South Carolina Highway 79 (SC 79) is a primary

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in the U.S. state of

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. It connects communities in western

Marlboro County Marlboro County is a county located in the Pee Dee region on the northern border of the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 26,667. Its county seat is Bennettsville. The Great Pee Dee River runs through it. M ...

Route description

SC 79 is a two-lane rural highway, traversing from SC 9 to the

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state line where the road continues in

Gibson, North Carolina Gibson is a town in Scotland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 540 at the 2010 census. History Gibson was originally located in Richmond County, North Carolina. A post office was built in the area in 1846, and the town w ...

North Carolina Highway 79 North Carolina Highway 79 (NC 79) is an primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. NC 79 runs from the South Carolina border as a continuation of South Carolina Highway 79 (SC 79) at Gibson to U.S. Route 15 ...

History

Originally established in 1937 as a new primary route, it connected U.S. Route 78 (US 78) in

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, to

Voorhees College Voorhees University (formerly Voorhes College) is a private historically black university in Denmark, South Carolina. It is affiliated with the Episcopal Church and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. History In 18 ...

. In 1938, it was replaced by SC 68, which later became a secondary road by 1948. The current SC 79 was established in 1938 as a renumbering of part of SC 38, from

Bennettsville Bennettsville is a city located in the U.S. state of South Carolina on the Great Pee Dee River. As the county seat of Marlboro County, Bennettsville is noted for its historic homes and buildings from the 19th and early 20th centuries—including ...

to the North Carolina state line. Between 1967 and 1970, SC 79 was rerouted and replaced SC 383 to SC 9; the old alignment became SC 385.

South Carolina Highway 383

South Carolina Highway 383 (SC 383) was a

that was established by 1937 as new primary routing from SC 9 near

to SC 79 near Boykin. It was renumbered as part of SC 79 by 1970.

Major intersections

References

External links

*{{commons category-inline, South Carolina Highway 79

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Transportation in Marlboro County, South Carolina