South Carolina Highway 55 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by SCDOT | ||||
| Length | 20.990 mi[1][2] (33.780 km) | |||
| Existed | 1931–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SC 5 near Kings Creek | |||
 US 321 in Clover | ||||
| East end |   SC 49 / SC 274 near Lake Wylie | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | South Carolina | |||
| Counties | Cherokee, York | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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South Carolina Highway 55 (SC 55) is a 20.990-mile (33.780 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It connects the city of Clover to Blacksburg, Rock Hill, and Charlotte, North Carolina.
Route description[edit]
SC 55 is a rural two-lane highway, with a median in and around Clover; between Clover and Lake Wylie, it is also paralleled by a major transmission line. It traverses from SC 5 near Kings Creek, to SC 49/SC 274 near Lake Wylie. Travelers to and from Charlotte would connect through SC 557, just east of Clover.[3]
History[edit]
The first SC 55 appeared in either 1925 or 1926 as a new primary routing from SC 21 near Greenwood, to SC 24 in Friendship. By 1930, it was renumbered as part of SC 24; today it is part of U.S. Route 178 (US 178).
The current SC 55 was established in 1931 as a new primary routing from Kings Creek to Lake Wylie. The highway was fully paved by 1942. In 2012, SC 55 was widened with a median through Clover.[4]
Major intersections[edit]
| County | Location | mi[1][2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee | Kings Creek | 0.000 | 0.000 | SC 5 – York, Blacksburg | Western terminus |
| York | Bethany | 7.490 | 12.054 |  SC 161 – York, Kings Mountain | To Kings Mountain State Park and National Military Park |
| Clover | 13.250 | 21.324 | US 321 (Main Street) – York, Gastonia | ||
| 15.500 | 24.945 |   SC 557 north – Lake Wylie, Charlotte | |||
| Lake Wylie | 20.990 | 33.780 | SC 49 / SC 274 (Charlotte Highway) – Rock Hill, Gastonia, Charlotte | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- ^ Google (November 25, 2012). "South Carolina Highway 55" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
- ^ "Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page (SC 50-59)". Retrieved November 25, 2012.[unreliable source]
External links[edit]
Media related to South Carolina Highway 55 at Wikimedia Commons- SC 55 South Carolina Hwy Index
