South Carolina Highway 79 marker

South Carolina Highway 79

Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length9.340 mi[1] (15.031 km)
Existed1938–present
Major junctions
South end SC 9 northwest of Bennettsville
Major intersections
North end NC 79 at the North Carolina line northeast of Boykin
Location
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountiesMarlboro
Highway system
← US 78→ SC 80

South Carolina Highway 79 (SC 79) is a 9.340-mile (15.031 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It connects communities in western Marlboro County.

Route description

SC 79 is a two-lane rural highway, traversing from SC 9 to the North Carolina state line where the road continues in Gibson, North Carolina as North Carolina Highway 79.[2]

History

Originally established in 1937 as a new primary route, it connected U.S. Route 78 (US 78) in Denmark, to Voorhees College. In 1938, it was replaced by SC 68, which later became a secondary road by 1948.

The current SC 79 was established in 1938 as a renumbering of part of SC 38, from Bennettsville to the North Carolina state line. Between 1967 and 1970, SC 79 was rerouted and replaced SC 383 to SC 9; the old alignment became SC 385.[3]

South Carolina Highway 383

South Carolina Highway 383 marker

South Carolina Highway 383

LocationNear Bennettsville
Length7.7 mi[4] (12.4 km)
Existed1937–1970

South Carolina Highway 383 (SC 383) was a state highway that was established by 1937 as new primary routing from SC 9 near Bennettsville to SC 79 near Boykin. It was renumbered as part of SC 79 by 1970.[5]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Marlboro County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
​0.0000.000 SC 9 – Bennettsville, WallaceSouthern terminus
​4.0006.437 SC 38 – Bennettsville, Hamlet
​7.84012.617
 SC 385 south – Bennettsville		Northern terminus of SC 385
​ I-73Proposed interchange[6][7]
​9.34015.031
 NC 79 north – Gibson		Continuation into North Carolina
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Unopened

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  2. ↑ Google (September 3, 2012). "Overview map of SC 79" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  3. ↑ "SC 79". Virginia Highways' South Carolina Highways Annex. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  4. ↑ Google (June 19, 2013). "Overview map of SC 383" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Former SC 383". Virginia Highways' South Carolina Highways Annex. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  6. ↑ Staff. "Project Status: Northern Project". I-73 Environmental Impact Study. South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  7. ↑ I-73 Northern Map (PDF) (Map). South Carolina Department of Transportation. Wallace inset. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
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