U.S. Route 76 in South Carolina

U.S. Highway 76
Route of US 76 in South Carolina highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length	297.9 mi[1] (479.4 km)
Existed	1926–present
Major junctions
West end	US 76 / SR 2 at the Georgia state line near Clayton
	I-85 near Anderson I-26 / US 176 in Irmo I-20 on the Seven Oaks–St. Andrews city line I-26 / I-126 near West Columbia US 1 / US 378 in Columbia US 15 / US 401 / US 378 / US 521 in Sumter I-95 near Florence
East end	US 76 at the North Carolina state line near Fair Bluff, NC
Location
Counties	Oconee, Pickens, Anderson, Greenville, Laurens, Newberry, Richland, Lexington, Sumter, Lee, Florence, Marion, Horry
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided South Carolina State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic ← SC 75 → I-77

U.S. Route 76 (US 76) is an east–west U.S. highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. Being one of the longest highways in the state, it connects the cities of Anderson, Columbia, Sumter and Florence.

Route description[]

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US 76 enters South Carolina across the Chattooga River, then continues southeast toward Westminster. This segment is a moderately windy two-lane road.^{[citation needed]} In Westminster, it heads east toward Seneca and Clemson. From Clemson, the road heads southeast toward Anderson, intersecting Interstate 85 (I-85), then east toward the small towns of Belton and Honea Path. US 76 is a four-lane highway from Westminster to Anderson. In Anderson, the road widens to six lanes with a reversible turn lane. After a concurrency with US 178, the road narrows to five lanes, and, as it goes south towards downtown Anderson, it narrows againk to four. However, the sections around Seneca, Clemson, and Anderson are well developed with many traffic lights. It travels concurrent with US 123 from Westminster to Clemson, SC 28 from Seneca to Anderson, and US 178 from Anderson to Honea Path.

From Honea Path, the highway heads east to Laurens. This section is a rural two-lane road that is not frequently traveled.^{[citation needed]} From Laurens, US 76 roughly parallels I-385 and I-26 as it heads to Columbia. US 76 provides local access to the communities of Laurens, Clinton, Newberry, Prosperity, Chapin, and the other smaller towns in the area. In Irmo, US 76 travels concurrent with US 176, then continues on to I-26, with which it travels concurrent. After the interchange with I-20, US 76 splits off from I-26 and continues into downtown Columbia concurrent with I-126.

In Columbia, US 76 follows Elmwood Avenue, Bull Street, Gervais Street, Millwood Avenue, and Devine Street, before heading east toward Sumter. The segment from Columbia to Sumter is a four-lane highway and US 76 is concurrent with US 378 from the intersection of Bull and Gervais near the University of South Carolina in Columbia all the way to Sumter. From Sumter, US 76 heads northeast to Florence. US  76 is the major road through Florence. It then continues east out of Florence to the small towns of Marion and Mullins, then into North Carolina. The highway is concurrent with US 301 from Florence to across the Pee Dee River.

History[]

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Formerly, US 76 followed a longer route from Westminster to Pendleton. From Westminster, the old route followed S-37-13 through the Richland community, then its current alignment to SC 59 into downtown Seneca, then SC 130 out of Seneca to S-37-1, then its current alignment to SC 93 toward Clemson University, then SC 28 Business through Pendleton.

Major intersections[]

