South Carolina Highway 742

South Carolina Highway 742
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length	3.510 mi[1] (5.649 km)
Existed	1942[citation needed]–present
Major junctions
South end	SC 145 near Chesterfield
North end	NC 742 at the North Carolina state line
Location
Counties	Chesterfield
Highway system
South Carolina State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic ← SC 707 → SC 760

South Carolina Highway 742 (SC 742) is a 3.510-mile (5.649 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It connects Chesterfield with Wadesboro, North Carolina.

Route description[]

SC 742 is a two-lane rural highway that traverses from SC 145, near Chesterfield, to the North Carolina state line. The road continues into North Carolina as North Carolina Highway 742 (NC 742) towards Wadesboro.^[2]

History[]

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It was established in 1942 as a renumbering of SC 850 and to match NC 742, little has changed since. SC 850 was established in 1940 as a new primary routing from SC 85 to the North Carolina state line.

Major intersections[]

The entire route is in Chesterfield County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
​	0.000	0.000	SC 145 – Chesterfield, Morven	Southern terminus
​	3.510	5.649	NC 742 north – Wadesboro	Continuation into North Carolina
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also[]

•  U.S. roads portal

References[]

External links[]

Route map:

• Media related to South Carolina Highway 742 at Wikimedia Commons
• SC 742 at Virginia Highways' South Carolina Highways Annex