Interstate 95 in South Carolina

Interstate 95 Main route of the Interstate Highway System Mark H. Coates Highway Maintained by South Carolina Department of Transportation South end: I-95 near Hardeeville Major junctions: US 278 near Hilton Head US 17 in Pocotaligo Ridgeland & Hardeeville US 78 in St. George I-26 near Rosinville US 15 / US 301 near Santee US 378 near Sumter US 76 in Florence I-20 in Florence US 52 near Florence US 501 / US 301 near Dillon North end: I-95 near Rowland, NC South Carolina highways

The overall Interstate 95 Highway system, spanning and connecting all the formal Atlantic Seaboard states.

Interstate 95 bridge-causeway over Lake Marion at Santee, SC; The old (bypassed road) bridge/causeway is used as fishing pier.

Interstate 95 is a major Interstate Highway, running along the East Coast of the United States from Florida to Maine. In South Carolina, I-95 runs approximately parallel to the Atlantic Ocean shore although about 50 miles (80 km) inland, from Hardeeville in the south to Dillon in the northeast.

Route description

Like virtually all state spanning stretches of the United States Interstate Highways, I-95 in South Carolina was constructed in various stages, mainly from north-to-south, from 1965 to 1980. The first traffic rolled along the highway from Dillon to Turbeville in 1968, finally able to cross the Savannah River south of Hardeeville by 1981. For the most part, the 198-mile (319 km) drive is fairly benign, passing through the pine forests, farmlands, and blackwater streams and swamps of the Coastal Plain. However, a few landmarks do exist to break up the monotony. Crossing from the south from Georgia just over the Savannah River bridge, an elaborate gateway was built, that looks more like an entrance to a subdivision than a "Welcome to South Carolina" sign. The Juanita M. White Crosswalk also exists between Exits 18 and 21. A flyover on twin high-spans over Lake Marion provides an unexpected scenic break in the center of the highway's length. Moving further north and out of the Palmetto State, the NC state line is prominently marked by the South Of The Border amusement complex at the US 301/501 exit. Local traffic parallel to the interstate uses US-301 from South Of The Border to Santee, US-15 from Santee to Walterboro, and a combination of US-17 and US-17A from Walterboro to the Georgia state line north of Savannah. In addition, Interstate 95 shares a number of concurrencies, or multiplexes, with 3 of these U.S. Routes at various stretches in South Carolina:

US Route Exits

• U.S. Route 17 is concurrent with Interstate 95 between Exits 22 and 33.

• U.S. Route 15 is concurrent with Interstate 95 between Exits 93 and 102.

• U.S. Route 301 is also concurrent with Interstate 95 across Lake Marion between Exits 97 and 102. The old US 15-301 bridge runs along the west side of I-95 and is used for recreational purposes.

Intersections

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  Interstate 73 (Future) outside of Latta
• Interstate 20 in Florence
• Interstate 26 near Rosinville

Mark H. Coates Highway

The Mark H. Coates Highway is a one-mile (1.6 km) portion of Interstate 95 located in Jasper County near Hardeeville and extends one-half mile on both sides of mile marker 7. In May 1997, the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina passed a resolution to designate this section of Interstate 95 in honor of Lance Corporal Mark Hunter Coates, who served as a trooper with the South Carolina Highway Patrol from 1987 until his death in 1992. ^[1] Coates, who was a native of Lexington County, South Carolina was fatally shot on mile marker 7 on November 20, 1992, while being in the line of duty. ^[2]

Service areas

• Northbound Welcome Center(South of Exit 5).
• Parking Areas at Exit 18 for Trucks only(Reopened 2008).
• Hendersonville Rest Areas (Between Exits 42 & 53: Both Directions).
• Northbound former truck weigh station near MM #74
• Southbound parking area for Trucks only near MM #74(Reopened 2008).
• Santee Rest Area (Between Exits 98 & 102: Northbound Only).
• Lake Marion Travel Information Center(Between Exits 102 & 98: Southbound Only).
• Shiloh Rest Areas (Between Exits 135 & 141: Both Directions).
• Pee Dee Rest Areas(Between Exits 170 & 181: Both Directions).
• Southbound Welcome Center(North of Exit 193).

