South Carolina Highway 27 (SC 27) is a primary
state highway
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in the U.S. state of
South Carolina
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. It serves to connect the town of
Ridgeville with nearby highways.
Route description
SC 27 is a two-lane rural highway that connect the town of Ridgeville south to the unincorporated community of
Givhans to its south and highways
U.S. Route 78
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(US 78),
Interstate 26
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(I-26), and
US 176 to its north. The predominant features along the route are farmland mixed with forest and swamps.
History
Established as the second SC 27 around 1931, it traversed from
SC 65 (current
SC 61) in Givhans, to US 78 east of Ridgeville. In 1940, it was rerouted north from Ridgeville to US 78 and then spur up to the
Berkeley County line. In 1941 or 1942, SC 27 was extended north into Berkeley County to
SC 31 (current US 176).
The first SC 27 was an original state highway; established in 1922, it traversed from
SC 21 in
Trenton, south to
Aiken, then east through
Williston,
Blackville,
Denmark
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,
Bamberg
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, and
St. George
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before ending at
SC 2. In 1927, US 78 was assigned on all of SC 27 east of Aiken. In 1928, all of SC 27 was decommissioned,
SC 19 replaced the section between Aiken and Trenton.
Junction list
See also
*
References
External links
* {{commons category-inline, South Carolina Highway 27
Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: SC 27
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Transportation in Dorchester County, South Carolina
Transportation in Berkeley County, South Carolina