South Carolina Highway 79

South Carolina Highway 79
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length	9.340 mi[1] (15.031 km)
Existed	1938^[citation needed]–present
Major junctions
South end	SC 9 northwest of Bennettsville
Major intersections	SC 38 north of Bennettsville SC 385 near Boykin
North end	NC 79 at the North Carolina line northeast of Boykin
Location
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
Counties	Marlboro
Highway system
South Carolina State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← 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
Location	Near Bennettsville
Length	7.7 mi[4] (12.4 km)
Existed	1937–1970

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.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
​	0.000	0.000	SC 9 – Bennettsville, Wallace	Southern terminus
​	4.000	6.437	SC 38 – Bennettsville, Hamlet
​	7.840	12.617	SC 385 south – Bennettsville	Northern terminus of SC 385
​			I-73	Proposed interchange[6][7]
​	9.340	15.031	NC 79 north – Gibson	Continuation into North Carolina
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Unopened

See also

• U.S. roads portal

References

1. "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
2. "Overview map of SC 79" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
3. "SC 79". Virginia Highways' South Carolina Highways Annex. Retrieved September 4, 2012.^[unreliable source]
4. "Overview map of SC 383" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
5. "Former SC 383". Virginia Highways' South Carolina Highways Annex. Retrieved September 4, 2012.^[unreliable source]
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.

External links

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• Media related to South Carolina Highway 79 at Wikimedia Commons