South Carolina Highway 6 (SC 6) is a primary

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in the U.S. state of

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. It extends from US 76 in Ballentine to US 52/ SC 6 Truck in Moncks Corner. It uniquely links all three of the major

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projects in South Carolina: Lake Murray, Lake Marion, and

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Route description

The highway runs generally southeast from the central part of

to near the

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and is listed as a

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evacuation route. Beginning at a junction with U.S. Highway 52 in Moncks Corner, the route runs northwest along the shoreline of

as West Main Street. It then turns right onto Ranger Drive. It turns left onto "Old Number Six Highway" where is later starts a concurrency with SC 45 as Eutaw Road. The concurrency runs and far from Lake Marion, and passes through Eutawville. There SC 45 departs to the west and SC 6 continues along the lake through Vance to Santee, where it intersects

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. It then adjoins the

Santee State Park Santee State Park is in the Sandhills of South Carolina on the western edge of the Lake Marion. It is located off SC 6, three miles (5 km) northwest of the town of Santee and I-95. The park offers boating, hiking, camping, birding, ...

on its right. After a concurrency with SC 267 begins, it becomes Main Street through Elloree, South Carolina. The concurrency ends when SC 267 turns off to the right onto Lonestar Road. SC 6 then traverses St. Matthews as Bridge Street before having a brief concurrency with U.S. Highway 176. Route 26 turns left onto Caw Caw Highway and has an interchange with

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. The route turns right and head northwest in a concurrency with U.S. Route 21 and then separates from U.S. 21 onto Center Hill Road. It turns right on St. Matthews Road in a northwesterly direction, passing through

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as 2nd Street intersecting U.S. Route 321 in town and joining a concurrency with SC 302 as Edmund Hwy. The concurrency ends when SC 6 turns to the left onto S. Lake Drive where it heads northwest to Red Bank. In Red Bank, it intersects with

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. The route then passes through Lexington where it briefly separates into a one-way street pair. It crosses

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and has a brief concurrency with

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. SC 6 passes just east of Lake Murray (over the

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as a divided highway). In Irmo, SC 6 changes from N. Lake Drive to Dreher Shoals Road 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,

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, Lexington, and Richland.

Major intersections

Special routes

Irmo connector route

South Carolina Highway 6 Connector (SC 6 Conn.) is a

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that exists southwest of Irmo. It is actually a ramp southwest of the

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of SC 6, SC 60, and Bush River Road. It is unnamed and is an

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Elloree truck route

South Carolina Highway 6 Truck (SC 6 Truck) is a

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of SC 6 that has about half of its path within the

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of Elloree. It begins at an

with SC 47 on Felderville Road (S-38-81). It travels to the southeast. Then, it turns left onto Snider Street (S-38-1023) and travels to the northeast.; at Main Street, it intersects SC 6/ SC 267 (Old Number Six Highway). Here, it reaches its eastern terminus. It is entirely

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with SC 47 Truck. A

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distribution center is located in the town, the truck route provides an alternate route to that center.

Santee connector route

South Carolina Highway 6 Connector (SC 6 Conn.) is a

that exists southeast of Santee. It is a connector between Interstate 95, U.S. Route 15 (US 15), and US 301 south of the town and SC 6 southeast of it. It is named Five Chop Road and is an

Moncks Corner truck route

South Carolina Highway 6 Truck (SC 6 Truck) is a

in the central portion of Moncks Corner, which is in the central portion of Berkeley County. The entire length is concurrent with U.S. Route 17 Alternate (US 17 Alt.) and US 52. The truck route begins at an

with the SC 6 mainline (Main Street). At this intersection, it begins concurrent with US 17 Alt. (South Live Oak Drive). The two highways travel to the northeast and curve to the east-northeast. They pass the Berkeley County Courthouse and the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office. An intersection with the northern terminus of Carolina Avenue leads to the historic

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, and recreation complex of the city. They travel on a bridge over some

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and then pass Berkeley Middle School. After passing the Moncks Corner Medical Center, they intersect US 52. Here, SC 6 Truck turns right and follows US 52 to the south-southwest. The two highways travel along a

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corridor. Then, they intersect the eastern terminus of SC 6 (East Main Street) and the western terminus of Main Street Extension. Here, SC 6 Truck ends, and US 52 continues to the south-southwest.

References

*''Rand McNally: The Road Atlas 2002'', Rand McNally and Company 2001

External links

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