en South Carolina Highway 63

South Carolina Highway 63 Alternate
South Carolina Highway 63 Alternate
Location	Islandton
Existed	1938–1947

South Carolina Highway 63
South Carolina Highway 63
Route information
	Maintained by SCDOT
Length	28.200 mi (45.384 km)
Existed	1925[citation needed]–present
Major junctions
West end	US 278 in Varnville
	US 21 near Islandton; I-95 in Walterboro; ; US 17 Alt. in Walterboro;
East end	; SC 64 Bus. in Walterboro
Location
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
Counties	Hampton, Colleton
Highway system
	South Carolina State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic;

South Carolina Highway 63 (SC 63) is a 28.200-mile-long (45.384 km) state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The highway is designated on a north–south direction, though it is signed as and located physically on an east–west orientation, from U.S. Route 278 (US 278) in Varnville to SC 64 Business (SC 64 Bus.) in Walterboro.^[3]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi^[1]^[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
Hampton	Varnville	0.000	0.000	US 278 (Carolina Avenue) / Hickory Hill Road – Hampton, Yemassee	Western terminus
Hampton		3.080	4.957	SC 363 west (Charleston Highway) – Hampton	Eastern terminus of SC 363
Colleton		15.420	24.816	US 21 (Lowcountry Highway) – Yemassee, Branchville
	Walterboro	23.720– 23.727	38.174– 38.185	I-95 – Savannah, Florence	I-95 exit 53
		25.360	40.813	US 17 Alt. south (Hendersonville Highway) – Yemassee	Southern end of US 17 Alt. concurrency
		26.780	43.098	SC 303 south (Green Pond Highway) – Green Pond	Northern terminus of SC 303
		27.100	43.613	US 17 Alt. north (South Jefferies Boulevard) – St. George	Northern end of US 17 Alt. concurrency
		28.200	45.384	SC 64 Bus. (Padgett Loop / Hampton Street) – Jacksonboro, Charleston, Barnwell	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

Islandton alternate route

South Carolina Highway 63 Alternate (SC 63 Alt.) was an alternate route that existed east-southeast of Islandton. It was established in February 1938 as a partial renumbering of SC 63. It was decommissioned in 1947 and downgraded to secondary roads. Its west–east portion is known today as Varnadoe Road. Its south–north portion is known as Adnah Church Road.