Exit list

County	Location	Exit	Destinations	Notes
I-95 crosses the Savannah River Effingham County, Georgia-Jasper County, South Carolina Border
Jasper	Hardeeville	5	US 17 / US 321 – Hardeeville, Estill, Tillman
		8	US 278 – Bluffton, Hilton Head Island, Switzerland, Ridgeland
	Switzerland	18	Road 13 - Switzerland
	Ridgeland	21	SC 336 – Ridgeland, Hilton Head Island, Tillman
		22	US 17 south – Ridgeland	South end of US 17 overlap.
	Point South	28	SC 462 – Cossawhatchatie, Chelsea
		33	US 17 north – Point South, Pocotaligo	North end of US 17 overlap.
Hampton	Yemassee	38	SC 68 – Yemassee, Hampton
Colleton		42	US 21 – Ruffin, Yemassee, Smoaks, Branchville
	Walterboro	53	SC 63 to US 17 Alt. – Walterboro, Islandton, Varnville, Hampton
		57	SC 64 – Walterboro, Lodge
		62	Road 34
		68	SC 61 – Canadays, Branchville, Givhans
Bridge over Edisto River
Dorchester	St. George	77	US 78 – St. George, Branchville, Dorchester, Reevesville
		82	US 178 – Harleyville, Bowman, Rosinville, Orangeburg
Orangeburg		86A-B	I-26 – Orangeburg, Charleston
		90	US 176 – Holly Hill, Wells, Providence, Cameron
	Vance	93	US 15 – Wells, Santee
	Santee	97	US 301 south / US 15 – Orangeburg	Southbound exit and northbound entrance only. South end of US 15/US 301 overlap.
		98	SC 6 – Santee, Eutawville, Vance
Bridge over Lake Marion
Clarendon	Summerton	102	US 15 north / US 301 north – St. Paul, Summerton	North end of US 15/US 301 overlap. Santee National Wildlife Refuge.
		108	Road 102 - Summerton
	Manning	115	US 301 – Manning, Summerton
		119	SC 261 (Paxville Highway) – Manning, Paxville, Pinewood
		122	US 521 – Sumter, Manning, Alcolu
	Sardinia	132	SC 527 – Sardinia, Bishopville, Elliot, Wisacky
Sumter	Siloh	135	US 378 – Turbeville, Sumter, Lake City
		141	SC 53 – Shiloh
	Lynchburg	146	SC 341 – Lake City, Lynchburg
Florence	Timmonsville	150	SC 403 – Sardis, Timmonsville
		153	Center Road - Timmonsville	Formerly Honda Way, though still signed that way.
	Florence	157	US 76 (West Palmetto Street) – Florence, Timmonsville
		160A	I-20 Bus. east (David McLeod Boulevard) – Florence	To Florence Visitors Center and Florence Civic Center
		160B	I-20 west – Columbia
		164	US 52 (Lucas Street) – Florence, Darlington
		169	TV Road - Quinby, Florence
		170	SC 327 south – Quinby, Florence, Effingham
Bridge over Pee Dee River
Dillon	Oak Grove	181A-B	SC 38 to SC 917 – Bennettsville, Marion
	Dillon	190	SC 34 – Dillon, Bingham, Brownsville
		193	SC 9 / SC 57 – Dillon, Little Rock, Bennettsville
Dillon County, South Carolina-Robeson County, North Carolina Border I-95 continues north into North Carolina

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 95 in South Carolina

• Interstate 95 South Carolina(SouthEastRoads.com/AARoads.com)
• South Caroline General Assembly 1993-1994(Bill #1355)

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