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State highway in South Carolina, United States
South Carolina Highway 126 markerSouth Carolina Highway 126
Belvedere-Clearwater Road
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length4.200 mi (6.759 km)
Existed1939–present
Major junctions
West end US 25 / SC 121 in Belvedere
Major intersections
East end SC 421 in Clearwater
Location
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountiesAiken
Highway system
← I-126→ SC 127

South Carolina Highway 126 (SC 126) is a 4.200-mile (6.759 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It directly links Belvedere with Clearwater, with a small portion in North Augusta.

Route description

SC 126 is a suburban highway that travels 4.2 miles (6.8 km) from U.S. Route 25 (US 25)/SC 121 in Belvedere to SC 421 in Clearwater. In both Belvedere and North Augusta, SC 126 is a four-lane road with median; in Clearwater it only has two lanes. The entire highway has few commercial entities, mainly functioning to connect neighborhoods in the area. It also has intermediate junctions with Interstate 520 (I-520) and US 1/US 78.

History

SC 126 was established in 1939 as a new primary route and has remained unchanged since. The entire highway was paved by 1948 and widened in Belvedere and North Augusta by 2010.

Future

The remaining two-lane section of SC 126 in Clearwater is planned to be widened to four lanes; however, no time-table has been set.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Aiken County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Belvedere0.0000.000 US 25 / SC 121 (Edgefield Road) – Edgefield, North AugustaWestern terminus
North Augusta1.2902.076 I-520 – Augusta, Columbia, AtlantaI-520 exit 21
Clearwater3.5605.729 US 1 / US 78 – Augusta, Aiken
4.2006.759 SC 421 (Augusta Road) – Augusta, Aiken
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  2. "Overview map of SC 126" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  3. "Augusta Regional Transportation Study" (PDF). City of Augusta. March 7, 2013. p. 7. Retrieved September 7, 2013.

External links

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