en South Carolina Highway 65

South Carolina Highway 69
South Carolina Highway 69
Location	Atlantic Beach–Cherry Grove Beach, South Carolina
Existed	1977–1981

South Carolina Highway 65
South Carolina Highway 65
Ocean Boulevard
Route information
	Maintained by SCDOT
Length	4.710 mi (7.580 km)
Existed	1960s[citation needed]–present
Major junctions
South end	US 17 near Atlantic Beach
North end	SC 9 in Cherry Grove Beach
Location
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
Counties	Horry
Highway system
	South Carolina State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic;

South Carolina Highway 65 (also called Ocean Blvd, abbreviated SC 65) is a 4.710-mile (7.580 km) state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It is the main thoroughfare through North Myrtle Beach. The highway is known for the origin of the official state dance, the Carolina shag.^{[citation needed]}

Route description

SC 65 begins at U.S. Route 17 (US 17) in North Myrtle Beach, near Atlantic Beach. It travels southeast along 27th Avenue South, heading one block towards the shoreline before turning northeast at South Ocean Boulevard, paralleling the ocean and shoreline businesses for the next 3+1⁄2 miles (5.6 km), including an intersection with Main Street. At the intersection with South Carolina Highway 9, SC 65 ends within the community of Cherry Grove Beach.^[2]

History

South Carolina Highway 69

South Carolina Highway 69 (SC 69) was a state highway that was established in 1977 from U.S. Route 17 (US 17) in Atlantic Beach, up to Cherry Grove Beach, and then back to US 17. In 1981, it was decommissioned and redesignated as SC 65. Today, its northernmost portion is part of SC 9.

Major intersections

The entire route is in North Myrtle Beach, Horry County.

mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.000	0.000	US 17 (North Kings Highway) – North Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach	Southern terminus
4.710	7.580	SC 9 north (Sea Mountain Highway) / Ocean Boulevard – Loris	Northern terminus of SC 65; southern terminus of SC 9
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi