South Carolina Highway 68
South Carolina Highway 68 (SC 68) is a 15.330-mile (24.671 km) state highway in Hampton County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It connects the Hampton–Varnille area with Yemassee and Interstate 95 (I-95).
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| Maintained by SCDOT | ||||
| Length | 15.330 mi[1] (24.671 km) | |||
| Existed | 1967{{cn}date=December 2020}}–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 278 in Almeda | |||
 I-95 in Yemassee | ||||
| East end |     US 17 Alt. / US 21 in Yemassee | |||
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| Counties | Hampton | |||
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Route description
The route of SC 68 travels generally in a northwest to southeast direction, beginning at a junction with U.S. Highway 278 (US 278 just south of Varnville. The highway travels in a nearly straight line for its entire length, paralleling the Port Royal and Augusta Railway. The roadway passes through the small hamlet of Early Branch before widening to a four-lane configuration about one mile (1.6 km) north of the I-95 junction. Passing underneath I-95, SC 68 returns to a two-lane configuration as it enters Yemassee before terminating at an intersection with US 17 Alternate and US 21.[2]
History
Established in 1967 as a renumbering of SC 28, it has remained unchanged since.
Prior to the current routing, SC 68 had two previous incarnations:
From 1934 or 1935 to 1938 from near Clio to the North Carolina state line (renumbered as SC 83)
From 1938 to 1947 as a short highway spur from SC 6 in Denmark to Voorhees College.[3]
Junction list
The entire route is in Hampton County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Almeda | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 278 (Yemassee Highway / Grays Highway) – Varnville, Allendale, Ridgeland, Savannah | Western terminus | |
| Yemassee | 13.650 | 21.968 | I-95 – Florence, Savannah | I-95 exit 38 | |
| 15.330 | 24.671 | US 17 Alt. / US 21 / Flowers Street south (US 17 Conn. south) – Beaufort, Walterboro | Eastern terminus of SC 68; northern terminus of US 17 Conn. and Flowers Street | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
U.S. roads portal
References
- "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- Google (December 30, 2012). "South Carolina Highway 68" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
- "SC 68". Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
External links
Media related to South Carolina Highway 68 at Wikimedia Commons