U.S. Route 76
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East end | Water Street in Wrightsville Beach, NC | |||
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Country | Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina | |||
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U.S. Route 76 (US 76) is an east–west
Route description
mi | km
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TN | 8.9 | 14.3 |
GA | 150.7 | 242.5 |
SC | 297.9 | 479.4 |
NC | 79 | 127 |
Total | 548 | 882 |
Tennessee
In the state of Tennessee, US-76 is an arterial road that travels east-southeast from
Georgia
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In Georgia, US 76 traverses the
South Carolina
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US 76 enters South Carolina across the
From Honea Path, the highway heads east to Laurens. This section is a rural two-lane road that is not frequently traveled.[
In Columbia, US 76 follows Elmwood Avenue, Bull Street, Gervais Street, Millwood Avenue, and Devine Street before heading east toward
North Carolina
The highway passes through
History
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A significant section of US 76 was relocated in Georgia during the 1980s with the old alignment
US 76 also has other old alignments in
.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.
US 76 did not appear in North Carolina until late 1934 into 1935.
Major intersections
- Tennessee
- US 41 / US 72 in Chattanooga. US 41/US 76 travels concurrently to east of Dalton, Georgia.
- US 11 / US 64 in Chattanooga. The highways travel concurrently through Chattanooga.
- I-24 in Chattanooga
- I-75 in East Ridge
- Georgia
- I-75 southeast of Ringgold
- US 411 in Chatsworth. The highways travel concurrently to south-southeast of Chatsworth.
- US 19 / US 129 in Blairsville. The highways travel concurrently to northeast of Blairsville.
- US 23 / US 441 in Clayton. The highways travel concurrently through Clayton.
- South Carolina
- US 123 in Westminster. The highways travel concurrently to Clemson.
- I-85 in Northlake
- US 178 in Northlake. The highways travel concurrently to Honea Path.
- US 29 in Anderson. The highways travel concurrently through Anderson.
- US 25 northwest of Princeton. The highways travel concurrently for approximately 1.2 miles (1.9 km).
- US 221 in Laurens
- US 176 north-northwest of Irmo. The highways travel concurrently to Irmo.
- I-26 / US 176 in Irmo. I-26/US 76 travels concurrently to Columbia.
- I-20 on the Seven Oaks–St. Andrews CDP line
- I-26 / I-126 in Columbia. I-126/US 76 travels concurrently through Columbia.
- I-126 / US 21 / US 176 / US 321 in Columbia. US 21/US 76/US 176/US 321 travels concurrently through Columbia.
- US 1 / US 378 in Columbia. US 1/US 76 travels concurrently through Columbia. US 76/US 378 travels concurrently to East Sumter.
- I-77 in Columbia
- US 601 north of Eastover
- US 521 in Sumter
- US 15 in Sumter
- US 401 in Sumter
- I-95 southwest of Florence
- US 52 in Florence
- Pee Dee.
- US 501 in Marion
- North Carolina
- Future I-74 / US 74 northeast of Chadbourn. I-74/US 76 will travel concurrently to east-northeast of Whiteville. US 74/US 76 travels concurrently to Eagle Island.
- US 701 in Whiteville
- I-140 northwest of Leland
- US 17 in Leland. The highways travel concurrently to Eagle Island.
- US 17 / US 74 / US 421 on Eagle Island. US 76/US 421 travels concurrently to Wilmington.
- US 117 in Wilmington
- US 74 in Wilmington. The highways travel concurrently to Wrightsville Beach.
- Jack Parker Boulevard/Water Street in Wrightsville Beach
See also
Special routes
Related routes
- U.S. Route 176 - runs from U.S. Route 25 Business/North Carolina Highway 225 in Hendersonville, North Carolina to U.S. Route 52 in Goose Creek, South Carolina. The Route closely parallels Interstate 26 for its entire route.
- U.S. Route 276 runs from Interstate 385 in Greenville, South Carolina to Interstate 40 in Cove Creek, North Carolina.
References
- ^ Google (February 12, 2013). "U.S. Route 76 in Tennessee" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
- ^ "Chattahoochee National Forest Map". Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ "US 76 Crossing Chattooga River". Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ "Map Of Sumter, South Carolina". www.harvard.edu. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ "NCRoads.com: U.S. 76". Vahighways.com. 2012-06-11. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- ISBN 978-0-528-00771-2.
External links
- Media related to U.S. Route 76 at Wikimedia Commons
- Endpoints of U.S. Highway 76