South Carolina Highway 102 (SC 102) is a
state highway
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in the
U.S. state
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of
South Carolina
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, anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind"
, Former = Province of South Carolina
, seat = Columbia
, LargestCity = Charleston
, LargestMetro = ...
. The highway connects
North Hartsville and
Chesterfield
Chesterfield may refer to:
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* Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut United Kingdom
* Chesterfield, Derbyshire, a market town in England
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, via
Patrick Patrick may refer to:
* Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name
* Patrick (surname), list of people with this name
People
* Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint
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. It is designated as an east–west highway (with its official eastern terminus in North Hartsville) though it travels north and south.
Route description
SC 102 begins at an
intersection
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with
U.S. Route 15 Business (US 15 Bus.; North 5th Street) in North Hartsville, within
Darlington County
Darlington County is a county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 62,905. Its county seat is Darlington. Hartsville is the largest city in the county. Darlington County is home to the Darlington Race ...
, where the roadway continues as Patrick Highway. It travels to the north-northeast and leaves the
city limits
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of the city. It travels through
rural area
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s of the county. Then, it crosses over Cedar Creek, where it enters
Chesterfield County. SC 102 curves to the north-northwest for a short while before traveling in a fairly northerly direction. Just before entering Patrick, the highway goes through
Sand Hills State Forest
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. In town is an intersection with
US 1 (Main Street). It winds its way through rural areas of the county until it meets its northern terminus, an intersection with
SC 9 (East Boulevard) in Chesterfield, where the roadway continues as South Craig Street.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
*{{commonscat inline, South Carolina Highway 102
SC 102 at Virginia Highways' South Carolina Highways Annex
102 102 may refer to:
* 102 (number), the number
* AD 102, a year in the 2nd century AD
* 102 BC, a year in the 2nd century BC
* 102 (ambulance service), an emergency medical transport service in Uttar Pradesh, India
* 102 (Clyde) Field Squadron, Royal ...
Transportation in Darlington County, South Carolina
Transportation in Chesterfield County, South Carolina
Chesterfield, South Carolina