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South Carolina Highway 101 (SC 101) is a
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in Laurens,
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, and Greenville counties in the U.S. state of
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. Its southern terminus is at an
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with U.S. Route 76 (US 76) in Hickory Tavern, and its northern terminus is at an intersection with SC 11 near Landrum.


Route description

SC 101 begins in Hickory Tavern at
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and heads northwest. At the intersection of State Road S-30-20, the highway then turns to the northeast and heads toward Gray Court. It intersects SC 14 in downtown and then interchanges with I-385 at exit 16 while it continues northeast. The route then enters Woodruff and runs concurrently with
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and SC 146 for about . Northwest of Woodruff, the highway then heads west, remaining concurrent with SC 146. It intersects with SC 418 as it exits town. Outside the city limits of Woodruff, SC 101 splits from SC 146 and heads northwest, intersecting SC 417 and SC 296.''DeLorme South Carolina Atlas & Gazetteer'', First Edition, 1998. Pages 18, 24. Northwest of Reidville, the highway interchanges with
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at exit 60, forming a
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. Continuing into Greer, the highway passes
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before intersecting SC 80. In Greer, the highway intersects with SC 357's southern terminus and becomes concurrent with SC 290 heading west. It then runs concurrently with
US 29 U.S. Route 29 (US 29) is a north–south United States highway that runs for from Pensacola, Florida to the western suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland in the Southern United States, connecting the Florida Panhandle to the Baltimore-Washington ...
for about and then continues northwest. After about a tenth of a mile, SC 101 tracks north, crossing over the South Tyger River before making its way through
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, and running concurrent with SC 414 for a tenth of a mile before continuing northwest. The route reaches its northern terminus at SC 11 in northern Greenville County.


Major intersections


Greer truck route

South Carolina Highway 101 Truck (SC 101 Truck) is a
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that is partially within the
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of Greer. It has concurrencies with SC 80 and SC 14. The truck route begins at an
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with the SC 101 mainline at that highway's intersection with SC 80 (J. Verne Smith Parkway) in the southern part of Greer, which is in the southwestern part of Spartanburg County. This intersection is just north of the
Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (Roger Milliken Field) is near Greer, South Carolina, United States, midway between Greenville and Spartanburg, the major cities of the Upstate region. The airport is the second-busiest airport i ...
. SC 80 and SC 101 Truck travel to the southwest, skirting along the southern edges of the city. They travel through
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portions of the city, just to the west of the airport. Just past an intersection with the southern terminus of Poplar Street Extension, they enter the east-central part of
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. Just before an intersection with the southern terminus of Old Highway 14 South (a former portion of SC 14), they curve to the west and leave the airport area. After a slight bend to the west-southwest, they intersect SC 14 and the eastern terminus of Tandem Drive. Here, SC 80 reaches its western terminus, and SC 101 Truck turns right to follow SC 14 north to the north-northwest. Immediately, they temporarily leave the city limits of Greer. They curve to the northeast and begin a curve back to the north-northwest. At an intersection with the southern terminus of SC 14 Truck (South Buncombe Road), they re-enter the city. This intersection leads to
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's Benson Campus,
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, and
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Greer Memorial Hospital. They curve to the northeast and intersect the eastern terminus of West Road and the western terminus of Roscoe Road, where they leave the city limits again. A short distance later, they re-enter the city for the final time. At an intersection with Donaldson Avenue, they begin a curve to the north-northwest. After a slight bend to the north-northeast, they travel on a bridge over some
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of
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. Then, they cross over some railroad tracks of
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. Just past the northern terminus of School Street, they pass the Greer Heritage Museum. At Poinsett Street, they intersect SC 101/ SC 290. Here, SC 101 Truck ends, and SC 14 continues to the northeast.


See also

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References


External links

*{{commons category-inline, South Carolina Highway 101
SC 101 at Virginia Highways' South Carolina Highways Annex
101 Transportation in Laurens County, South Carolina Transportation in Spartanburg County, South Carolina Transportation in Greenville County, South Carolina Greer, South Carolina