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U.S. Route 25 in South Carolina

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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 25 in South Carolina. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 25.

U.S. Route 25 (US 25) is a 140.600-mile (226.274 km) United States Numbered Highway that travels from Brunswick, Georgia, to the Kentucky–Ohio state line, where Covington, Kentucky, meets Cincinnati, Ohio, at the Ohio River. In the U.S. state of South Carolina, it travels south to north in the western part of the state, serving the northern part of the Augusta metropolitan area, Greenwood, and Upstate South Carolina on its path from North Augusta to North Carolina in the Saluda Mountains, near Travelers Rest.[6]

U.S. Highway 25 marker
U.S. Highway 25
Map
US 25 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length140.600 mi[1][2][3][4][5] (226.274 km)
Existed1927[citation needed]–present
Major junctions
South end US 1 / US 25 / US 78 / US 278 / SR 10 / SR 121 at the Georgia state line near North Augusta
Major intersections
North end US 25 at the North Carolina line near Travelers Rest
Location
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountiesAiken, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, Greenville
Highway system
← SC 24→ I-26

Route description

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ADHS corridor W

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US 25, from Interstate 85 to the North Carolina state line, is part of the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS), which is part of Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). Of the 30.7-mile (49.4 km) section of US 25, only 22.9 miles (36.9 km) was authorized for ADHS funding. In the 2013 fiscal year, South Carolina completed Corridor W and also became the first state to complete its entire ADHS miles among all 13 Appalachian states.[7] The entire section of US 25 along Corridor W boasts a four-to-six-lane limited-access road, with interchanges at major intersections.

History

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Established in 1928 as an original U.S. Highway, it was assigned to the entirety of South Carolina Highway 21 (SC 21), which was removed the same year. Traveling closely as it does today, it went from North Augusta to Travelers Rest, connecting the cities and towns of Edgefield, Greenwood, Ware Shoals, and Greenville.

In 1937, US 25 was rerouted in Greenville, moving onto College Avenue from Main Street to Buncombe Street. By 1961, US 25 was moved onto a new bypass east of North Augusta, leaving US 25 Business (US 25 Bus.). In 1963, Ware Shoals was bypassed east, leaving another US 25 Bus. In 1964, US 25 was rerouted onto new primary routing east of Travelers Rest, leaving Main Street to US 276 and Poinsett Highway downgraded to secondary (today now an unsigned US 25 Connector).[8][9]

By 1969, US 25 was rerouted onto a western bypass of Greenville, replacing SC 250; the old alignment was replaced by US 25 Bus. Also in the same year, US 25 was given its current eastern bypass around Greenwood, leaving US 25 Bus. along its old alignment along Main and Montague Streets. In 1973, US 25 was rerouted in northern Greenville County onto new modern ascent along the Saluda Mountains; the old route was downgraded to secondary (Old Highway 25/S-23-969).[9][10]

South Carolina Highway 21

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South Carolina Highway 21
LocationNorth Augusta–Travelers Rest
Existed1928

South Carolina Highway 21 (SC 21) was an original state highway that was established on a path from the Georgia state line at North Augusta to the North Carolina state line at Caesars Head State Park, northwest of Cleveland.

In about 1925, the portion north of Travelers Rest was shifted to the east, replacing the path of SC 29, with its northern terminus at the North Carolina state line at a point north-northeast of Cleveland. Its former path became SC 211 and is now part of US 276.

By the end of 1926, the path of the highway between Edgefield and Kirksey was rerouted, replacing part of SC 43.

In 1928, SC 21 was decommissioned, with its path replaced by US 25.

