South Carolina Highway 56

South Carolina Highway 56
Route of SC 56 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length	63.700 mi[1][2][3][4] (102.515 km)
Existed	1928–present
Major junctions
South end	SC 39 near Chappells
Major intersections	US 76 in Clinton I-26 in Clinton US 221 in Spartanburg US 29 in Spartanburg I-85 BL near Spartanburg
North end	US 176 on the Southern Shops–Valley Falls line
Location
Counties	Newberry, Laurens, Union, Spartanburg
Highway system
South Carolina State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic ← SC 55 → SC 57

South Carolina Highway 56 (SC 56) is a 63.700-mile (102.515 km) primary state highway in the state of South Carolina. The highway provides a back country alternative to Interstate 26 (I-26) from Clinton to Spartanburg.

Route description[]

SC 56 is generally a two-lane rural highway that expands to a four-lane urban highway in Clinton and Spartanburg. It travels 63.3 miles (101.9 km) in a north-south direction, though it is signed east-west; to make it more confusing, signage in Spartanburg reverse the directions.^{[clarification needed]} SC 56 has a roundabout interchange, known as Hearon Circle, with I-85 Business. In Clinton, signage that bypasses the downtown area use "TRUCK" instead of normal or bypass banners; though SC 56 Business is signed through the downtown area.^[5][6]

History[]

SC 56 was established in 1928 as a new primary route from SC 392 (today SC 39) to U.S. Route 176 (US 176) in Pauline. In 1949, SC 56 was extended north, replacing US 176 to US 29 in Spartanburg. In 1959, SC 56 was extended north, replacing US 176 along Asheville Highway to its current terminus at US 176. Sometime after 1990, SC 56 was bypassed southeast of downtown Clinton, leaving a business loop.^[7]

Major intersections[]

County	Location	mi[1][2][3][4]	km	Destinations	Notes
Newberry	​	0.000	0.000	SC 39 – Saluda, Cross Hill, Laurens	Southern terminus
Laurens	​	9.810	15.788	SC 560 (Milton Road) – Cross Hill, Kinards
	​	14.330	23.062	SC 66 east (Milton Road) – Joanna	Western terminus of SC 66
	​	14.560	23.432	east to SC 66	Western terminus of SC 66 Conn.
	Clinton	18.870	30.368	SC 72 west (Springdale Road) / SC 56 Bus. east (Jacobs Highway) – Business district	Southern end of SC 72 concurrency; southern terminus of SC 56 Bus.
		20.270	32.621	US 76 (Carolina Avenue) – Newberry, Business district
		21.970	35.357	SC 72 east / SC 72 Bus. west (Willard Road) to I-26 east – Whitmire	Northern end of SC 72 concurrency
		22.760	36.629	SC 56 Bus. west (Musgrove Street)	Eastern terminus of SC 56 Bus.
		23.797– 23.860	38.298– 38.399	I-26 – Spartanburg, Columbia	I-26 exit 52
Union	No major junctions
Spartanburg	Cross Anchor	33.530	53.961	SC 49 (Union Highway) – Laurens, Union
	​	33.850	54.476	SC 146 west (Cross Anchor Highway) – Woodruff	Eastern terminus of SC 146
	​	45.060	72.517	SC 150 north (Glenn Springs Road) – Pacolet	Southern terminus of SC 150
	Pauline	47.910	77.104	SC 215 south – , Union	Southern end of SC 215 concurrency
	​	48.980	78.826	SC 215 north (Stone Station Road) – Roebuck	Northern end of SC 215 concurrency
	Spartanburg	54.950	88.433	SC 295 (Southport Road) – Roebuck, Pacolet
		57.720	92.891	East Henry Street east (SC 56 Conn. east) to US 176 – Union	Western terminus of SC 56 Conn.; SC 56 and SC 56 Conn. share the East Henry Street name.
		58.170	93.616	US 221 south (Church Street) – Columbia	Southern end of US 221 concurrency
		58.550	94.227	US 29 (St. John Street) – Barnet Park, Chapman Center, Converse College, The George
		58.770	94.581	SC 296 (Daniel Morgan Avenue) – Roebuck
		59.460	95.692	US 221 north (Church Street) – Chesnee, Charlotte	Northern end of US 221 concurrency
	​	61.760– 61.800	99.393– 99.457	I-85 BL – Greenville, Charlotte	Roundabout interchange; I-85 Bus. exit 4
	Southern Shops–Valley Falls line	63.540– 63.700	102.258– 102.515	US 176 (Pine Street) to I-26 / I-85 – Inman, Asheville, Spartanburg	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Special routes[]

Clinton business loop[]

South Carolina Highway 56 Business (SC 56 Bus.) is a 3.090-mile (4.973 km) business route that traverses through downtown Clinton, in concurrency with SC 72 Bus. along Broad Street and Willard Road.^[5]

Spartanburg connector route[]

South Carolina Highway 56 Connector (SC 56 Conn.) is a 0.330-mile (0.531 km) connector route between SC 56 and US 176/SC 9 in the central part of Spartanburg and the east-central part of Spartanburg. The entire length is known as East Henry Street and is an unsigned highway.

It begins at an intersection with the SC 56 mainline (known as Union Street east of here and also as East Henry Street west of here). It travels to the east-northeast and curves to the northeast, before reaching its eastern terminus, an intersection with US 176/SC 9 (South Pine Street). Here, the roadway continues as Glendalyn Avenue.

The entire route is in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County.

mi[9]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.000	0.000	SC 56 (Union Street south / East Henry Street west) to US 221 / SC 296 – Clinton, South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind, Reidville, Inman	Western terminus; SC 56 and SC 56 Conn. share the East Henry Street name.
0.330	0.531	US 176 / SC 9 (South Pine Street) / Glendalyn Avenue east	Eastern terminus; roadway continues as Glendalyn Avenue.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also[]

•  U.S. roads portal

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to South Carolina Highway 56 at Wikimedia Commons
• SC 56 at Virginia Highways' South Carolina Highways Annex
• SC 56 Business at Virginia Highways' South Carolina Highways Annex