South Carolina Highway 55

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South Carolina Highway 55
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length20.990 mi[1][2] (33.780 km)
Existed1931–present
Major junctions
West end SC 5 near
Major intersections US 321 in Clover
East end SC 49 / SC 274 near Lake Wylie
Location
CountiesCherokee, York
Highway system
← SC 53→ SC 56

South Carolina Highway 55 (SC 55) is a 20.990-mile (33.780 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It connects the city of Clover to Blacksburg, Rock Hill, and Charlotte, North Carolina.

Route description[]

SC 55 heading west, near Lake Wylie

SC 55 is a rural two-lane highway, with a median in and around Clover; between Clover and Lake Wylie, it is also paralleled by a major transmission line. It traverses from SC 5 near , to SC 49/SC 274 near Lake Wylie. Travelers to and from Charlotte would connect through SC 557, just east of Clover.[3]

History[]

The first SC 55 appeared in either 1925 or 1926 as a new primary routing from SC 21 near Greenwood, to SC 24 in Friendship. By 1930, it was renumbered as part of SC 24; today it is part of U.S. Route 178 (US 178).

The current SC 55 was established in 1931 as a new primary routing from Kings Creek to Lake Wylie. The highway was fully paved by 1942. In 2012, SC 55 was widened with a median through Clover.[4]

Major intersections[]

CountyLocationmi[1][2]kmDestinationsNotes
Cherokee0.0000.000 SC 5 – York, BlacksburgWestern terminus
YorkBethany7.49012.054 SC 161 – York, Kings MountainTo Kings Mountain State Park and National Military Park
Clover13.25021.324 US 321 (Main Street) – York, Gastonia
15.50024.945 SC 557 north – Lake Wylie, Charlotte
Lake Wylie20.99033.780 SC 49 / SC 274 (Charlotte Highway) – Rock Hill, Gastonia, CharlotteEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also[]

  • Blank shield.svg U.S. roads portal

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Google (November 25, 2012). "South Carolina Highway 55" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  4. ^ "Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page (SC 50-59)". Retrieved November 25, 2012.[unreliable source]

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