South Carolina Highway 73 (SC 73) was a primary
state highway in the U.S. state of
South Carolina
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, anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind"
, Former = Province of South Carolina
, seat = Columbia
, LargestCity = Charleston
, LargestMetro = ...
. Established five times in the state, from 1926 to 2006, its last routing was along Ocean Boulevard, in
Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach is a resort city on the east coast of the United States in Horry County, South Carolina. It is located in the center of a long and continuous stretch of beach known as "The Grand Strand" in the northeastern part of the state. Its ...
, a popular stretch of road lined with hotels, shops, tourist sites and access to the beach.
Route description
SC 73 began and ended at
US 17 Bus., with the southern terminus at
Springmaid Beach and the northern terminus in the northern part of
Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach is a resort city on the east coast of the United States in Horry County, South Carolina. It is located in the center of a long and continuous stretch of beach known as "The Grand Strand" in the northeastern part of the state. Its ...
.
Ocean Boulevard is a major point during the annual Bi-Lo Marathon; full and half marathon runners head south during the first loop of the course, and for full marathon runners only, they head northbound for the second loop. Together, about nine miles (14 km) of the entire marathon course is run on Ocean Boulevard.
History
SCDOT handed SC 73 over to the city of Myrtle Beach in the 1990s and is no longer an official state route. As such, the route is no longer signed and, as of 2008, the route no longer appears on the official state highway map.
Major intersections
References
External links
Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: SC 73
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Roads in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Transportation in Horry County, South Carolina