South Carolina Highway 68

South Carolina Highway 68 marker
South Carolina Highway 68
Yemassee Highway
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length15.330 mi[1] (24.671 km)
Existed1967–present
Major junctions
West end US 278 in Almeda
Major intersections I-95 in Yemassee
East end
 US 17 Alt. / US 21 in Yemassee
Location
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountiesHampton
Highway system
← SC 67→ SC 70

South Carolina Highway 68 (SC 68) is a 15.330-mile (24.671 km) state highway in Hampton County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It connects the Hampton–Varnille area with Yemassee and Interstate 95 (I-95).

Route description

Beginning of West SC 68 in Yemassee

The route of SC 68 travels generally in a northwest to southeast direction, beginning at a junction with U.S. Highway 278 (US 278 just south of Varnville. The highway travels in a nearly straight line for its entire length, paralleling the Port Royal and Augusta Railway (today the CSX Augusta Subdivision). The roadway passes through the small hamlet of Early Branch before widening to a four-lane configuration about one mile (1.6 km) north of the I-95 junction. Passing underneath I-95, SC 68 returns to a two-lane configuration as it enters Yemassee before terminating at an intersection with US 17 Alternate and US 21.[2]

History

Established in 1967 as a renumbering of SC 28, it has remained unchanged since.

Prior to the current routing, SC 68 had two previous incarnations:

From 1934 or 1935 to 1938 from near Clio to the North Carolina state line (renumbered as SC 83)

From 1938 to 1947 as a short highway spur from SC 6 in Denmark to Voorhees College.[3]

Junction list

The entire route is in Hampton County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Almeda0.0000.000 US 278 (Yemassee Highway / Grays Highway) – Varnville, Allendale, Ridgeland, SavannahWestern terminus
Yemassee13.65021.968 I-95 – Florence, SavannahI-95 exit 38
15.33024.671
 US 17 Alt. / US 21 / Flowers Street south (US 17 Conn. south) – Beaufort, Walterboro		Eastern terminus of SC 68; northern terminus of US 17 Conn. and Flowers Street
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "South Carolina Highway 68" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
  3. ^ "SC 68". Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page. Retrieved October 30, 2020.[unreliable source]
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