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*{{Jct|state=SC|I|95}} near [[Manning, South Carolina|Manning, SC]]
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*{{Jct|state=SC|I|20}} in [[Camden, South Carolina|Camden, SC]]
*{{Jct|state=SC|US|1|US|601|SC|34}} in Camden, SC
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[[File:US 521 in Indian Land.jpg|thumb|U.S. Route US&nbsp;521 in [[Indian Land, South Carolina]]]]
'''U.S. Route&nbsp;521''' ('''US&nbsp;521''') is a north&ndash;south [[United States highwayHighway]] that traverses {{convert|177.3|mi}}, from [[Georgetown, South Carolina|Georgetown]], [[South Carolina]] to [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], [[North Carolina]]. Though numbered as aan daughterauxiliary route of [[U.S. Route 21|US&nbsp;21]], it does not actually intersect its parent ''or'' any of its sibling routes, though it is in the same general part of the U.S.country as other routes from its family. Historically, it once connected to U.S. US&nbsp;21 in [[Pineville, North Carolina]], but various changes have left it terminating a few miles short of the current U.S. US&nbsp;21.
 
==Route description==
===South Carolina===
Starting at the city of [[Georgetown, South Carolina|Georgetown]], US&nbsp;521 runs through the town [[Andrews, South Carolina|Andrews]] to [[Greeleyville, South Carolina|Greeleyville]]. From here to the city of [[Manning, South Carolina|Manning]] it is known as the Greeleyville Highway. There is a brief section right before Manning where it runs concurrent with [[South Carolina Highway 261|SC&nbsp;261]]. In Manning SC&nbsp;261 branches off and US 521 merges with [[U.S. Route 301 in South Carolina|US&nbsp;301]] for a short distance. It crosses over [[Interstate 95 in South Carolina|I-Interstate&nbsp;95]] (I-95) and heads to the city of [[Sumter, South Carolina|Sumter]]. In Sumter, it runs together with [[U.S. Route 378|US&nbsp;Business 378]]. Leaving Sumter, US&nbsp;521 is known as Camden Highway. It passes under [[Interstate 20 in South Carolina|I-20]] and proceeds to [[Camden, South Carolina|Camden]]. It then goes on to the town of [[Kershaw, South Carolina|Kershaw]], running concurrent with [[U.S. Route 601|US&nbsp;601]]. The final city it goes through before going into North Carolina is [[Lancaster, South Carolina|Lancaster]].
 
===North Carolina===
US&nbsp;521 traverses {{convert|3.8|mi|km}} from the [[South Carolina]] state line to [[Interstate 485 (North Carolina)|Interstate I-485]]. The entire route is a four- to six-lane divided highway, split in naming between Lancaster Highway and Johnston Road.
 
==History==
Established in 1932, it was overlapped entirely with SC &nbsp;26, from [[Georgetown, South Carolina|Georgetown]] to the [[North Carolina]] state line, where it continued with [[North Carolina Highway 26|NC&nbsp;26]] into [[Pineville, North Carolina|Pineville]], where it ended at [[U.S. Route&nbsp;21]]/[[North Carolina Highway 261|NC&nbsp;261]] (now [[North Carolina Highway 51|NC&nbsp;51]]). In 1933, SC&nbsp;26 was decommissioned; followed in 1934 with the decommissioning of [[North Carolina Highway 26|NC&nbsp;26]].
 
In 1949, US&nbsp;521 was rerouted in [[Williamsburg County, South Carolina|Williamsburg County]] to run directly from [[Andrews, South Carolina|Andrews]], through [[Salters, South Carolina|Salters]] and [[Greeleyville, South Carolina|Greeleyville]], to [[Manning, South Carolina|Manning]]; which replaced [[South Carolina Highway 171|SC &nbsp;171]] and part of [[South Carolina Highway 261|SC &nbsp;261]], the old alignment became part of [[South Carolina Highway 377|SC &nbsp;377]] and [[South Carolina Highway 261|SC &nbsp;261]]. Between 1962 and 1964, US&nbsp;521 was rerouted at the [[Sumter County, South Carolina|Sumter]]-[[Kershaw County, South Carolina|Kershaw]] county line to [[Camden, South Carolina|Camden]]; the old alignment became an extension of [[South Carolina Highway 261|SC &nbsp;261]].
 
In 1969, US&nbsp;521 was extended {{convert|19|mi|km}} north, via South Boulevard, and Wilkinson Blvd, then in 1981, by way of Woodlawn Road, and Billy Graham Parkway, to [[Interstate 85 in North Carolina|Interstate I-85]] in [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]].
 
Between 1986 and 1988, US&nbsp;521 was moved west onto new highway west of [[Dalzell, South Carolina|Dalzell]], bypassing the town; the old alignment was downgraded to secondary roads.
 
In 1996, US&nbsp;521 was rerouted onto [[Interstate 485 (North Carolina)|Interstate I-485]], between exits 61 and 65; the old alignment was downgraded to secondary roads. In 2003, the [[American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials|AASHTO]] (AASHTO) approved US&nbsp;521 to be truncated at its current northern terminus at the Johnston Road/[[Interstate I-485 (North Carolina)|Interstate 485]] interchange; its old alignment north to [[Interstate I-85 in North Carolina|Interstate 85]] was downgraded to secondary roads.<ref>{{cite web |publisher= North Carolina Department of Transportation |url= https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/safety/Route%20Changes/Route%20Changes/US521_20030915.pdf |format= PDF |title= US 521 Route Change (2003-09-15)|date= September 15, 2003 |access-date= January 27, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Mapmikey>{{cite web |url=httphttps://www.angelfire.com/sc3/scroads/us521.html|title=Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: US 521|access-date=January 15, 2012}}{{sps|certain=yes|date=May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vahighways.com/ncannex/route-log/us521.html|title=NCRoads.com: U.S. 521|access-date=January 15, 2012}}{{sps|certain=yes|date=May 2022}}</ref>
 
[[File:History of U.S. Route 521 in North Carolina.png|thumb|A map showing the history of U.S. Route 521 in North Carolina, with the various alignments it has had over time.|452x452px]]
 
==Future==
There are plans to make US&nbsp;521 a four-lane highway from [[Georgetown, South Carolina|Georgetown]] to [[Interstate 95 in South Carolina|Interstate I-95]], in [[Manning, South Carolina|Manning]]. This would improve{{according to whom?|date=February 2022}} a route for beach goers traveling toward the Litchfield/Pawleys area.
 
==Junction list==
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|mile=83.0
|road={{jct|state=SC|US-Bus|76|dab1=Sumter|dir1=east|name1=Broad Street|road=|Bultman Drive north|city1=Sumter}}
|notes=Southern end of US&nbsp;76 Bus. concurrency; Bultman Drive continues past intersection.
}}
{{SCint|exit
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|mile=
|road={{jct|state=SC|US-Truck|521|dab1=Camden 1|dir1=south|US-Truck|601|dab2=Camden|dir2=south|name2=Boykin Road|road=|Cool Springs Drive east|location1=Springdale Race Course|location2=Steeplechase Museum|location3=Camden Country Club}}
|notes=Northern terminus of US&nbsp;521 Truck, US&nbsp;601 Truck, and Boykin Road; western terminus of Cool Springs Drive
}}
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==References==
{{reflist|30em}}
 
==External links==
{{Attached KML}}
*{{commons category-inline|U.S. Route 521}}
*[http://usends.com/521.html Endpoints of US &nbsp;521]
 
{{US 21}}
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