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1][2]
[3][4][5]		kmDestinationsNotes
Savannah River0.0000.000 
  
  
  
  
  
  US 1 south / US 25 south / US 78 west / US 278 west / SR 10 west / SR 121 south (Gordon Highway) – Augusta		Continuation from Georgia
0.000–
0.005		0.000–
0.0080		South Carolina–Georgia state line
AikenNorth Augusta0.188–
0.340		0.303–
0.547		5th Street Bridge / River North DriveInterchange
0.7101.143 
   
  US 1 north / US 78 / US 278 east – Aiken		Northern end of US 1 and US 78/US 278 concurrencies
0.8601.384 
 
  
 
  Buena Vista Avenue east (SC 125 Conn. east) to US 78 west / US 1 south – Augusta		Southern end of SC 125 Conn. concurrency[11]
0.9701.561Buena Vista Avenue west (SC 125 Conn. west)Northern end of SC 125 Conn. concurrency[11]
1.3902.237  
  SC 125 / SC 230 north (Atomic Road) – North Augusta, Savannah River Site
SC 125 Truck begins		Southern end of SC 125 Truck/SC 230 concurrencies; southern terminus of SC 125 Truck and SC 230
1.8202.929 
  SC 230 north (Martintown Road / SC 125 Truck north) – Lake Thurmond		Northern end of SC 125 Truck/SC 230 concurrency
3.5905.778 
 
  US 25 Bus. south (Georgia Avenue) – Augusta		Northern terminus of US 25 Bus.
4.6107.419 
  SC 126 east (Belvedere Clearwater Road) – Clearwater		Western terminus of SC 126
6.1709.930 
  To I-520 (US 25 Conn.)		Western terminus of US 25 Conn.; I-520 exit 22
7.02011.298  I-20 – Columbia, AtlantaI-20 exit 5
EdgefieldTrenton20.36032.766 
  
  SC 19 south / SC 121 north – Aiken, Johnston		Northern end of SC 121 concurrency; northern terminus of SC 19
Edgefield26.09041.988 
  SC 23 east (Columbia Road) – Johnston		Southern end of SC 23 concurrency
26.54042.712 
  SC 23 west (Main Street) – Modoc		Northern end of SC 23 concurrency
27.73044.627 
  Meeting Street Road north to SC 430 – Saluda, Johnston		Southern terminus of Meeting Street Road
​27.77044.691 
 
  
  SC 23 Truck north (Crest Road / SC 430 Conn. east) to SC 430 – Johnston, Saluda		Southern end of SC 23 Truck concurrency; western terminus of SC 430 Conn.
​30.82049.600 
  SC 283 west – Plum Branch		Eastern terminus of SC 283
​38.88062.571  US 378 – Saluda, McCormick
McCormick–Greenwood county line
 No major junctions
Greenwood​54.01086.921 
  US 178 east – Columbia		Southern end of US 178 concurrency
​55.26088.932 
  SC 67 south (Callison Highway) – Callison		Northern terminus of SC 67
​55.74089.705 
  SC 225 north – Abbeville		Southern terminus of SC 225
Greenwood56.91091.588 
  
 
  
 
  US 221 south / US 25 Bus. north / US 178 Bus. west – McCormick		Southern end of US 221 concurrency
58.03093.390  SC 34 (Ninety Six Highway) – Ninety SixInterchange
61.64099.200 
  
  
 
  US 221 north / SC 72 east / SC 72 Bus. west (Reynolds Avenue) – Laurens, Clinton		Northern end of US 221 concurrency; southern end of SC 72 concurrency
63.160101.646  SC 254 (Cokesbury Road) – Cokesbury
63.800102.676 
 
  
 
  
  US 25 Bus. south / US 178 Bus. east / SC 72 west – Abbeville		Northern end of SC 72 concurrency
Hodges69.780112.300 
  
  US 178 west (Moorefield Street) to SC 185 – Anderson, Due West		Northern end of US 178 concurrency
​70.600113.620  SC 246 (Emerson Street) – Cokesbury, Hodges
​71.510115.084 
  SC 254 south (Cokesbury Road) – Cokesbury		Northern terminus of SC 254
Ware Shoals76.740–
76.790		123.501–
123.582		 
 
