South Carolina Highway 6

Infobox road
state=SC
type=SC
route=6
length_mi=160
length_round=0
length_ref=
established=
direction_a=East
ending_terminus=jct|state=SC|US-Alt|17 at Moncks Corner
junction=jct|state=SC|I|95
jct|state=SC|I|26
jct|state=SC|I|20
direction_b=West
starting_terminus=jct|state=SC|US|76 at Ballentine
previous_type=SC
previous_route=5
next_type=SC
next_route=7

South Carolina Highway 6 is a 160-mile state highway that extends from Moncks Corner in Berkeley County to Ballentine in Richland County, near Irmo.

Description

The highway runs generally northwest from near the Atlantic Ocean coast to the central part of South Carolina. This direction explains why the state Department of Transportation lists the road as a hurricane evacuation route.

Beginning at a junction with U.S. Highway 17A in Moncks Corner, the route runs northwest along the shoreline of Lake Moultrie and not far from Lake Marion. The route intersects Interstate 95 and passes through Santee and St. Matthews before intersecting with U.S. Highway 176 and then Interstate 26. The route continues in a northwesterly direction, passing through Swansea and intersecting with Interstate 20. The route then passes through Lexington and just east of Lake Murray before ending at a junction with U.S. Highway 76 in Ballentine. The last section of the route runs south and west of Columbia, the state capital. Counties traversed by the route include Berkeley, Orangeburg, Calhoun, Lexington, and Richland.

Cities and intersections

From east to west, SC 6 passes through or near the following cities and towns:

SC 6 intersects the following Interstate highways, U.S. highways, and major state routes in South Carolina:
*U.S. Highway 17A at Moncks Corner
*South Carolina State Highway 311 northwest of Moncks Corner
*South Carolina State Highway 210 at Vance
*Interstate 95 at Santee
*South Carolina State Highway 33 northwest of Santee
*U.S. Highway 601 at St. Matthews
*Interstate 26 west of St. Matthews
*U.S. Highway 21 west of St. Matthews
*U.S. Highway 321 at Swansea
*South Carolina State Highway 302 northwest of Swansea
*Interstate 20 south of Lexington
*U.S. Highway 378 at Lexington
*South Carolina State Highway 60 near Irmo
*U.S. Highway 76 at Ballentine

References

*"Rand McNally: The Road Atlas 2002", Rand McNally and Company 2001 ISBN 0-528-84446-6

External links

* [http://www.southeastroads.com/sc_state_hwys.html Southeastroads.com web page on South Carolina state highways]
*South Carolina Department of Transportation county road maps for [http://www.scdot.org/getting/pdfs/Berkeley.pdf Berkeley] , [http://www.scdot.org/getting/pdfs/Orangeburg.pdf Orangeburg] , [http://www.scdot.org/getting/pdfs/Calhoun.pdf Calhoun] , [http://www.scdot.org/getting/pdfs/Lexington.pdf Lexington] , and [http://www.scdot.org/getting/pdfs/Richland.pdf Richland] (Adobe Acrobat reader required for maps; enlargement of maps necessary for legibility)
* [http://www.scdot.org/getting/pdfs/C_EvacC.pdf South Carolina Department of Transportation map of hurricane evacuation routes] (Adobe Acrobat reader required for map)