South Carolina Highway 18 (SC 18) is a primary
state highway
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in the U.S. state of
South Carolina
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. It serves to connect the cities of
Union
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,
Gaffney and
Shelby, North Carolina
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History
The area was originally i ...
.
Route description
SC 18 is a two-lane rural highway. In Gaffney, it goes through the downtown area along Fredrick Street and overlaps with the
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
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.
History
SC 18 was established in 1938 as a renumbering of SC 111, from
U.S. Route 29
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(US 29) in Gaffney, to the
North Carolina
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state line. In 1940, SC 18 was extended south along new primary routing to
SC 9 in
Pacolet. In 1942, it was extended again along new primary routing to
SC 56 south of
Glenn Springs. In 1960-1961, SC 18 was rerouted at Gaffney to
US 176/SC 9 in
Jonesville, replacing part of
SC 11; its old alignment became part of
SC 150. In 1989, SC 18 was extended to its current western terminus at US 176/
SC 215, replacing part of US 176 and all of
US 176 Bus.
South Carolina Highway 18 (1922–1938)
The first SC 18 was an original state highway, established in 1922 between
SC 20 in
Abbeville
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northwest to
Anderson
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and then northwest to
SC 17 in
Westminster
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. The next year, it was extended north-northeast to
SC 2 in
Walhalla. Two or three years later, its Westminster–Walhalla segment was eliminated, and it was routed from Westminster to the
Georgia
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state line northwest of
Long Creek. Its former path was redesignated as
SC 183. In 1933, its western terminus was truncated to Westminster, to an intersection with
US 76 and
SC 13. Its former path was redesignated as part of US 76. In 1938, SC 18 was redesignated as part of
SC 28 from Abbeville to Anderson and
SC 24 from Anderson to Westminster.
Antreville alternate route
South Carolina Highway 18 Alternate (SC 18 Alt.) was an
alternate route
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that existed in
Antreville. It was established in November 1936 between
SC 184 and SC 18 (now
SC 28). In 1938, it was
decommissioned and redesignated as
SC 28 Alt. Today, it is a secondary road.
Major intersections
Special routes
Union truck route
South Carolina Highway 18 Truck (SC 18 Truck) is a
truck route
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that travels along Duncan Bypass, in
concurrency
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with
US 176/
SC 215, then reconnects with SC 18 at Connector Road.
Union connector route
South Carolina Highway 18 Connector (SC 18 Conn) is a
hidden designation between SC 18 and
U.S. Route 176 (US 176)/
SC 215, via Harwood Heights. It serves as a direct route to
Buffalo from downtown Union.
Gaffney connector route
South Carolina Highway 18 Connector (SC 18 Conn.) is the
hidden designation of Logan Street, between SC 18 and
U.S. Route 29 (US 29). However, this route is signed as mainline SC 18 throughout, despite county and state maps indicating its official routing is along Limestone Street.
Gaffney alternate route 1
South Carolina Highway 18 Alternate (SC 18 Alt.) was an
alternate route
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in
Gaffney. It was established in 1938 as a redesignation of
SC 111 Alt. between
U.S. Route 29 (US 29) and SC 18. In 1940, it was
decommissioned and became part of the mainline route.
Gaffney alternate route 2
South Carolina Highway 18 Alternate (SC 18 Alt.) was an
alternate route
An official alternate route is a special route in the United States that provides an alternate alignment for a highway. They are loop roads and found in many road systems in the United States including the U.S. Highway system and various state an ...
in
Gaffney. It was established in 1940 as a redesignation of the SC 18 mainline between Limestone Street and
U.S. Route 29 (US 29). In 1947, it was
decommissioned and became part of
SC 18 Conn. Today, it is part of SC 18 again.
See also
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References
External links
* {{commons category-inline
SC 18 at Virginia Highways' South Carolina Highways Annex
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Transportation in Union County, South Carolina
Transportation in Cherokee County, South Carolina
Gaffney, South Carolina