South Carolina Highway 71 (SC 71) is a

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in the northwestern part of the

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. The highway travels in a west-to-east orientation, however it is designated and signed as a north–south highway. Its southern terminus is at SC 20 in

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, and its northern terminus is at SC 81 east of Lowndesville, completely within

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Route description

SC 71 begins at an

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with SC 20 (known as Greenville Street north of here and also known as North Main Street south of here) in the central part of

and within the southeastern part of

. This intersection is adjacent to the

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. The highway travels to the northwest on North Main Street. It begins a curve to the west-southwest before intersecting the southern terminus of SC 28 Conn., which takes on the North Main Street name. After passing J.S. Wright Middle School, it intersects SC 20 Truck/ SC 28. After this point, the highway leaves the

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of Abbeville and begins to travel through

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s of the county. It crosses over Redd Creek and then curves to the northwest. After curving to the west-northwest, it crosses over Calhoun Creek. SC 71 curves back to the northwest and crosses over the Little River. The highway then crosses over Penny Creek. It curves back to the west-southwest and crosses over Shanklin Creek. It winds its way to the west and intersects SC 284. It bends to the west-southwest and crosses over Gill Creek before reaching its northern terminus, an intersection with SC 81 just east of Lowndesville.

History

Major intersections

Abbeville truck route

South Carolina Highway 71 Truck (SC 71 Truck) is a

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that has approximately half its path outside the

. It has concurrencies with SC 20 Truck and SC 28. It begins at an

with the southern terminus of SC 203 Truck (South Main Street) in the south-central part of Abbeville, which is in the southeastern part of

. This is also the southern terminus of SC 20 Truck. SC 20 Truck and SC 71 Truck begin concurrent with SC 72. The three highways travel to the west-southwest. Immediately, they curve to the southwest and travel under a railroad bridge that carries some

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CSX CSX Transportation , known colloquially as simply CSX, is a Class I freight railroad operating in the Eastern United States and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The railroad operates approximately 21,000 route miles () of track. ...

. They cross over Blue Hill Creek and curve to the south-southwest. They pass the Abbeville Area Medical Center and curve back to the southwest, before leaving the city limits of Abbeville. They pass

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's Abbeville County Campus before intersecting SC 28. Here, the truck routes turn right, off of SC 72 and onto SC 28. The three highways travel to the northwest and then pass Westwood Elementary School. They travel through

s of the county, passing a

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Service Center, the Pete Smith Sports Complex, and the Abbeville County Industrial Park. They cross over the aforementioned CSX rail line for a second time. They have an intersection with the eastern terminus of Old Calhoun Falls Road and the western terminus of Haigler Street, the former of which leads to the Abbeville County Law Enforcement Center, the Sheriff's and magistrates's offices, and detention center. They curve to the north-northeast and then intersect SC 71, where SC 71 Truck ends and SC 20 Truck and SC 28 continue to the north-northwest.

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