South Carolina Highway 763 (SC 763) 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
, LargestMetro = ...
. The highway connects
Wedgefield and
Sumter Sumter may refer to:
People Given name
* Sumter S. Arnim (1904–1990), American dentist
* Sumter de Leon Lowry Jr. (1893–1985), United States Army general
Surname
* Rowendy Sumter (born 1988), Curaçaoan footballer
* Shavonda E. Sumter ( ...
, via
Cane Savannah and
Millwood. It is signed north-south, but it travels east-west.
Route description
SC 763 begins at an
intersection with
SC 261 (South Kings Highway) in Wedgefield,
Sumter County. It travels to the east-northeast, paralleling
railroad
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tracks along its way. At the intersection with Tillman Nursery Road, it begins traveling along the northern edge of the Manchester State Forest. It skirts along the edge of the forest for approximately . At the intersection with Bullett Road, SC 763 leaves Wedgefield proper and begins skirting along the northern edge of the town. At Burnt Gin Road, it begins to travel along another section of the state forest. The highway stays along the edge of the forest for just under . When the highway crosses Cane Savannah Creek, it leaves Wedgefield and begins to travel along the northern edge of Cane Savannah. It crosses Hatchet Camp Branch. Just before it intersects St. Pauls Church Road, it curves to the northeast, leaves Cane Savannah, and crosses over the railroad tracks it parallels from its southern terminus. It heads to the east-southeast and travels through a small section of the
city limits of Sumter. The highway then enters Millwood. It travels in a more easterly direction and intersects the western terminus of
SC 441 (Loring Mill Road). Just before Wildwood Avenue, it leaves Millwood and re-enters Sumter. It then turns left onto
SC 120 (Pinewood Road) just northeast of Millwood Elementary School. The two highways travel
concurrently to the northeast. They cross over Second Millpond and split at Alice Drive. SC 763 travels through the
Iris Gardens and crosses over Swan Lake. At Guignard Drive is an intersection with
U.S. Route 521 (US 521). At Washington Street,
US 76 Business (US 76 Bus.) starts a concurrency with SC 763. Five blocks later, they intersect
US 15
U.S. Route 15 (US 15) is a -long United States highway, designated along South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New York. The route is signed north–south, from U.S. Route 17 Alternate in Walterboro, South Car ...
(Lafayette Drive). They cross over some railroad tracks and split just north of Eastwood Park. SC 763 travels along the southern edge of
East Sumter until it meets its northern terminus, a partial
interchange with
US 378 (Robert E. Graham Freeway/Myrtle Beach Highway).
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
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SC 763 South Carolina Hwy Index
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Transportation in Sumter County, South Carolina