South Carolina Highway 53 (SC 53) 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
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. The highway connects
Shiloh with
rural area
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s of
Sumter County.
Route description
SC 53 begins at an
intersection with
US 378 (Myrtle Beach Highway) southwest of
Shiloh, within
Sumter County. It travels to the northeast, through
rural area
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s of the county, and curves to a nearly due east direction. It intersects
SC 58 (Pleasant Grove Road), and the two highways begin a
concurrency. They have an
interchange with
Interstate 95 (I-95), where they enter Shiloh. Approximately later, SC 53 splits off to the south, onto Pudding Swamp Road. SC 53 continues through rural areas of the county to an intersection with
SC 341 (Mt. Zion Road). About later is the highway's northern terminus, an intersection with
SC 403 (Lynches River Road/Amwell Church Road). This is southwest of the
Lynches River
Lynches River, named for Thomas Lynch, Jr., signer of the Declaration of Independence, rises in North Carolina near Waxhaw, North Carolina, at about 700 feet (210 m) elevation, flowing only a short distance to the South Carolina border, and th ...
.
Major intersections
Hobbs Crossroads alternate route
South Carolina Highway 53 Alternate (SC 53 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 a ...
that existed partially in
Hobbs Crossroads. In May 1938, it was established from
SC 341 south-southwest of the community, north-northeast to SC 53 and
SC 309 in the community, then west-northwest and northwest back to SC 341. In 1947, it was
decommissioned. Today, it is known as Amwell Church Road and Lynches River Road.
See also
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References
External links
*{{commons category inline, South Carolina Highway 53
SC 53 at Virginia Highways' South Carolina Highways Annex
053 53 may refer to:
* 53 (number)
* one of the years 53 BC, AD 53, 1953, 2053
* FiftyThree, an American privately held technology company that specializes in tools for mobile creation and visual thinking
* 53rd Regiment Alabama Cavalry
* 53rd Regiment ...
Transportation in Sumter County, South Carolina