 South Carolina Highway 261 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by SCDOT | ||||
| Length | 116.960 mi (188.229 km) | |||
| Existed | 1926–present | |||
| History | Completed in 1944 | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 701 in Yauhannah | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| North end |  US 521 near Boykin | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | South Carolina | |||
| Counties | Georgetown, Williamsburg, Clarendon, Sumter, Kershaw | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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South Carolina Highway 261 (SC 261) is a 116.960-mile (188.229 km) state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It travels between Yauhannah in Georgetown County to Kershaw County. Although the highway covers more east–west distance, it is signed north–south.
Route description
SC 261 begins at U.S. Route 701 (US 701) at Yauhannah in Georgetown County. It travels westerly and then turns northward to end at US 521 north of Boykin in Kershaw County.
Three U.S. National Historic Landmarks—the Millford Plantation, Borough House Plantation and Church of the Holy Cross—are located on the highway in the High Hills of Santee region of Sumter County.
History
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Major intersections
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Georgetown | Yauhannah | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 701 (North Frasier Street) – Conway, Georgetown | Southern terminus |
| | 9.040 | 14.548 |   SC 513 north (Pleasant Hill Drive) / Choppee Road | Southern terminus of SC 513 | |
| Williamsburg | Hemingway | 19.310 | 31.076 |   SC 41 / SC 51 (Main Street) – Johnsonville, Florence, Andrews, Georgetown | |
| Indiantown | 26.140 | 42.068 |   SC 512 east (Henry Road) – Georgetown | Southern end of SC 512 concurrency | |
| | 28.600 | 46.027 |  SC 512 west (Cade Road) – Cades | Northern end of SC 512 concurrency | |
| Kingstree | 42.860 | 68.976 |   SC 377 south (M.L.K. Jr. Street) – Williamsburg Technical College, Lane, Andrews | Northern terminus of SC 377 | |
| 43.510 | 70.023 |    US 52 east / SC 527 (Longstreet Street) – Andrews, Lake City | Southern end of US 52 concurrency | ||
| | 46.110 | 74.207 |  US 52 west (Williamsburg County Highway) – Charleston | Northern end of US 52 concurrency | |
| Clarendon | | 64.200 | 103.320 |  US 521 south (Greeleyville Highway) – Greeleyville, Georgetown | Southern end of US 521 concurrency |
| Manning | 67.160 | 108.084 |  US 521 north (Church Street) | Northern end of US 521 concurrency | |
| 67.250 | 108.228 |  US 301 (Brooks Street) – Summerton, Turbeville | |||
| 67.270 | 108.261 |   SC 260 south (Mill Street) | Northern terminus of SC 260 | ||
| | 69.360– 69.389 | 111.624– 111.671 |  I-95 – Florence, Savannah | I-95 exit 119 | |
| Paxville | 76.390 | 122.938 |  US 15 (Scott Avenue) – Summerton, Sumter | ||
| Sumter | Pinewood | 82.580 | 132.900 |  SC 120 east (West Avenue) – Sumter | Western terminus of SC 120 |
| Wedgefield | 94.870 | 152.678 |  SC 763 north (Wedgefield Road) – Sumter | Southern terminus of SC 763 | |
| Stateburg | 98.780 | 158.971 |   US 76 / US 378 – Columbia, Sumter | ||
| Kershaw | | 116.960 | 188.229 | US 521 (Sumter Highway) – Camden, Sumter | Northern terminus |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- "Overview map of SC 261" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 23, 2018.