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U.S. Route 78 (US 78) is a
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that travels from Memphis, Tennessee to
Charleston, South Carolina Charleston is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston metropolitan area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint o ...
. In the U.S. state of South Carolina, it travels from the
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at
North Augusta North Augusta is a city in Aiken and Edgefield counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina, on the north bank of the Savannah River. The population was 21,348 at the 2010 census. The city is included in the Central Savannah River Area (CS ...
to its eastern terminus in Charleston; connecting the cities of Aiken, Summerville, and North Charleston.


Route description

US 78 enters South Carolina by crossing the
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in
North Augusta North Augusta is a city in Aiken and Edgefield counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina, on the north bank of the Savannah River. The population was 21,348 at the 2010 census. The city is included in the Central Savannah River Area (CS ...
; sharing concurrences with US 1, US 25, US 278 and South Carolina Highway 121 (SC 121). In the immediate area, it sheds most concurrencies, sharing only with US 1 towards Aiken; it also connects with Interstate 520 (I-520), which is a partial beltway around the
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. In Aiken, it travels through the downtown area, where US 1 splits north towards
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. West of Williston is SC 781, which connects back with US 278; the routing allows travelers to bypass Aiken all together between Williston and Augusta. Traveling in a southeasterly direction, it goes through the cities and towns of Williston, Blackville, Denmark,
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, Branchville and
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, where connects with I-95. Continuing east, it passes through Dorchester and begins to parallel with
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in a southeasterly direction through Summerville. It enters
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at Lincolnville, where the highway skirts just inches south of the Berkeley County line. In North Charleston, US 78 shares a concurrency with US 52, as it connects with
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. Entering
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, it splits with US 52 and goes south along King Street; its eastern terminus at Line Street, a block away from US 52's eastern/southern terminus and nearby to I-26/ US 17 interchange. US 78 is a predominantly two-lane rural highway connecting much of the Lowcountry. Wider sections (four-lanes or more) are found between North Augusta–Aiken, St. George, and North Charleston. Though it provides the most direct route between Augusta (and points west, such as Atlanta) and Charleston (using US 278 and SC 781 to bypass Aiken), it is not a busy route because of the many cities and towns it goes through.


History

Established in 1927 as an original US highway, it traveled closely as it does today; from
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to
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, connecting the cities and towns of Aiken,
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,
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, and North Charleston. By 1931, US 78 was rerouted north of Summerville and Lincolnville, leaving Richardson Avenue/Lincoln Avenue. Around 1939, US 78 was realigned from Meeting Street to Rivers Street, south of Durant Avenue in the Charleston area. Also in 1939, US 78 was fully paved in the state, its last unpaved section was between St. George and US 178. By 1952, US 78 was placed on new four-lane highway bypassing
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, Burnettown, and Gloverville; also by same year a new bridge was constructed over the
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, leaving Fifth Street Bridge. By 1967, US 78 was adjusted to bypass south of mainstreet Blackville, leaving a secondary road, but was later upgraded as a connector (signed as a business loop).


Major intersections


See also

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Special routes of U.S. Route 78 At least 15 special routes of U.S. Route 78 have existed. Mississippi Red Banks business loop Hickory Flat business loop Alabama Hamilton–Graysville alternate route Carbon Hill–Jasper alternate route Birmingham–Irondale alternat ...


References


External links

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End of US highway 78 on USends.com


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