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County	Location	mi[1]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Oconee	​	0.0	0.0		US 76 west / SR 2 west – Clayton	Continuation from Georgia over the Chattooga River
	Westminster	17.5	28.2		US 123 south (Toccoa Highway) – Toccoa	South end of US 123 overlap
		17.7	28.5		SC 183 north (Westminster Highway) – Walhalla
		18.8	30.3		SC 24 east (Oak Highway) – Townville
	​	21.7	34.9		SC 11 (Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway) – Walhalla
	Seneca	25.8	41.5		SC 28 west (Blue Ridge Boulevard) / SC 59 south (North 1st Street) – Walhalla, Seneca	West end of SC 28 overlap
		28.3	45.5		SC 130 (North 1st Street) – Salem, Seneca
	​	32.7	52.6		SC 93 east – Clemson	To Clemson University
Pickens	Clemson	34.5	55.5		SC 133 north (College Avenue) – Six Mile, Clemson	To Clemson University and John C. Calhoun Home
		34.9	56.2		US 123 north (Tiger Boulevard) – Easley, Greenville	North end of US 123 overlap
		35.6	57.3		SC 93 (Old Greenville Highway) – Central, Norris	To Clemson University
		36.1	58.1		SC 28 Bus. east (Pendleton Road) – Pendleton
Anderson	Pendleton	36.1	58.1		SC 28 Bus. west (Mechanic Street) – Pendleton
	​	40.1	64.5		SC 187 south
	​	46.0	74.0		I-85 – Atlanta, Greenville
	​	47.7	76.8		SC 28 east – Starr, Abbeville	East end of SC 28 and west end of SC 28 Business overlap
	​	47.7	76.8		SC 28 east (Pearman Dairy Road) – Starr, Abbeville	East end of SC 28 and west end of SC 28 Business overlap
	Anderson	48.5	78.1		US 178 west (Liberty Highway) – Liberty	West end of US 178 overlap
		49.8	80.1		SC 28 Bus. east (Main Street)	East end of SC 28 Business overlap
		52.1	83.8		US 29 Bus. north / SC 81 north (Greenville Street)	North end of US 29 Business and SC 81 overlap
		52.4	84.3		SC 24 (Whitner Street)
		52.7	84.8		SC 81 south (Murray Street) – Starr	South end of US 29 Business and SC 81 overlap
		52.7	84.8		SC 28 Bus. (Main Street) – Abbeville, Augusta
		54.0	86.9		US 29 south (Shockley Ferry Road)	South end of US 29 overlap
		54.6	87.9		US 29 north	North end of US 29 overlap
	​	58.2	93.7		SC 252 east – Honea Path
	​	61.1	98.3		SC 413 – Iva
	Belton	63.6	102.4		SC 20 east (Brown Avenue) – Due West	East end of SC 20 overlap
		63.7	102.5		SC 20 west (Main Street) – Williamston	West end of SC 20 overlap
	Honea Path	71.7	115.4		SC 252 west (Greer Street) – Anderson	West end of SC 252 overlap
		71.8	115.6		US 178 east (Church Street) – Due West, Greenwood	East end of US 178 overlap
		72.3	116.4		SC 252 east (Greer Street) – Ware Shoals	East end of SC 252 overlap
Greenville	​	78.9	127.0		US 25 north (Augusta Road) – Greenville	North end of US 25 overlap
	Princeton	80.1	128.9		US 25 south (Augusta Road) – Ware Shoals, Greenwood	South end of US 25 overlap
Laurens	Hickory Tavern	86.2	138.7		SC 101 north / Neely Ferry Road – Gray Court, Waterloo
	Laurens	94.0	151.3		SC 252 west – Ware Shoals
		95.4	153.5		US 76 Bus. east (Main Street)
		96.7	155.6		SC 14 north (Church Street) – Greenville	North end of SC 14 overlap
		96.9	155.9		SC 14 south (Church Street) – Laurens, Greenwood	South end of SC 14 overlap
		97.7	157.2		US 221 (Harper Street) – Woodruff, Spartanburg, Greenwood
		99.5	160.1		US 76 Bus. west (Main Street) / SC 127 south – Laurens, Greenwood
	Clinton	105.9	170.4		SC 56 Bus. / SC 72 Bus. (Broad Street) – Whitmire, Spartanburg, Greenwood, Saluda
		107.7	173.3		SC 56 / SC 72 (Springdale Drive) – Whitmire, Spartanburg, Greenwood, Saluda
	Joanna	111.8	179.9		SC 66 (Whitmire Highway) – Whitmire, Chappells
Newberry	Kinards	114.9	184.9		SC 560 west – Cross Hill
	Newberry	125.7	202.3		SC 121 (College Street) – Whitmire, Newberry
		127.7	205.5		SC 34 east (Winnsboro Road) – Winnsboro	East end of SC 34 overlap
		127.9	205.8		SC 219 east (Main Street) – Pomaria
		128.6	207.0		SC 34 west (Dixie Drive) – Greenwood	West end of SC 34 overlap
	Prosperity	133.5	214.8		SC 391 south (Main Street) – Batesburg-Leesville
	​	137.2	220.8		SC 773 north – Pomaria
	Little Mountain	141.6	227.9		SC 202 east – Pomaria
Richland	Ballentine	154.3	248.3		SC 6 east (Dreher Shoals Road) – Lexington
	Irmo	155.5	250.3		US 176 west (Broad River Road) – Pomaria	West end of US 176 overlap
		158.3	254.8	101	I-26 west / US 176 east (Broad River Road) – Spartanburg, Columbia	West end of I-26 and east end of US 176 overlap Signed as exits 101A (west) and 101B (east)
		159.1	256.0	102	SC 60 (Lake Murray Boulevard) – Irmo	Signed as exits 102A (west) and 102B (east)
		160.3	258.0	103	Harbison Boulevard
Lexington	​	161.2	259.4	104	Piney Grove Road
	​	163.3	262.8	106	St. Andrews Road
