South Carolina Highway 128 (SC 128), is a
state highway located entirely within
Beaufort County, South Carolina
Beaufort County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 187,117. Its county seat is Beaufort.
Beaufort County is part of the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC Metropolitan Stati ...
. Also known locally as ''Savannah Highway'', SC 128 serves as a principal arterial for the unincorporated
Shell Point as well as providing a southern route serving
Port Royal,
Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island
Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island (often abbreviated as MCRD PI) is an military installation located within Port Royal, South Carolina, approximately south of Beaufort, the community that is typically associated with the installation. ...
, and the
Sea Islands
The Sea Islands are a chain of tidal and barrier islands on the Atlantic Ocean coast of the Southeastern United States. Numbering over 100, they are located between the mouths of the Santee and St. Johns Rivers along the coast of South Caroli ...
east of
Beaufort.
Route description
SC 128 travels in a west-to-east direction and is a four-lane road for the entirety of its path. It alternates between traveling through the
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
of Shell Point and the town of Port Royal. SC 128 travels along the entirety of Savannah Highway. Beginning at an
intersection with
SC 170 just before the
Broad River Bridge, SC 128 travels east towards its eastern terminus at
U.S. Route 21 (US 21).
History
Until 2012, SC 128 was signed as
SC 802. With the re-routing of US 21 around Beaufort on February 26, 2012, the route for SC 802 was truncated to its current location on
Lady's Island, thus resulting in the designation of SC 128 for the remaining portion of the old SC 802 route.
Major Intersections
See also
*
References
External links
{{commons category
SC 128 at Virginia Highways' South Carolina Highways Annex
128
Transportation in Beaufort County, South Carolina