South Carolina Highway 109 (SC 109) is a primary
state highway in the U.S. state of
South Carolina
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, Former = Province of South Carolina
, seat = Columbia
, LargestCity = Charleston
, LargestMetro = ...
. It serves to connect
Chesterfield with central
Chesterfield County and
McBee.
Route description
SC 109 is a two-lane rural highway that traverses from
SC 145 through
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and
Mount Croghan, to the
North Carolina
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state line.
History
SC 109 was established in either 1937 or 1938 as a new primary route from
SC 9 in Mount Croghan to the North Carolina state line. In 1939, it was extended south to
SC 85. In 1941 or 1942, SC 109 was extended south again to
U.S. Route 15 (US 15) in
Hartsville; there was also a separate piece connecting
SC 155 to
US 52
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. In 1948, SC 109 moved back to its current southern terminus at SC 145; both the former extension and separate piece were downgraded to secondary roads.
Junction list
See also
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References
External links
*{{commons category-inline, South Carolina Highway 109
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Transportation in Chesterfield County, South Carolina