Richland	Columbia	164.0	263.9	107	I-20 – Augusta, Florence	Signed as exits 107A (west) and 107B (east)
		164.5	264.7	108A	Bush River Road
		164.8	265.2	108B	I-26 east – Charleston, Airport	East end of I-26 and west end of I-126 overlap
		165.6	266.5		Colonial Life Boulevard to Bush River Road	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		166.7	268.3		Greystone Boulevard – Riverbanks Zoo
		168.2	270.7		US 21 south / US 176 east / US 321 south (Huger Street)	East end of I-126/US 176 and south end of US 21/US 321 overlap
		168.8	271.7		SC 48 east (Assembly Street)
		168.9	271.8		US 21 north / US 176 west / US 321 north (Main Street) – Chester, Rock Hill	US 176 and North end of US 21/US 321 and west end of US 176 overlap
		169.2	272.3		SC 277 north (Bull Street) to I-20 / I-77
		169.7	273.1		SC 12 (Taylors Street) – Lexington	To Fort Jackson
		170.1	273.7		US 1 south / US 378 west (Gervais Street)	South end of US 1 and west end of US 378 overlap
		171.0	275.2		US 1 north (Millwood Avenue) – Camden	North end of US 1 overlap
		172.4	277.5		Devine Street west (US 21 Conn. west / US 76 Conn. west) to US 21 / US 321 / Millwood Avenue ends	Eastern terminus of US 21 Conn. and western segment of US 76 Conn., which use Devine Street
		173.3	278.9		SC 16 (Beltline Boulevard)
		173.5	279.2		SC 760 east (Fort Jackson Boulevard) / Cross Hill Road north (US 76 Conn. west) – Fort Jackson	Eastern terminus of central segment of US 76 Conn.; western terminus of SC 760
					Rosewood Drive west / Wildcat Road east (US 76 Conn.) – Midlands Technical College Beltline Campus, Jim Hamilton–L.B. Owens Airport, Fort Jackson	Eastern segment of US 76 Conn.
		175.1	281.8		SC 262 east (Leesburg Road) –
		175.3	282.1		I-77 – Charleston, Charlotte
		177.5	285.7		SC 768 west (Pineview Road)
	Horrell Hill	182.6	293.9		SC 769 east (Congaree Road) –
	​	187.0	300.9		SC 764 east (Old Eastover Road) – Eastover
	​	191.9	308.8		US 601 (McCords Ferry Road) – St. Matthews, Camden
	​	194.2	312.5		SC 263 south (Vanboklen Road) – Eastover
Sumter	Stateburg	201.4	324.1		SC 261 – Wedgefield, Horatio, Camden, Manning
	Sumter	203.0	326.7		SC 441 (Patriot Parkway) – Bishopville
		203.4	327.3		Shaw Drive	To Shaw Air Force Base
		209.7	337.5		SC 120 west (Alice Drive) – Pinewood
		210.2	338.3		US 521 / US 76 Bus. east (Broad Street) – Sumter, Camden
		212.4	341.8		US 15 (Main Street) – Bishopville	Exit ramps connect via frontage roads
		214.0	344.4		US 401 (Oswego Road) – Darlington	Exit ramps connect via frontage roads
		215.0	346.0		US 378 east / US 76 Bus. west (Liberty Street) – Conway, Sumter	East end of US 378 overlap
	Mayesville	222.3	357.8		SC 154 north (Lafayette Street) – St. Charles
Lee	​	225.0	362.1		SC 527 (Elliott Highway) – Elliott, Kingstree
	Lynchburg	231.9	373.2		SC 341 (Lynchburg Highway) – Bishopville, Lake City
Florence	​	239.6	385.6		SC 403 south (Cale Yarborough Highway) –	South end of SC 403 overlap
	Timmonsville	241.1	388.0		SC 403 north (Brockington Street) – Hartsville	North end of SC 403 overlap
	Florence	245.2	394.6		I-95 – Savannah, Fayetteville
		249.2	401.0		SC 51 south (2nd Loop Road) – Pamplico
		249.5	401.5		David H. McLeod Boulevard west (US 76 Conn. west) to I-20 BS / I-20 / I-95 north – Columbia	Eastern terminus of US 76 Conn.
					South Coit Street (US 52 Conn. north)	Western end of US 52 Conn. concurrency
		251.9	405.4		US 52 (South Irby Street) to I-95 – Charleston, Darlington, Downtown, County complex, Judicial center, McLeod Medical Center, Carolina Hospital	Eastern end of US 52 Conn. concurrency; southern terminus of US 52 Conn.
					US 52 Truck (South Church Street)
	​	256.7	413.1		US 301 south (Freedom Boulevard) / SC 327 north (Williston Road)	South end of US 301 and north end of SC 327 overlap
	Mars Bluff	258.4	415.9		SC 327 (Francis Marion Road) – Pamplico	South end of SC 327 overlap
Marion	Pee Dee	265.6	427.4		US 301 north – Dillon	North end of US 301 overlap; eastbound left exit and westbound entrance
		272.1	437.9		SC 576 south to US 501 – Conway, Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach
	Marion	273.6	440.3		US 501 Bus. / SC 41 Alt. (Main Street) – Conway, Dillon
		277.0	445.8		US 501 – Conway, Dillon	Interchange
	​				I-73	Proposed interchange[2][3]
	Mullins	282.5	454.6		SC 41 / SC 917 (Main Street) – Loris, Dillon
	Nichols	289.7	466.2		SC 9 north (Main Street) – Lake View, Dillon	North end of SC 9 overlap
Horry	​	291.4	469.0		SC 9 south – North Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach	South end of SC 9 overlap
	​	297.9	479.4		US 76 east – Fair Bluff, Wilmington	Continuation into North Carolina
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access       Unopened

