South Carolina Highway 641 (SC 641) is a primary
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in the U.S. state of
South Carolina
)''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no)
, anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind"
, Former = Province of South Carolina
, seat = Columbia
, LargestCity = Charleston
, LargestMetro = ...
. It provides the city of
Allendale with a direct route toward
Charleston
Charleston most commonly refers to:
* Charleston, South Carolina
* Charleston, West Virginia, the state capital
* Charleston (dance)
Charleston may also refer to:
Places Australia
* Charleston, South Australia
Canada
* Charleston, Newfoundlan ...
, via
SC 64 and
U.S. Route 17
U.S. Route 17 or U.S. Highway 17 (US 17), also known as the Coastal Highway, is a north–south United States Highway that spans in the southeastern United States. It runs close to the Atlantic Coast for much of its length, wit ...
(US 17). It also serves access to
Rivers Bridge State Park
Rivers Bridge State Historic Site, also known as Rivers Bridge State Park, located near Ehrhardt, South Carolina, Ehrhardt, a small town in Bamberg County, South Carolina, is the site of an important Civil War battle. It is in this area that Gener ...
.
Route description
History
The highway was established around 1932 as a new primary spur of SC 64 to
SC 36 (today
US 601). By 1938, SC 641 was extended west on new routing to
SC 33/
SC 331 (today
US 321) in
Sycamore
Sycamore is a name which has been applied to several types of trees, but with somewhat similar leaf forms. The name derives from the ancient Greek ' (''sūkomoros'') meaning "fig-mulberry".
Species of trees known as sycamore:
* ''Acer pseudoplata ...
. In 1942, its alignment was straightened, leaving Rivers Bridge Road (S-5-31/S-15-37). By 1948, SC 641 was extended west to Allendale, replacing part of
SC 73. In 1952, it was extended west again to the southern boundary of the
Savannah River Plant
The Savannah River Site (SRS) is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) reservation in the United States in the state of South Carolina, located on land in Aiken, Allendale, and Barnwell counties adjacent to the Savannah River, southeast of Augus ...
, replacing part of
SC 28; reaching its apex of over long. Between 1968 and 1970, SC 641 was truncated at
US 301, its former route replaced by
SC 125.
Junction list
See also
*
References
External links
* {{commons category-inline, South Carolina Highway 641
Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: SC 641
641
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Year 641 ( DCXLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 641 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era ...
Transportation in Allendale County, South Carolina
Transportation in Bamberg County, South Carolina
Transportation in Colleton County, South Carolina
1932 establishments in South Carolina