South Carolina Highway 120 (SC 120) is a
state highway 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
Pinewood and
Sumter Sumter may refer to:
People Given name
* Sumter S. Arnim (1904–1990), American dentist
* Sumter de Leon Lowry Jr. (1893–1985), United States Army general
Surname
* Rowendy Sumter (born 1988), Curaçaoan footballer
* Shavonda E. Sumter ( ...
.
Route description
SC 120 begins at an
intersection with
SC 261 (West Fulton Street) in Pinewood within
Sumter County, where the roadway continues as West Avenue South. It travels to the north-northeast and travels along the eastern edge of
Manchester State Forest and the
Poinsett Electronic Combat Range and occasionally cuts through small segments of the forest. Just south of
Tuomey Wildlife Management Area, it curves to the northeast. It passes through parts of Sumter before entering the
census designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, suc ...
of
Millwood. Upon leaving Millwood, the highway re-enters Sumter and immediately intersects
SC 763 (Wedgefield Road), next to Millwood Elementary School. The two highways travel
concurrently to the northeast. At Alice Drive, SC 120 splits off to the north-northwest. It passes Alice Drive Elementary School, which is just southwest of the
University of South Carolina Sumter campus. At South Wise Drive, the highway passes Palmetto Park. It begins to curve to the north and meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with
U.S. Route 76
U.S. Route 76 (US 76) is an east–west U.S. highway that travels for approximately from Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.
Route description
, -
, TN
, 8.9
, 14.3
, -
, GA
, 150.7
, 242.5
, -
, SC
, 297.9
, 479.4 ...
(US 76)/
US 378 (Broad Street). Here, Alice Drive curves to the northeast to an intersection with
US 521 (Camden Highway).
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
*{{commonscat inline, South Carolina Highway 120
SC 120 at Virginia Highways' South Carolina Highways Annex
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*120 (number), the number
* AD 120, a year in the 2nd century AD
*120 BC, a year in the 2nd century BC
*120 film, a film format for still photography
* ''120'' (film), a 2008 film
* 120 (MBTA bus)
* 120 (New Jersey bus)
* 120 (Ken ...
Transportation in Sumter County, South Carolina