Special routes[]

Seneca business loop[]

U.S. Route 76 Business was established in 1958 as a renumbering of mainline US 76 through downtown Seneca, via North 1st Street. It was decommissioned in 2000, renumbered as part of SC 59 and SC 130.^[4]

Laurens business loop[]

U.S. Route 76 Business (US 76 Bus.) is a 3.910-mile (6.293 km) business route that is in Laurens. It was established in 1982 as a renumbering of mainline US 76 through downtown Laurens, via Main Street.^{[citation needed]} The entire route is two-lane.^[6]

Newberry business loop[]

U.S. Route 76 Business was established in 1959 as a renumbering of mainline US 76 through downtown Newberry, via College Street, Main Street, Glenn Street, and Adelaide Street. It was decommissioned in 2001, all becoming secondary roads, with exception to northern part of College Street being part of SC 121.^[7]

Columbia connector route[]

U.S. Route 76 Connector (US 76 Conn.) is a 4.440-mile-long (7.145 km) connector route of US 76 that is an unsigned highway. It exists in three different segments and is located in the west-central part of Richland County and entirely within the city limits of Columbia in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It connects US 21/US 76/US 321 with US 76/US 378. The western segment is concurrent with SC 48 Truck and US 21 Conn. for its entire length. The central segment is known as Cross Hill Road for its entire length.

