South Carolina Highway 327 (SC 327) is a primary
state highway
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in the U.S. state of
South Carolina
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. It serves as an alternative bypass east of
Florence
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and a connector route from
Interstate 95 (I-95) to
Myrtle Beach
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.
Route description
SC 327 has two identities: one as a rural two-lane highway bypassing Florence and the other as a divided four-lane highway connecting beach travelers from
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
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(US 76) and
US 301 and onto Myrtle Beach to I-95.
History
The route was established by 1942 as a new primary routing from
US 52 in
Effingham, to
SC 51 in
Evergreen
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. In 1947 or 1948, SC 327 was extended east as a new primary routing from Evergreen to US 76/US 301 in
Winona. By 1952, the Effingham to Evergreen section was paved, and later extended east to
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a year later; by 1958 the entire route was paved.
By 1958, SC 327 was rerouted from Claussen to US 76/US 301 in
Mars Bluff; the old alignment was downgraded to secondary roads: National Cemetery Road (S-21-13) and Paper Mill Road (S-21-24). In 1971, SC 327 was extended north, overlapping with US 76/US 301 then north along existing roads to I-95. In 1992, the US 76/US 301 to I-95 section was widened to a divided four-lane highway.
In 2010, funds were appropriated to improve the interchange at I-95; construction began the following year.
Junction list
See also
*
References
External links
* {{commons category-inline, South Carolina Highway 327
Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: SC 320-329
327
Transportation in Florence County, South Carolina