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South Carolina Highway 57

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South Carolina Highway 57 marker
South Carolina Highway 57
Map
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length25.880 mi[1] (41.650 km)
Major junctions
South end
SC 41 / SC 41 Alt. in Fork
Major intersections
North endFairley Road at the North Carolina state line near Little Rock
Location
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountiesDillon
Highway system
SC 56 SC 58

South Carolina Highway 57 (SC 57) is a 25.9-mile-long (41.7 km) state highway in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of South Carolina. The highway travels in a southeast-northwest orientation from the unincorporated community of Fork northwest through Dillon to Little River and then curves northeasterly to the North Carolina state line, north of Little River, all completely within Dillon County.

Route description

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SC 57 begins at an intersection with SC 41 and SC 41 Alternate in Fork. The route heads northeast through the town of Floydale until it enters Dillon. In town, the highway intersects SC 9, and the two routes form a concurrency to the northwest. They run along East Main Street until they meet U.S. Route 301 (US 301), US 501, and SC 34. SC 9/SC 57 turn right onto US 301/US 501 (North 2nd Avenue) slightly to the northeast. At Julia Lane, they split off from the concurrency to the northwest. They have an interchange with Interstate 95 (I-95) just before leaving the city. At the northern part of Little Rock, SC 57 departs the concurrency curving to the northeast until it meets its northern terminus, the North Carolina state line north of Little Rock. Here, the roadway continues as Fairley Road northeast to Raemon.[2]

SC 57 is not part of the National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[3]

History

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South Carolina Highway 95

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South Carolina Highway 95 marker
South Carolina Highway 95
LocationLittle Rock, South Carolina
Existed1939–September 1951[4]

South Carolina Highway 95 (SC 95) was a state highway that existed in the far northern part of Dillon County. It was established in 1939 from Little Rock to a point approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) north-northwest of Little Rock. The next year, it was extended north-northwest and north-northeast to the North Carolina state line, where it continued as Fairley Road. In September 1951, it was decommissioned; most of its path was redesignated as SC 57.[4]

Major intersections

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The entire route is in Dillon County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Fork0.0000.000

SC 41 / SC 41 Alt. south – Mullins, Marion
Southern terminus of SC 57; northern terminus of SC 41 Alt.
Dillon10.55016.979
SC 9 east (East Main Street)
Southern end of SC 9 concurrency
11.31018.202


US 301 south / US 501 south (North Second Avenue) / SC 34 west (East Main Street) – Latta
Southern end of US 301/US 501 concurrency; eastern terminus of SC 34
12.25019.714

US 301 north / US 501 north (North Second Avenue) – South of the Border
Northern end of US 301/US 501 concurrency
13.43021.613 I-95 – Florence, LumbertonI-95 exit 193
Little Rock16.70026.876
SC 9 west – Bennettsville
Northern end of SC 9 concurrency
25.88041.650Fairley Road northContinuation beyond North Carolina state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "Route of SC 57" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  3. ^ "National Highway System: South Carolina" (PDF). United States Department of Transportation. October 1, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "New Highway Numbers Are Posted". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. February 10, 1952. p. 18. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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