South Carolina Highway 5

SC Highway 5
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length:	51.1 mi[1] (82.2 km)
Existed:	1922 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 521 near Van Wyck
	US 21 in Lesslie I-77 in Rock Hill US 321 / SC 161 in York US 29 in Blacksburg
North end:	I-85 / SC 198 in Blacksburg
Location
Counties:	Lancaster, York, Cherokee
Highway system
South Carolina Highways Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← SC 4 SC 6 →

South Carolina Highway 5 (SC 5) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The highway connects the cities of Rock Hill, York and Blacksburg.

Route description

SC 5 begins with a semi-interchange with US 521, near Van Wyck. Going northwesterly nearly its entire route, it crosses the Catawba River, entering York County. In Lesslie, it joins US 21, crossing over I-77 before splitting in Rock Hill. Going southwesterly around the downtown area, it overlaps with SC 121 (Albright Highway); then going northwesterly again in, overlapping with SC 901 (Hackle Boulevard). SC 5 exits out of Rock Hill solo again towards York; where there, it teams-up with SC 161 and bypass northeasterly around the city. Continuing on its northwesterly direction, it reaches its final destination of Blacksburg, where it connects with US 29 before ending at I-85 (exit 102) and SC 198.

Speeds along the highway does not exceed 55 mph (89 km/h), in both urban and rural areas. The highway provides a direct route from both US 521 and I-85 to both York and Rock Hill.

History

Established as an original state highway, SC 5 originally traveled from SC 9, in Fort Lawn, through Rock Hill and York, to SC 8, in Blacksburg. In 1929 or 1930, SC 5 was extended south along new primary routing to SC 22, in Great Falls. In 1938, SC 5 was extended on both directions, connecting north to SC 18 and south to US 21, in Ridgeway.

In 1939, SC 5 hit its apex with its last extension south along US 21 through Columbia. Then continuing south, replacing parts of SC 3, SC 6 and SC 33, through Swansea, Denmark, Olar, and Fairfax, ending at US 17, in Hardeeville. It total length reached 243 miles (391 km).

In 1950, SC 5 was truncated at US 21/SC 322, in Rock Hill; its old alignment between Rock Hill and Columbia becoming solely US 21 and from Columbia to Hardeeville becoming US 321. In 1951 or 1952, its alignment between York and Kings Creek was rerouted replacing SC 324 and part of SC 55; its old alignment becoming SC 91, SC 211 and SC 907. In 1959, SC 5 was realigned onto a more direct routing between Rock Hill and York; its old alignment became part of SC 161 and SC 274. Between 1960-1962, SC 5 was extended to its current southern terminus with US 521, near Van Wyck. Between 1965-1967, US 21/SC 5 was given a freeway bypass around Lesslie, its old alignment becoming secondary road Lesslie Highway (S-46-6).^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

In 1986, SC 5 was rerouted on bypass northwest around York, its old alignment through downtown becoming SC 5 Business. Around 2006-2009, SC 5 rerouted to its current northern terminus with I-85/SC 198, in Blacksburg; its old alignment was downgraded to secondary roads. In 2013, SC 5 was rerouted southwest around Rock Hill, along Albright Road and Heckle Boulevard; its old alignment downgraded to city roads with only its northern section of Main Street, between Cherry Road and Heckle Boulevard, converting into a connector.^[10]

Junction list

SC 5 left exit towards Catawba and Rock Hill, from US 521 near Van Wyck

North end of SC 5 in Blacksburg

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Lancaster	​	0.0	0.0	US 521 (Charlotte Highway) – Lancaster, Charlotte	To Andrew Jackson State Park
	Van Wyck	2.7	4.3	SC 75 east (Rebound Road) – Van Wyck
York	​	6.4	10.3	Reservation Road – Catawba	To Catawba Reservation
	Lesslie	7.9	12.7	US 21 south (Anderson Road) – Columbia	South end of US 21 overlap
	Rock Hill	11.5	18.5	Springfield Road – Lesslie	Exit ramps not clearly marked
		12.3	19.8	I-77 – Columbia, Charlotte	I-77 exit 77.
		12.8	20.6	US 21 north (Anderson Road) – Fort Mill	North end of US 21 overlap
		13.2	21.2	SC 121 north (Cowan Road)	North end of SC 121 overlap
		15.4	24.8	SC 121 south (Albright Road) – Chester	South end of SC 121 overlap
		15.6	25.1	SC 72 (Saluda Street) / SC 901 south – Chester, Edgemoor	South end of SC 901 overlap
		17.0	27.4	Ogden Road
		18.2	29.3	SC 322 (Cherry Road/McConnells Highway) – McConnells	South end of SC 901 overlap
		18.8	30.3	SC 901 north (Heckle Boulevard) / SC 5 Conn. south (Main Street) – Newport	North end of SC 901 overlap
	York	27.8	44.7	SC 161 / SC 5 Bus. / SC 161 Bus. (Old York Road) – Rock Hill, York	South end of SC 161 overlap
		29.9	48.1	SC 49 (Charlotte Highway) – York, Lake Wylie, Charlotte
		32.1	51.7	US 321 / SC 161 north / SC 161 Bus. south (Filbert Highway) – Clover, York	North end of SC 161 overlap
	​	33.0	53.1	SC 5 Bus. south (Black Highway) – York
Cherokee	Kings Creek	6.4	10.3	SC 55 east (Clover Highway) – Clover
	Blacksburg	49.9	80.3	US 29 (Cherokee Street) – Gastonia, Blacksburg
		51.1	82.2	I-85 / SC 198 east (Mountain Street) – Charlotte, Spartanburg, Earl	I-85 exit 102.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Bannered routes

Rock Hill truck route

SC Highway 5 Truck
Location:	Rock Hill, South Carolina
Length:	5.1 mi[11] (8.2 km)
Existed:	N/A–2013

South Carolina Highway 5 Truck route (SC 5 Truck) once provided an alternate route for truck drivers to bypass downtown Rock Hill, via SC 72 (Albright Road) and SC 901 (Heckle Boulevard). In 2013, mainline SC 5 was rerouted from downtown Rock Hill and onto the truck route, thus eliminating it.

Rock Hill connector

SC Highway 5 Connector
Location:	Rock Hill, South Carolina
Length:	1.0 mi[12] (1.6 km)
Existed:	2013–present

South Carolina Highway 5 Connector (SC 5 Conn) was established in 2013 when mainline SC 5 was rerouted west around downtown Rock Hill, via Heckle Boulevard; the connector route follows its old alignment on Main Street between SC 322 (Cherry Road) and SC 5/SC 901 (Heckle Boulevard). The route is unsigned its entire length.^[10]

York business loop

SC Highway 5 Business
Location:	York, South Carolina
Length:	4.3 mi[13] (6.9 km)
Existed:	1986–present

South Carolina Highway 5 Business (SC 5 Bus) follows the old route of SC 5 through downtown York, via Liberty Street. The highway begins on SC 5 just a mile and a half away northwest from downtown York. Connects with US 321/SC 161 and US 321 Business. After passing through the downtown area it links to the northern terminus of SC 324 before eventually rejoining mainline SC 5 southeast of York.

References

External links

• Media related to South Carolina Highway 5 at Wikimedia Commons
• Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: SC 1-9