South Carolina Highway 179 (SC 179) is a primary
state highway
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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 = ...
. It travels from
Little River
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to the
North Carolina
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state line, near
Calabash
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.
Route description
One of the shortest state highways in the state, SC 179 starts at
U.S. Route 17
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(US 17) in Little River and travels to the North Carolina state line. The route continues on as
NC 179, connecting the towns of Calabash,
Sunset Beach, and
Ocean Isle Beach
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. The entire route is two lanes wide with brief sections with a
center turn lane
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.
History
The first SC 179 existed from 1932 to 1950, established as a renumbering of
US 178. It ran from US 17 east, through
Jamestown, to the
Charleston County
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line near
Honey Hill. By 1938, it reached its zenith by extensions to
McClellanville
McClellanville is a small fishing town in rural Charleston County, South Carolina, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,040 at the 2010 census. It is situated on the Atlantic coast, on land surrounded by Francis Ma ...
and across the
Cooper River. In 1950, SC 179 was completely removed, majority of the route becoming secondary roads, with some sections living on as
US 17 Alt. and
SC 45.
The current SC 179 was established in 1979; it complements NC 179 when North Carolina established the new route and routed the southern end into South Carolina. The route has changed little since.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
SC 179 at Virginia Highways' South Carolina Highways Annex
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179
Transportation in Horry County, South Carolina
State highways in the United States shorter than one mile