South Carolina Highway 462 (SC 462) is a primary
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either Route number, numbered or maintained by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered ...
in the U.S. state of
South Carolina
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. It serves as a circuitous routing through northern and eastern
Jasper County.
Route description

SC 462 is a rural two-lane highway that makes a half-circle in Jasper County, broken into five named sections of road. The first section named Gillison Branch Road begins at the intersection of
U.S. Route 321 (US 321) in
Robertville, goes northeast to
US 601 in
Pineland, then east connecting with
US 278 in
Gillisonville. The second section named Morgandollar Road connects Gillisonville with
Coosawhatchie. The third section, named Nuna Rock Road is a former
overlap with
US 17 within Coosawhatchie. The fourth section named Coosaw Scenic Drive connects Coosawhatchie with
SC 336 in
Old House. The fifth section named Lowcountry Drive continues on from SC 336 to its eastern terminus at
SC 170 in
Beaufort County.
The highway connects to several
historic places, including
Robertville Baptist Church,
Gillisonville Baptist Church and the
Old House Plantation. However, it is not scenic as it is predominantly forest or swampland.
History
The highway was established in 1941 or 1942 as a new primary routing from SC 170 to
SC 46 in
Bluffton, existing entirely in Beaufort County. In 1956, SC 462 ceded some of its routing to SC 46 (Bluffton Road). In 1958, SC 462 was extended north to Coosawhatchie and then west to
SC 128 in Gillisonville replacing SC 170. Between 1962 and 1964, SC 462 was extended west again over existing secondary roads to its current western terminus at
Robertville; this brought the highway's maximum length to .
Between 1965 and 1967, SC 462 east was truncated to US 278 in Old House, its old alignment south to near Bluffton becoming part of US 278. By 1998, SC 462 was extended south after US 278 realignment to near
Hardeeville, reclaiming some of its old routing to SC 170.
Major intersections
See also
*
References
External links
* {{commons category-inline, South Carolina Highway 462
Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: SC 462
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Transportation in Jasper County, South Carolina
Transportation in Beaufort County, South Carolina
1942 establishments in South Carolina
U.S. Route 278