The western segment of US 76 Conn. is a 2.9-mile-long (4.7 km) highway that begins at an intersection with US 21/US 176/US 321 (Blossom Street/Huger Street). It travels to the east-northeast on Blossom Street. It crosses over some railroad tracks of CSX. It passes Greek Village, the fraternities and sororities of the University of South Carolina (USC). Right after passing the Carolina Coliseum, it intersects South Carolina Highway 48 (SC 48; Assembly Street). The highway passes the Carolina Community Garden at the Honors Residence Hall. Then, it passes the Thomas Cooper Library and then the Booker T. Washington Auditorium. It curves to the northeast and travels along the northwestern edge of Maxcy Gregg Park. This is southeast of the USC tennis courts at Blossom Street. The connector curves to the east and travels under a railroad bridge that carries railroad tracks of Norfolk Southern Railway. It curves to the southeast. At the intersection with Saluda Avenue, the highway turns left and travels to the northeast. One block later, at Devine Street, it turns right and travels to the east-northeast. At an intersection with Harden Street, it curves to the east-southeast and travels through a retail area before meeting its eastern terminus, an intersection with US 76/US 378 (Millwood Avenue/Devine Street).^[11][12]

The central segment of US 76 Conn. is a 0.4-mile-long (640 m) highway that begins at an intersection with SC 16 (Beltline Boulevard) southwest of Brennen Elementary School. It travels to the south-southeast and curves to the south-southwest. It curves back to the south-southeast and meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with US 76/US 378 (Devine Street) and the western terminus of SC 760 (Fort Jackson Boulevard).^[13][12]

The eastern segment of US 76 Conn. is a 1.1-mile-long (1.8 km) highway that begins at an intersection with SC 16 (Rosewood Drive/Beltline Boulevard) southwest of the eastern terminus of the central segment of the connector route. It travels east-southeast on Rosewood Drive and passes the Beltline Campus of Midlands Technical College. It curves to the east-northeast and crosses over Gills Creek. It curves to the northeast and intersects US 76/US 378 (Devine Street/Garners Ferry Road). Here, the connector becomes known as Wildcat Road. The highway curves to the east-northeast and meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with SC 760 (Fort Jackson Boulevard).^[14][12]

The entire route is in Columbia, Richland County.

mi[8][9][10]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.000	0.000	US 21 / US 176 / US 321 (Blossom Street / Huger Street)	Western end of US 21 Conn./SC 48 Truck concurrency; western terminus
0.580	0.933	SC 48 (Assembly Street)	Eastern end of SC 48 Truck concurrency; eastern terminus of SC 48 Truck
2.930	4.715	US 76 / US 378 (Millwood Avenue / Devine Street)	Eastern end of US 21 Conn. concurrency; eastern terminus of western segment
Gap in route
0.000	0.000	SC 16 (Beltline Boulevard)	Western terminus of central segment
0.470	0.756	US 76 / US 378 (Devine Street) / SC 760 east (Fort Jackson Boulevard)	Eastern terminus of central segment
Gap in route
0.000	0.000	SC 16 (Rosewood Drive / Beltline Boulevard)	Western terminus of eastern segment
0.590	0.950	US 76 / US 378 (Devine Street / Garners Ferry Road) – Sumter
1.040	1.674	SC 760 (Fort Jackson Boulevard) – Ft. Jackson	Eastern terminus of eastern segment
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Sumter business loop[]

U.S. Route 76 Business (US 76 Bus.) is a 5.910-mile (9.511 km) business route that is entirely within the city limits of Sumter. It was established in 1959 as a renumbering of mainline US 76 through downtown Sumter, via Liberty Street, Washington Street, and Broad Street.^{[citation needed][16]}

Florence connector route[]

U.S. Route 76 Connector (US 76 Conn.) is a connector route that is essentially an eastward extension of Interstate 20 Business (I-20 Bus.) in the western part of Florence. It serves to connect I-20 Bus. with US 76.^[18] It is an unsigned highway.^[19]

See also[]

•  United States portal
•  U.S. roads portal

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to U.S. Route 76 in South Carolina at Wikimedia Commons

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