South Carolina Highway 462 (SC 462) is a primary

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in the U.S. state of

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. It serves as a circuitous routing through northern and eastern Jasper County.

Route description

SC 462 is a rural two-lane highway that makes a half-circle in Jasper County, broken into five named sections of road. The first section named Gillison Branch Road begins at the intersection of U.S. Route 321 (US 321) in Robertville, goes northeast to US 601 in Pineland, then east connecting with US 278 in Gillisonville. The second section named Morgandollar Road connects Gillisonville with Coosawhatchie. The third section, named Nuna Rock Road is a former

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with

US 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, with ...

within Coosawhatchie. The fourth section named Coosaw Scenic Drive connects Coosawhatchie with SC 336 in Old House. The fifth section named Lowcountry Drive continues on from SC 336 to its eastern terminus at SC 170 in Beaufort County. The highway connects to several historic places, including

Robertville Baptist Church Robertville Baptist Church is a historic Southern Baptist Church (building), church located at the junction of U.S. 321 and CR 26 (historic Sister's Ferry road) in Robertville, South Carolina, Robertville, Jasper County, South Carolina. It was bu ...

, Gillisonville Baptist Church and the

Old House Plantation Old House Plantation, also known as Daniel Heyward Plantation, is a historic plantation site and grave located near Ridgeland, Jasper County, South Carolina. The plantation was first settled in 1743 and was likely active through the first quar ...

. However, it is not scenic as it is predominantly forest or swampland.

History

The highway was established in 1941 or 1942 as a new primary routing from SC 170 to SC 46 in Bluffton, existing entirely in Beaufort County. In 1956, SC 462 ceded some of its routing to SC 46 (Bluffton Road). In 1958, SC 462 was extended north to Coosawhatchie and then west to SC 128 in Gillisonville replacing SC 170. Between 1962-1964, SC 462 was extended west again over existing secondary roads to its current western terminus at Robertville; this brought the highway's maximum length to . Between 1965-1967, SC 462 east was truncated to US 278 in Old House, its old alignment south to near Bluffton becoming part of US 278. By 1998, SC 462 was extended south after US 278 realignment to near

Hardeeville Hardeeville is a city in Jasper and Beaufort counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 7,473 as of the 2020 census, an increase of over 150% since 2010. Hardeeville is included within the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufo ...

, reclaiming some of its old routing to SC 170.

Major intersections

References

External links

* {{commons category-inline, South Carolina Highway 462
Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: SC 462
462 Transportation in Jasper County, South Carolina Transportation in Beaufort County, South Carolina 1942 establishments in South Carolina U.S. Route 278

Route description

History

Major intersections

See also

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