South Carolina Highway 79 Explained

State:SC
Type:SC
Route:79
Map:SC 79 map.svg
Length Mi:9.340
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1938
Direction A:South
Terminus A: northwest of Bennettsville
Direction B:North
Terminus B: at the North Carolina line northeast of Boykin
Counties:Marlboro
Previous Type:US
Previous Route:78
Next Type:SC
Next Route:80

South Carolina Highway 79 (SC 79) is a 9.34miles 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.

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.[2]

South Carolina Highway 383

State:SC
Type:SC 1971
Route:383
Location:Near Bennettsville
Formed:1937
Deleted:1970
Length Mi:7.7

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.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Highway Logmile Report . . December 24, 2020 .
  2. Web site: SC 79 . Virginia Highways' South Carolina Highways Annex . September 4, 2012 .
  3. Web site: Former SC 383 . Virginia Highways' South Carolina Highways Annex . September 4, 2012.