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South Carolina Highway 71

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South Carolina Highway 71 marker
South Carolina Highway 71
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length14.980 mi[1] (24.108 km)
Major junctions
South end SC 20 in Abbeville
Major intersections
North end SC 81 east of Lowndesville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountiesAbbeville
Highway system
SC 70 SC 72

South Carolina Highway 71 (SC 71) is a 14.980-mile-long (24.108 km) state highway in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of South Carolina. The highway travels in a west-to-east orientation, however it is designated and signed as a north–south highway. Its southern terminus is at SC 20 in Abbeville, and its northern terminus is at SC 81 east of Lowndesville, completely within Abbeville County.

Route description

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SC 71 begins at an intersection with SC 20 (known as Greenville Street north of here and also known as North Main Street south of here) in the central part of Abbeville and within the southeastern part of Abbeville County. This intersection is adjacent to the Burt-Stark Mansion. The highway travels to the northwest on North Main Street. It begins a curve to the west-southwest before intersecting the southern terminus of SC 28 Conn., which takes on the North Main Street name. After passing J.S. Wright Middle School, it intersects SC 20 Truck/SC 28. After this point, the highway leaves the city limits of Abbeville and begins to travel through rural areas of the county. It crosses over Redd Creek and then curves to the northwest. After curving to the west-northwest, it crosses over Calhoun Creek. SC 71 curves back to the northwest and crosses over the Little River. The highway then crosses over Penny Creek. It curves back to the west-southwest and crosses over Shanklin Creek. It winds its way to the west and intersects SC 284. It bends to the west-southwest and crosses over Gill Creek before reaching its northern terminus, an intersection with SC 81 just east of Lowndesville.[2]

History

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Major intersections

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The entire route is in Abbeville County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Abbeville0.0000.000
SC 20 east (North Main Street south) – Due West
Access to SC 20 west (Greenville Street north) is via Ellis Street just north of the terminus; SC 20 east and SC 71 share the North Main Street name; southern terminus.
1.2401.996


SC 28 Conn. north (North Main Street north) to SC 28 – Antreville, Anderson
Southern terminus of SC 28 Conn., which takes on the North Main Street name
1.6002.575 SC 28 (SC 20 Truck / SC 71 Truck south) – McCormick, Anderson, Calhoun FallsNorthern terminus of SC 71 Truck
12.72020.471 SC 284 – Calhoun Falls, Antreville
14.98024.108 SC 81 – Calhoun Falls, IvaNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Abbeville truck route

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Truck plate South Carolina.svg
South Carolina Highway 71 Truck marker
South Carolina Highway 71 Truck
LocationAbbeville
Length4.870 mi[3][4] (7.838 km)

South Carolina Highway 71 Truck (SC 71 Truck) is a 4.870-mile-long (7.838 km) truck route that has approximately half its path outside the city limits of Abbeville. It has concurrencies with SC 20 Truck and SC 28.

It begins at an intersection with the southern terminus of SC 203 Truck (South Main Street) in the south-central part of Abbeville, which is in the southeastern part of Abbeville County. This is also the southern terminus of SC 20 Truck. SC 20 Truck and SC 71 Truck begin concurrent with SC 72. The three highways travel to the west-southwest. Immediately, they curve to the southwest and travel under a railroad bridge that carries some railroad tracks of CSX. They cross over Blue Hill Creek and curve to the south-southwest. They pass the Abbeville Area Medical Center and curve back to the southwest, before leaving the city limits of Abbeville. They pass Piedmont Technical College's Abbeville County Campus before intersecting SC 28. Here, the truck routes turn right, off of SC 72 and onto SC 28.

The three highways travel to the northwest and then pass Westwood Elementary School. They travel through rural areas of the county, passing a United States Department of Agriculture Service Center, the Pete Smith Sports Complex, and the Abbeville County Industrial Park. They cross over the aforementioned CSX rail line for a second time. They have an intersection with the eastern terminus of Old Calhoun Falls Road and the western terminus of Haigler Street, the former of which leads to the Abbeville County Law Enforcement Center, the Sheriff's and magistrates's offices, and detention center. They curve to the north-northeast and then intersect SC 71, where SC 71 Truck ends and SC 20 Truck and SC 28 continue to the north-northwest.[5]

The entire route is in Abbeville County.

Locationmi[3][4]kmDestinationsNotes
Abbeville0.0000.000


SC 72 east (Greenwood Street) / SC 20 Truck begins – Greenwood
South Main Street south – Cedar Springs



SC 203 Truck north (South Main Street north) to SC 20 – Due West, Anderson, Abbeville Business & Historic District
Southern end of SC 20 Truck and SC 72 concurrencies; southern terminus of SC 20 Truck, SC 72 Truck, and SC 203 Truck
1.9603.154

SC 28 east / SC 72 west – McCormick, Augusta, Calhoun Falls, Mount Carmel, Athens
Northern end of SC 72 concurrency; southern end of SC 28 concurrency
Abbeville4.8707.838
SC 28 west (SC 20 Truck north) / SC 71 – Anderson, Abbeville, Lowndesville
Northern end of SC 20 Truck and SC 28 concurrencies; northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "Overview map of SC 71" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  5. ^ "Overview map of SC 71 Truck (Abbeville)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
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