South Carolina Highway 296

South Carolina Highway 296
South Carolina Highway 296
Route information
	Maintained by SCDOT
Length	21.803 mi (35.089 km)
Existed	1940[citation needed]–present
Major junctions
West end	SC 14 in Five Forks
	I-26 near Spartanburg
East end	US 176 / SC 9 in Spartanburg
Location
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
Counties	Greenville, Spartanburg
Highway system
	South Carolina State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic;

South Carolina Highway 296 (SC 296) is a 21.803-mile (35.089 km) east–west state highway coursing through central Greenville and Spartanburg counties in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of South Carolina.

Route description

The west terminus of SC 296 is at a junction with SC 14 in west-central Greenville County and proceeds in a generally east-northeast direction. Shortly after the junction, the route merges with SC 146, but soon separates from SC 146 a short distance afterward. SC 296 then crosses into Spartanburg County as it traverses the Enoree River, and then intersects with SC 101 before passing through Reidville. Then, SC 296 intersects with SC 290 and SC 417 before intersecting with Interstate 26 (I-26) at exit 22 just outside the Spartanburg city limits. Within the city, SC 296 junctions with U.S. Route 29 (US 29) where the highway officially ends.^[3]

History

Major intersections

County	Location	mi^[1]^[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
Greenville	Five Forks	0.000	0.000	SC 14 – Simpsonville, Greer	Western terminus; called Five Forks Road
		1.740	2.800	SC 146 west (Woodruff Road)	Western end of SC 146 concurrency
		2.440	3.927	SC 146 east (Woodruff Road) – Woodruff	Eastern end of SC 146 concurrency, from which it is called S Bennetts Bridge Road
Spartanburg	Sugar Tit	7.610	12.247	SC 101 – Greer, Woodruff
	Poplar Springs	13.083	21.055	SC 290 (Moore-Duncan Highway)
		14.273	22.970	SC 417 west	Eastern terminus of SC 417
		18.398	29.609	I-26 – Columbia, Asheville	I-26 exit 22
	Spartanburg	18.543	29.842	SC 215 south / SC 295 north (East Blackstock Road) – Arcadia, Roebuck	Western end of SC 295 concurrency; northern terminus of SC 215
		19.443	31.290	SC 295 south (Southport Road)	Eastern end of SC 295 concurrency
		21.803	35.089	US 29 (West Main Street / West St. John Street)	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus