South Carolina Highway 191 (SC 191) is a
state highway
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in the
U.S. state
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of
South Carolina
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, Former = Province of South Carolina
, seat = Columbia
, LargestCity = Charleston
, LargestMetro = ...
. The highway connects
Warrenville and
Johnston.
Route description
SC 191 begins at an
intersection
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with
SC 421 (Augusta Road) on the border of two
Aiken County census designated places
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
: Warrenville and
Gloverville. From this intersection, the roadway continues as Howlandville Road. SC 191 travels to the north-northwest and immediately crosses over a
railroad
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track and the Sand River, and has an
interchange with
U.S. Route 1
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(US 1) and
US 78 (
Jefferson Davis Highway
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) on the border of Warrenville and
Graniteville. It travels to the north-northeast and crosses over the site of the
Graniteville, South Carolina, train crash, in which nine people died when two trains collided in 2005. It passes the Leavelle McCampbell Middle School. SC 191 turns left onto Old Graniteville Highway and immediately crosses over the Graniteville Canal. A short distance later is a crossing of Bridge Creek. The highway parallels Flat Rock Pond and Horse Creek. In
Vaucluse
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branch on the southeastern edge of Vaucluse Pond. It curves to the northeast and travels underneath, but does not have an interchange with
Interstate 20
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. In a
rural
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part of the county, it intersects
SC 19 (Edgefield Highway).
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The two highways travel concurrently to the north-northwest. They split in ]Eureka
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. SC 191 crosses over Shaw Creek. Then, it curves to the north-northwest and enters Edgefield County
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. The highway continues traveling through rural areas and crosses over Hall Branch before it meets its northern terminus, an intersection with SC 121, in the extreme southern part of Johnston.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
*{{commonscat inline
SC 191 at Virginia Highways' South Carolina Highways Annex
191
Transportation in Aiken County, South Carolina
Transportation in Edgefield County, South Carolina