlanta | Southern end of I-85 concurrency; southbound left exit and northbound entrance | |
| 34.2 | 55.0 | 35 | SC 86 – Piedmont, Easley | ||
Easley | 37.9 | 61.0 | 39 | River Road – Easley | ||
39.2 | 63.1 | 40 | SC 153 – Easley | |||
Greenville | | 40.8 | 65.7 | I-85 north / I-185 south (Southern Connector) – Spartanburg, Columbia | Northern end of I-85 concurrency; southern end of I-185 concurrency; I-85 exit 42; I-185 exit 14B | |
| 41.9 | 67.4 | 15 | US 25 (White Horse Road) – Travelers Rest | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |
Greenville | 42.0 | 67.6 | 16 | US 25 / SC 20 (Piedmont Highway) – Piedmont | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
43.6 | 70.2 | Henrydale Avenue | Northern end of I-185 concurrency; northern terminus of I-185 | |||
44.5 | 71.6 | SC 20 (Augusta Street) – Asheville, Greenwood | ||||
45.4 | 73.1 | Downtown Greenville (Camperdown Way) | Interchange | |||
45.6 | 73.4 | East McBee Avenue – Downtown Greenville | Northbound exit only | |||
46.0 | 74.0 | East North Street ( I-385 Bus. south) | East North Street is eastbound only; northern terminus of southbound lanes of I-385 Bus. | |||
46.1 | 74.2 | Beattie Place ( I-385 Bus. south) | Beattie Place is westbound only; northern terminus of northbound lanes of I-385 Bus. | |||
46.3 | 74.5 | US 123 (Academy Street) – Asheville, Greenwood | ||||
46.6 | 75.0 | Column Street ( US 29 Spur north) | Southern terminus of US 29 Spur and Column Street | |||
47.0 | 75.6 | Wade Hampton Boulevard south ( US 29 Conn. south) – Greenville Zoo | Northern terminus of US 29 Conn.; US 29 turns right off of North Church Street and onto Wade Hampton Boulevard. | |||
48.7 | 78.4 | SC 291 (Pleasantburg Drive) | ||||
US 29 Conn. south) to SC 291 south – Greenville Convention Center, Greenville Technical College , University Center | Northern terminus of US 29 Conn. | |||||
west (Buncombe Street) | Southern end of SC 14 Truck and SC 101/SC 290 concurrencies | |||||
56.4 | 90.8 | SC 290 Truck begins | Northern end of SC 101/SC 290 concurrency; southern end of SC 290 Truck concurrency; northern terminus of SC 290 Truck | |||
58.2 | 93.7 | SC 14 (Main Street) / SC 14 Truck – Landrum | Northern end of SC 14 Truck concurrency; northern terminus of SC 14 Truck | |||
Spartanburg | 58.8 | 94.6 | SC 357 (Arlington Road) | |||
60.7 | 97.7 | SC 290 Truck south (J. Verne Smith Parkway) | Northern end of SC 290 Truck concurrency; eastern terminus of SC 80 | |||
Lyman | 63.7 | 102.5 | SC 129 east / SC 292 east (Charlotte Highway) to SC 358 | Southern end of SC 292 concurrency | ||
63.8 | 102.7 | SC 292 west (Groce Road) | Northern end of SC 292 concurrency | |||
SC 292 Conn. west) | Eastern terminus of SC 292 Conn. | |||||
| 66.8 | 107.5 | I-85 – Greenville, Charlotte | I-85 exit 66 | ||
Spartanburg | 71.6 | 115.2 | I-26 – Columbia, Asheville | I-26 exits 21A-B | ||
71.9 | 115.7 | SC 295 (Blackstock Road) | ||||
74.8 | 120.4 | SC 296 west (John B. White Sr. Boulevard) | Eastern terminus of SC 296 | |||
75.6 | 121.7 | US 221 / SC 56 (Church Street) – Inman, Chesnee, Roebuck | ||||
76.3 | 122.8 | US 176 / SC 9 (Pine Street) – Inman, Pacolet | ||||
Cowpens | 84.7 | 136.3 | SC 110 north (Battleground Road) – Chesnee | |||
Limestone College | ||||||
95.9 | 154.3 | SC 11 / SC 18 (Frederick Street) – Union | ||||
96.1 | 154.7 | SC 150 (Limestone Street) to SC 18 – Pacolet, Shelby, Gastonia, Charlotte | ||||
| 100.2 | 161.3 | SC 329 (Victory Trail Road) | |||
Blacksburg | 105.3 | 169.5 | SC 5 (York Road) – Shelby, York | |||
| 109.8 | 176.7 | I-85 – Charlotte, Spartanburg | I-85 exit 106 | ||
| 110.2 | 177.3 | US 29 north – Grover | Continuation into North Carolina | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ Anderson City (PDF) (Map). South Carolina Department of Transportation. December 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Google (February 8, 2013). "Overview map of US 29 in South Carolina" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ General Highway Map, Greenville County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1953. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ^ General Highway Map, Spartanburg County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1957. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ^ General Highway Map, Spartanburg County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1968. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ^ General Highway Map, Greenville County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1957. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ^ General Highway Map, Greenville County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1965. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ^ General Highway Map, Anderson County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1957. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ^ General Highway Map, Anderson County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1968. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
External links
- Media related to U.S. Route 29 in South Carolina at Wikimedia Commons
- US 29 at Virginia Highways' South Carolina Highways Annex