  US 25 Bus. north (Greenwood Avenue) – Ware Shoals		Southern terminus of US 25 Bus.
Laurens​80.460129.488 
 
   US 25 Bus. south / SC 252 – Ware Shoals, Laurens		Northern terminus of US 25 Bus.
GreenvillePrinceton86.810139.707 
  US 76 east – Laurens		Southern end of US 76 concurrency
​87.910141.477 
  US 76 west (Princeton Highway) – Honea Path		Northern end of US 76 concurrency
Ware Place97.630157.120 
  SC 247 south (Cooley Bridge Road) – Belton		Northern terminus of SC 247
97.730157.281 
  
  SC 8 west (Pelzer Highway) / SC 418 east (Old Hundred Road) – Pelzer, Fountain Inn		Eastern terminus of SC 8; western terminus of SC 418
Canterbury102.700165.280 
  SC 86 west (Bessie Road) – Piedmont		Eastern terminus of SC 86
​104.580168.305 
  I-185 Toll (Southern Connector) – Spartanburg, Columbia, Greenville, Atlanta		I-185 exit 7
​107.890173.632 
  SC 291 north (Augusta Highway) – Greenville		Southern terminus of SC 291
​110.220–
110.250		177.382–
177.430		  I-85 – Spartanburg, AtlantaI-85 exit 44
Gantt111.000178.637  
 
  
 
  SC 20 (Piedmont Highway) to I-185 north / US 29 north – Greenville, Piedmont		I-185 exit 16 southbound
​111.176–
111.230		178.920–
179.007		 
  
  I-185 south / US 29 south – Atlanta		I-185 exit 15 northbound
​112.440180.955  SC 81 (Anderson Road) – Greenville, Anderson
​113.790183.127  US 123 (New Easley Highway) – Greenville, Easley, Clemson
​114.786–
114.790		184.730–
184.737		  SC 124 (Old Easley Highway) – Greenville, Easley
​115.210185.413  SC 253 (Blue Ridge Drive) – Greer, Easley
​118.200190.224  SC 183 (Farrs Bridge Road) – Greenville, Pickens
Travelers Rest122.650–
122.790		197.386–
197.611		 
  US 276 east (Poinsett Highway) – Greenville		Southern end of US 276 concurrency; no northbound exit, southbound left exit
123.130–
123.280		198.159–
198.400		 
  US 276 west (Main Street) – Cleveland, Caesars Head, Brevard		Northern end of US 276 concurrency; northbound left exit
124.840200.911Poinsett Highway south – Travelers RestNorthern terminus of US 25 Conn. and Poinsett Highway; eastern terminus of US 276 Conn.
​129.090207.750 
  SC 290 east (Locust Hill Road) – Greer		Western terminus of SC 290
​129.870209.006 
  SC 414 west (Bates Crossing Road)		Southern end of SC 414 concurrency
​129.930209.102 
  SC 414 east – Tigerville		Northern end of SC 414 concurrency; to North Greenville University and Campbell's Covered Bridge
​133.590214.992  SC 11 (Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway) – Cleveland, Gowensville, Marietta
​134.240216.038Old Highway 25 north – Camp Old Indian, Saluda, Poinsett Bridge Heritage PreserveSouthern terminus of Old Highway 25; former US 25 north; to Poinsett Bridge
​140.600226.274 
  US 25 north – Hendersonville, Asheville		Continuation into North Carolina
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  6. ^ "Overview map of US 25 in South Carolina" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  7. ^ "Status of Corridors in South Carolina" (PDF). Appalachian Regional Commission. September 30, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  8. ^ General Highway Map, Greenville County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1957. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  9. ^ a b General Highway Map, Greenville County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1965. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  10. ^ General Highway Map, Greenville County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1973. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  11. ^ a b Aiken & North Augusta Urban Area (PDF) (Map). South Carolina Department of Transportation. August 2019. p. Sheet 6. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
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