South Carolina Highway 126
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| Belvedere-Clearwater Road | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by SCDOT | ||||
| Length | 4.200 mi[1] (6.759 km) | |||
| Existed | 1939[citation needed]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   US 25 / SC 121 in Belvedere | |||
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| East end |  SC 421 in Clearwater | |||
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| Counties | Aiken | |||
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South Carolina Highway 126 (SC 126) is a 4.200-mile (6.759 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It directly links Belvedere with Clearwater, with a small portion in North Augusta.
Route description[]
SC 126 is a suburban highway that travels 4.2 miles (6.8 km) from U.S. Route 25 (US 25)/SC 121 in Belvedere to SC 421 in Clearwater. In both Belvedere and North Augusta, SC 126 is a four-lane road with median; in Clearwater it only has two lanes. The entire highway has few commercial entities, mainly functioning to connect neighborhoods in the area. It also has intermediate junctions with Interstate 520 (I-520) and US 1/US 78.[2]
History[]
SC 126 was established in 1939 as a new primary route and has remained unchanged since. The entire highway was paved by 1948 and widened in Belvedere and North Augusta by 2010.[citation needed]
Future[]
The remaining two-lane section of SC 126 in Clearwater is planned to be widened to four lanes; however, no time-table has been set.[3]
Major intersections[]
The entire route is in Aiken County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Belvedere | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 25 / SC 121 (Edgefield Road) – Edgefield, North Augusta | Western terminus | |
| North Augusta | 1.290 | 2.076 |  I-520 – Augusta, Columbia, Atlanta | I-520 exit 21 | |
| Clearwater | 3.560 | 5.729 |   US 1 / US 78 – Augusta, Aiken | ||
| 4.200 | 6.759 | SC 421 (Augusta Road) – Augusta, Aiken | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also[]
United States portal
U.S. roads portal
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- ^ Google (September 7, 2013). "Overview map of SC 126" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
- ^ "Augusta Regional Transportation Study" (PDF). City of Augusta. March 7, 2013. p. 7. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
External links[]
Route map:
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Media related to South Carolina Highway 126 at Wikimedia Commons- SC 126 at Virginia Highways' South Carolina Highways Annex
- State highways in South Carolina
- Transportation in Aiken County, South Carolina
- North Augusta, South Carolina