South Carolina Highway 403

South Carolina Highway 403 marker
South Carolina Highway 403
Map
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length36.480 mi[1][2][3] (58.709 km)
Existed1940[citation needed]–present
Major junctions
South end SC 341 in Camp Branch
Major intersections
North end US 15 in Lees Crossroads
Location
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountiesFlorence, Sumter, Darlington
Highway system
← SC 402→ SC 410

South Carolina Highway 403 (SC 403) is a 36.480-mile (58.709 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It serves the town of Timmonsville and the surrounding rural area with the cities of Lake City and Hartsville.

Route description

SC 403 is a two-lane rural highway that traverses for 36.1 miles (58.1 km) beginning north of Lake City, along SC 341. Going through a northeasterly direction to Hobbs Crossroads, it then goes north to Sardis. Connecting with Interstate 95 (I-95) north of Sardis, it continues north connecting with U.S. Route 76 (US 76) near and then through Timmonsville. At Windhams Crossroads, it connects with US 401, where it provides access to I-20. At Lees Crossroads, it reaches its northern terminus, an intersection with US 15/SC 34.[4] The vast majority of the landscape along the route is farmland, with the exception in and around Timmonsville.[5][6][7]

History

SC 403 was established in 1933 as a renumbering of US 301 from US 76 in Timmonsville to US 15 at Lees Crossroads. The entire route was paved in 1939. Around 1942, SC 403 was extended south SC 407 in Sparrows Crossroads. In 1948, SC 403 was retracted back to its original routing, leaving behind Hill Road (S-21-38). Between 1968 and 1970, SC 403 was extended south to its current southern terminus with SC 341, replacing part of SC 53 and nearly all of SC 309. Between 2005 and 2012, US 15 was realigned its Lees Crossroads intersection, removing an intersection corner bypass, giving an odd overlap with SC 403 for 0.2 miles (0.32 km) to where the corner bypass originally reconnected.

South Carolina Highway 309

South Carolina Highway 309 marker
South Carolina Highway 309
LocationHobbs Crossroads-Camp Branch, South Carolina
Length11.9 mi[8] (19.2 km)
Existed1940–1970

South Carolina Highway 309 (SC 309) was an 11.9-mile (19.2 km) state highway that was established in 1940 as a new primary routing, from SC 341 in Hobbs Crossroads, southeast to U.S. Route 301 (US 301). By 1942, it was extended southeast to reconnect with SC 341. Between 1968 and 1970, SC 309 was decommissioned and renumbered as an extension of SC 403 with only its westernmost piece downgraded to secondary road (Lynches River Road; S-42-14).

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1][2][3]kmDestinationsNotes
FlorenceCamp Branch0.0000.000 SC 341 (Olanta Highway) – Lake City, Olanta, BishopvilleSouthern terminus
Byrds Crossroads5.1508.288 SC 541 (Old Number 4 Highway) – Olanta, CowardTo Lynches River County Park
Kelley Crossroads8.02012.907 US 301 (Florence Highway) – Olanta, Florence
SumterHobbs Crossroads11.48018.475

 SC 53 south (Narrow Paved Road) to SC 341 – Olanta, Lynchburg, Sumter		Northern terminus of SC 53
Florence​15.778–
15.780		25.392–
25.395		 I-95 – Florence, SavannahI-95 exit 150
​19.40031.221
 US 76 west – Sumter		Southern end of US 76 concurrency
Timmonsville20.93033.684
 US 76 east (Smith Street) – Florence		Northern end of US 76 concurrency
Darlington​23.68038.109
 SC 340 north (Timmonsville Highway) – Darlington		Southern terminus of SC 340
Windhams Crossroads28.62046.059
 US 401 (Lamar Highway) to I-20 – Darlington, Lamar, Sumter
Lees Crossroads36.48058.709 US 15 / SC 34 (Lydia Highway) – Bishopville, Hartsville, DarlingtonNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  4. ^ "Overview map of SC 403" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  5. ^ Florence County (PDF) (Map). South Carolina Department of Transportation. July 2005. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  6. ^ Sumter County (PDF) (Map). South Carolina Department of Transportation. August 2005. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  7. ^ Darlington County (PDF) (Map). South Carolina Department of Transportation. July 2005. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  8. ^ "Overview map of SC 309" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
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