South Carolina Highway 145
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 South Carolina Highway 145 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by SCDOT | ||||
| Length | 26.150 mi[1] (42.084 km) | |||
| Existed | 1960[citation needed]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 1 near McBee | |||
 SC 9 in Chesterfield | ||||
| North end |  NC 145 at the North Carolina line near Morven, NC | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | South Carolina | |||
| Counties | Chesterfield | |||
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South Carolina Highway 145 (SC 145) is a 26.150-mile (42.084 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It serves to connect Chesterfield with central Chesterfield County and McBee. The highway has been designated as the Carolina Sandhills Parkway by the SC General Assembly.
Route description
[edit]SC 145 is a two-lane rural highway that traverses from U.S. Route 1 (US 1) near McBee, through the county seat of Chesterfield, to the North Carolina state line. It also travels through forest and wildlife refuge areas. The entire route has been officially named the Carolinas Sandhills Parkway by the State of South Carolina.[2]
History
[edit]The first SC 145 appeared in 1941 or 1942 as a new primary route from SC 644 to US 15 north of Walterboro. In 1948, it was downgraded to secondary status, known today as McLeod Road.
The current SC 145 was established in 1960 as a renumbering of SC 85; little has changed since.[3]
South Carolina Highway 85
[edit] South Carolina Highway 85 | |
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| Location | Chesterfield County |
| Existed | 1938–1961 |
South Carolina Highway 85 (SC 85) was established in 1938 as a renumbering of SC 95, it traveled from US 1, near McBee, through Chesterfield, to the North Carolina state line, north-northeast of Chesterfield. In 1961, it was decommissioned and renumbered to SC 145 to match with NC 145.[4]
Major intersections
[edit]The entire route is in Chesterfield County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 1 – McBee, Camden, Patrick | Southern terminus | |
| | 11.970 | 19.264 |   SC 109 north – Ruby | Southern terminus of SC 109 | |
| Chesterfield | 19.980 | 32.155 | SC 9 – Ruby, Pageland, Cheraw | ||
| 20.100 | 32.348 |  SC 9 Bus. (Main Street) | |||
| | 21.860 | 35.180 |  SC 742 north – Wadesboro | Southern terminus of SC 742 | |
| | 26.150 | 42.084 |  NC 145 north | Continuation beyond North Carolina state line | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ "South Carolina Highway 145" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
- ^ "Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page (SC 145)". Retrieved September 5, 2012.[unreliable source]
- ^ "Former SC 85". Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page. Retrieved October 31, 2020.[unreliable source]
External links
[edit]Media related to South Carolina Highway 145 at Wikimedia Commons
